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Thursday, February 2, 2012

How do you pronounce Kouman ou rele?

hard

Hard (rocklike) - di, solid, rèd
Hard (difficult) → difisil
Hard (cruel, ill-mannered) → tyak

Jodi

jodi (usually jodi a) → today.
Jounen jodi (or jounen jodi a) → this present day

Can I record a video of you?

Can I record a video for you?
Eske mwen kapab anrejistre yon video pou ou?
or
Eske mwen kapab filme yon video pou ou?

What is lund Bol la?

You probably mean:

Nan bòl la.
In the bowl.

or

Lòt bò a
On the other side.

Or it might be something else. Help me figure it out :)

i'm waiting for you

I'm waiting for you.
M'ap tann ou.

"Do you have any siblings?" "Is this your brother/sister?"

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?

beautiful

beautiful → bèl, anfòm, byen kanpe
Pretty → joli, anfòm, bèl
attractive → atiran

Daily

daily → chak jou

Take this medicine every day.
Pran medikaman sa a chak jou.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

ask for the boss

Ask for the boss.
Mande pou bòs la.
Mande pou patwon an.
or
Mande pou manadjè a.

i'm waiting for you

I'm waiting for you.
M'ap tann ou.
or
M'ap rete tann ou.

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?

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


yes we are

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

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.