Haitian Creole

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

You are mistaken. You are incorrect. You are wrong. You are correct. You are right.

You are mistaken.
Ou twonpe w.
Ou fè erè.

You are incorrect.
Ou fè erè.
Ou pa kòrèk.
Sa ou di/fè a pa kòrèk non.

You are correct.
Ou kòrèk.

You are right.
Sa w di a se sa (what you said is that)
Ou gen rezon.
Ou byen pale.
Ou pale verite.

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Monday, March 12, 2012

my house

kay mwen or lakay mwen

This is my house.
Sa se kay mwen.

I just bought a house.
Mwen fèt achte yon kay.
I am at home.
Mwen lakay mwen.

Mwen lakay.

Mwen lakay la.

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what does "mennen papa" mean?

mennen
to lead, to do well, to lead a good life

W'ap mennen papa
You're doing well.
You're living the good life

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there are so many words and expressions I can find in dictionary, but I prefer and believe more in your opinion....please, just write one word which describes word in english in the best way scoundrel - villain - good for nothing -

scoundrel → Mètdam
villain → vakabon
good-for-nothing → sanzave

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don't mind! do you mind? I hope you don't mind

I don't mind.
Sa pa deranje m.
Pa okipe w.

Do you mind?
Eske sa ap deranje w?

I hope you don't mind.
M espere sa pa deranje w.

I hope you won't mind.

M espere sa p'ap deranje w.

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go out, take a seat near the waterfront, enjoy in beautiful weather, nice view, enticing chics, refreshing drink

go out → soti
go out for a stroll → al promennen
take seat → chita
near the waterfront → bò dlo a,
By the seashore, by the ocean → bòdmè, nan bòdmè a
enjoy beautiful weather → jwi bèl tanperati a, jwi bèl briz, jwi bon frechè
nice view → bèl sèn, bèl anbyans?
enticing chics (chicks, chickens?) → bèl medam? bèl fanm Kreyòl :), bèl marabou?
refreshing drinks → bweson fre, bweson rafrechisan, bon bweson,

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