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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

i didn't get it!

I didn't get it (I didn't receive it)
Mwen pa te resevwa li.

I didn't get it. (I didn't understand it.)
Mwen pa te konprann li..

Ask me anything

forget it!

Forget it!
Bliye sa!

Ask me anything

what is kote menaj ou

Kote menaj ou?
Where's your companion (boyfriend or girlfriend)?

WHAT DOES AN FE LANMOU MEAN?

Ann fè lanmou.
Let's make out.
Let's be intimate.
Let's fool around.
Let's make love.

He needs to Open Up! "And He Does"

He needs to open up. (as in "unshy" or "being extroverted")
Li bezwen ouvè bouch li pou l pale.
Li bezwen mete nanm sou li. (expression)

And he does.
E li fè sa. (note: "fè" does not act as auxillary here)

I saw Umbrella outside, It is yours, Well Done!

I saw an umbrella outside?
Mwen wè yon parapli deyò a?

Is it yours?
Eske se pou ou li ye?

Why don't you call me!

Why don't you call me?
Poukisa ou pa rele mwen?

Mwen panse ke sou u tout tan tout tan an mwen vle mete bouch mwen sou u ankò sekrè ti kras nou an

I'm not sure I get the whole idea. But Is this what you mean?Mwen panse ak ou tout tan.
Se tout tan mwen vle poze bouch mwen sou ou.
Sa se ti sekrè nou.

PODYAB

Podyab! → You poor thing!

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.