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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

vouzan

Someone must have been pissed at you ☺
vouzan (From the French "Allez vous-en!") → Go to hell.

This expression actually means: "Go away!"
In Haiti, you will hear:
Ale w vouzan!
Ale w laba!
Vouzan pou ou!
Laba pou ou!
Vouzan!
Laba!
They all mean: Go away!, Get lost!  Go to hell! or something like that.

how do you say (like to a child) 'you're silly'? i've been told there is not a good translation for this in creole that has the same connotation. thanks!

Here are some non-offensive translations for silly (as in wacky, giddy, playful, childish)

You are being silly.
Ou sou blag.
Ou sou jwèt.
Ou sou komedi.
Ou sou tenten.
Ou sou plezi.
W'ap plezante.
W'ap betize.

You are so silly!
Tèt cho!
Fawouchè!
Ou komik!

The following Creole transaltions for "silly" are offensive:
enbesil, idyo, egare, fou.

I'm bluffing, You bluffing, He/She/It bluffing

I'm bluffing. → M'ap blage, M sou rans, M'ap blofe.
You're bluffing. → w'ap blage, Ou sou rans, W'ap blofe
He/She is bluffing. → L'ap blage, Li sou rans, L'ap blofe

Ask me anything

"Sa kap fet" & "sak pase"

Sa k'ap fèt? → What's happenning?
Sa'k pase? → what's up, what's happening, How are you doing?

have fun

Have fun → pran plezi w, anmize w

Ask me anything

Throw

Throw → voye

Ask me anything

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Is "Have a gentle day" a haitian creole expression?

No, not really.

They would say:

Have a great/good day!
Pase yon bon jounen!

Have a peaceful day!
Pase yon jounen pezib!

Have a beautiful day!
Pase yon bèl jounen!

Do you want to spend the night? (Translation)

Eske ou ta renmen pase nwit la?
Eske ou vle pase nwit la?

obey

obeyi

Ask me anything

you are beautiful

You are beautiful.
Ou bèl.

how to say "you're foolish!"

You're foolish..
Ou pa byen nan tèt.
Ou pèdi la rezon.
Ou fou

how to ask do i need a prescription for

I need a prescription for...
Mwen bezwen yon preskripsyon pou...

I need a prescription for an antibiotic.
Mwen bezwen yon preskripsyon pou yon antibyotik.

"still". I am still tired.

Still → toujou
I am still tired. → Mwen toujou fatige a wi.
I am alwyas tired. → Mwen toujou fatige.
I get tired often. → Mwe fatige souvan.

Another word for "tired" in Haitian Creole is "bouke". You will hear it very often.

how to say drive safe in creole

Drive safe.
Kondwi byen
Kondwi avèk prekosyon.

I was here in June.

I was here in June.
Mwen te isit la an Jen. or
Mwen te isit la nan mwa Jen.