The sweet life
Bèl lavi a or
Lavi dous la
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
ti pa ti pa
Ti pa ti pa
Little by little
Other expressions for "little by little"
ti kal pa ti kal
ti kras pa ti kras
piti piti
piti a piti
Piti piti zwazo fè nich li.
Little by little the bird makes its nest.
Little by little
Other expressions for "little by little"
ti kal pa ti kal
ti kras pa ti kras
piti piti
piti a piti
Piti piti zwazo fè nich li.
Little by little the bird makes its nest.
Booby trap (Creole)
Booby trap (trap, ambush)
pyèj
Be careful, it's a trap!
Fè atansyon, se yon pyèj!
pyèj
Be careful, it's a trap!
Fè atansyon, se yon pyèj!
To copy someone (to say everything he says), to annoy someone by imitating them
To copy (to imitate someone) - chare
He's copying me - L'ap chare m.
He's copying me - L'ap chare m.
Mwenn pap .janm sispann renmen ou pitit mwen eske li kote Bon Die di sa se pitit mwen renmen ampil la .
Mwen pap janm sispann renmen ou pitit mwen.
I will never stop loving you my child.
Ki kote Bondye di, "Sa se pitit mwen renmen anpil la"?
Where does God say: "This is the child that I love very much"?
He wants to have his cake and eat it too.
Li vle pou yo ba li manje a, epi pou yo mete l nan bouch li tou.
Gen ampil moun kap felicity
Do you mean:
Gen anpil moun k'ap felisite w.
There's a lot of people congratulating you.
I am broke. (Creole expression)
I'm broke.
Mwen razè.
Mwen sou po bouda m. (expression, literally "I am sitting on the skin of my buttocks" ....hint: without the cushion of a fat wallet in my back pocket.)
We're broke.
Nou razè.
Nou sou po bouda' n. (expression)
Mwen razè.
Mwen sou po bouda m. (expression, literally "I am sitting on the skin of my buttocks" ....hint: without the cushion of a fat wallet in my back pocket.)
We're broke.
Nou razè.
Nou sou po bouda' n. (expression)
sweet peas
The flowers or the vegetables?
Sweet peas (the vegetable) → pwa frans, pwa kongo vèt, pwa vèt
Best way to say "Look both ways before crossing the street." in Creole
Gade a dwat, gade a goch
Literally: Look to the right, look to the left
Meaning: Look both ways
Gade anwo, gade anba
Literally: Look up, look down
meaning: Look both ways
Look both ways before crossing the streets.
Gade anwo, gade anba anvan ou travèse lari a.
Literally: Look to the right, look to the left
Meaning: Look both ways
Gade anwo, gade anba
Literally: Look up, look down
meaning: Look both ways
Look both ways before crossing the streets.
Gade anwo, gade anba anvan ou travèse lari a.
I'm screwed
I'm screwed.
Mwen antrave.
Mwen pran nan twa rwa.
Mwen pran nan moulen.
Mwen pran nan pèlen.
Mwen pran nan mera.
Mwen pran nan pèlen.
Mwen pran nan mera.
I worked on the railroad with some black dudes who spoke creole here.Ton Ton Macoute meant to them scarecrow. They have this word here. I am Louisiana.
Bonjou my Louisiana friend!
In Haiti, we are glad that the Tonton Makout Era is over.
We're working hard so history doesn't repeat itself.
I wonder if the expression "TonTon Macoute" in your area
means the same as in Haiti...
Great to hear from you :)
Pase bon jounen ☺
In Haiti, we are glad that the Tonton Makout Era is over.
We're working hard so history doesn't repeat itself.
I wonder if the expression "TonTon Macoute" in your area
means the same as in Haiti...
Great to hear from you :)
Pase bon jounen ☺
Have a nice day!
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