how do say house in creole

house, home → kay or lakay

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What does ou komik wi mean

Ou komik wi.

You're funny.

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Seek, and ye shall find

Seek, and ye shall find.
Chache, e wa jwenn.

"Grand opening for Winter Farmers' Market, January 8." "(corner of Washington & Norfolk Streets)"'Farm Fresh Produce!"

Gran inogirasyon pou Winter Farmers' Market,
8 Janvye
(Nan kafou riyèl Washington ak Norfolk)
"Vejetab ak fwi tou fre, ki fèt keyi!"

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Overnight, as in: Success doesn't happen overnight.

Overnight (suddenly) → sibitman, toudenkou, nan yon jou
Success → siksè, reyisit, pwogrè

Success doesn't happen overnight.
Pwogrè pa fèt nan yon jou.
Reyisit pa fèt toudenkou.

He became rich overnight.
Li vin rich toudenkou.

She became another person overnight.
Li vin chanje sibitman.

Whether you're this or that, etc... (Creole)

Whether you're this or that
Ke w te sa, ke w pat sa
Kit ou te sa, kit ou pat sa
Li mèt te sesi, li mèt te sela

whether you rich or poor
Ke w te rich, ke w te pòv
Kit ou te rich, kit ou te pòv
Ou mèt rich oubyen ou mèt pòv

whether you're black or white
Kit ou te nwa, kit ou te blan
Ke w te nwa, ke w te blan
Ou mèt nwa, oubyen ou mèt blan.

Whether they were native or foreigners
Ke yo te moun peyi, ke yo te etranje
Kit yo te moun peyi, kit yo te etranje
Ou mèt te moun peyi, oubyen ou mèt te etranje

Can you use the Creole "pwochèn" to call out "Next in line!"?

Haitians say:
Suivan!, lesuivan!, or ki moun ki apre!

NEXT and NEXT TO

what does fout mean? (I hope it is not a very bad word, I am sorry if it is)

Yeap it is. :( Grrrrrr...Follow this link: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/07/fout.html

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Batay la se pou L'eternel

Ah!... I get it :)

This is the Lord's fight.

Batay la se pou Letènèl.

Literally this says: The fight is the Lord's.

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battle for God

Is it like a "fight for God" ? or a "battle that belongs to God"

battle for God

konba pou Bondye

God's fight

Konba Bondye a

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more than... as in:more than anything

more than... → plis pase...


More than anything → plis pase tout bagay

I love you more than anything
Mwen renmen w plis pase tout bagay.


more than ever
plis pase janmè


more than that
plis pase sa

more than you
plis pase w 
plis pase ou menm

more than I can say
plis pase sa m ka di

more than me
plis pase m

King David had more than one wife
Wa David te gen plis pase yon madanm.

Holiday Greetings (Creole)

Mwen swete nou tout yon bèl Nwèl.E mwen swete nou yon nouvèl ane
plen ak lanmou, lajwa, e bòn sante

 Are you making your Holiday Greeting cards in Haitian Creole this year?

Holiday Greetings Creole Vocabulary



When do you use 'ase' instead of 'kont' ?

"ase" is a synonym of "kont"You could use "ase" instead of "kont" as you please.

It's enough.

Li ase

or

Li kont.

I have enough problems.

Mwen gen ase pwoblèm.

or

Mwen gen pwoblèm mwen.

Is it enough?

Eske li ase?

or

Eske li kont?

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And you? E ou menm? Why is 'menm' there? Why not E ou?

You could say "E ou" if you want.

"Ou menm" is the expression for "yourself".

"E ou menm?" means "and yourself?" or "How about you?" or "How about yourself?"

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translate 'Sak Pase?' in different tenses

Present tense: Kisa ki pase?
Kisa  |  ki                       |  pase? 
Sa      |  k                       |  pase? contracted
what  | that/which/ who| happen
What's happened?
What's going on?

Also:
Past tense: Kisa ki te pase? 
Kisa ki te pase la?
Sa'k te pase la? (contracted)
What happened there?

Future tense: kisa ki va pase? or kisa ki pral pase?
Kisa ki va pase lè ou rive lakay ou?
Sa k va pase lè w rive lakay ou? (contracted)
What will happen when you arrive home.

and also:
Present Progressive: Kisa ki ap pase?
Kisa ki ap pase Ayiti kounye a?
Sa k'ap pase Ayiti kounye a? (contracted)
What's happening in Haiti now?

and
Past progressive: Kisa ki te ap pase?
Kisa ki te ap pase nan lekòl ou a yè?
Sa k t'ap pase nan lekòl ou a yè? (contracted)
What was happening at your school yesterday?

Other ways to say What's going on / What's happening in Creole.
Kisa ki genyen?
or 
Sa'k genyen? (contracted)

Kisa ki ap fèt?
or
Sa k'ap fèt? (contracted)

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