Is kwedekwekwe a Haitian creole word?

Well, I don't know if it's a Creole word, but I know what it means in Creole.

Kwedekwekwe → cackling, laughing with a shrill cry


M pa konn kouman fanm sa fè okenn travay.  Tout lajounen se kewdekwekwe nan telefòn nan.
I don't know how this woman gets any work done.  All day long she's cackling on the phone.

what is 'tanto si ... tanto sa'?

tanto..., tanto...→ one minute ..., and the next ...

Tanto si, tanto sa.
One minute it's this, and the next it's that.

Tanto ou vle ale, tanto w vle rete. Deside non.
One minute you want to go, and the next, you want to stay.  Make up your mind.


Fanfan pa ka deside ak ki fi pou l renmen.  Tanto l ak youn, tanto l ak lòt la.
Fanfan can't decide which girl to date.  One minute he's with one, and the next he's with the other.


Ou pa ka konte sou nèg sa.  Tanto l cho, tanto l frèt.
You can't count on this guy.  One minute he's hot, and the next he's cold.

Help me to understand this kind of expression: "Fini l fini, ..."

Ah, it's one of those Creole expressions where Haitians seem to emphasize a word by saying it twice.
This particular one would mean:  Once a task is completed, ...
So you will a similar wording arrangement:  VERB - SUBJECT - VERB
Or you'll often see this arrangement for past tense: VERB - SUBJECT - TE VERB


1. Fini l fini ...
    Once he's done...


2. Fini ou fini manje, al fin fè devwa w.
    Once you're done eating, go finish your homework


3. Antre jij la te antre, tout moun te kanpe.
    Once the judge entered, everyone stood up.


4. Parèt pwofesè a parèt, tout elèv va fè silans.
    Once the teacher shows up, all the students will quiet down.


5. Rive m te rive, mwen te al dòmi tou dwat.
    One I arrived, I went straight to bed.


6. Wè li wè nèg la sèlman, li gentan tonbe damou.
    Once she just saw the guy, she already fell in love.
    She only took a look at the guy, and she already was in love.


7.  Gade manman l te gade l sèlman, li te sispann kriye.
    Once his/her mom looked at her only, he/she stopped crying.
    His/Her mom just took one look at him/her and he/she stopped crying.

'Never once' (in Creole). I'm trying to say "Never once did you even lift a finger to help me" I have 'Janm yon faw ...'? Is correct?.

Never once (not even once) → pa menm yon fwa


Never once did you even lift a finger to help me
Pa menm yon fwa, ou te leve dwèt pou ede me.

FUTURE FORMS

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Yon bèl salitasyon a tout moun k’ap koute.  Kouman nou ye?

A beautiful greeting to all listening.  How are you?

Jodi a nou pral pale sou fòm fiti nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen an

Today we’ll talk about the future form in the Haitian Creole language

FUTURE FORM MADE WITH: ap, pral, a, ava, va

AP and PRAL  generally used for an immediate future

VA, A, AVA generally used  for an indefinite future.

USING A, AVA, or Va to form the future tense

1. Nou va wè demen. (using 'va' to form future)

    N’ava wè demen .  (using 'ava' to form future)

    N’a wè demen.  (using 'a' to form future)

    We’ll see you tomorrow.  (See you tomorrow)

2. Ou va fèmen pòt la lè w fini. or

    W’ava fèmen pòt la lè w fini.  or

    W’a fèmen pòt la lè w fini.

    You’ll shut the door when you’re done. 

3. Avèk èd ou, yo va travay san pwoblèm.  or

    Avèk èd ou, y’ava travay san pwoblèm.  or

    Avèk èd ou, y’a travay san pwoblèm.

    With your help, they will work with no difficulty.

....Continuing to use A, AVA, or VA to express the future

4.  Kilè mwen va wè w? or

     Kilè m’ava wè w?    or

     Kilè m’a wè w?

     When will I see you?

5. Si ou kwè ou va wè glwa Bondye. or

     Si ou kwè w’ava wè glwa Bondye.  or

     Si w kwè w’a wè glwa Bondye.

     If you believe you’ll see God’s glory.

Using AP or PRAL to form future tense

6.  Mwen pral benyen talè.

    I am going to shower soon

    

    Remember that you might also hear:

    ex: 1 - M’a pral benyen talè.

    ex: 2 -M’ava benyen talè.

    ex: 3 -  M’a benyen talè.

     all of which are future forms

7. M’ap rete tann ou devan bibliyotèk la.

    I will wait for you in front of the library.

    

   Remember that you might also hear:

   ex: 1 - M’ava rete tann ou devan bibliyotèk la

   ex: 2 - M’a ret tann ou devan bibliyotèk la.

8.  M’ap pran de (2) konprime anvan m’al dòmi.

     I’ll take two pills before bed.

Enben mezanmi, se te tout.  Mèsi e n'a wè.

Well that was all.  Thanks and goodbye 


More links to uses of   A, AVA, VA
Other links:  SEE YOU LATER

How would you say "I don't think so"?

I don't think so

Mwen pa kwè sa.

Mwen pa panse sa.

what do Eske m kab ede ou means

Eske m kab ede ou?

Can I help you?

i remeber you its just been a long time?

I remember you. Its just been a long time.

Mwen sonje ou.  Sa fè lontan.

Alo, eske ou satisfe oubyen pa satisfe ak yon liv?

Liv?  Ki liv?

Do you know of any good advanced level creole learning books...

I'm not too sure what 'advanced' means to you, but the most comprehensive book on learning Creole I have come across so far is Ann Pale Creole by Albert Valdman.
Send me a post if you know of other books like this.   Thanks.

You have Pran fil in the previous post. Is the same as PRAN PYE?

Pran pye → control, dominate, rule over, overshadow

Pa kite li pran pye sou ou.
Do not let him control you.


PRAN FIL

what does pede mean

pede → to continue to do a task, to persist at a task (can we say persist at?  Is it good English?)

L'ap pede pale.
He kept on talking.


Li pede anmède m.
She kept on bothering me.


Mwen pa konnen pouki l'ap pede kriye konsa.
I don't know why she keeps crying so much.


Pouki w'ap pede ban m pwoblèm konsa?
Why do you keep harrassing me?

How do you say i love cup cakes

What kind of cupcake is it?
cupcakes → ponmkèt, bonbon, kokonèt, bonbon siwo, gato

I love cupcake.
Mwen renmen ponmkèt.

While in Haiti, a friend was explaining to me an expression : tet chajay (full head). I think she was telling me this means you are overwhelmed. That you have a lot going on in your mind. Is this correct?

Yes.

Tèt chaje n. (expression) → problems, difficulty, obstacle, dilemma, calamity, anxiety disturbance

Bagay sa se yon tèt chaje.
This thing is a mess.


Pa pale ak fi sa.  Li se yon tèt chaje.
Do not talk to this girl.  She's trouble.


Pote tout tèt chaje ou yo nan pye lakwa a.
Bring all your worries at the foot of the cross.


Ala yon tèt chaje!
What a dilemma!




To use tèt chaje as a verb (to be burdened, to be overwhelmed), place the subject between the words tèt and chaje.

Tèt mwen chaje.
I have a lot on my mind.
I'm overwhelmed.

Tèt li chaje.
He/she is troubled.


Eske tèt ou chaje?
Are you burdened?
More links for tèt chaje, tèt chaje ak tèt cho,

How do you say To be willing... ?

to be willing → dispose or prepare

I'll be willing to go.
Mwen dispose pou m ale.