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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Ak tout kè mwen

Ak tout kè mwen...
With all my heart..

Tout koukou klere pou je yo? what does ti mean?

Tout koukou klere pou je yo.
You're on your own.

Friday, February 24, 2012

How do you say "pills" in Creole?

pills → grenn, konprime, or pilil
medicine → medikaman, remèd
laxative → medsin, pigatif, lòk
liquid medicine → siwo
ointment → pomad, ponmad

"transparent" and "transparency" - both literally (light passes cleanly through) and figuratively (nothing is done in secret)

Literally:
transparent (light passes through) transparan, vizib, klè, klè tankou glas
transparency transparans, viziblite, klète

Figuratively:
transparent (adj) → klè, san kache, san ipokrizi, san tronpri
tranparently (adv.) → a klè
also, the antonyms for transparent(figuratively) would be: ankachèt, anbachal, ansoudin, anchalpent (these words may be used as adj. or adv. in Creole)

what are the haitian creole words for plant

plant → plant, pye bwa(tree), touf bwa(bush), raje(wild field), rakbwa(forest type)

both eyes

both eyes → toude je yo

both my eyes → toude je m

both your eyes → toude je w

Apply the drops to both your eyes.
Mete gout yo nan toude je w.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

are you sure?

Are you sure?
Eske ou sèten?(are you certain?)
Eske ou si sa? (are you sure of that?)

Eske se vre?
Eske se tout bon?
Eske se laverite?

Are you telling the truth?
Eske w'ap di laverite?

Is that credible?
Eske se bon pawòl?

godmother

godmother → marenn
godfather → parenn
goddaughter, godson, godchild → fiyèl

how do you I have to use the bathroom

I have to use the bathroom.
Mwen vle ale nan twalèt.
Mwen ta renmen ale nan twalèt.


Where's the bathroom?
Kote twalèt la ye?


Can I use your bathroom?
Eske mwen kapab itilize twalèt ou a?

Pipi kenbe m.
Mwen vle al pipi.

my eyes don't see anyone but you

My eyes don't see anyone but you.
Je m pa wè okenn lòt moun eksepte ou menm.
or
I have eyes only for you.
Mwen gen je pou ou sèlman.

What does "bon jan lodyans" mean?

Bon jan lodyans → great comedy, great entertainment, great comicality, great chat and conversation

Ask me anything

good luck in creole

"Fè yon jès", idiom?

Jès → gesture
Fè yon jès → make a gesture
Same meanings as in English (to make some type of motion, or to show someone how you feel)

Hello how are doing am interested in the lessons how do I start from the beginning or which lesson is the beginning thank you

To the right of the screen, start with any of the subjects listed, or start with February 2010 blog as suggested on top right of screen :)

Ask me anything

happy birthday in creole