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Friday, November 25, 2011

Then if someone says "thank you" in Creole, I will answer how?

You're welcome. or Don't mention it.
De ryen.
Padekwa.

My pleasure
Se te tout plèzi mwen.

Forget it.
Pa okipe w.

No problem
Pa gen pwoblèm.

It was nothing.
Se pa't anyen.

It was nothing at all.
Se pa't anyen ditou.

Thank you very much - mèsi anpil?

Yeap, you got it!

thank you
mèsi

thank you very much
thanks a lot
mèsi anpil

I thank you.
mwen remèsye ou.

I appreciate it.
Mwen apresye sa.
M apresye sa. (contracted)

I am very thankful.
Mwen gen anpil gratitid.

Thank God for you.
Mwen remèsye Bondye pou ou.

To thank or To say thanks
remèsye
or
di mèsi

I wanted to say thank you.
Mwen te vle di w mèsi.
or
Mwen te vle remèsye w.

How could I ever thank you?
Kòman pou'm ta remèsye w?

Se konsa...kijan ou ye? or Kidonk...kijan ou ye? Can you use Se Konsa and Kidonk interchangeably when you start a sentence with "So..."

Kidonk, kijan ou ye? sounds better.
or
Konsa, kijan ou ye?
you could even say:
Konsa menm, kijan ou ye?

Se konsa... would not sound right.
Se konsa → in this manner, that's how...

city

vil, lavil

Ask me anything

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Sweet hello, Manda!Right now I am reading one simple and very nice book about carnival in Jacmel, written by Edwidge Danticat. Carnival has special palce in every caribbean society...what are your experiences with carnivals? Btw, how have you been?

Bèl bonjou zanmi m!

Ah! Carnival time in Haiti, where both men and women may take to the streets, with as little as a straw skirt, to dance the night away.

Kanaval se tan plezi
Tan kè kontan
Tan tout moun abiye tout koulè
Pou ale danse kole kole
Se tan bèl mizik tou
Gen moun k’ ap danse Konpa
Gen moun k’ap danse Rara
Si ou te Ayiti, zanmi m
Mwen panse ou ta danse Zouk :)

Anpil chalè

visyè

Do you mean visye → greedy ?

laundry

lesiv

Ask me anything

I'm happy for this day because it is thanksgiving and I am thankful for you in my life. (in Creole please)

Mwen kontan pou jou sa a, paske se Thanksgiving. E M'ap bay remèsiman paske ou nan lavi m.

Ask me anything

appetite (Creole)

Enjoy your meal!
Bon apeti!
Manje vant deboutonnen!

My Greek friend would say OPA! :-)
Ask me anything

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