Romeo, sa se pou Jilyèt ou :)
Fanm dous sak pase?
Fanm dous sak pase?
Sweet woman, what's up?
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
tout bet jennen mode
Quite true.
Tout bèt jennen mòde.
All animals that is pushed in to a corner will bite (literally)
Expect anyone that is provoked/pushed to fight back. (meaning)
jennen → to hamper, to get in the way of, to bother, to be embarrassed
What does mezanmi mean?
It is an interjection. It may mean anything: Hey, Geez, Danm, Oh God!, WOW!, Oh my goodness!, my friends, my camarades, etc...
It comes from the French Mes amis which means my friends.
"If you write the words you hear, they will help you learn the language." translated to creole :)
If you write the words you hear, they will help you learn the language.
Si ou ekri mo ou tande yo, yo va ede ou aprann lang lan.
How would you ask a child "How would you feel if someone did that to you?"
How would you feel if someone did that to you?
Kouman ou ta santi w si yon moun ta fè w sa?
winning
as in 'winning' a prize?
to win a prize (or something else) → genyen
to win at sports → genyen, kale, bat, vannen
to win a fight (struggle, war) → genyen, konkeri, triyonfe
What is the difference between saying se BON and se BYEN?
In Haitian Creole, when someone says 'Bon', it may be about gratification, and Byen may be about comfort. But they both may mean the same thing.
Se byen.
It's fine.
It is going well.
It's correct.
It's right.
It's pleasant
It's comfortable
Se bon (Li bon)
It's good.
It's tasty.
It's feels good.
It's sensuous and gratifying.
It's enough.
It's adequate.
It's well done.
It's fine.
It is going well.
It's correct.
It's right.
It's pleasant
It's comfortable
Se bon (Li bon)
It's good.
It's tasty.
It's feels good.
It's sensuous and gratifying.
It's enough.
It's adequate.
It's well done.
i will call
I will call
Mwen va rele (uncontracted)
Ma va rele (contracted)
M'a rele (contracted)
M'a rele anmwey.
I will call for help.
M'a rele w pita.
I'll call you later.
M'a rele Bondye.
I'll call onto God.
M'a rele sa yon move jijman.
I'll call this a bad idea.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
welcome to haiti
Welcome to Haiti.
Byenveni an Ayiti.
Byenveni nan peyi D'Ayiti.
Byenveni nan peyi a.
What's going on?
What's going on?
Kisa ki ap pase la? (uncontracted)
Kisa k'ap pase la? (contracted)
Sa k'ap pase la? (more contracted)
Kisa ki genyen la?(uncontracted)
Sa ki genyen la? (contracted)
S'ak gen la? (more contracted)
Kisa ki ap pase?(uncontracted)
Sa ki ap pase?(contracted)
Sa k'ap pase?(more contracted)
S'ak pase?(more contracted)
Kisa ki ap fèt?(uncontracted)
Sa k'ap fèt?(contracted)
Kisa ki ap pase la? (uncontracted)
Kisa k'ap pase la? (contracted)
Sa k'ap pase la? (more contracted)
Kisa ki genyen la?(uncontracted)
Sa ki genyen la? (contracted)
S'ak gen la? (more contracted)
Kisa ki ap pase?(uncontracted)
Sa ki ap pase?(contracted)
Sa k'ap pase?(more contracted)
S'ak pase?(more contracted)
Kisa ki ap fèt?(uncontracted)
Sa k'ap fèt?(contracted)
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