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Monday, February 27, 2012

''How far should we go?" How would you ask that in Creole? Help with asking questions with 'How far...?'


How far → ki distans, nan ki distans, jouk ki bò, or jouk ki kote

How far did you get/attain → ki distans ou rive, jouk ki bò ou rive, etc...

How far should we go?
Ki distans nou dwe rive?
Jouk ki bò nou dwe rive?


How far is it?
Ki distans li ye?
Jouk ki bò li ye?


How far did you get?
Ki distans ou te rive?
Jouk ki bò ou te rive?

How far did you walk?
Ki distans ou te mache?

How far did you read into the book?
Ki bò ou te rive nan liv la?
Jouk ki bò ou te rive nan liv la?

How far do I insert the thermometer?
Jouk ki bò pou m rantre tèmomèt la?


How far away are you?
Nan ki distans ou ye?


How far do you want to go with this?
Jouk ki bò w vle rive avèk sa?

Pase bon jounen mwen renmen ou

Pase bon jounen. Mwen renmen ou.
Have a good day. I love you.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

How do you say "things" in Haitian Creole

Things → bagay, zafè, afè,  kichòy, koze

How do you say "yes" in Haitian Creole?

Yeswi, wi wi, mè wi, men wi

And how do you say "Ok" in Haitian Creole?
Okay → oke, dakò

Kachiman ak kowosòl?



kachiman
Cherimoya, sweetsop

Kowosòl
Soursop

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?)

Pistache?

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

nice?

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.

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.



blessed

blessed
beni

Ask me anything

ki kote ou prale

ki kote ou prale?
Where are you going?
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2012/02/where-are-you-going.html

Ask me anything