Welcome back! You were missed.
Byenveni ankò! Nou te sonje w.
Welcome back! We're glad you're here.
Byenveni ankò! Nou kontan wè ou.
Byenveni ankò! Nou te sonje w.
Welcome back! We're glad you're here.
Byenveni ankò! Nou kontan wè ou.
Monday, September 12, 2011
It's you that have all the money. (Creole)
It's you that have all the money.
Se ou ki gen tout lajan an.
Se ou ki gen tout lajan an.
ou chita trop.
Ou chita twòp.
(literally) You sit for too long.
It' s a way to say: "You spend too much time on your fanny."
(literally) You sit for too long.
It' s a way to say: "You spend too much time on your fanny."
What does "Ou genyen se pou mwen." mean?
This phrase is a sentence fragment. It means:
"....you have is mine."
"....you have is mine."
Example:
All that you have is mine.
Tout sa ou genyen se pou mwen.
I don't feel safe.
I don't feel safe.
Mwen pa santi m an sekirite.
I am safe and sound.
Mwen sennesòf.
I am safe and sound.
Mwen sennesòf.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
la
"la" could be the definite article "the"
example:
tab la → the table
liv la → the book
chèz la → the chair
"la" could mean "here" or "there"
example:
Sit here.
Chita la.
I saw him.
Mwen te wè li la.
You can also see "la" at the end of an interrogative sentence. In that case, do not translate it in English. It doesn't translate:
example:
What are you talking about?
De kisa w'ap pale la?
What are you saying?
Kisa w'ap di la?
Where are you going?
Kote ou prale la?
example:
tab la → the table
liv la → the book
chèz la → the chair
"la" could mean "here" or "there"
example:
Sit here.
Chita la.
I saw him.
Mwen te wè li la.
You can also see "la" at the end of an interrogative sentence. In that case, do not translate it in English. It doesn't translate:
example:
What are you talking about?
De kisa w'ap pale la?
What are you saying?
Kisa w'ap di la?
Where are you going?
Kote ou prale la?
How do you say "about" as in "pertaining to." Like, "What is the movie about?"
about → sou, osijè, or sou ki sijè
What is the movie about?
What is the movie about?
Sou kisa fim nan ye?
What are you talking about?
Sou kisa w'ap pale?
What is your book about?
Sou ki sijè liv ou a pale?
The name, Diogene. How would that be pronounced? Would you pronounce the 'en' as a nasal sound and then the 'e' as an ay sound?
It is pronounced dy-yo-jè-n.
The "e" is pronounced as the "e" in "get".
The "e" is pronounced as the "e" in "get".
The "en" is not pronounced as the nasal "en".
komante,definition
Kòmante (v.) → to give feedback, to comment, to critique
Kòmantè (n.) → a feedback, a comment, a critique
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