Eske ou ka montre m fè manje pandan mwen la a?
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Friday, October 7, 2011
I have bad news (Creole)
I have bad news.
Mwen gen move nouvèl.
I have some bad news.
Mwen gen move nouvèl.
Mwen gen move nouvèl.
I have some bad news.
Mwen gen move nouvèl.
Finally, the Haitian Creole Alphabet Song!
Worked on this for some time.
I'm sending a great thanks to Rebecca Johnson for the arrangements.
And to Austin Williams at Full Wave Sounds Studios in Dunedin, Fl.
The following is he Haitian Creole Alphabet as published in 1979.
Note**, in the song, emphasis is brought on the highlighted sounds below. Hope you find this helpful.
a an b ch d e è en f g h i j k l m n ng o ò on ou oun p r s t ui v w y z
Ask me anything
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alphabet
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Se pa ou. Pa rete la. Soti la. (Creole)
Se pa ou. → It's not you.
pa rete la. → Don't stay here.
Soti la. → Get out of here
pa rete la. → Don't stay here.
Soti la. → Get out of here
what is the difference between kiles and kimoun?
They have the same meaning. They're interchangeable.
You will hear: kilès, ki moun, or kiyès when Creole speakers ask "who".
example:
1. Who are you?
Kilès ou ye? or
Ki moun ou ye? or
Kiyès ou ye?
2. Who did this?
Kilès ki fè sa? or
Ki moun ki fè sa? or
Kiyès ki fè sa?
3. Who will help me?
Kilès ki va ede m? or
Ki moun ki va ede m? or
Kiyès ki va ede m?
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who
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?
What's the purpose? worship? enjoyment? dancing? Romance?
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.
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.
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French vs Creole,
Go to hell
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.
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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tenten
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
"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?
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Sak Pase?,
what r u doing,
what r u up to,
what's up?
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