Bring me something to eat.
Pote yon bagay pou m manje.
or
Bring me some food.
Pote manje pou mwen.
Friday, February 17, 2012
how do you say bring me something to eat in creole
Is Cherie a common word to use among friends?
Yes, among good friends that you cherish.
It's the equivalent for dear, or sweetie
Thursday, February 16, 2012
how do say lil mama
lil mama? Is this literally the same as "little mama"?
What meaning would it carry for you?
Are you calling a child "lil mama" or is it someone older?
little mama → ti manman, ti madanm, or ti granmoun
I am looking for the Haitian Creole words for these English words: sorrow, joy, greed, giving, fear, security,hate,love,stress,peace,pride, humility
you're welcome
Saying: You're welcome:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-ryen-padekwa-oubyen-ou-merite-what.html
Being thankful: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/grateful
And
The many ways to say "and" in Haitian Creole: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/and
Hi, and thanks for this great website! I'm wondering if there's some phonological rule - formal or otherwise - for using, say, "m" instead of "mwen," "l" for "li," etc. I've snooped around the website but haven't seen anything. mesi!
Contracting the subject and object pronouns:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-it-like-english-that-if-you-are.html
Contraction for subject pronoun, object pronoun and possessive adj. "OU": http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-have-such-trouble-hearing-how-to-say.html
More about Contractions: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/09/some-creole-contractions.html
Contracting the subject pronouns when using the present progressive form: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/10/map-wap-lap-nap-yap-means-what-in.html
Contractions: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/contractions
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
do not do that to me? - "Pa fe mwen sa." oubyen "Pa fe sa pou mwen."
Don't do that to me.
Pa fè mwen sa. (uncontracted)
Pa fè m sa. (contracted)
The second sentence that you have means: "Don't do it for me."
I will give it to you tomorrow!
Ma ba ou l demen . (contracted)
Ma va ba ou li demen. (uncontracted)