Haitian Creole

Thursday, March 1, 2012

come mo tally la voo

Oh my :)

This is neither Creole, nor French.
But it may pass for some type of French :)

If you want to say it in French, say: Comment allez-vous?

If you want to say it in Creole, say: Kouman ou ye?

In English that would be: How are you?

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I am putting on a volleyball camp for Haitians. How do I say "set the ball" and "hit the ball"? What is word for teammate?

Set the ball

mate boul la tounen(bounce the ball back)

voye boul la tounen(throw the ball back)

Set it!

Mate l tounen!

Voye l tounen!

Hit the ball

Frape boul la

team → ekip

players → jwè yo

teammate → manm ekip la

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How do you say "the girls' pen"? plim fi yo?

Yes, "plim fi yo" is correct.
Since you asked that question, you probably already know that "plim" could also mean "pubic hair" (in Creole). So, don't be surprise if you get a few chuckles out of this one.

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what does this mean Lavi se ki sa ou fè li

Sounds like: Life is what you make it.

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handsome

bo gason, byen kanpe, atiran

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Jolet?

proper name? maybe they meant "vyolèt?

Thanks commentator :)

dyòlè → boastful, arrogant, loudmouth

dyòl → (not such a pleasant word for "mouth" in Creole) nozzle, beak, trap

Fèmen dyòl ou. (vulgar expression)

Shut your trap.

Be quiet!

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how do you say 83 in creole

katreven twa

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is it correct to say he speaks creole or haitian

He speaks Creole.
or
He speaks Haitian Creole (if you want to be precise as to which Creole he speaks)

A few years ago, it was debated whether to change the name of the language to Haitian.
That's why, in some books, you will notice that they called it Haitian instead of Creole.