Toto, mwen te bliye ou te pale kreyol wi :*)

Toto, mwen te bliye ou te pale Kreyòl wi.

Toto, I forgot you spoke Creole.

Good for Toto :)

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Trying to say: He left in the morning before dawn.

He left in the morning before dawn.
Li te pati byen bonè anvan douvanjou.
or
Depi anvan kòk chante, li met deyò.

Can I help you?

How can I help you?

Kòman mwen kapab ede w?

How can I help you today?

Kòman mwen kapab ede w jodi a?

Can I help you?

Eske mwen kapab ede ou? (non-contracted)

Eske m ka ede w? (contracted)

Help me please.

Ede m tanpri.

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'Se moun kay.' Can you tell me the meaning?

moun kay - acquaintance, friend, native, not a stranger

Se moun kay.
It's an acquaintance.

Fritz won't mind sleeping on the floor.  He's an old acquaintance.
Fritz p'ap gen pwoblèm pou dòmi atè a.  Se moun kay li ye.

how to pronounce vowels

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/02/haitian-creole-alphabet-vowels.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/10/finally-haitian-creole-alphabet-song.html

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Se pa ti sezi mwen sezi non! (English please)

Se pa ti sezi mwen sezi non!
I was shocked/surprised/amazed!

Sa m te kwè a, se pa sa

Sa'm te kwè a, se pa sa.
I was wrong.

Moun debyen, nèg debyen

moun debyen - honest and decent people.

nèg debyen - a man that is honest and decent.

stringed musical instrument

Enstriman mizik a kòd.

can you touch base on perfect tense verb.

The present perfect tense resembles the simple present tense in Haitian Creole. You may use the past tense indicator “te” to indicate this past action which has conssequences in the present. But you’ll notice that often times Haitians omit “te” altogether.

Examples:

1.I have seen his glory.
    Mwen te wè glwa li.
    You will also hear: Mwen wè glwa li.

2. You have played a good game.
    Ou te jwe yon bon jwèt.
You will also hear: Ou jwe yon bon jwèt.

3. I have found what I was looking for.
    Mwen te jwenn sa m t’ap chache a.
    You will also hear: Mwen jwenn sa m t’ap chache a.

4. We’ve come here to talk to you.
    Nou te vini la pou pale ak ou.
    You will also hear: Nou vini la pou pale ak ou.

5. I have not slept yet.
    Mwen poko dòmi.

Poko (pa ankò) – present tense for “not yet"
Patko (pa te ankò) – past tense for “not yet"


In Haitian Creole there’s no difference between the simple past and the past perfect tenses. We continue to use the past tense indicator “te” for both simple past and past perfect tenses.

Examples:

(simple past tense)

1. I thought you saw her.
    Mwen te panse ou te wè li.

(Past perfect)

2. I had seen it with my own eyes.
    Mwen te wè li ak pwòp je m.

(simple past and past perfect tenses)
3. This morning, in class, we spoke about the book we had read.
    Maten an, nan klas la, nou te pale sou liv nou te li a.

(past perfect)
4. I hadn’t spoken to my brother since that day.
    Mwen pa te pale ak frè mwen an depi jou sa.

(simple past and past perfect tenses)
5. When I arrived this morning, the rain hadn’t fallen yet.
    Lè mwen te rive maten an, lapli a patko* tonbe.

*Patko being the past tense of poko. Which means “not yet"


The simple future perfect tense also resembles the simple future tense in Haitian Creole.

1. By next year, I will have completed all my classes.

    Ane pwochen, m’ap konplete tout klas mwen yo.

2. By the time you turn 30, you will have had one million friends on facebook.

    Distans pou ou gen trant tan, w’ap gen yon milyon zanmi sou Facebook.

3. I bet that, by December, she will have already forgotten me.

    Mwen parye, distans pou Desanm rive, l’ap gentan bliye m.

4. Come and see me at noon. I will have already been home before 11:30.

    Vini wè mwen a midi. M’ap gentan lakay anvan onzè edmi.

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Do you know of any online college education degrees available for Haitians? Maybe the lack of electricity and access to internet and computers makes Haiti seem like it's not worth offering this but there are many who do have this access and would benefit

I'm pretty sure it'll be helpful. But I do not know of any colleges in Haiti that are offering distance education (complete or partial). Keep your "ears" open. Let me know when you find one. Pase bon jounen :)

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what are you going to do?

What are you going to do?
Kisa ou pral fè? (non-contracted)
Sa w pral fè? (contracted)

What are you going to do now?
Kisa ou pral fè la?
Kisa ou pral fè kounye a?
Sa w pral fè la?

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as long

use that in a sentence.

Did you mean: depi - since, once, as long as; after, as soon as?

As long as you stay quiet they won't hear you.

Depi ou rete trankil yo p'ap tande w.

Your blood pressure won't come down as long as you continue to add salt to your food.

Tansyon ou p'ap desann depi w'ap kontinye ajoute sèl nan manje w.

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also (in creole)

also → tou

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I fell asleep. (creole) I have heard different ways to say this.

Haitians will say "fall asleep" many different ways yes :)

Fall asleep → dòmi pati avè (subject), dòmi ale avè (subject), dòmi pran (subject)

I fell asleep.
Dòmi pati avè m.
Dòmi ale avè m.
Dòmi pran m.

We fell asleep.
Dòmi pati avè n
Dòmi ale avè n.
Dòmi pran n.

Don't you fall asleep!
Pa kite dòmi pati avè w!
Pa kite dòmi ale avè w!
Pa kite dòmi pran w!
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To be sleepy - gen dòmi, gen somèy, or dòmi nan je (subject)

I am sleepy.
Mwen gen dòmi.
Mwen gen somèy.
or
Dòmi nan je m.

Are you sleepy?
Eske ou gen dòmi?
Eske ou gen somèy?
or
Eske dòmi nan je w?

She seems to be sleepy.
Genlè li gen dòmi.
Genlè li gen somèy.
or
Genlè dòmi nan je l.

I'm going to sleep.
Mwen pral dòmi.

I'm going to lie down.
Mwen pral kouche.

I'm going to rest.
Mwen pral repoze.
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I was so tired I went to bed early last night.
Mwen te tèlman fatige m t'al kouche bonè yèswa.

He was so tired he fell asleep in the car.
Li te tèlman fatige dòmi pran l nan machin nan.

They were so tired they fell asleep before supper.
Yo te tèlman fatige dòmi pran yo anvan soupe.