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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Using "IF...". Sentences with IF clauses

IfSi

If..., then...
1. Si ou gen yon paspò, ou mèt ale.
    If you have a passport, then you may go

2. Si li la, nou va wè li.
    Si li la, na wè li.
    If he's here, then we will see him.

3. Si nou pa pale jodi a, nou va wè demen.
    Si n pa pale jodi a, na wè demen.
    If we don't talk today, then we' ll see you tomorrow

4. "Si ou kwè, ou va wè pouvwa Bondye."
    "Si w kwè, wa wè pouvwa Bondye."
    "If you believe, you would see the glory of God."


Even if...
5. Menm si ou kriye, mwen pap chanje lide m.
    Even if you cry, I won't change my mind.

6. Ap gen klas, menm si li fè lapli.
    There will be class, even if it rains.

7. Menm si ou bite, kontinye ale.
    Even if you stumble, keep going.

as if
8. Ou pale kòm si ou te la.
    You speak as if you were there.

9. Li gade m kòm si li te konnen m.
    She looked at me as if she knew me.

10. Nou pran plezi nou, kòm si pa gen demen.
     We had fun as if there's no tomorrow.

we do have central air conditioning.

Nou gen è kondisyone santral.

Ask me anything

!! your friends haven't done anything new lately!!

Recently, your friends haven't done anything new.
Tout dènyèman, zanmi ou yo pa fè anyen de nouvo.

How do you say "I'm fine" in Kreole?

I'm fine. - Mwen byen.

Nevertheless- means- epoutan, poutan- sepandan, a pa de sa also

Wi ☺!
Nevertheless will translate epoutan, poutan, sepandan , kanmenm, antouleka, kout ke kout, and a pa de sa

A pa de sa means other than that, in addition, otherwise, furthermore

Other synonyms for a pa de sa in Haitian Creole are anplis, epitou, apresa, si se pa sa

How would one say:"Today is my day."and"Is today my day?"

Today is my day.
Jodi a se jou mwen. or
Jodi a se jou pa'm. (Today is mine.)

Is today my day?
Eske jodi a se jou mwen? or
Eske jodi a se jou pa'm?

What's the different between kòman and kijan?

kòman, kijan, and kouman all mean "how".You may use any of these words to translate the word how in any phrase in Haitian Creole.

Example:
1. How are you?
Kijan ou ye? or
Kouman ou ye? or
Kòman ou ye?
 

2.How do you say "book" in Creole?
Kijan yo di "book" an Kreyòl? or
Kouman yo di "book" an Kreyòl? or
Kòman yo di "book" an kreyòl?
 

3. I know how you did it.
Mwen konnen kijan ou te  fè li. or
Mwen konnen kouman ou te fè li. or
Mwen konnen kòman ou te fè li.

Love at first sight.

Love at first sight. → No equivalent Haitian Creole expression.

Some similar sayings:
Love at first sight
tonbe damou lamenm  or
lòlòj li te gentan vire lamenm

Examples:
It was love at first sight for him.
Li tonbe damou lamenm.
Lòlòj li te gentan vire lamenm.

It was love at first sight for me.
Mwen tonbe damou lamenm.
Lòlòj mwen te gentan vire lamenm.


Ask me anything

"ignore him"

To ignore - inyore,  bay vag, or bay bèl vag

Ignore him - Ba li vag. or Inyore li.

Ignore them. - Ba yo vag. or Inyore yo.

Why do you ignore me?
Poukisa ou ban mwen vag?
Poukisa ou inyore mwen?

I'm having a great day

I'm having a great day.
Map pase yon bon jounen

sispan

Sispann → to stop an event, to halt an occurence

Mwen sispann manje chokola.
I stopped eating chocolate.

Sispann enkyete w.
Stop worrying.

Sispann anniye m.
Stop bugging me.

Sispann jete fatra la.

Stop throwing trash here.

Nou sispann itilize savon likid.
We stopped using liquid soap.

what is your name?

Kijan ou rele?
Kouman ou rele?

oh my god

Oh my God! - O Bondye mezanmi!

do not discourage

discourage - dekouraje
do not discourage - pa dekouraje
Do not discourage her. - Pa dekouraje li.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

What does "Relem lew preske rive" Mean

Rele mwen lè ou preske rive.  or in contracted form:
Rele m lè w preske rive.
Call me when you're almost there.