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Thursday, August 18, 2011

How can I say, «this present day» or «on this day»? Thanks!

This present day → Jounen jodi a, jounen jodi
Jounen jodi, moun pa ekri lèt alamen ankò.
These days people do not handwrite letter anymore.

How would I say "I dream about being with you forever"

Translation:
Mwen reve se ansanm nou ye pou tout tan.

There are other ways to translate that sentence, but I feel the one above says it best:
I dream about being with you forever
Mwen reve nou ansanm pou tout tan.
Mwen reve mwen avè w pou tout tan.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Li fe twaze apremidi

Li fè twazè nan apremidi.
It's 3:00 in the afternoon.

zanmi dous mwen and papa dous mwen. (in English please)

Zanmi dous mwen → My sweet friend
Papa dous mwen → My sweet father

Se pa Ou!

Se pa ou! → It's not you.

HOW DO YOU SAY ARE YOU READY TO WORK?

Are you ready to work?
Eske ou prè pou travay?

what does this mean?woy wap touyem

Woy! w'ap touye m.
Geez! You're killing me!

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 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

Take a shower and take a bath have same Creole definition?

Take a shower - benyen

Take a bath - fè twalèt or benyen

Se Pa Ou!

Se pa ou!
It's not you!

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 expression

romantic - 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.

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")