Haitian Creole

Friday, January 20, 2012

m'a

m'a → contraction for Mwen va - I will

Example:

Mwen va chante pou ou.

M'a chante pou ou.

I will sing for you.

Mwen va pale ak li.

M'a pale ak li.
I'll talk to him/her.

Mwen va wè w demen.
M'a wè w demen.
I'll see you tomorrow.

Sometimes, also written as "ma"
This type of contraction also goes for the other pronouns such as:

Nou va wè demen.
N'a wè demen.
See you tomorrow.

Nou va rete tann ou.
N'a rete tann ou.
We will wait for you

Li va ekri yon lèt.
L'a ekri yon lèt.
He/she will write a letter.

Yo va lapriyè ansanm.
Y'a lapriyè ansanm.
They will pray together.

Ask me anything

sarcastic (in creole)

to be sarcastic towards someone - moke, fawouche, pase nan betiz, pase nan tenten, pase nan rizib

You're being sarcastic (towards me).

W'ap moke m.

W'ap fawouche m.
W'ap pase m nan rizib.

He's being sarcastic (towards you).

L'ap moke w.

L'ap fawouche w.
L'ap pase w nan tenten

Ask me anything

The "legs" of a table or a chair (in Creole)? That would be "pye"? How would you say "That chair has a broken leg, don't sit on it."

the leg of a chair → pye chèz la
the leg of a table → pye tab la
the legs of bed → pye kabann nan

That chair has a broken leg. Don't sit on it.
Pye chèz sa kase. Pa chita sou li.

"Sa se pa yon maladi doktè non." maladi doktè?

Maladi doktè - a sickness that is treatable by a doctor.

Sa se pa yon maladi doktè non.
This is not a sickness that can be treated by a doctor.

maladi doktè is also known as maladi Bondye
maladi Bondye would be the opposite of maladi lèzòm

When Haitians tell you that a sickness is not a "maladi doktè", it means that they think your sickness may be caused by a curse, an evil spirit, or as a result of an evil persecution.