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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

you might find this strange, but I need to know the CREOLE word for dried nasal mucus. Please

Not strange in my world at all

Dried nasal mucus (booger, snot) → kaka nen
nasal mucus (non dried, runny mucus) → larim
runny nose → nen koule

Siince we're on the subject of , I might as well add a few more terms.
Eye booger → lasi, or lasi nan je
 Dried drool around the mouth → bòkyè

I was born in haiti and then adopted into America. Now I've forgotten my language. How do I begin to relearn it?

There are so many ways and places where you can start my friend.
Have you visted Haiti since the adoption?
Have you kept in touch with your biological family?
Are you well informed of your culture and the history of Haiti's foundation?
Perhaps you can invite your family to learn the language together with you.

Ask me anything

what does ah ou mean

"ah" is in interjection.
ou → pronoun "you"
Example:
Ah! ou ap blage! - You're joking!

when are you going to be my girlfriend

Translation:
Kilè n'ap renmen?

Monday, August 22, 2011

I'm on my way. / I'm done.

I'm on my way.
Mwen nan wout.

I'm almost there.
Mwen preske rive.

I'm not too far.
Mwen pa twò lwen.

I'm coming.
M' ap vini.

I'm here.
Mwen la.
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I am almost done.
Mwen preske fini.

I am done.
Mwen fini.

I am done eating.
mwen fin manje.

haitian men usually call themselves neg, but is it offensive when foreigners use that word while addressing haitian?

Question taken from comments from 8/17/2011  10:01 AM post.

No, it's not.
Although the Haitian Creole word "nèg" literally comes from the French "nègre" which means "black or negro", it is used as a general term for "man" in Haitian Creole.

So "nèg" could be a white or black man in Haitian Creole.

Sometimes, you will hear Haitians say: "Yon nèg blan" which means "a white man".

Haitians will use "nèg" to mean "a friend, a comrade, a confidant, a guy".


You will often hear the following terms:

nèg pa m → my buddy, my pal

nèg save → a clever, smart, or polished individual

nèg sòt → someone who's not so smart

nèg mòn → a country boy, a hillbilly

nèg fèy → people with no etiquette

nèg ginen → people (especially of African origin) who don't forget where they came from, remain true to their roots.

The feminine equivalent of "nèg" is "nègès". "nègès" really means "a beautiful native
Did that help?

I don't have time for that.

Mwen pa gen tan pou sa.

Ask me anything

gun

revòlvè, fizi, or zam

Ask me anything

I don't have time for that.

I don't have time for that.
Mwen pa gen tan pou sa.

se mwen ki remèsye ou!

Se mwen ki remèsye ou!
It's I who thank you.


Did you mean:
Se mwen ki dwe remèsye ou!
It is I who must thank you!

God loves you translated

God loves you.
Bondye renmen ou.

Welcome back! I missed you while you were on vacation. How was Haiti?

Translation:
Byenveni ankò! Mwen te sonje ou pandan ou te nan vakans. Kijan Ayiti te ye?

Welcome back! → Byenveni ankò!
How was Ayiti? → Kijan Ayiti te ye?

wap fait mwen sonje ou ampil

W'ap fè mwen sonje ou anpil.
You'll make me miss you so much.

Where is the best place for... (creole)

Where is the best place for...? 
Ki pi bon kote...?

Where is the best place for a beer?
Ki pi bon kote mwen ta ka jwenn yon byè?

Where's the best place to go eat?
Ki pi bon kote mwen ta ka al manje?

Where's the best place to stay?
Ki pi bon kote mwen ta ka rete

sa kap fet ti cherri means?

What's happening sweetie?

Ask me anything