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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

how do you say how are you

How are you?
How are doing?
Kijan ou ye      or
Kòman ou ye?  or
Kouman ou ye?

I would like to email you and speak privately or lets just say I really need your help. This blog has been so helpful to meand im just so grateful to have found your blog. How can i reach you through email?

Limanecasimi@aol.com

Ask me anything

Who are you (in Creole)

Who are you?
Ki moun ou ye?
or
Kilès ou ye?

What is the word for 'of'?

The preposition "of" usually doesn't translate in Haitian Creole.

Converti!

konvèti → convert (usually to Christianism)

Believe in Yourself

Believe in yourself.
Fè tèt ou konfyans.    or
Kwè nan tèt ou.

Trust me.
Fè mwen konfyans

Trust him. (Believe in him)
Fè li konfyans.   or
Kwè nan li.

Believe in God.
Fè Bondye konfyans.

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!