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Monday, March 26, 2012

how to spell 30 in creole

kokorat

a bum, good-for-nothing, scamp, or crook

"Tou cho tou bouke" is expression for?

Tou cho tou bouke
all out of breath

Li parèt sou nou, tou cho tou bouke, pou ban nou move nouvèl la.
She came to us, all out of breath, to give us the bad news.

"Nou pral DJAYI!" What is "djayi"?

Djayi → to have fun, to hit the streets and have some serious fun, to lose yourself in the moment


Nou te djayi nèt nan kanaval la.
We had some serious fun at the carnival

Ou bon, ou gen zantray. Ou pran lanmo w bay lavi ou pot lape lajwa. Ala ou gran. Ou renye nan fon ke m. Ala ou bon Senye (nan Angle..mesi)

Ou bon, ou gen zantray.
You're good, you have entrails/heart?
Ou pran lanmo w bay lavi ou pot lape lajwa.
You take death, you give life, you bring peace joy
Ala ou gran.
How great you are 
Ou renye nan fon ke m.
You reign deep in my heart 
Ala ou bon Senyè
How good you are Lord

Se sèl ou k’ te ka ou (Nan angle tanpri)

Se sèl ou k’ te ka ou 
Only you could be you

Sunday, March 25, 2012

as haitians would like to say

Do you mean: As the Haitians say...

As the Haitians say...
Kou Ayisyen yo di...
Menm jan Ayisyen yo di...

I have to water my plants. I have is under the scope here...m gen, m dwe...it's more like some activity i urgently need to do

Yes.
I have to (I must, I ought to, I should)
Fòk mwen wouze plant yo
Fò m wouze plant yo
or
M dwe wouze plant yo.

How do you write " Jesus loves you" intended for children?

Jesus loves you
Jezi renmen ou.(uncontracted)
Jezi renmen w. (contracted)

bannana tree? pye bannann oubyen pye fig mi Pye bannann should be plantain tree

You got it.
banana tree → pye fig, or pye fig mi
plantain tree → pye bannann

bender, carousel, drinking spree? say just one or two most common words for this cool activity :)

Activity for me? Yay ☺!!!!!

bender, drinking spree, carousal? (as in to go on a drinking binge?)
voye kleren/tafya desann
deboche nan kleren/tafya
banboche

tell me, can grapevine plant grow and also produce fruits in haitian climate? M ap mande ou kesyon sa paske kek moun di'm ke gen jaden rezen yo nan plenn lan bo kote Montruis(kijan ou di Montruis an kreyol)

Repons lan se "Wi!"
Gen bon kalite jaden rezen Ayiti.
Rezen yo pa donnen Monwi sèlman non! Yo kapab donnen tout kote Ayiti.

Montruis pwononse tankou Mon-wi

Kijan ou di "jungle" an kreyol?

Junglerakbwa, raje, forè, jeng

sak genla

Sa ki genyen la?
Sa'k gen la?
What's going on here?

-first guy from the left side -first guy from the right side

The first guy to the left /right
Premye mesye a goch /dwat la

First guy from the left / right side
Premye mesye sou bò goch / dwat la