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Thursday, July 28, 2011

are you working tomorrow

Eske w ap travay demen?
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

You are beautiful (in Creole)

You are beautiful. - Ou bèl.
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Please, don't leave me! (in Creole)

Please, don't leave me!
Tanpri, pa kite m!  or
Silvouplè, pa kite m!
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bonswa

Bonswa!Good evening!
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This is baloney! (creole translation)

baloney, nonsense, rubbish, foolishness, crap → tentennad, 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)
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blessing

blessing -  benediksyon, gras
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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)
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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
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how are you doing today?

How are you doing today?
Kijan ou ye jodi a? or
Kouman ou ye jodi a?
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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
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what does Toujou an ke mwen mean

Toujou nan kè mwen. - Always in my heart
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You're always in my heart

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

Black - nwa
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