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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thankful

Give thanks → Bay remèsiman.

I'm thankful for...
M'ap bay remèsiman pou...

I'm thankful for the life you gave us.
M'ap bay remèsiman pou lavi ou ban nou.

I'm thankful for my family.
M'ap bay remèsiman pou fanmi m.

A thankful heart is a happy heart.
Yon kè plen ak gratitid, se yon kè ki kontan.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Love is so complicated (Creole)

Sometimes it is.
Sometimes it's not.
What's so complicated about loving a puppy?  YOU love IT, and IT loves YOU back.

Love is so complicated.
Lanmou si tèlman konplike.

is there a rule for when i should abbreviate the pronoun after a noun and when not to? For example, my friend corrects me and says that I should say lakay MWEN, not lakay m.

Yes, there's a rule.
Contractions don't follow consonants.
They only come after vowels (nasal and non nasal → a, an, e, è, en, i, o, ò, ou)

What is 'puppet' in Creole

puppet - panten, ti panten, ti poupe twal, maryonèt

Travel safe.

Have a safe trip.
Pase bon vwayaj.

Travel safe.
Vwayaje sen e sof.

relationship

Relationship → Relasyon, koneksyon, afilyasyon

hi, can you tell me the difference of these two? men M gen yon bel santiman. men M gen w bel santiman.

The first one is grammatically correct.
The second one does not make much sense.
The first one says: But I have a beautiful feeling.
The second one says: But I have you a beautiful feeling.

Ask me anything

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

how do you say don't give her water

Don't give her water.
Pa ba li dlo.

Merry Christmas? (in Creole)

Merry Christmas.
Jwaye Nwèl.
 

how do you say in creole you make me feel so good

define "feel so good".
That's probably a general term for "happy". Is that what you mean?

You make me feel so good.
Ou fè m santi m kontan.

Merite pa mande.

Not always true.
I've never lived by that rule.

Men sa m panse:
Merite pa mande.
Merite pa ka apresye.
Mande apresye plis :)

How is everything?

How's everything?
Kijan tout bagay ye?

Moin gin yoin rum m, map rale de tan an tan nan gorge moin chaque soir, li fe m, pa ka dormi

To be grammatically correct in Creole, you should write this as:

Mwen gen yon rim m'ap rale nan gòj mwen detanzantan chak swa. Li fè m paka dòmi.
I get increased nasal secretions continually creeping up my throat at night. It keeps me from getting any sleep.

Ou sanble gripe.
Chache wout kay doktè tande!

Christian artists Christian artists

atis kretyen

Ask me anything

MWEN RENMEN MADANN MWEN SE LI KI SEL FANM MWEN LANMOU SA PAP JANM FINI MWEN RENMEN JUJU M BABY SE POW W

Okay.... I like that :)
Your wife must be very special.

Mwen renmen madanm mwen. Se li sèl fanm mwen.
I love my wife. She's the only woman for me.

Lanmou sa p'ap janm fini.
This love will never end.

Mwen renmen Joujou. Bebe m se pa w.
I love Juju. Baby I am yours.