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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

What time should we meet? (Creole)

What time should we meet?
A ki lè nou dwe rankontre?


What time should we congregate?
A ki lè nou dwe reyini? 
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How do you speak creole?

"The time has come to say goodbye". Is it "lè a vini" or "lè a rive"

It could be both.
Lè a rive pou nou di orevwa.
Lè a vini pou nou di babay
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What's the matter?

What's the matter? is translated the same way as What's wrong? (click to see link)


What's the matter? (Are you ok?)
What's wrong? (Are you all right?)
Sa ou genyen?


What's the matter with you?
What the hell is wrong with you?
S'ak pase'w?
S'ak pase'w la?
Ki pwoblèm ou?


What the hell is wrong me?
Sa k'ap pase'm la?


What the F... is wrong with you?
S'ak frenk pase'w la? (vulgar)
S'ak fout pase'w la? (vulgar)


What the hell is wrong with you tonight?
S'ak pase'w aswè a la?
Ki pwoblèm ou aswè a?


What the hell is wrong with these people?
S'ak pase moun sa yo la?
Ki pwoblèm moun sa yo?


See link on WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
See link on WHAT"S WRONG?
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I'm going to get it.

get is mostly translated as pran, resevwa, or gen (genyen) in Creole

Go get this for me.
Al pran sa pou mwen.
or 
Go get it for me.
Al pran li pou mwen.


I'm going to get it. (I'm going to go fetch it)
Mwen pral pran li.


I'm going to get it. (I'm going to receive it)
Mwen pral resevwa li.
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Please differentiate anvi and vle. Thanks.

vle → to want
anvi → to wish, to long for, to desire, to want, to 'feel like'


M'anvi wè'w.
I wish to see you.
I miss you.


M'anvi al lakay mwen.
I wish I could go home.
I miss home.


M'anvi bwè dlo.
I'm thirsty.


M'anvi al pipi.
I have to go pee.




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Did you have any visitors over the weekend?

visitors (guests) can be translated as envite, vizitè, or etranje

1. Did you have any visitors over the weekend?
    Eske ou te gen vizitè nan wikenn nan?

2. Where did they stay?
    Ki kite yo te desann?

desann (or fè ladesant) can also mean to stay temporarily.
example:
3. While I'm in Haiti, I'll stay at my brother's house.
    Pandan m Ayiti, m'ap desann lakay frè m nan.
    Pandan m Ayiti, m'ap fè ladesant lakay frè mwen an.

also, 
bay ladesant  → accomodate a guest, to receive someone as guest temporarily.

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Monday, July 16, 2012

what does bel bagay mean?

Bèl bagay! (or Bèl koze!)
Awesome!
Great!

Bèl bagay! is stating that something is Awesome!, Great!, or Wonderful!

You might hear:  Se bèl bagay! or Se gwo koze!  or Se bèl koze!
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how do u say this in creole?--- im bored i want to have some fun ??

I'm bored.  I want to have some fun.
Mwen annuiye.  M'anvi distrè'm.
Mwen anniye.  Mwen anvi al distrè'm.
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you ugly monkey?

There are no eraser powerful enough to erase some words you say.
There are no magic pills to undo some hurt.

Pawòl ki rete nan kè pa janm gate zanmitay.
Words that remain in the heart never spoil a friendship.
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how to make acsent grave?

Aksan grav?   e aksan grav (è)?  a aksan grav (à)? or o aksan grav (ò)?

I don't know what kind of operating system you have.  You could google foreign language characters and you'll find what works with your comp system.
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how do you say "I wish you were out here." in creole?

I wish you were here.
Mwen swete ou te ka la. (I wish you could be here)
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'Mwen la. M'ap gade"

"Mwen la. M'ap gade." is what some Haitians will answer when you ask them "How are you? / How are you doing?

Mwen la. M'ap gade.
I'm there. I'm looking.
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"I'm by myself." Best way to say it..

Sunday, July 15, 2012

....my family .... (various circumstances)

My family's doing well thanks to God
Fanmi'm trè byen grasadye.


How's your family?
Kijan fanmi ou ye?


When will you see your family?
Kilè w'a wè fanmi'w?


Don't you miss your family?
Eske ou pa sonje fanmi'w?


I'll bring my family with me too.
M'ap mennen fanmi'm avè'm tou


When will I meet your family?
Kilè mwen va fè konesans ak fanmi'w?


You should let your family know about this as soon as possible.
Ou dwe kite fanmi'w konnen sa osito ke posib.


As soon as possible plito ke posib, leplito ke posib, osito ke posib
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