how would you say present tense meaning they are doing it right that second? For example... I am sitting. I am cleaning. I am eating.

Use "ap" as the present progressive indicator

I am cleaning. -  Mwen ap netwaye.
I am cleaning the room. Mwen ap netwaye chanm nan.

I am singing. - M ap chante. ("M" being a contraction of 'Mwen')

I am eating. - Mwen ap manje. or M ap manje.
We are eating. - Nou ap manje. or N ap manje.


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How can I say: "bust line, chest line, waist line and hips line" for teaching dress-making? Thanks a lot!

bust line - pwatrin
waist line - tay
hip line - kuis

bustline measurement - mezi pwatrin nan
What's your waist line measurement - ki mezi tay you
Take the hip line measurement - Pran mezi kuis la.

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M salye ou. Mwen se yon ayisyen ki fet Itaz Ini. Mwen gen lontan map chache yon liv ki esplike reg grame kreyol la. Eske ou pa gen okenn ide sou ki jan mwen ka jwen akse ak yon liv konsa?

Bonjou zanmi, mèsi pou kesyon w lan. Kite m ba w enfòmasyon sou sit lengiwstik MIT kote ou va jwen lyen pou pifò ouvraj ki genyen sou lang kreyòl la.  Pou le moman, liv gramè ke nou va jwenn sou kreyòl la se liv tankou  "Ann Aprann Òtograf Kreyòl la" avèk plizyè lòt atik ki atake diferan pòsyon nan gramè lang lan. Tanpri, tcheke lyen sa a: http://t.co/h1MtJdrcfc

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Can you translate 'se sèl sa yo te ka fè"? What is "sa" and "te"? Thanks

Se sèl sa yo te ka fè.
It's all they could do.

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Is it best to use the word 'andikape' as opposed to 'kokobe' when referring to a handicapped person in Haitian Creole?

Yes. We use the word andikape or enfim.

yon moun enfim - a handicapped person
yon moun andikape - a handicapped person

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This blog is amazing! How can I say" we miss you very much and we will be back to see you soon"? Mesi!

Thanks!

We miss you very much and we will be back to see you soon.
Nou sonje w anpil e nou va retounen wè w byento.


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sèjousi meaning?

sèjousi - these days, lately

M pa wè w sèjousi. Kote w ye konsa? Sa w ap regle?
I haven't seen you lately. Where have you been? What are you up to?

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How do you say sides in kreyol? Like if I was getting a haircut and I wanted to say to the barber "Cut the sides" how would I say that?

sides - bò, kote, arebò

cut the sides (haircut) - taye arebò yo

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How do you say "I'm confused"?

I'm confused - Mwen twouble
I'm confused - Lespri m bwouye.

I was so confused - M te fin gaga nèt.

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How do you say ... or disturbance in creole. And also could you .......

disturbance (ruckus)  - lòbèy, deblozay, lobo, or kabouya

Jean caused a lot of disturbance at work when the boss fired him.
Jean te fè yon bann lobo nan travay la lè patwon an te revoke l.

2.
disturbance (illness) - twoub
emotional disturbance - twoub mantal

This doctor also treats people with mental disorders.
Doktè sa a trete moun ki gen twoub mantal tou.

3.
disturbance (shaking) - soukous, sakaj

We experienced a lot of disturbance during the flight today.
Avyon an te ban n yon bann soukous pandan vòl la jodi a.

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How do you refer to someone's height in creole? Like if I said "He's 5'10", how is that said?

What is your height?
Ki wotè w?

I am 5'10".
Wotè m se 12.7 cm. (cm is preferred)

5 feet - senk pye
10 inches - dis pous

I am 5 feet 10 inches.
Wotè m se senk pye, dis pous.



How much do you weigh?
Konbyen w peze?

I am 145 pounds.
Mwen peze san karannsenk liv.

You gained weight.
Ou gwosi. or
Ou pran pwa.

You lost weight.
Ou megri. or
Ou kase. or
Ou pèdi pwa.


What size clothes do you wear?
Ki gwosè rad ou mete?
Ki lajè rad ou mete?

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How do you say "I'm not sure" and the word cleanse

I'm not sure .
Mwen pa sèten.

I'm not so sure.
Mwen pa fin twò sèten.


to cleanse (to clean)
netwaye

to cleanse (to purge)
fè yon lavaj

a body cleanse
yon lavaj

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How do you say disturb or disturbance in creole. And also could you show the way the word "pete" is used?

disturb - annuiye, deranje

I'm very busy. Please don't disturb me.
Mwen okipe anpil. Tanpi pa deranje m.

Sorry to disturb you, but did you order ten boxes of pizza?
Eskze m si m deranje w, men èske w te kòmande dis bwat pizza?

Why do you keep disturbing me? I told you I was busy. Don't disturb me  again, you hear?.
Poukisa w ap pede annuiye m konsa? Mwen di ke m okipe. Pa deranje m ankò tande?
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pete - to fart
pete - to explode, to pop
pete - to break out (the news)

I can't eat pizza, it makes me fart too much.
Mwen pa ka manje pizza, li fè m pete twòp.

You shouldn't fart in public like that. You should do that in private.
Ou pa dwe pete sou moun konsa. Ou dwe fè sa an prive.

Also, we say fè van for to fart

Li renmen fè van sou moun - He likes to fart in public
Pandan li t ap dòmi, li te fè yon bann van. - While he was sleeping, he farted a lot.


Pete - to explode, to pop

He popped the ballon. 
Li pete blad la.

To pop a pimple. 
Pete yon bouton.

Don't pop pimples on your face. It will leave a mark if you do.
Pa pete bouton nan figi w. Li va fè yon mak si w fè sa.

The car caught fire, and we got out just before it exploded.
Machin nan te pran dife e nou gentan soti anvan li pete.

Li pete bow!
It exploded boom!





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How do you say tasty in kreyol? Also how do you say "He has arthritis"

tasty - gou
It's tasty - Li gou.
It's tasty - Li gen bon gou.
Se kou dwèt! - It's finger-licking good!

athritis - atrit
arthritis - maladi atrit

He has arthritis - Li soufri maladi atrit.
He has arthritis - Li fè maladi atrit.
He has arthritis - Li fè atrit.


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Question: I'd like to know these phrases in kreyol:

I want to be a doctor - Mwen vle vin yon doktè
I want to sudy medicine - Mwen vle etidye lamedsin

That's amazing - Se mèveye
That's amazing - Se bèl bagay

That's a big commitment - Se yon gwo angajman

to be committed - devwe, gen devouman

I admit.... - Mwen admèt....

I'll bring you to him - M ap mennen w kote li.
I'll bring you to him - M ap mennen w ba li.

I was thinking of you - Mwen t ap panse a ou.

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