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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Kijan ou di halloween nan Ayiti? kijan ou di trick or treat nan Ayiti?

Pa gen Halloween Ayiti.
Halloween se pa yon fèt yo selebre Ayiti, ni nou pa genyen yon ekivalan selebrasyon sa nan peyi Ayiti tou.
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What is "to take attendance" in Creole?

take attendance → fè apèl  or   fè lapèl
roll call → apèl, lapèl

The teacher takes atendance each morning.
Mèt la fè apèl chak maten.

Teacher is translated as pwofesè or mèt.  Mèt, literally, means master.  You'll find that students in Haiti always add the prefix Mèt in front of their teachers' name.  Mèt for males, and Matmwazèl or Madame for females.
Mèt Brinach → Mr. Brinach
Matmwazèl Françoise → Ms. Françoise

You know, I have kept in touch with some of my primary and secondary school teachers from Haiti.  And to this day, I still call them Mèt.

in the nick of time... (in creole). She made it to the hospital "in the nick of time".

In the nick of time.
atan

1. Li te rive lopital la atan.
2. Li te remèt mwen lajan m atan.
3. Yo te rive nan sal ijans lan atan.
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Bonjou mandaly, how would you say "after all" or "in the long run"? mesi!

How do you say, "Are those your children", meaning, Are those (over there, in that photo) YOUR (lovely)children? ?Timoun sa you, se timoun ou / p'ou? Thank you!

You got it right.

Are those your children?
Eske sa yo se timoun ou / pitit ou?
Timoun sa yo se timoun ou?
Timoun sa yo se pou ou?

The lovely children in that photo, are they yours?
Bèl timoun yo nan foto sa se pitit ou?

Bèl timoun yo nan foto sa se pou ou?

Are the children in these photos yours?
Timoun nan foto sa yo se pitit ou?


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Monday, October 29, 2012

how to say, you can color these pictures?

You can color these pictures / illustrations/drawings.
Ou kapab kolore foto / ilistrasyon / desen sa yo
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which haitian creole word is used to translate the verb toughen up?

It depends on what is being toughened up.
you can use the word andisi (to harden)
you can use vin rèd (to become stiff)
you can use mete gason sou or mete fanm sou (to be tough and strong)

Ou bezwen met gason sou ou.
or
Ou bezwen mete gason sou ou.
You need to toughen up. (if talking to a male)

Ou bezwen met fanm sou ou
or
Ou bezwen mete fanm sou ou.
You need to toughen up. (if talking to a female)
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

how do you say "we need to talk" in creole

We need to talk.
Fòk nou pale 

We need to talk about this.
We need to discuss this
Fòk nou pale sou sa.
Fòk nou diskite sa.
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fèt a kwaf? - Li fèt ak kwaf?

Fèt ak kwafto be lucky, to be born lucky

Li fèt ak kwaf.
He's lucky.
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N'ap manje yon pita pita?

☺ Are you talking about a flat pita bread here?  That's the only way this sentence could be possible in Creole :)

N'ap manje yon pita pita :)
We'll eat a pita bread later.
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"Kèkal" as in Li rete kèkal?

kè kal (heart calm) - kè pòpòz - kè poze (heart rested)

Kèkal → calm.

Li rete kèkal.
He was calm.
He remained calm.

kè pòpòz - calm, serene, poised, composed

Li te kè pòpòz.
She was poised.

synonyms: kèkal, kè pòpòz, dousman, dousman trankil
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