Haitian Creole

Sunday, February 26, 2012

what does she have to do

What does she have to do? (as in 'what must she do?)

Kisa li dwe fè? (what must she do?)

Kisa li gen pou l fè? (What does she have to do?)

Kisa li ta dwe fè? (What should she do?)

Ask me anything

Pistache?

Pistache → French for "peanuts", Creole word would be "pistach"

Nice (person) → janti, emab, agreyab, senpatik
You're very nice.
Ou trè janti. / Ou janti anpil.
Ou trè emab. /Ou emab anpil.

Nice (day) → bon jounen
I had a nice day.
Mwen te pase yon bon jounen.

Act nicely toward someone → aji byen avèk, trete byen
They were very nice to me.
Yo te trete m byen.
Yo te aji byen avè m.
Yo te trè janti avè m.

Kindness → jantiyès
Thank for your kindness.
Mèsi pou jantiyès ou

What is "cheri amou kè m" exactly?

Cheri amou kè m → "love of my heart", honey or sweetie.

im busy with school

I'm busy with school.

M okipe ak zafè lekòl.

Ask me anything

flea market → mache, (sometimes) ti mache

Se mwen menm → It's me

Se mwen menm. → It's me.
Se li menm. → It's him/her. or That's it.
Se yo menm → It's them
Se nou menm → It is us.

Eske sa a se ou menm? → Is that you?
Non, se pa mwen menm. → No, it's not me.

"left" as in 'She's been left behind.' and 'How many do you have left'?

That's two different verbs here (in creole).

to be left behind → kite, abandone, lese

She's been left behind.
Yo kite l dèyè.

We left it on the porch.
Nou kite l sou galeri a.

They left the kids on their own.
Yo kite timoun yo pou kont yo.

left (remain v.), left over) → rete

How many do you have left?
Konbyen ou rete?

Is this all that's left?
Se tout sa ki rete?

They took all my money. I have nothing left.
Yo te pran tout lajan mwen. Mwen pa gen anyen ki rete.