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Monday, April 23, 2012

how do you spell bonbogie in creole, meaning it's good

Do you mean: 'Bon pou li'?

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How do you explain the use of SE vs LI. For example: It's beautiful=Li bel or Se bel

'Li' refers to a specific noun, whereas 'Se' doesn't necessarily have to.

In this case:
Li → He, she, or it
and
Se → this is, that is, it's (and also, verb to be)

'Li bèl.' may literally mean It's beautiful. He's beautiful. or She's beautiful.

Whereas...

'Se bèl' may literally mean It's beautiful. It's a beautiful thing. or This is beautiful.

lost

lost → pèdi

I lost my keys.
Mwen pèdi kle m.

move...like move out of my way

Move out of the way.
Soti la.
Wete kò w la.
Deplase la.


Back off.
Fè bak.
Rekile dèyè.

"If you do not obey the rules, you will have to leave the class."

If you do not obey the rules, you will have to leave the class.
Si ou pa obeyi règ yo, w'ap oblije kite klas la.

"did the medicine help you?" "You look much better now."

Did the medicine help you? You look much better now.
Eske medikaman an te ba w soulajman? Li sanble ou fè mye kounye a.

we say "that's funny" often...how does that translate into Creole?

That's funny.
Sa komik.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

you make me laugh

You make me laugh.
Ou fè m ri.

You're making me laugh.
W'ap fè'm ri.

is this right? Se tre bon paske w gen yon pitit fi ki pral fe sonje anivese maryaj. Jou sa se si telman spesyal. Maryaj nou se bel egzamp pou lot moun ka we lanmou BD. Bon anivese manmanm ak papam. Mw renmen nou anpil anpil ak tout ke'm!!

It's perfect! I just added accented characters.

"Se trè bon paske w gen yon pitit fi ki pral fè sonje anivèse maryaj. Jou sa se si tèlman spesyal. Maryaj nou se bèl egzanp pou lòt moun ka wè lanmou BD. Bòn anivèsè manman'm ak papa'm. M renmen nou anpil anpil ak tout kè'm!"

Maryaj ak anpil lanmou se bèl bagay nèt zanmi :)

This is a special day for my mom and dad. Happy Anniversary (a wedding anniversary).

Wedding aniversary → anivèsè maryaj
Happy anniversary → Bòn anivèsè.

it is a wonder

It is a wonder.
Se yon mèvèy.
Se yon mistè.

wait patiently please

Wait patiently please.
Tann avèk pasyans tanpri.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

am i fresh

'fresh' as in bold or arrogant?

Am I fresh?
Eske m frekan?

is ti a contraction of petite meaning little in french?

ti and piti are Haitian creole words derived from French  petit/petite

How do I write I am always here in creole?

I am always here.
Mwen toujou la.

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