Tout tan, toutan, toutotan, tout bon?

Tout tan → all the time, regularly, constantly, continually

Nou manje nan restoran sa tout tan.
We eat at this restaurant all the time.

Se tout tan l'ap fè sa wi!
He/ She does that all the time.

Mwen wè ou gen yon tous tout tan.  Fòk ou wè yon doktè pou sa.
I see you have a constant cough.  You must see a doctor about it.


Tout bon → really, truly, honestly, without a doubt

Mwen renmen w tout bon wi.
I truly love you.

Se tout bon?
Is it true?

Wi, se tout bon.
Yes, it's true.

Li malad tout bon.
She's really sick.


Toutan, toutotan (also Hatian Creole depi)→ as long as

Toutotan ou toujou marye ak nèg sa, ou p'ap pwogrese.
As long as you're still married to this man, you won't make any progress.

Toutan ou pa peye m, mwen pa prale.
As long as you don't pay me I will not leave.
I will not leave until you pay me.

Don't work too hard today baby...

Don't work too hard today baby.

Pa travay twò di jodi a non cheri.

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Don't let this end

Don't let this end.

Pa kite sa fini.

Don't let it end.

Pa kite li fini.

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goche

goche (pronounced go-shay)  → left-handed
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Ale Ayiti Vandredi. Twa Jou

Ou prale Ayiti vandredi. W'ap fè twa jou?

You going to Haiti on Friday. You'll spend three days?

Ou prale Ayiti nan twa jou?

You're leaving for Haiti in three days?

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les ou we li di li mwen voye salye li

Lè ou wè li, di li mwen voye salye li.

Lè w wè li, di l m voye salye l.

When you see him/her, tell him/her I said hello.

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we will miss you

We will miss you.

Nou va sonje w.

Nou pral sonje w.

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You said sarcastic is moke or fawouche. If a father says, "nou ka pa pale paske nou se papa ak pitit ki renmen ampil .pa vre?" to his daughter would he be fawouche towards her?

Nou ka pa pale paske nou se papa ak pitit ki renmen anpil, pa vre?

We may not talk because we are a father and child who love each other very much, right?

That does not sound sarcastic.... unless they really don't love each other.  Then he's making fun of the situation.  But then yes, one could say:

L'ap moke pitit li a. → He's being sarcastic towards his child.
L'ap pase pitit li a nan rizib → He's being sarcastic towards his child.
L'ap pase l nan tenten. → He's being sarcastic towards him/her.
See BEING SARCASTIC

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Period (idiom in Creole) as in "end of story!", "End of discussion!"

That would be period - pwen final

Don't call me again!  End of story -- Period.
Pa rele m ankò!  Istwa a fini -- pwen final.

pwal

pwal or pwèl → body hair, also animal's hair

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Maladi pa tonbe sou pyebwa non!

Maladi pa tonbe sou pyebwa non!
Of course not.  People are fragile and they get sick.  Period.

"pitimi" & "grado"

pitimi → millet grits (abundant in the Haitian countryside farms like corn and rice)

grado? → could you, by any chance, mean gadò?

gadò → caretaker, teacher, guide

There's this saying 'Mwen pa pitimi san gadò' which means 'I'm not a sheep without a shepherd', 'I'm not a human being without family', 'I'm not without connection'

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How are you feeling today?

How are you feeling today?

Kouman ou santi w jodi a?

Are you better today?

Eske ou fè mye jodi a?

Did you recover from that bout of sickness?

Eske ou refè?

Do you remember how sick Nancy was?  Well I saw her at the market today.  She's all better now.

Ou sonje kalite malad Nancy te malad?  Enben mwen te wè li nan mache a jodi a.  Li refè nèt kounye a.

Oh! I'm not a hundred percent better yet.

Ah! mwen poko fin bon nèt non.

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How are you feeling today?

How are you feeling today?

Kouman ou santi w jodi a?

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Vertigo (in Creole)

Vertigo → vètij, toudisman