Yes.
I overheard them talking.
Mwen te tande y'ap pale.
I overheard them talking.
Mwen te tande y'ap pale.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
name (in Creole)
name (n.) → non
name, nominate (v.) → nonmen, rele
What's your name?
Ki non ou?
and of course:
Kouman w rele?
That's my name.
Se non mwen.
What do you call it?
Kouman ou nonmen li?
Kouman ou rele li?
"Practice makes perfect" Do you have an idiom along that line?
I can think of two:
Fò w konn la pou al la.
Si w pa pase maladi, ou pa p konn renmèd.
Fò w konn la pou al la.
Si w pa pase maladi, ou pa p konn renmèd.
What is 'make' as a verb in Creole? (Li te koumanse make m.)
make ( pronounced ma-kay) - to mark, to aim at, to target, to focus on.
Li te koumanse make m.
He/She was targeting me.
Li te koumanse make m.
He/She was targeting me.
fèk kare?
fèk kare is used to emphasize that an action which has started will continue for an indefinite period of time.
We say fèk kare, fenk kare, or fèk koumanse
It's equivalent to This is just the beginning.
Nou fèk kare goumen.
Our fight has only begun.
Ou fèk kare gen pwoblèm.
Your problems have only begun.
Si n'ap tann moun ede nou, nou fèk kare ap tann.
If you're waiting for someone to help you, your wait has just begun.
We say fèk kare, fenk kare, or fèk koumanse
It's equivalent to This is just the beginning.
Nou fèk kare goumen.
Our fight has only begun.
Ou fèk kare gen pwoblèm.
Your problems have only begun.
Si n'ap tann moun ede nou, nou fèk kare ap tann.
If you're waiting for someone to help you, your wait has just begun.
Why are there so many different spelling for just one word in Creole. Ex: jouk, joustan, jis, jistan, jouska ... just to say ... until. Can somebody make up their mind?
I guess the name CREOLE says it all.
And sometimes the spelling in the new orthographe may be different from the old.
And sometimes the spelling in the new orthographe may be different from the old.
How do you say "May God bless you wherever you go"?
May God bless you wherever you go
Se pou Bondye beni w nenpòt kote w ale.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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