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Monday, July 18, 2011

how to say "tree"

Tree - pye bwa
mango tree - pye mango
apple tree - pye pòm
oak tree - pye mapou

what does cheri eske ou gen rad sou ou

Cheri, eske ou gen rad sou ou? 
Honey, do you have clothes on?

wish happy birdthay

Bònn fèt! - Happy Birthday!

what did you say

what did you say? - Kisa ou te di?

what do you say? - Kisa ou di?
What did you tell him/her? - Kisa ou te di li?

What did you tell them? - Kisa ou te di yo?

Mandaly, what are the words for smoke (verb), such as 'don't smoke' and smoke (noun). how to say: It's smoking. and you are smoking.

smoke (n.) - lafimen
smoke (v. to smoke cigarettes) - fimen
smoke (v. to produce smoke from burning) - fè  lafimen

Don't smoke - Pa fimen
It's smoking - lap fè lafimen

You're smoking (as in you're smoking a cigarette).
Wap fimen.

You're smoking (as in you're hot and sexy).
Ou anfòm.
Ou seksi.

Do you smoke?
Eske ou fimen?

How to say, 'to man up' in creole? thanks

man up - mete gason sou ou, mete fanm sou ou, pran kotwol sitiyasyon an

I have just woke up

I just woke up. - Mwen fek reveye.

Ask me anything

Sunday, July 17, 2011

I've been okay just slept all day.. Have you been home all day

I've been okay, just slept all day.
Mwen byen, mwen te jis dòmi tout jounen an.

Have you been home all day?
Eske ou te pase tout jounen an lakay ou?

how do you say how are you?

How are you? - Kijan ou ye? or kòman ou ye?
Check out this link for some introductory phrases in Haitian Creole
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/06/25-useful-introductory-haitian-creole.html

demetria

(please use it in a sentence)

Ask me anything

i can make bedrock

Do you mean bedrock as in a home foundation?

Ask me anything

dou fin gran moun

Translation: Dou has aged

Ask me anything

Chat manje lung li

Chat manje lang li. - (probably an expression) Cat ate its tongue

Ask me anything

Saturday, July 16, 2011

How do you say "I miss my friends in Haiti so much. God be with them!"

Mwen sonje zanmi m yo Ayiti anpil.  Ke Bondye avè yo!
Or
Mwen sonje zanmi m yo an Ayiti anpil. Se pou Bondye avè yo!

kind of dresses

Kind of dresses - Diferan kalite rad
School clothes - rad lekòl
wedding dress - rad maryaj
fancy dress - rad sòti, rad pou sòti
casual clothes - rad drive

Types of clothing -jan de rad, diferan kalite rad
shirt - chemiz
T-shirt - mayo
Socks - chosèt
Men's underwear - slip, kanson, kalson
Ladies' underwear - kilòt, pantalèt
Tie - kòl, kravat
Brassiers - soutyen
Slip - jipon
skirts - jip
pants - pantalon
nightgown - ròb de nwi