Do you have any siblings?
Eske ou gen frè ak sè?
Is this your brother?
Eske sa se frè ou?
Is this your sister?
Eske sa se sè ou?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
my day is going very well! You?
Wi. Depi nou pa lopital, tout bagay anfòm!
My day is going very well. And you?
Jounen m ap pase byen. E ou menm?
Jounen mwen trè byen. E ou menm?
My day is going very well. And you?
Jounen m ap pase byen. E ou menm?
Jounen mwen trè byen. E ou menm?
what is ou vian
vian (vyann?) → meat.
To specify a type of meat, you will say:
vyann poul → chicken
vyann pwason → fish
vyann bèf → beef
vyann kochon → pork
vyann kabrit → goat
When a sentence begins with "Se", how do you translate "se"?
"Se" at the beginning of a sentence
Se (at the beginning of a sentence) → it's, that's, this is
Se mwen menm.
It's me. / That's me
Se tout bon.
It's true. / That's true.
Se la li ye.
That's where it is.
Se kote mwen dòmi.
That's where I sleep.
Se lè sa mwen te wè li.
That's the time I saw it.
Se kay sa mwen vle.
That's the house that i want.
Se pa manje sa mwen te kòmande a.
That's not the food I ordered.
Se ak fanm sa mwen vle marye.
Thi is the woman I want to marry.
Se nan lekòl mwen vle ale.
This is the school I want to go to.
Se (at the beginning of a sentence) → it's, that's, this is
Se mwen menm.
It's me. / That's me
Se tout bon.
It's true. / That's true.
Se la li ye.
That's where it is.
Se kote mwen dòmi.
That's where I sleep.
Se lè sa mwen te wè li.
That's the time I saw it.
Se kay sa mwen vle.
That's the house that i want.
Se pa manje sa mwen te kòmande a.
That's not the food I ordered.
Se ak fanm sa mwen vle marye.
Thi is the woman I want to marry.
Se nan lekòl mwen vle ale.
This is the school I want to go to.
1. loose vs lose2. of vs off3. its vs it's
lose (v.) → pèdi
Mwen pèdi.
I'm lost.
Mwen te pèdi valiz mwen ayè.
I lost my bag yesterday.
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loose (not tight) → lach, lage
loose (morally) → lib, konsa konsa
loosen v.) → lage, lache
Kòd la twò lach, li p'ap ka kenbe.
The rope is too loose, it won't hold.
Ala fanm lib!
What a careless / loose woman!
Li te lage chèn yo pou libere nou.
He loosened the chains to set us free.
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of - is not practically translated in Haitian Creole.
He loosened the chains to set us free.
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of - is not practically translated in Haitian Creole.
off - may be translated many different way in Creole. See these examples:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-time-off-creole.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-do-you-say-turn-off.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/get-off-phone.html
its - possessive adj. See links:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/02/lesson-16-possessive-adjectives.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/10/exercise-25-reviewing-possessive.html
it's - See link for verb to be
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-time-off-creole.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-do-you-say-turn-off.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/get-off-phone.html
its - possessive adj. See links:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/02/lesson-16-possessive-adjectives.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/10/exercise-25-reviewing-possessive.html
it's - See link for verb to be
Can the haitian creole word for "man" or "woman" be also used as an adjective?
The answer is yes.
gason (adj.) → macho, hunk, courageous, brave
fanm (adj.) → womanly, sensuous, matronly
Examples:
Li pi gason pase w.
He's more manly that you.
Pa gen fanm ki pi fanm pase ou.
No women is more sensuous than you.
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