Podyab! - You poor thing!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Bonjou Mandaly! I was wondering if there is an "alphabet song" for Haitian Creole like there is for English language?
Unfortunately, there isn't one at this time.
If someone comes up with a Haitian Creole alphabet song, I'll be sure to post it here.
cho → hot
hot - cho
The sun is hot - Solèy la cho.
It's hot. - Li fè cho.
She's hot and sexy. - Li anfòm. Li seksi. or Li anpenpan.
How do you respond to how are you with the answer "Doing well"?
-How are you?
Kouman ou ye?
-I'm fine.
Mwen byen.
-I'm not too bad.
Mwen pa pi mal.
-I'm glad to hear that.
Mwen kontan tande sa.can I take the driver's license in crole
Translation or question?
Eske mwen ka pran examen lisans an Kreyòl?
Monday, August 1, 2011
In T-Vice's song "Toi et Moi" I believe the chorus is in Creole and the rest in French. I think it reads:Gin mounes kap-é radotéPaské yo pa vléWè yon lanmou kap machéKité yo paléLanmou-n ap monté yea pi wo woooZanmi mèt pa vléFanmi mèt fachéMais c
paske yo pa vle wè yon lanmou kap mache
because they don't want to see a flourishing lovekite yo pale, lanmou nap monte pi wo
Let them talk, our love will go higher
Friends may not want this, family may be angry
Men cheri m pap kraze
But we won't break it offkite yo pale
Let them talk
lanmou nap monte pi wo
Our love will go higher
Ask me anything
I would like to know when the "N" sound is not pronounced.
The letter "n" is vocalized (as in a resounding n) when you have a double "n" in a word, such as: grann, fann, pann, wonn
Otherwise, it's not vocalized. Example: pen, won, fen, tan, nan
How do you say would / should / could have, but...For example, I would have came to see you yesterday, but I had to work instead.
Would have - ta pral, or sometimes te pral
Should have- te dwe
could have - te ka, te kab, te kapab
I would have come to see you but I had to work instead.
M ta pral vini wè w, men mwen te oblije al travay.
You should have eaten the sandwich.
Ou te dwe manje sandwich la.
You could have warned me about it.
Ou te ka avèti mwen de sa.
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Would - ta
should - ta dwe
could - ta ka, ta kab, ta kapab
I would like to see you.
Mwen ta renmen wè w.
You should wear shoes when walking outside.
Ou ta dwe mete soulye lè wap mache deyò a.
I could bring you a bowl of soup.
Mwen ta ka pote you bòl soup pou ou.
Should have- te dwe
could have - te ka, te kab, te kapab
I would have come to see you but I had to work instead.
M ta pral vini wè w, men mwen te oblije al travay.
You should have eaten the sandwich.
Ou te dwe manje sandwich la.
You could have warned me about it.
Ou te ka avèti mwen de sa.
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Would - ta
should - ta dwe
could - ta ka, ta kab, ta kapab
I would like to see you.
Mwen ta renmen wè w.
You should wear shoes when walking outside.
Ou ta dwe mete soulye lè wap mache deyò a.
I could bring you a bowl of soup.
Mwen ta ka pote you bòl soup pou ou.
what does Mwen grans moun mean?
Mwen granmoun - I am a mature adult, I'm a grown up, I'm an old person
ou fou piti. ou konnin koman mwen fe bagay yo
Ou fou pitit!
You must be crazy!
Ou konnen kòman mwen fè bagay yo.
You know how I do things
Fanm sa pawer nan je li kadon tintin mezanmi
Fanm sa pa wè nan je li, gad 'on tenten mezanmi.This lady must be blind, what kind of rubbish is this?
I've heard a word or maybe a phrase that sounds like, "tale". What does this mean?The times I've heard it said, it seems to mean, leave me alone or stop it. ps. Your site is the most useful Haitian Creole resource I have found on the web. Thanks!
Thanks.
You may have heard "talè" which is contracted from "toutalè" which means "In a few minutes", "soon", "In a while"
You may have heard "talè" which is contracted from "toutalè" which means "In a few minutes", "soon", "In a while"
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