LETS GO

Let's go
Ann ale.
or
An nou ale.

Let's eat
Ann manje.
or
An nou manje.

Let's dance.
Ann danse.
or
An nou danse.

Let's pray together.
Ann priye ansanm.
or
An nou priye ansanm.

Let's work together.
Ann mete tèt nou ansanm.
or
Ann travay ansanmm.

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If a creole person says the word kadejak, what does it mean?

Kadejak (n.)

rape, taking by force, pillage

Fè kadejak sou, vyole (v.)

to rape

Yo fè kadejak sou ti fi a.

They raped the girl.

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travay housekeeping mwen te ye te gen anpil pression ladann.Adwat agoch yo te konn ap relem poum pot dra vini.

Ou redi kont ou podyab :-(

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"Pap padap"?

Sounds like a conga rhythm. Or is it a djembe?

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"Granneg" and "rich man" same?

Wi.

Grannèg → wealthy person / people.

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Danm! (in Creole)

Danm!
Ayayay!
Wipip!
Koumanman!
Koulangit!
Wifout!
Tonnè!
Wifout tonnè!

It is what I said. (Creole)

It is what I said.
Sa'm di a se sa.

What's you see is what you get. (Creole)

What's you see is what you get.
Sa'w wè a se sa.

I only hang around with weird and crazy people..I mean in real life...

☺Great, then you'll love to hang around me too!

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that's the last straw.

That's the last straw. (as in: the last of a series of blow?)

Sa se dènye kou a.

or

Sa se dènye bagay ou fè m.

or

Sa se dènye kou ki pou touye koukou a. (expression and pun)

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use

itilize

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koute m koute w koute l.

Koute m.

Listen to me.

M'ap koute w.

I'm listening to you.

Koute l non!

Listen to him!

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how do you say tiger in creole

tiger → tig

konpè tig :)

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mwen retounen yon apel m' we ki sot relem tale a,se tekiyes s.v.p?

I'm returning a call that I just had. Who was it/this?

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They are trying to nickel-and-dime me right out of business.

recovered...

nickel-and-dime?

Annonymous said:
Webster's: "involving or offering only a small amount of money". In this context, per me: "To extract money a little bit at a time with great frequency".

Mandaly said:
I see. The Haitian Creole word "Koutay" means to embezzle, to skim, to defraud. I am not sure I'd use it in your specific sentence.

They're trying to nickel-and-dimed me out of business.
They're trying to take (steal) the business from me for peanuts.
Y'ap eseye pran biznis la nan men'm pou yon ti kras kòb.

or
Rephrasing:
They're trying to con me right out of business.
Y'ap fè m pèdi biznis la tank yo fè koutay.