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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Fritay...se bon bagay

Oh yes! yum!
What is your favorite? Bannann fri, akra, pwason fri, patat fri, or griyo ak pikliz?

how do you say Sitting here missing you

M chita la a, m'ap sonje w

Ask me anything

Friday, September 16, 2011

What does sa se ke mwen mean?

Is it "ke or".

ke → tail
kè → heart

I assume it's "kè" with the accent, wi?

Sa se kè mwen.
This is my heart.

Kisaw genyen ou tris konsa? Pale avem non tikeur!

Kisa w genyen ou tris konsa?
Why are you so sad?

Pale avè m "Ti coeur".
Talk to me sweetheart.

'Ti Coeur little heart is a nickname which might be translated as honey, sweetie, darling, dearest...

All are welcome.

All are welcome.
Tout moun envite.
Or
Tout moun mèt vini.
Or
Nenpòt moun ka vini.

Counting from 0 to 100 in Haitian Creole

Yes, here it is.  With some guide given starting at number 17.  Thanks

Play

to meet someone for the first time.

rankontre yon moun pou premye fwa.

Ask me anything

When Haitians say goodbye do they something like see you later/tomorrow if God wants/wills? it

Yes, they would say:

Goodbye. See you later God willing.
Orevwa. Na wè pita sidyeve.

Goodbye. See you tomorrow God willing.
Orevwa. Na wè demen sidyeve.

We'll talk tomorrow God willing.
Na pale demen sidyeve.

God willing → Sidyeve (from the french "Si Dieu le veut")

how do i say, your so sexy in ur pics

Ou anfòm nan foto w yo.
or
Ou byen seksi nan foto w yo.

Ask me anything

"There will be..." and "There won't be..." in Creole

There will be...

There will be joy.
Ap gen lajwa.  or
Pral gen lajwa.

There will be laughter.
Ap gen kè kontan. or
Pral gen kè kontan.

There will be cakes.
Ap gen gato.    or
Pral gen gato.

There will be food.
Ap gen manje.   or
Pral gen manje.

There will be fireworks.
Ap gen fe datifis.   or
Pral gen fe datifis.

There won't be.

There won't be any tears.
Pap gen kriye.

There won't be violence.
Pap gen vyolans.

There won't be any anguish.
Pap gen tèt chaje.

There won't be peace.
Pap gen lapè.

There won't be enough space for you.
Pap gen ase plas pou ou.

The surprise is that we are having a picnic at the windmill.

Sipriz la sèke n'ap fè yon piknik nan moulenvan an.

Ask me anything

ki te sa.

Kite sa!
Leave it!
Let it go!
Forget it!

Alarm

alarm → alam

Thursday, September 15, 2011

What is your expertise? (Creole)

What is your expertise?
Ki espesyalite ou?

Say, "No" to Drug.

Literally, "Di non a dwog."

But a better fitting Haitian Creole expression for this slogan would be:
Refize Dwòg.
or
Pa pran Dwòg
or
Pa Janm Pran Dwòg