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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

illustration of that is

illustration → imaj, foto, ilistrasyon

An illustration of that is...
Yon imaj kòm egzanp se...

how do you say"Clean the wound and put this on the burned area."

Clean the wound, and put this on the burned area.
Netwaye blesi a, e mete sa sou pati ki boule a.

MALOUK? UNPLEASANT?

Malouk → grouchy, rude, unpleasant, ill-mannered, irritable
Nuizib (Nwizib, degoutan) → irritating, annoying, unpleasant, troublesome

Why are always so irritable?
Poukisa ou toujou malouk konsa?

What a grouchy baby!
Gade jan yon ti bebe malouk!



"Malouk" is also used to describe a deteriorating situation, tense, critical, on edge, uptight

My wife has not spoken to me in two days.  Things are critical at home.
Madanm mwen pa pale avè m depi de jou.  Bagay yo malouk nan kay la.

Our team is losing the game.  The fans are restless.  Things are tense.
Ekip nou an ap pèdi jwèt la.  Fanatik yo fin debòde.  Bagay yo malouk.

The rioters are on one side of the street, the police are on the others.  The atmosphere is tense.
Moun k'ap pwoteste yo yon bò lari a, polis yo sou lòt bò a.  Anbyans lan malouk.

how do you say"I am happy to see you again"

I am happy to see you again.
Mwen kontan wè w ankò.

Mind your own business (in Creole)

Mind your own business!
Okipe zafè w tande!
Okipe zafè pa w!

scribbling, squiggling, or illegible handwriting (creole)

Squiggling - madigridji

I can't understand what you wrote.  All I see is a bunch of squiggles.
M pa ka konprann sa ou ekri.  Tout sa mwen wè se madigridji.

Sa a bèl. renmen tounen bonjou


Sa bèl. Renmen tounen bonjou.
That's awesome. Love turns into hello.

It's an expression. Do you know what it means :)?

The sweet or good life

The sweet life
Bèl lavi a      or
Lavi dous la

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.

Booby trap (Creole)

Booby trap (trap, ambush)
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.

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"?

Se sa map di anj lan. Mwen razè, mwen sou po bouda m

Podyab! ☺

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.

Ask me anything

Gen ampil moun kap felicity

Do you mean:
Gen anpil moun k'ap felisite w.
There's a lot of people congratulating you.