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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Exactly, suddenly, eventually....

exactlyegzakteman, tèt koupe (similarity), tapan (exact time), pil (exact time)
suddenlytoudenkou, sanzatann
eventually → alalong, anfennkont
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If you don't sleep enough you will get wrinkles (Creole)

O O! enben pito m koumanse mete dòmi atè :)
Moun k'ap travay lannuit yo nan tout sa ki pa bon.

If you don't sleep enough you will get wrinkles.
Si ou pa dòmi ase, figi w ap fè anpil pli.
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Friday, November 9, 2012

Are you laughing at me? (Creole)

1. Are you laughing at me?
   Eske w'ap ri'm?

2. You're laughing at me?
   W'ap ri'm?

3. Are you making fun of me?
   Eske w'ap pase'm nan rizib?
   Eske w'ap pase'm nan tenten?

4. Today I fell off my bike and some people started to laughing me.
    Jodi a mwen te sot tonbe sou bekàn mwen e kèk moun te tonbe ap ri'm.

5. Don't laugh at me.
    Pa ri'm.

6. Don't make fun of me.
   Pa pase'm nan rizib.
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Poukisa nou jwenn diferan tradiksyon pou yon menm fraz nan Kreyòl la?

Mwen pa kwè sa rive nan lang Kreyòl la sèlman.  Yon repons ki fè sans pou mwen se, tout moun gen dwa pale menm lang, yo gen dwa ap reflechi sou menm koze a, men tout moun pa pale avèk menm ton.
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My precious angels

precious, here, can be translated as cheri (darling), adorab (adorable), byenneme (beloved), or presye (precious, dear).  You can use either one.
The Google translation for that phrase is a little bit off.

my precious little angels
ti zanj byenneme mwen yo
ti zanj cheri mwen yo

The girls are my precious angels.
Ti fi yo se zanj cheri mwen.

They are my precious little angels.
Yo se ti zanj cheri mwen.

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ak ki moun wap viv Report

What is the correct way to write a Haitian name? Is it first name, then last name or last name, then first name?

We usually have the First name (prenon) first, then the middle name (non batèm), then the last name (siyati or non fanmi)
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kisa sa vle di: stir it up little darling

O O! Someone is going to banbile!

Stir it up little darling.
Bwase'l non ti cheri.
Bwase'l ti cheri.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Best way to say ONE MORE TIME in Creole. mesi!

1. one more time
    yon lòt fwa ankò
    yon fwa ankò

2. two more people
   de lòt moun ankò
   de moun ankò

3. Stay with me one more day.
    Rete avè m yon lòt jou ankò.

4. Bring us two more chairs?
    Pote de chèz ankò pou nou.

5. There are two more people that will come eat with us.
    Genyen de moun ankò k'ap vin manje ak nou.

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What is ou manke yon fèy in Creole?

manke yon fèy (literally  missing a leaf) means the same thing as the English expression to have a screw loose, to not be in the right frame of mind

Ou manke yon fèy
You're crazy.
You're not thinking straight.
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how do you say thats life

talk to me in english creole


Talk to me.
Pale avè m.
Pale ak mwen.
Pale'm non!

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the red army has arrived

How do I ask a student (in high school) what year or grade he is in?

What grade are you in?
Nan ki klas ou ye? 
or 
Ki klas w'ap fè?

Eske ou nan lekòl primè?
Are you in elementary school?


Eske ou nan lekòl segondè?
Are you in secondary/high school?

By the way, schooling in Haiti may start with the kindergarden years which lasts about three years (if the parent chooses to start the child that early).  The child may start at the age of three:
preskolè I
preskolè II
preskolè III
This lasts three years

Then the student will go to primary (or elementary) school.  He/She will need to complete:
1st and 2nd year of fundamental studies (previously called preparatwa I and II)
3rd and 4th year of fundamental studies (previously called elemantè I and II)
5th and 6th year of fundamental studies (previously called Mwayen I and II)
This should last six years

Then the student moves to lekòl segondè (secondary school / high school).  He/She will need to complete:
7th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 6èm)
8th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 5èm)
9th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 4èm)
3èm
2èm
Reto
Philo
This should last seven years

At the end of the year in Philo the student will take a national exam, if successful in the exam, he/she will have a certificate (bakaloreya) equivalent to that of a high school degree.

Upon receipt if the bakaloreya the student will then choose to go to a inivèsite or fakilte to learn a career.  The state universities tuition is free and extremely competitive as a result.  There are about 8 or 9 fakilte in Haiti.


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Kisa li vle di nan Ayiti le zorey ap sonnen?

Do you mean "ringing in the ears"?
Lè zòrèy  moun ap sonnen Ayiti, yo konn di se yon lòt moun k'ap pale yo mal.
Lè zòrèy ou ap sonnen se ka byen yon kondisyon medikal.  Si m te ou m ta chache wout kay doktè si kondisyon an pèsiste.
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