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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Sit here, please.

Sit here.
Chita la.

Sit here, please.
Chita la, tanpri.

God loves me. (French and Creole)

God loves me..
Bondye renmen mwen. (Creole)
Dieu m'aime. (French)

God loves you.
Bondye renmen ou. (Creole)
Dieu vous aime. (French)

Jesus loves me.
Jezi renmen mwen. (Creole)
Jesus m'aime. (French)

Jesus loves you.
Jezi renmen ou.(Creole)
Jesus vous aime. (French)

gade

Gade.
Look.

Gade li.
Look at him.

Gade yo.
Look at them.

Now eating

We are eating now.
N ap manje kounye a.

I'm eating now.
M ap manje kounye a.

praise god

Praise God!
Beni swa Letènèl!
Lwanj pou Bondye!

thank you!

Thank you.
Mèsi.

I'm out!

I'm out! (I'm outside or I'm going out)
Mwen deyo!

How do you use nouns (Names and things) in Possessive form? Ex. "Julien's hair is black." or "The car's battery is dead."

quesque

That is French for "what"

Ask me anything

What does this phrase mean in English: "M lage cha a"?

To let the cat out of the bag (to let the secret out)
Lage chat la

The correct Haitian Creole spelling is: "Lage chat la.""
But you might hear "Lage cha a" from someone who mostly speaks French.

when do you use "ave" and when to use "ak" or "avek"?

avèk and its contractions: avè, ak, and sometimes a are used interchangeably.

You can say:

you and I
ou menm ak mwen
ou menm avè mwen or
ou menm avèk mwen or

or

I'm going with you.
Mwen pral ak ou. or
Mwen pral avè ou. or
Mwen pral avèk ou.

when do you use "w" and "ou" for YOU?

Monday, September 5, 2011