Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Many different ways to say and answer to: How are you?

What do you say when someone says "how are you?" in Patois?


1. How are you?
    Kouman ou yé? or Sa ou fè?
    I'm fine. 
    Mwen byen.
    I'm not too bad.
    Mwen pa pli mal.
    I'm well, everything is calm.
    Mwen byen, tout bagay dous.

2. How are things?
    Kouman zafè'w yé?
    Everything is fine.
    Tout bagay byen.
    So-so
    pyanm-pyanm.
   Things are not too well!
    Bagay pa twò byen, non!

3. What's new?
    Ki nèf or ban mwen nouvèl-ou or even ki nouvèl-ou?
    Nothing really, thanks!
    Ayen mèsi!
   As usual...
   Kon labitid...
   We're thriving!
    Nou an banbòch!

4. What are you up to?
     Sa'w ka fè la?

5. What's up?
     Sa ka fèt?

6. What's happening?
     Sa ka pasé?
    I'm great!
    Mwen byen bon! / Mwen kowèk!

7. What are you up to today?
    Sa'w ka fè jòdi-a?
   I'm here chillin'
   Mwen la ka lòchoté
   I've been up to nothing really!
  Mwen pa ka fè ayen pou bon, non!
  Well... you know...
   Ében.. ou sav... 


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