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Saturday, October 15, 2011

how do you say table in creole

table → tab

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what does piti piti fe pil means

Piti piti fè pil
Literally:
little little make pile

Meaning: If you amass little by little, you'll grow a lot.  or Many things cannot be done instantly, they require time and patience.


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WELL DRESSED.

Well dressed - byen abiye, chèlbè, bwòdè, kokèt

You are well dressed.
Ou byen abiye.  or
Ou chèlbè.  or
Ou bwòdè.  or
Ou kokèt.

how to say i love her

I love him/her.
Mwen renmen li.
M renmen l. (contracted)

Friday, October 14, 2011

timoun, pitit → child

timounchild, kid

Another way to say "child" in Haitian Creole is "pitit".

I have one child.
Mwen gen yon pititor
Mwen gen yon timoun.

How many chidren do you have?
Konbyen pitit ou genyen?  or
Konbyen timoun ou genyen?

With three children, my hands are full.
Avèk twa timoun, mwen gen kont mwen.

There were a lot of children at the church this morning.
Te gen anpil timoun nan legliz la maten an.

The children are our future.  We will leave this aging earth to them.
Timoun yo se fiti nou.  N'ap kite vye tè sa pou yo.

what is "kisa"?

Kisa - what

Kisa sa ye?
What is this?

Kisa ou vle?
What do you want?

Kisa w'ap fè la?
What are you doing?

Kisa w'ap manje?
What are you eating?

Mwen konnen kisa sa ye.
I know what this is.

Everything was good while i was living there.

Everything was good while I was living there.
Tout bagay tap mache byen pandan mwen te abite la. or
Tout bagay te byen pandan mwen te abite la.

ou ka mete you lot poster pou

Ou ka mete yon lòt postè...
You may place another poster...

What would be the correct way to say "white devil"?Would it be Dyab Blan or Diab Blanc?

White Devil - Dyab Blan

Ordinal numbers (from 1 -10) in Creole

first - premye
second - dezyèm
third - twazyèm
fourth - katriyèm
fifth - senkyèm
sixth - sizyèm
seventh - setyèm
eighth -uityèm
ninth - nevyèm
tenth - dizyèm

so so (as in: I'm doing so so.)

So so → konsa konsa

We're doing so so.
Nou la konsa konsa.

Things are going so so.
Bagay yo ap mache konsa konsa.

The food was not that tasty.  It was so so.
Manje a pa't si tèlman gou.  Li te konsa konsa.

I knew a girl once name Peggy.. She Went to Palm Beach State College with me.. Is this Her?

There are probably millions of Peggy in the nation, and maybe thousands in Palm Beach.
It would be a great coincidence if that was her. Especially when there's no last name given. But... you never know :)

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How do I answer...my name is Peggy ?

My name is Peggy.
Mwen rele Peggy. or
Non mwen se Peggy.

What's the best way to use "Pasi pala"

pasi pala → all around, all over the place, far and wide, here and there, high and low, in every direction, near and far

During the events of 9/11, people from all over were glued to their TV.
Pandan evènman 9/11 lan, tout moun pasi pala te kole devan televizyon yo.

When princess Diana died people from all around brought flowers to her home.
Lè prensès Diana te mouri tout moun pasi pala te pote flè devan kay li.

You are all over the place.  Everywhere I go I see you.
Ou pasi pala.  Tout kote m ale mwen wè w.

During a riot in Haiti, I ran in every direction looking for a place to hide.
Pandan yon dezòd Ayiti, mwen te kouri pasi pala ap chache yon kote pou m kache.

Rete

Rete → to stay, to stop, to live

Rete → to stay
Stay here.
Rete la.

Stay in your room.
Rete nan chanm ou.

We'll be staying at the Hotel Pavillon.
N'ap rete nan Hotel Pavillon an.

Why do you stay by the telephone?  He's not going to call.
Poukisa ou rete bò telefòn nan?  Li p'ap rele w.

Rete → to stop
Stop the car.
Rete machin nan.

Stop it!
Rete non!

Be still!  or Sit quietly!  or Stop playing around!
Rete trankil!

Rete → to live, to reside
I live in Texas.
Mwen rete Texas.

Where do you live?
Ki kote ou rete?

Is this where you live?
Eske se la ou rete?

I'm living wih a Haitian family at this time.
Mwen rete avèk yon fanmi Ayisyen pou le moman.