Haitian Creole

Sunday, February 26, 2012

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.