Spending money
Haitian Creole word for 'spend' is 'depanse'
Haitian Creole word for 'money' is 'lajan' and 'kòb'. Use either one of them.
1. spend money
depanse lajan
2. You spend too much money.
Ou depanse twòp lajan.
3. You spent too much money on that dress.
Ou depanse twòp lajan pou rad sa.
4. We spent a lot of money on that car.
Nou depanse anpil lajan nan machin sa.
5. They spend money like it's going out of style.
Yo depanse lajan devan dèyè.
Spending time
Haitian Creole translation for 'spending time' is 'pase tan' literally means 'pass time'.
1. spending time
pase tan
2. He spends a lot of time at his dad's.
Li pase anpil tan lakay papa li.
3. I spend a lot of time at home.
M pase anpil tan lakay mwen.
4. He spends his time studying.
Li pase tan li ap etidye.
5. We spent some time in Haiti last year.
Nou te pase yon ti tan Haiti ane pase.
6. I spent some time with them last month.
M te pase yon ti tan avèk yo mwa pase.
7. She's pending too much time with this guy.
Li pase twòp tan avèk mesye sa.
8. They spend all their time traveling.
Yo pase tout tan yo ap vwayaje.
9. Spend more time with the kids.
Pase plis tan avèk ti moun yo.
10. I want to spend more time with you.
M vle pase plis tan avèk ou.
Can you also use the Haitian Creole word 'depanse' to mean 'spend time'?
Yes, when you mean to say, 'waste a lot of time'.
1. You're spending too much time on that project.
Wap depanse twòp tan sou pwojè sa.
2. She spends all her time on Facebook.
Li depanse tout tan li nan Facebook.
3. He spent all his time waiting for that woman.
Li depanse tout tan li ap tann fanm sa.
Haitian Creole word for 'spend' is 'depanse'
Haitian Creole word for 'money' is 'lajan' and 'kòb'. Use either one of them.
1. spend money
depanse lajan
2. You spend too much money.
Ou depanse twòp lajan.
3. You spent too much money on that dress.
Ou depanse twòp lajan pou rad sa.
4. We spent a lot of money on that car.
Nou depanse anpil lajan nan machin sa.
5. They spend money like it's going out of style.
Yo depanse lajan devan dèyè.
Spending time
Haitian Creole translation for 'spending time' is 'pase tan' literally means 'pass time'.
1. spending time
pase tan
2. He spends a lot of time at his dad's.
Li pase anpil tan lakay papa li.
3. I spend a lot of time at home.
M pase anpil tan lakay mwen.
4. He spends his time studying.
Li pase tan li ap etidye.
5. We spent some time in Haiti last year.
Nou te pase yon ti tan Haiti ane pase.
6. I spent some time with them last month.
M te pase yon ti tan avèk yo mwa pase.
7. She's pending too much time with this guy.
Li pase twòp tan avèk mesye sa.
8. They spend all their time traveling.
Yo pase tout tan yo ap vwayaje.
9. Spend more time with the kids.
Pase plis tan avèk ti moun yo.
10. I want to spend more time with you.
M vle pase plis tan avèk ou.
Can you also use the Haitian Creole word 'depanse' to mean 'spend time'?
Yes, when you mean to say, 'waste a lot of time'.
1. You're spending too much time on that project.
Wap depanse twòp tan sou pwojè sa.
2. She spends all her time on Facebook.
Li depanse tout tan li nan Facebook.
3. He spent all his time waiting for that woman.
Li depanse tout tan li ap tann fanm sa.
