Since when?

Since when ...?
Depi kilè ...?

Since when were you married?
Depi kilè ou te marye?

Since when were you into politics?
Depi kilè ou te nan politik?

Since when have you had that pain?
Depi kilè ou te gen doulè sa?

Since when have you had that lump in your breast?
Depi kilè ou te gen boul sa nan tete ou?

Since when did you have a boyfriend?
Depi kilè ou te gen menaj?

Since when did you get here?
Depi kilè ou rive la?

ki mo yo di nan pale kapwaz yo ki diferan de moun nan lwes

You'll know right away that you're speaking to a Northerner by their style of enunciation.

Here's a few examples about the difference in the Creole vocabulary between North and West.

This is FYI only.

mine

pa'm (west Haiti)

kinan'm (North)

iron

fè a repase (west Haiti)

Kawo (north)

Possessives

His car

machin li (West Haiti)

machin a li (North)

your dress

rad ou a (West Haiti)

Rad w la (North)

my child

pitit mwen (West)

pitit an mwen (North)

word endings

Example:

Why did you do it?

Poukisa ou te fè li? (West Haiti)

Poukisa ou te fèy? (North)
etc....

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what doe rwa means

Rwa or Wa → king

Wa dè wa → King of kings

Wa David → King David

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peace be with you

Peace be with you!

Lapè avè w!

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pete fyèl

pete fyèl (can be a verb or adjective)
As an adjective:
backbreaking
strenuous
torturous


As a verb, it could mean:
beat up
hammer
killing

Sa se yon travay pete fyèl wi.
This is strenuous work.

Pwofesè a pete fyèl nou ak devwa weekend sa.
The teacher hammered us with homework this weekend.

Maman m ap pete fyèl mwen ak travay nan kay.
My mom is killing me with housework.

Other Creole synonyms for pete fyèl are: kraze kouraj, kraze biskèt

creole for i love jesus

I love Jesus.

Mwen renmen Jezi.

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When I taught school, I used high frequency word lists to introduce new vocabulary. The words were listed in order of frequency, with the most frequently used words at the top of the list. I have searched for something equivalent in Creole, but have not

I'll help you to look for it :)

When I find it, I'll probably include it as a link to this present post.

Pase bon jounen!

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Just a comment: I loved the question and list of activities of children, excluding school...!(-Dory, again.)

Thanks Dory :)

I hope there would be some children, at the Blueberry Migrant Camp this year, with whom you can play some of these games.
Love ya!

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English for Renmen Mwen

Renmen mwen → love me.

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i hope that kremas taste good.

Oh yes it did :-)

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Eske se yon bon lide pou fe kremas ak rhum barbancourt?

Eske Wonm Babancourt bon pou fè Kremas?

I do not know if it's a good idea...
I just tried it (not with these oranges, but with limes).

I found that the yellow tinge of the 5-star Barbancourt is too dark for my Kremas.
Where's that unrefined Haitian Kleren (clairin) when you need it :)

Maybe you could use half Barbancourt and half Vodka.
The percentage of alcohol in these two is about 35 to 45 %.

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Is there a lesson that teaches when you pronounce the letter 'n' and when you do not?

Did you try the lessons on the vowels?
It's the second (audio part), #2

Here's the link:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/02/haitian-creole-alphabet-vowels.html

e-mail me for additional help. Thanks

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Congratulations on a great show!

What kind of show?

The word "show" can be translated different ways:

Show (programs, pageant, fireworks) → spektak, pwogram

Show (exposition, display) → ekspozisyon, prezantasyon

Show (broadcast) → emisyon

Congratulations on a great show!

Konpliman pou yon si gran spektak!

Konpliman pou yon bèl pwogram!

Konpliman pou yon bèl prezantasyon!

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what is the english word for feye casse

Do you mean "fèy kase" as in "broken leaves"?

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Creole for: give enough rope to hang self

Give rope to hang self
Bay kòd pou pann tèt.

Be careful with these people.  They just giving you enough rope to hang yourself.
Fè atansyon ak moun sa yo.  Se kòd yap ba ou pou pann tèt ou wi.