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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

This is baloney! (creole translation)

baloney, nonsense, rubbish, foolishness, craptentennad, radotay, ransay, chantay

This is baloney! → Sa se radotay!

All this is nonsense! → Tout sa se chantay!

This is crap! → Sa s'on tentennad!, Sa s'on radotay! (non-vulgar, but effective choice of words)

blessing

blessing -  benediksyon, gras

coconut water

coconut water - dlo kokoye (clear liquid found in a coconut)

coconut juice - ji kokoye (it's also coconut water)

coconut milk - lèt kokoye ( it's the milk extracted from the meat of the coconut)

what does Toujou an ke mwen mean

kè (with an accent on the e) means heart
ke (with no accent on the e) means
tail

toujou nan kè mwen means always in my heart.

toujou an ke means always come last

how are you doing today?

How are you doing today?
Kijan ou ye jodi a? or
Kouman ou ye jodi a?

how do you say big daddy

Big daddy (literally) - gwo papa
Big Daddy (as in hotshot, mogul, moneyman) → gwo palto, zotobre, gwo chabrak, bigchòt.
Big Daddy (as in your little "pooh bear") → papi, nèg, nonm, boulpik
My Big Daddy → nèg mwen, nonm mwen, ti papi m, boulpik mwen

what does Toujou an ke mwen mean

Toujou nan kè mwen. - Always in my heart

You're always in my heart

You're always in my heart.
Ou toujou nan kè mwen.

Leave me alone?Mind your own business?You must be joking?Are you kidding?

Leave me alone!
Kite m an repo!


Mind your own business!
Okipe zafè ou, tande!


You must be joking!
Ou gen lè sou blag!


Are you kidding!
Eske ou sou blag?

I am just teasing you!
Se fawouche m'ap fawouche w!
Se jwe m'ap jwe avè w!
Se sou blag mwen ye!
Se sou jwèt mwen ye!
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

How do you say? god is with you

God is with you. - Bondye avèk ou.

say black

Black - nwa

I still dont understand the "fet" portion of sa kap fet? because I thought that meant a party or birthday (birth) and I thought "Fe" without the letter "T" is the verb that means - to do,make? Why is there a "T" at the end of the verb "fe" in this express

You are right, but:
Fèt (v.) in Haitian Creole also mean made, to be done, to be produced, to happen, to occur.
Fèt (v.) in Haitian Creole also means to be supposed, to have to, ought to, must, should
Fèt (n.) in Haitian Creole means birthday, party, celebration, holiday, jubilation
Fèt (v.) in Haitian Creole means to be born

Other links for FÈT

***Please note that and fèt are used in different circumstances in Haitian Creole.  So Fèt IS NOT the past tense of (at least not in Haitian Creole).  They are both used in different situations.


Examples:

Li te fèt deja. - It's done already.  or It already happened.

Sa fèt vre. - It happened for real.

Kijan sa te fèt? - How did it/this/that happen?

Kay sa fèt ak bwa. - This house is made of wood.

Maryaj la fèt vit. - The wedding was done quickly.

M'ap di ou sa ki te fèt. - I'll tell you what happened.

Ti bebe a te fèt yè. - The baby was born yesterday.

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and fèt has many different meanings in Haitian Creole. Here is a few of them.

fè (as a verb) - to make, to do, to provide, to make happen
fè (as a noun) - metal iron, elemental iron, iron for ironing clothes
fè (as a noun) - fact

fèt (as a verb) - occurred, made, to get done, be born, to be supposed to
fèt (as a noun) - party, holiday, birthday
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can you un-contract sa kap fet! and break it down word by word please?

Sa kap fèt  → Kisa ki ap fèt

Sa - is contraction for kisa which means what.
Ki - is a relative pronoun that means that, who, or which
ap - is the determiner for the progressive tense
fèt (v.) - as a verb means to do, to happen, to occur

Kisa ki ap fèt? - literally means "what that happening?"
Kisa ki ap fèt? - is the expression for "what's happening?"
The verb to be (se) is not written in this expression. 
It is not required.

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Same goes for "sak pase?"

Sak pase? → Kisa ki pase?
literally "what that passed"

Sak pase? - is the expression for "what's going on?" "What is happening" "What is up?"

please don't do that

Please don't do that. - Tanpri pa fè sa.

Hello, Is there anyway to learn Haitian Creole in person? I live in New York

Yes, we have some classes via skype that are starting Aug 1. They are introductory and Intermediate conversational Creole classes offered in the AM and PM. Check to see if this what you're looking for at this link: http://www.icontact-archive.com/xE-vuoXakAerUmUN9MDuYe5OB1W6nAjh?w=3

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