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Monday, August 22, 2011
Can you substitute "laj" for "lay" in Creole?
No. They each mean something different.
Laj (n.) → age (n.)
example:
Ki laj ou?
How old are you?
Ki laj li?
How old is he/she?
Ki laj papa w?
How old is your dad?
Ki laj kay ou a?
How old is your house?
Mwen pap janm di ou laj mwen.
I will never tell you my age.
Lay → garlic
example:
Mete yon ti lay nan manje a tanpri.
Add a little garlic in the food please.
Lay bon pou sante ou.
Garlic is good for your health.
kisa "Nap swiv bagay yo?" vle di?
N'ap swiv bagay yo.
We're keeping tabs on things.
We're keeping an eye on things.
We're just observing.
We're keeping an eye on things.
We're just observing.
We're following things.
'Swiv (v.)' literally means 'to follow'
Machin?!!
machin → car, automobiles
machin a koud → sewing machine
machin a lave → washing machine
machin pou lave asyèt (or from French: lave-vesèl) → dishwasher
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Do you see double?
Do you see double?
Eske ou wè doub?
double → doub
blurry → twoub
Do you have blurry vision?
Eske ou wè twoub?
Read me the double line.
Li liy doub la pou mwen.
How many lines do you see?
konbyen liy ou wè?
Do you see one line or two?
Eske ou wè yon liy oubyen de liy?
What is this mess?! (creole)
What is this mess?! (mess as in: mayhem, riot, disorder, clutter, pandemonium)
Ki gagòt sa?!!
Ki melimelo sa?!!
Ki briganday sa?!!!
Ki tenten sa mezanmi!!!
Ki tenten sa mezanmi!!!
Same idea as in:
What the hell is this?!!
Ki gagòt sa mezanmi?!!
WTF?
Ki briganday sa?!!! (non vulgar)
WTF?
Ki briganday sa?!!! (non vulgar)
What is this chaos?!!!
Ki gagòt sa?!!!
Labels:
Go to hell,
tenten
How come you don't say hello to me anymore? (creole)
How come → kouman fè or kijan fè
Say hello → salye
How come you don't say hello to me anymore?
How come you don't call me?
Kijan fè ou pa rele m?
Say hello to your mom for me.
Salye manman ou pou mwen.
Say hello to your family.
Salye fanmi ou.
Say hello → salye
How come you don't say hello to me anymore?
Kouman fè ou pa salye mwen ankò?
How come you're still here?
Kouman fè ou la toujou?How come you don't call me?
Kijan fè ou pa rele m?
Say hello to your mom for me.
Salye manman ou pou mwen.
Say hello to your family.
Salye fanmi ou.
how to say "get out" or "kick out", as in "I kicked her out of the party"
to get out - sòti deyò, mete (subject) deyò
to kick out - mete (subject) deyò
example:
Get out!
Sòti deyò! or
Mete ou deyò!
You must kick him out.
Fòk ou mete li deyò.
I got kicked out of the party.
Yo mete mwen deyò nan fèt la.
I kicked her out of the party.
Mwen mete li deyò nan fèt la.
She kicked her husband out of the house.
Li mete mari li deyò nan kay la.
Labels:
get,
party time
We are at war. This is a spiritual war. (creole)
War → lagè
We are at war. → Nou nan lagè.
We are in a spiritual war. → Nou nan yon lagè spirityèl.
This is a spiritual battle. → Sa se yon konba spirityèl.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
How do you say Physical Therapist? outside?Thank you
Outside - deyò
Outside of - andeyò
Outside of - andeyò
I'm outside.
Mwen deyò a.
It's raining outside.
Lap fè lapli deyò a.
Take a walk outside.
Fè yon ti mache deyò a.
Put you arms outside of the box.
Mete bra ou andeyò bwat la.
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Haitian creole Terms for Physical Therapist are:
Haitian creole Terms for Physical Therapist are:
Espesyalis nan Tretman Fizik - Specialist in Physical Therapy.
Espesyalis nan Terapi Fizik - Specialist in Physical Therapy.
Medsen nan Terapi Fizik - Doctor or Expert in Physical Therapy
Espesyalis nan Terapi Fizik - Specialist in Physical Therapy.
Medsen nan Terapi Fizik - Doctor or Expert in Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy - Tretman Fizik, Terapi Fizik
Thanks.
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