Se pa ou! → It's not you.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Bon courage et je suis de tout coeur avec toi
This sentence is in French.
Bon courage et Je suis de tout coeur avec toi. (French)
Bon courage et Je suis de tout coeur avec toi. (French)
Bon kouraj, mwen avèk ou ak tout kè mwen, (Creole)
Be strong. I'm with you, heart and soul.
Help!!!! What other words can you use to say "to help and support", instead of "ede"?
All the following Haitian Creole words mean to help and support, to bring emotional support, to give an arm or a shoulder to cry on:
Sipòte
bay bourad,
bay jarèt,
bay konkou
pote kole
bay lebra
TalkerBabblerChatterer
Someone who babbles a lot → radotè, dyolè, ransè, gran lang, jouda
Someone who gossips a lot → jouda, landyèz, tripòt, lang long, dyòl alèlè, fouyapòt
romantic, romance, sensual, sensuality, sensual encounter? write few kreyol words and phrases about pure romance, souple. :)
Dakò. But first, I got to take my dusty taboo file out☺
Often, a beautiful and sensual woman in Creole may be referred to as:
yon flè dizè - a 10:00 o'clock flower
yon fanm solèy - a "delightful" woman
yon fanm dous - a "sweetie"
yon bèl Kreyòl - native expression
yon nègès ak bon gangans - native expressionromantic - womantik, santimantal
romance - womans, zafè
sensual - dous
sensuality - dousè, gangans
gangans - beauty, vitality, bounciness, oomph...
What's a sensual encounter anyway? We may have differing views. Let me hear yours first. Thanks :)Why would someone tell me I have "no nose on my face"?
Dear God! What did you do!? ☺
Do not translate that phrase literally. It is an expression. It means "having no shame".
Ou pa gen nen nan figi ou. - You have no shame.
Ti fi sa pa gen nen nan figi li. - That girl has no shame.
Do not translate that phrase literally. It is an expression. It means "having no shame".
Ou pa gen nen nan figi ou. - You have no shame.
Ti fi sa pa gen nen nan figi li. - That girl has no shame.
de ryen, padekwa oubyen ou merite?What is the most suitable expression among these as susbtitute for english you're welcome.
"de ryen" and "padekwa" are pretty popular ways of saying You're welcome.
I do not hear "ou merite'l" as often.
"De ryen" comes from the French "de rien" which generally means "It was nothing".
"Padekwa" comes from the french "Il n'y a pas de quoi" which means "It was no problem at all".
"Ou merite'l" means "You deserve it" (which may translate to "It was my pleasure")
How is Haitian Creole verb "fè" used as a helping verb?
"Fè" is used as a helping verb in the following instances:
fè atansyon → to pay attention, to give care to
Fè anpil atansyon lè wap travèse lari a.
Be very careful when crossing the street.
fè bak - to back up, to retreat
Tanpri, fè bak!
Back up please!
fè manje - to cook
Eske ou te fè manje jodi a.
Did you cook today.
also: to cook - kuit manje, bouyi manje, prepare manje, pare manje
also: to cook - kuit manje, bouyi manje, prepare manje, pare manje
fè erè - to make a mistake
Ou fè yon gwo erè.
You made a big mistake.
fè grèv - to be on strike
Anplwaye Walmart yo ap fè grèv.
Walmart employees are on strike.
fè konpliman - to congratulate, to applaud
I applaud your efforts.
fè lanmou - make love, to be intimate, to have sex
Yo te fè lanmou. Se te bèl fèt!
They made love. It was beautiful!
fè move san - to be upset, angered, fuming, or vexed
Li fè move san paske yo pa't chwazi li.
She is fuming over the fact that they didn't choose her.
fè pitit, fè timoun - to have kids, to populate
M'ap koumanse fè pitit a ventan.
I'll start having kids at 20.
fè plezi - to please
Li ta fè m plezi si mwen ta wè ou ankò.
It would please me to see you again.
fè egzèsis - to exercise
Li fè egzèsis chak maten.
She exercises every morning.
fè tenten - to goof off, to make funny faces
Poukisa w'ap fè tenten konsa?
Why are goofing off?
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Hi, can you tell me about some of the different accentsIn Haiti?Are there any that are considered trendierthan others, etc. Who do u think has the" deepest" Creole,U know jan kwochi an ki granmoun tap pale man tan lontan. Mesi!
Your question made me smile.
People from Northern Haiti have the most noticeable accent.
The accent is in their tone of voice, in the way they say their Haitian creole pronouns, and also in the way they end their words and sentences.
People from South of Haiti will sometimes have a variance in their choice of words to describe an item.
And ,there is what you call "Kreyòl rèk". Kreyòl rèk (with no French influence) is spoken usually deep in the outskirts of Haiti by people who have no knowledge of the French language at all. Some Creole words, then, will be so blunt and expletive that you'd want to run for cover (just kidding!). Yes, the verbage can be explicit at times. Granmoun lontan, who were not educated in French, know the best Creole.
People from Northern Haiti have the most noticeable accent.
The accent is in their tone of voice, in the way they say their Haitian creole pronouns, and also in the way they end their words and sentences.
People from South of Haiti will sometimes have a variance in their choice of words to describe an item.
And ,there is what you call "Kreyòl rèk". Kreyòl rèk (with no French influence) is spoken usually deep in the outskirts of Haiti by people who have no knowledge of the French language at all. Some Creole words, then, will be so blunt and expletive that you'd want to run for cover (just kidding!). Yes, the verbage can be explicit at times. Granmoun lontan, who were not educated in French, know the best Creole.
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