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Thursday, April 19, 2012

i need clean wter

clean (as in potable or non cloudy)

potable water → dlo potab
clean water → dlo pwòp

I need clean water.
Mwen bezwen dlo pwòp.
or
Mwen bezwen dlo ki pwòp

Give that to daddy

Give that to daddy.
Bay papa w li.

or

Bring it to daddy.
Pote l bay papa w.

you will always be my little girl

You will always be my little girl.
W'ap toujou ti pitit fi mwen.

Can't wait to see you tonight

M pa ka tann pou m wè w aswè a.

Ask me anything

kle

kle - key

Ask me anything

pa okipew de sa tande(Is it like don't worry about that you hear?)

yeap, that's what it is.

Ask me anything

how do you say happy thursday in creole

Bon Jedi

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Pastor, Igreet you in the name of Jesus. I am sending this email to make sure I got your address correct. Please let me know that you received it. god Bless Edwin

Pastè, mwen salye w nan non Jezi. Mwen voye imèl sa pou ou, pou sètifye adrès imèl ou te kòrèk. Tanpri kite m konnen si w jwenn imèl sa. Bondye beni w.

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sit in your chair to eat

Sit in the chair to eat.
Chita nan chèz la pou manje.

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how to explain the verb "attend" to be present?

to be present
to attend
asiste (to assist)
prezan (to be present)
la (to be there)
temwen (to be a witness)
suiv (to follow)
(to see)

I was present during the sentencing.
Mwen te asiste jijman an
Mwen te prezan pandan jijman
Mwen te la pandan jijman an
Mwen te temwen jijman an
Mwen t'ap suiv jiman an
Mwen te wè jijman an

HOW DO YOU SAY IN THAT IS RUDE IN CREOLE?

That is rude
Se move mannyè
Se frekansite
Se san lizay
Se odasite
Sa se malelve

rudeness
odasite
frekansite
move mannyè
san lizay

He's rude.
Li frekan.
Li san lizay.
Li gen move mannyè.
Li sou moun.
Li se yon malpouwont.
Li gen move konpòtman.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Does that make sense to you? (Creole)

Does that make sense to you?
Eske sa fè sans pou ou?
Eske sa gen sans pou ou?
Eske ou konprann sa?

In a deep sleep. (I fell into a deep sleep) in Creole?

Deep sleep → fon somèy


I fell into a deep sleep.
Mwen te tonbe nan fon somèy.


I woke up from a deep sleep.
Mwen te leve nan fon somèy.

Hi! I was wondering if Haitions have a symbol for love. like we have heart as our symbol. Do they have one?

I thought the heart was a universal symbol of love.
Haiti is not so far positioned from the world that its people wouldn't understand M ♥ W! I love you!
Hearts and cupids are pretty much it. ...generally

Gay in Haitian

Gay males → omoseksyèl, masisi, gason makonmè, doubsis, desiskole
Gay females → madivin, madivinèz

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