Haitian Creole

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Are there any songs in Creole you'd recommend? I'm having trouble finding ANY music in this language.

What genre of music are you looking for? And
What's the purpose? worship? enjoyment? dancing? Romance?

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Nice to see you (Creole)

Nice to see you.
Mwen kontan wè w.

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.

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/07/go-to-hell-creole.html

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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.

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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

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