Pi,
plis, pi plis – more
Pi – the most
Usually we put “pi” before adjectives and adverbs
1.
Do
you feel better or worse?
Eske
w santi w pi byen ou pi mal?
2.
The
right foot is more red than the left foot. I think it’s infected.
Pye
dwat la pi wouj pase pye goch la.
M panse li enfekte.
3.
Which
is more economical, renting an apartment or buying a house?
Kilès
ki pi ekonomik, lwe yon apatman onswa achte yon kay?
4.
The
car drives more slowly now.
Machin
nan mache pi dousman kounye a.
5.
Airplane
tickets will be more expensive in the year 2015.
Tikè
avyon ap koute pi chè nan ane 2015.
With some verbs you may use “pi”, but generally
we’ll use “plis” or “pi plis” after the verb
6.
This
baby sleeps more in the daytime.
Bebe
sa a dòmi plis pandan lajounen.
7.
The
seeds I gave you will yield more this year.
Grenn
mwen ba ou yo ap bay plis rannman ane sa a. (actually this puts “plis” before a noun)
8.
You
sister smiles more when she’s happy.
Sè
w la souri pi plis lè l kontan.
You
cannot use “pi” before all the verbs, but you can usually use “plis” or “pi
plis” after a verb. Here are more examples:
9. Nou
pi renmen manje ou fè maten an.
Or
you can say.
Nou renmen manje ou fè maten
an plis (or pi plis).
We
like the food you made this morning best.
10. Ou
pi konn danse pase sè w la.
Or
you cansay:
Ou konn danse plis pase sè w
la.
You
dance better than your sister.
And then we’ll put “plis” before a noun.
11. We need more love in this world.
Nou
bezwen plis lanmou nan monn sa a.
12. There are more people at the
market this morning.
Genyen
plis moun nan mache a maten an.
13. We need more money. We always need more.
Nou
bezwen plis lajan. Nou toujou bezwen
plis.
And then we have sentences with “plis … plis”
14. The more you know the more you
grow.
Plis
ou konnen se plis ou grandi.
15. There’s a sale at the store. The more you buy the more you save.
Genyen
yon lavant nan magazen an. Plis ou achte
se plis ou ekonomize.
16. The higher you go the harder you
fall.
Plis
ou monte wo plis ou pran gwo so.
