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Thursday, May 3, 2012

What is the sex of the baby going to be?


What is the sex of the baby going to be?

Ki sèks bebe a?

How was your night?

Two ways to say this:

Kouman nuit ou te ye?
Kijan nuit ou te ye?
Kòman nuit ou te ye?

Or

Kouman ou te pase nuit la?

Kijan ou te pase nuit la?
Kòman ou te pase nuit la?



Pa koute konsey...


Pa koute konsèy...

Do not listen to the advice of .....

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

How would I say 'open your eyes' as in 'don't be so naive'? Would 'ouvri je ou' work? And is there an expression for that?

Yes.  These would work:
Ouvè je w.
Louvri je w.
or 
Ouvri je w.

The expressions for that would be:
Mete nanm sou ou.
Kale je w.

I will not allow anyone to hinder me from my blessings

For hinder you could use rete, kanpe, bloke, kenbe, or anpeche


I will not allow anyone to hinder me from my blessings.

Mwen p'ap kite okenn moun anpeche m jwenn benediksyon m.

I will not allow anyone to impede my blessings.
Mwen p'ap kite okenn moun rete benediksyon m.

How to say fried goat

Fried goat meat → taso, taso vyann kabrit or taso kabrit

Mandly, help me with this a bit. 'She missed the kid so much she came back early.' Now I have 'Li sonje piti li twòp li tounen bone.'

Mwen ta di:

She missed the kid so much she came back early.
Li tèlman sonje pitit la, li tounen bonè.

In December

December
desanm


In December
An desanm
Nan mwa desanm


I'll see you in December.
M'a wè ou an desanm.


I'll see you in the month of December.
M'a wè ou nan mwa desanm.

love (noun)

Love (n.) lanmou, afeksyon, tandrès, renmen, pasyon, dezi, charite, admirasyon

Kisa ...

Kisa or Sa (contracted) → what ...


Kisa ou vle?
Sa ou vle?
What do you want?


Kisa nou dwe fè?
Sa nou dwe fè?
What must we do?


Kisa sa vle di?
Sa sa vle di?
What does that mean?


Kisa nou va fè?
Sa nou va fè?
What will we do?


Link to More on What



how to say "That or this is my favorite...(fill in the blank)

This is / That is ... → Sa se ... or Se...


This is my favorite ....
Sa se ... prefere mwen.


This is my favorite t-shirt.
Sa se mayo prefere mwen.


This is my favorite radio show.
Sa se emisyom radyo prefere mwen.

how to you say "not so good"

Not so good (as in 'not well')
Pa si tèlman byen.
Poko bon
Poko yès

What is KOUPET DWET in SE KOUPE DWET?

Koupe dwèt - expression for delicious, tasty, equivalent to finger-licking good.


Se koupe dwèt.
It's delicious.

Sweet girl ... (Such a sweet girl)

Sweet (definitely not sugary here :)
Sweetjanti, amikal, senpa, san fason.

Such a sweet girl.
Yon ti fi janti.
Yon ti fi san fason.

I want you to be happy (best Creole term)

I want you to be happy.
Mwen vle ou gen kè kontan.