COMMON CREOLE WORDS AND PHRASES-gctid52827

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COMMON          CREOLE WORDS AND PHRASES
Available from: Common Haitian Creole (Kreyol) Phrases      
CREOLE - ENGLISH
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        Bonjou! - Good morning!
        Bonswa! - Good afternoon!/Evening! (used after 11 AM)
        Komon ou ye? - How are you?
        N'ap boule! (most common greeting and response) - Good!
        Wi - Yes
        yo - they, them
        Non - No
        Mesi - Thanks
        Anmwe! - Help!
        Non, mesi - No, thanks
        Souple - Please
        Merite - You're welcome
        Pa gen pwoblem - No problem
        Oke - OK
        Eskize mwen - Excuse me
        Mwen regret sa - I'm sorry
        Gen... - There is/are...
        Pa genyen! - There is/are not any!
        Mwen pa genyen! - I don't have any!
        Sekonsa! - That's right!
        Piti piti - A little bit
        Anpil - A lot
        Gen anpil... - There are a lot of...
        Isit - Here
        La - There
        Tout bagay anfom? - Is everything OK?
        Pa kounye-a - Not now
        Toupatou - Everywhere
        Anyen - Nothing
        Preske - Almost
        Atansyon! - Attention!/Watch out!
        Prese prese! - Hurry!
        Dife! - Fire!
        Rete! - Stop!
        Kounye-a - Now
        Nou ap chache... - We are looking for...
        Souple, ban mwen... - Please give me...
        Separe sa ant nou - Divide this among you
        Ye - Yesterday
        Jodia - Today
        Demen - Tomorrow
        Maten an - This morning
        Apremidi a - This afternoon
        Aswe a - This evening
        lendi - Monday
        madi - Tuesday
        mekredi - Wednesday
        jedi - Thursday
        vandredi - Friday
        samdi - Saturday
        dimanch - Sunday
        Ou byen? - You OK?
        Mwen pa two byen - I'm not too well
        Mwen malad - I'm sick
        Te gen yon aksidan - There was an accident
        Nou bezwen yon dokte/yon mis touswit - We need a doctor/a nurse          right now
        Kote Iopital Ia? - Where is the hospital?
        Kote Ii ou fe mal? - Where does it hurt you?
        Li ansent - She's pregnant
        Mwen pa ka manje/domi - I cannot eat/sleep
        Mwengendjare - I have diarrhea
        Mwen anvi vonmi - I feel nauseated
        Tout ko mwen cho - My whole body is hot
        Mwen toudi - I'm dizzy
        Nou bezwen pansman/koton - We need bandages/cotton
        Mwen bezwen yon bagay pi blese sa a - I need something for this          cut
        Ou gen SIDA - You have AIDS
        Mwen grangou - I'm hungry
        Mwen swaf anpil - I'm very thirsty
        Nou ta vle manje - We would like to eat
        Konben - How much?/How many?
        Poukisa? - Why?
        Kote? - Where?
        Kisa? - What?
        Kile? - When?
        Ki moun? - Who?
        Kijan? - How?
        Kiles? - Which?
        Eske gen...? - Is/Are there...?
        Eske ou gen...? - Do you have...?
        Eske ou ka ede nou, souple? - Can you help us please?
        Kote nou ka achte...? - Where can we buy...?
        Eske ou ka di mwen...? - Can you tell me...?
        montre          - show
        ban          - give
        Ki moun ki Ia? - Who is there?
        Kisa ou vIe? - What do you want?
        Kisa ou ta vIa? - What would you like?
        Kisa ou ap fe Ia? - What are you doing there?
        Kisa sa a ye? - What is that?
        Sa k'genyen? - What's the matter?
        Kisa pi nou fe? - What must we do?
        Eske ou te we...? - Have you seen...?
        Eske ou pale angle/franse? - Do you speak English/French?
        Ki moun isit ki pale angle? - Who speaks English here?
        Ou konprann? - You understand?
        Kij an yo rele sa an kreyol? - What do they call that inCreole?          
        Kij an yo di...an kreyol? - How do they say... in Creole?
        Kisa ou bezouen? - What do you need?
        Kisa ki rive ou? - What happened to you?
        Ki kote li ale? - Where did he go?
        Kilaj ou? - How old are you?
        Kote ou rete? - Where do you live?
        Eske ou gen petit? - Do you have any children?
        Kote nou ye? - Where are we?
        genyen - to have
        chita - to sit
        manje - to eat
        rete - to stop
        kouri - to run
        kouche - to lie down
        vini - to come
        ale/prale - to go
        ban - to give
        rete trankil - to be quiet
        pran - to get, receive
        leve - to get up
        sede - to give up
        touye - to kill
        frape - to hit
        kache - to hide
        konnen - to know
        manti - to lie (not truth)
        gade - to look
        koupe - to cut
        kwit-manje, fe-manje - to cook
        fimen - to smoke
        atake - to attack
        ban pemi - to authorize
        kri - to shout, yell, scream
        achte - to buy
        fe-apel - to call, name
        netwaye - to clean
        femen - to close
        fose - to coerce, force
        fini - to finish
        obeyi - to obey
        fe - konfyans - to trust
        console - to comfort
        pati - to leave, depart
        mouri - to die
        fe-desen - to draw, sketch
        bwe - to drink
        tonbe - to drop, fall
        mete abo - embark, load, board
        atoure - to surround
        ranfose - to enforce
        ou - you, your
        mwen - I, me, my, mine
        nou - us, our, you (plural)
        Ii - him, her, his, hers
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      PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
      Creole is written phonetically. Each letter is pronounced, and each word        is spelled as it is pronounced. Creole has only been recognized as the official        language of Haiti in the last few years. Therefore, there are many different        ways in which the Haitians write and spell Creole words. There is an official        standard that has been set, and this standard will be maintained in this        publication. The following is a pronunciation guide using this standard;        most of the sounds are French.
     
      ch-share chache-to look for
      o-claw fo-strong
      e-aim ede-to aid, help
      ou-you ou-you
      e-leg mesi-thank you
      r-(not rolled) respire-to breathe
      g-go gen-to have
      I-see isit-here
      s-(always s) prese-in a hurry
      j-(avoid the d sound) jou-day
      y-yes pye-foot
      o-toe zo-bone         There are          nasal sounds in Creole just as there are nasal sounds in French, which          are pronounced partially through the nose, but without the "n"          itself pronounced (a rare exception to the general pronunciation rule          of pronouncing every letter). Some English equivalents which come close          to the nasal sounds are as follows:
       
        an-alms dan-tooth
        en-chopin pen-bread
        on-don't bon-good
       
        A. When a nasal sound is followed by another "n", or "m,"          the nasal sound is pronounced, then the "n" or "m"          is pronounced separately.
        B. If an accent is placed over the vowel, there is no nasal sound.
        C. In never indicates a nasal sound.
        The letter c is only used in the ch combination.
        The letter k is used for the hard sound.
        The letter s is used for the soft sound.