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Thursday, January 5, 2012

and

and - e, epi, enpi, epitou, ak

You and I
Mwen menm ak ou.

He believed in God and he was always praying.
Li te kwè nan Bondye e li te toujou ap priye.

He's tall and he's skinny.
Li wo epi li mèg.

She arrived late, she's disturbing the class, and she's not even ready.
Li rive anreta, l'ap deranje klas la, epitou li pa menm pare.

chou like when someone says it as a name: mwen la pou ou kounyea chou. (chou in english please)

Chou - same as honey, sweetie or darling

Mwen la pou ou kounye a chou.
Honey, I'm here for you now.

se pa

se pa → Literally: it's not

Se pa yon machin.
It's not a car.

Se pa liv sa mwen vle non.
It's not that book I want (literally)
This is not the book I want.

Se pa yon kay sa ye.The lady made a big fool out of herself.
Is not a house that is. (literally)
That's not a house.

Se pa manman w mwen ye non.
Is not your mother I am. (literally)
I am not your mother.

Se pa ti kontan mwen kontan non.
Is not little happy I am happy. (literally)
I am VERY happy.

Se pa ti tenten madanm nan fè non.
Is not little foolishness the lady made. (literally)
The lady really went berserk.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

time for me to go to sleep

Li lè pou m al dòmi.

Ask me anything

tell me

tell me → di mwen

Ask me anything

Is "fè tenten" = "to throw a fit" or "to tantrum"?

Yes.
Fè tenten is a broad term that includes to act out, to mess up, to screw up, to make funny faces, to clown around.
Tenten itself means idiocy, baloney, ridiculousness, crap, etc...

how much you have to pay?

Konbyen ou dwe peye?

Ask me anything

bra

Bra → soutyen

Ask me anything

HOW ARE YOU

Kouman ou ye?

Ask me anything

Koupe m sa sèk!

Koupe sèk → stop abruptly

Koupe m sa sèk.
Cut it out right now.

"mele" as in "Yo mele."

mele (v.) → mix, fuse, intermingle

Yo mele.
They are entangled. (If you're talking about shoelaces or other similar things)
They are in jam.

Jesus is Lord (Creole)

Jesus is Lord.
Jezi se Senyè a.

not really

Not really → pa vrèman

Ask me anything

does loulou mean lollipop in Creole too?

No, it's just a nickname.

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Piwili is PERFECT!! Thanks! Do you have any suggestions for Thimothee??

I hope he doesn't mind the sweet candy-derived name :)

tito, toto, tilo, tilou, teo, etc... for Thimotée

Ask me anything