Do you mean the verb "to be"?
Here's a link to help you with using the verb "to be" in Creole.
Here's a link to help you with using the verb "to be" in Creole.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
This is a life-or-death struggle. The situation is life-or-death.
Life and death → kritik, ijan, enpòtan
This is a life and death struggle.
Sa se yon konba ki kritik.
Hello. Can I have it translated into Creole? Thank you so much.I wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas filled with love, joy and good health. I wish you all the happiness the life can bring. May the Son of God bring peace into your heart.
Thank you so much. I wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas filled with love, joy and good health. I wish you all the happiness the life can bring. May the Son of God bring peace into your heart.
Mèsi anpil. Mwen swete ou menm ak fanmi ou yon bèl Nwèl plen avèk lanmou, lajwa, e bòn sante. Mwen swete w tout satisfaksyon nan lavi sa. Se pou Pitit Bondye a pote lapè nan kè w.
In a sentence like 'Where would you be if you weren't here?' How would you translate the word be?
be (in this instance) → ye
Where would you be if you weren't here?
Ki kote ou ta ye si ou pa't isit la?
I didn't want to leave without telling you. Translation please. ^^ thank you.
Mwen pa't vle kite w san m pa di w.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Don't talk back to me. Don't give me any lip.
talk back → reponn, rann repons
Don't talk back to me.
Pa rann mwen repons.
santi fo
santi fò → smell bad (bad body odor, uncleaned stuff, etc..)
Other synonyms for "santi fò" are "santi move", "santi bouk"
He left me to twist in the wind / twisting in the wind.
Twisting in the wind → san sipò, sou po dèyè, sèl, ....
Depending on context, "twisting in the wind" can be translated som many ways.
He left me twisting in the wind.
Li kite m sou po dèyè m.
Li kite m san oken mwayen pou mwen degaje m.
How would you say I have tire problem, like a flat tire in a car.?
I have tire problems.
Mwen gen pwoblèm kawoutyou.
I have a flat tire.
Kawoutyou machin mwen plat.
flat tire → kawoutyou plat
what does a la ou mem sa mean?
"Ala ou menm sa!" is equivalent to the expression "You are something else." or the slang "You're really something."
When can you use 'dwe' as 'be'? Examples please.
Dwe is translated as must be, when is not used as a helping verb and it stands alone.
So it'll usually come before a adjectives, or other modifiers and identifiers at that time. It will not come before a verb.
Li dwe malad.
She must be ill.
Ou dwe fou!
You must be out of your mind!
Nou pa ta dwe la.
We should not be here.
Se dwe madanm ni.
That must be his wife.
Se dwe fèt li.
It must be his birthday.
Otherwise, "dwe" is a helping verb.
Dwe → must, have to, have got to, obligated to, ought to, need, should.
Nou dwe ale.
We have to go.
Ou pa dwe fè sa.
You should not do that.
Mwen ta dwe ale tou.
I should have gone too.
Ou ta dwe ede li.
You ought to help him.
You ought to help him.
Li dwe te manje twòp yè.
She must have eaten too much yesterday.
Yo dwe pati.
They must have left.
They must have left.
Ou dwe te konnen. (te = past tense)
You must have known.
Mwen dwe te indispoze. (te = past tense)
I must have passed out.
Yo dwe t'ap fè vitès. (t'ap = te ap, past and progressive)
They must have been speeding.
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