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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

sa pi gran ke mwen (in English please)

Sa pi gran ke mwen.
Sa pi gran pase m. (grammatically correct :)
That's bigger than me.

pi gran → bigger, older, or greater

menaj mwen mete twòp piman nan manje mwen. Anmwe!!!

Sanble ou pa renmen piman...

Ou kapab fè twa (3) bagay:

Premyèman (1st) - Lè w'ap manje, toujou gen yon galon dlo ak Tums bò kote w.
Dezyèman (2nd) - Di menaj ou pa mete twòp piman nan manje a.
Twazyèman (3rd) Fè yon lòt menaj! (just kidding :)

Bòn chans zanmi m.

To set the table (in creole please)

To set the table
Ranje kouvè

My daughter helps me to set the table before dinner.
Pitit fi mwen ede m ranje kouvè a anvan dine.

Creole for 'When will I finally meet you?'

When Will I finally meet you?
Kilè ma va resi rankontre w?

"Ou pa nago, ou pa kita." What are nago and kita?

Yon pa kita, yon pa nago
also known as:
Yon pa niga, yon pa nago
Yon pa kina'w, yon pa nago

nago is a type of Haitian folkloric dance
kita or niga mirrors "nago" or it may implies some type of shuffling.

Yon pa niga, yon pa nago
One step here, another step there
One step forward, two steps backwards
Not progressing.

Anyen pa janm ale byen nan peyi sa. L'ap fè yon pa kita yon pa nago. Ala koze!
Nothing ever goes well in this country. It's not progressing. What a situation!

Si yo bezwen m, se pou yo vin jwenn mwen. Mwen p'ap fè ni yon pa niga, ni yon pa nago!
If they need me, they must come to me. I will not move!

M'ap suiv mari w la byen.  Se yon pa kita yon pa nago l'ap fè wi.  Li p'ap regle anyen non!
I've been watching your husband.  He's shuffling going back and forth.  He's not doing anything!

how do you say did you take a shower

take a shower
benyen, douche, pran yon beny, or pran yon douch

I took a shower.
Mwen te benyen.

He/She already took a shower.
Li benyen deja.

Did you take a shower.
Eske ou te benyen?

Go take a shower.
Ale benyen.

I'm taking a shower.
M'ap benyen

He/She's taking a shower.
L'ap benyen.

Bath → Twalèt

Take a bath → fè twalèt

She's taking a bath.
L'ap fèt twalèt li.

Did you bathe the patient?
Eske ou te fè twalèt pasyan an?

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 :)

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.

'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

Ask me anything

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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.