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Friday, August 12, 2011

i know, Postal Service proposing cutting 120,000 jobs, i know ....

Mwen konnen Sèvis Lapòs la pwopoze pou anile san ven mil djòb...

Ask me anything

Are you hungry?

Are you hungry? - Eske ou grangou?

Are you thirsty? - Eske ou swaf?

Are you tired? - Eske ou fatige?

Are you okay? - Eske ou byen?

Is everything allright? - Eske tout bagay anfòm?
 
Are you ill? - Eske ou malad?
 
Are you in pain? - Eske ou gen doulè?
 
Are you ready? - Eske ou pare?
 
Are you mad at me? - Eske ou fache avèk mwen?
 
Do you know me? - Eske ou konnen mwen?
 
Do you understand me? - Eske ou konprann mwen?

I wish you all the best.

I wish you all the best.
Mwen swete tout bagay va mache byen pou ou.

Also what are some endearing names to show my affection for another man...not a father or someone I'm interested in like a boyfriend...just another man I respect and love dearly?

That sounds like just a friend. Especially if you're attached to someone else.
"Zanmi" is the only word I can think of.

GO TO SLEEP

Go to sleep. - Ale dòmi..

Ask me anything

Thursday, August 11, 2011

how are you doing

Kouman ou ye?

Ask me anything

No, i see you but not able to eat!

No, I see. → Non, mwen wè.

But I'm not able to eat. → Men mwen paka manje.

Also what are some endearing names to show my affection for another man...not a father or someone I'm interested in like a boyfriend...just another man I respect and love dearly?

What are some special and endearing names a father would call his adult daughter?

pitit fi mwen, prensès mwen

Most of the time it would be a nickname derived from the daughter's own name.

Ask me anything

"This is weird' or "you're weird" in Creole

Weird - etranj, dwòl

This is weird.
Sa etranj.  or
Sa dwòl.

You're weird.
Ou dwòl.

convey my greetings or convey my best wishes to.....

Convey my greetings...
Convey my best wishes...
Salye...

Example:
Convey my greetings to your mom.
Salye manman ou pou mwen.

Convey my greetings to the church.
Salye legliz la pou mwen.

Convey my best wishes to the family.
Salye fanmi an pou mwen.

Can you tell me some names an adult daughter could call her father...special names with much affection because the father means the world to her?

The best I've heard are not many.
papa, papa cheri, papi, papi cheri, pè

I used to called my dad "papi".  I cannot think of a more endearing name.

how you say have a good night

Have a good night!
Pase bòn nwi!

Good night!
Bòn nwit!

Ask me anything

tHANKS YOU,, DI 'M tHANKS YOU,, DI 'W

Thank you. → Mèsi.

Say thank you to me. or
Thank me.
Di m mèsi.

Mwen di w mèsi.
I thank you.

Ask me anything

Thank you, Di m Thanks you,,, Di w...

Thank you. → Mèsi.

Say thank you to me. or
Thank me.
Di m mèsi.

Mwen di w mèsi.
I thank you.