Thursday, January 14, 2010

Basic Phrases

I want to help, how can I help? = Mwen vle ede; Ki jan mwen ede? (Mweh vlay ed; Kee-jahn mwen ed?)
Do you need help?=Ou bezwen ede? (ooh behz-wehn ed)
Can I help you?= Mwen ka ede ou? (Moo-weh kah ed-ay ooh)
Show me what to do= Ki sa mwen ka fè pou ou (Kee-sah moo-weh kah fay)
wash=lave (lah-vay)
bed= kabann (ka-bahn)
water= glo (glow)
meal time= repa (ray-pah)
eat, drink= manje, bwe (mah-jay, bway)
feed= manje bay (mah-jay bway)
Are you hungry? = Eske ou grangou? (Es-kay ooh grahn-goo?)
Do you want to eat? = Ou vle manje? (Ooh vlay man-jay?)
Do you want to drink? = Ou vle bwe? (Ooh vlay bway?)
Is it good? = Eske li bon? (Es-kay lee bohn?)
My name is...= Mwen rele... (Mweh ray-lay.)
What is your name? = Ki gen ou rele? (Key jahn ooh ray-lay?)
What do you want?= Ki sa ou vle? (Key sah ooh vlay?)
What are you doing?= Ki sa wop fe? (Key sah whop fay?)
Sit down= chita (she-tah)
Stand=kanpe (kahn-pay)
Stand up= ann kanpe (ahn kahn-pay)
stop= rete (rhet)
your turn= ou kou (ooh koo)
now you do it =ou fe sa (ooh fay sah)
Stop that= Pa fe sa (Pah fay sah)
Give me that= Ban mwen sa (Bahn mweh sah)
Where does it go?= Kote sa pou? (Ko-tay sah poo?)
Get down=Desann (Day-sahn)
Go = Ale (Ah-lee)
work= travay (trah-vay)
wait= tann (tahn)
look= gade (gah-day)
look at me= gade mwen (gah-day mwen)
listen= tande (tahn-day)
good job= bon travay (bohn tra-vay)
very good= tre byen (tray bee-in)
big, little= gwo, piti (gwhoa, pee-ti)
in, out= nan, deyo (nahn, day-yo)
over, under= anle, anba (on-lay, ahn-bah)
stop, go= rete, ale (reh-tay, ah-lay)
up, down= anwo, ba (ahn whoa, bah)
slow, fast= pa rapid, rapid (pah ra-peed, ra-peed)
less, more= mwen, plis (mwehs, plees)
I want... Mwen vle... (Mweh vlay)
I am going to come back.= Mop vini. (Mop veh-nee.)
Let's clean up.= Nou netwaye. (Noo net-wye-ye.)come here= veni (vee-knee)
play=jwe (jway)
show me= moutrem (moo-tee-em)
play with me= jwe avem (jway avem)
sing with me= chante avem (shan-tay avem)
Which one? =Kiles? (Kee-les?)
transportation = transpè (trance pay)
trash = fatra (fah-rah)
translate= tradui (trah dew)
treasure= trezò (tray zho)
treat = trete
Vehicle= Machine (mah-sheen)
I Love You = Mwen Ren Men Ou
Daddy= Papa or Poppy
Mommy = Mommy or Maman
Sister= se (say)
Brother= fre (freh)
Pet= bet kay
no= nah
Yes= wi
your welcome= merite (merh eat)
Excuse me = Eskize mwen
I'm sorry = Mwen regret sa
Yesterday= ye
Today = Jodia
Tomorrow = demen
My Name Is... Mwen rele... (mweh ray-lay...)
What is that? =Kisa sa a ye?

Source:
http://www.answeredprayers2.org/Creole.html

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