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Friday, February 3, 2012

what are you doing?

Kisa w'ap fè?
or
Kisa w'ap fè la?

Tèt gridap?

Tèt gridap
Naturally short hair.

also known as "tèt kwòt"

Si m di "krik?", kisa w'ap di?

Si ou di "krik?", m'ap di "krak!"
Men, si m di "krak!", fòk ou tire kont lan :)

Ask me anything

"Se wouk fè sa." What is 'wouk'? or Is it 'hook'?

It's neither. It's "Se ou k' fè sa."

Se ou k' fè sa. (contracted)
Se ou ki fè sa. (un-contracted)
It's you that do it. (literally)
It's your fault.

see you tomorrow

Hurry up man!

Hurry up man!
Fè vit non!
Prese non!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

I can feel this deep in my soul. (In Creole)

I can feel it deep in my soul.
Mwen kapab santi l nan tout nanm mwen.

I feel it deep in my heart.
Mwen santi l nan fon kè m.

I feel it through my "core".
Mwen santi l nan mwèl* mwen.

*mwèl is Haitian Creole for marrow, thus, your core.

"Bar", where you get alcoholic beverages.

bar ba

I'll wait for you at the bar.
M'ap tann ou nan ba a.

I love this restaurant because it has a bar inside.
Mwen renmen restoran sa pake li gen yon ba anndan an.

thanks a lot for the translation"we've been through this"

where are you going?

Where are you going?
Ki kote ou prale?
or
Ki kote ou prale la?

what does blaze mean in creole?

blaze (pronounced blah-zay) washed out, faded out, tarnished

I washed that shirt so much that it faded out.
Mwen te lave chemiz sa tèlman li vin blaze

we've been through this.

We've been through this.
Nou pase la deja.
or
Nou pase sa deja.

We've been through this. (as in: We've talked about this before)
Nou pale sou sa deja.
or
Nou te pale sou sa deja.
Ask me anything

If addressing a group of only men or only women do you use a plural for mesye or madanm?

plural for "mesye" (when adressing a group of "only" men)  is "Mèsye"
plural for "madanm" (when adressing a group of "women")  is "Mèdam"
For a group of men and women together, you'll say "Mèsyedam"

Then you can say:

Mesyedam lasosyete!Ladies and gentlemen of the public!

Bonjou Mesyedam! → Hello ladies and gentlemen!

Mesyedam, mwen salye nou. → Ladies and gentlemen, I greet you.

Mesyedam, bonswa! → Ladies and gentlemen, good evening!

ou kap valentine mwen ane sa

If you're trying to ask this question in Creole,
ask:
Ane sa a, mwen ta renmen se ou ki valanten mwen, ki sa ou di?
Would you be my valentine?

what does Èske ou pa jis rayi l ', lè ou louvri pòt la nan etap deyò pou yon dezyèm ak yon vole vole dwa pa w ak ale andedan ak jis kòmanse vole nan kay la tankou li l' .. pa fè sa li jwenn sou nè ou a? Li chans mwen a dwat parese kounye a sou eseye touye

Hmmm... This looks like it was translated through a google type translator.
Though I understand the written words, this does not make a lot of sense as a whole. It's missing punctuations too.

It says something like....
Don't you just hate it, when you open the door in a level outside to a second with a flying or stealing your rights and then go inside to just start stealing in the house as him... Don't do what it finds on your nerve? It chance (luck) me to the right lazy now to try an kill? :-|

As you can see, it's hard to translate. Do you have it in the original language?

Ask me anything