Haitian Creole

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?

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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

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yes we are

Yes, we are! → is simply "Wi!" or "Mè wi!"

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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.

how was you day?

How was your day?

Kouman jounen w te ye?

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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.

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

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What is "grann vakans"?

Grann vakans (vakans ete, vakans dete) → summer holidays, summer vacation

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What are possessions ? list a few.

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/possessive%20pronouns
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/Possessive%20nouns
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/Possessive%20adjectives%3A%20mwen

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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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my lady

My lady → fanm mwen, dam mwen

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How do you say "I did not know what she looked like"

I did not know what she looked like.
Mwen pa't konnen ak kisa li te sanble.

sanble - seem, look like

Ou sanble ak papa w.

You look like your father.

Yo sanble ak yon bann ti fomi.

They look like a bunch of ants.

Li sanble ak yon zanj.

She looks like an angel.

Sanble lapli pral tonbe.
It looks like it's going to rain.

Sanble ou bliye m.
It seems that you have forgotten me.

Sanble ou fache avè m.
It seems that you're mad at me.

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