Would you believe it?
Eske ou ta kwè sa?
I can't believe it.
Mwen pa ka kwè sa.
I could not believe it.
Mwen pa t ka kwè sa.
Eske ou ta kwè sa?
I can't believe it.
Mwen pa ka kwè sa.
I could not believe it.
Mwen pa t ka kwè sa.
Monday, January 9, 2012
my real name
My real name → Vrè non mwen
My real name is Rachel.
Vrè non m se Rachel.
His real name is William.
Vrè non li se William.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
fet
fèt (v.) → to occur
Sa te fèt yè.
It happened yesterday.
Sa k'ap fèt la a?
What's happening here?
fèt (v.) → to be made
That house is made of mud.
Kay sa fèt ak labou.
It is made with beef.
Li fèt ak vyann bèf.
fèt (v.) → to be born
He was born at St. Francis Hospital.
Li te fèt nan St. Francis Hospital.
When were you born?
Kilè ou te fèt?
fèt (n.) → party, birthday, holiday
Sa se sezon fèt.
This is the holiday season.
During the Easter holiday we attend church three times a day.
Pandan fèt Pak la nou ale legliz twa fwa nan jounen an.
Jodi a se fèt mwen.
Today's my birthday.
We're having a party tonight.
N'ap fè yon fèt aswè a.
I wouldn't ask you?mwen pa ta mande ou oubyen mwen ta pa mande ou?
The first one: Mwen pa ta mande ou.
How do you say "stop crying" or "don't cry" ?
Stop crying. → Sispann kriye.
Stop playing. → Sispann jwe.
Stop laughing. → Sispann ri.
Stop bugging me. → Sispann anniye m.
Don't cry. → Pa kriye.
Don't play. → Pa jwe.
Don't laugh. → Pa ri.
Don't bug me. → Pa anniye m.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
"Nou pa bezwen polis, nou sivilize"?
"Nou pa bezwen polis, nou sivilize."
"We don't need the police, we are civilized."
It is a slogan (which may have come from a song) which Haitians used to chant in protestation of the Tonton Makout's brutality in the 70s. I became aware of it in the earliest carnival festivities that I remember.
"We don't need the police, we are civilized."
It is a slogan (which may have come from a song) which Haitians used to chant in protestation of the Tonton Makout's brutality in the 70s. I became aware of it in the earliest carnival festivities that I remember.
Is there a Creole word that means grand love or great love?
great love → gran amou
the greatest love → pi gran amou, pi gran lanmou
what does se pa ti mean
expression?
Se pa ti... → literally, It's not just a little...
Se pa't ti... → literally, It was not just a little...
Se pa ti kontan mwen kontan non.
It's not just a little happiness I'm experiencing.
I'm very happy.
Se pa ti fache li fache non.
It's not just a little angry.
He's very angry.
Se pa't ti eskandal ki te genyen non.
There wasn't just a little scandal.
There was a huge argument.
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2012/01/se-pa.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2012/01/se-pa.html
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