Word Of The Day

Word of the the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Ou pa sa konté tout sé zétwal-la.

(oo pah sah cohn-tay toot say zay-twahl lah)

You can't count all of the stars.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Di papa'w an ti miyèt lay byen bon pou santé'y.

(dee pa-paw ahn tee mee-yet lai byeh bon poo san-tay ee)

Tell you father that a little garlic is good for his health.

Kwéyòl Nouns & Articles

Review (Part 1)

In the Kwéyòl language, nouns function differently from English and French. Generally speaking, Kwéyòl nouns do not have gender and although there are some gender specific nouns for human beings and some animals; the number of these nouns is so small that they can be memorised in a short space of time.
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When speaking English or French, the definite article (''the'' in English) will always appear before the noun.
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la guerre = (the) war
le basket = (the) basketball
la voiture = (the) car
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The exact opposite happens in Kwéyòl, with the definite being placed AFTER the noun. When written the noun is attached to its definite article by a hyphen. There are several definite articles, but for now, I will only use examples requiring the most common article (la) which is used with nouns ending in regular consonants.
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liv-la = the book
kay-la = the house
papay-la = the papaya (paw-paw fruit)
tab-la = the table
sik-la = the sugar
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There is only one form of the noun, it will never change form to reflect the singular or plural. There are 2 ways to pluralise a noun in Kwéyòl.
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1) When a noun appears alone without the singular indefinite article, or a quantitative number this represents a collective.
Flè = flowers.
Yon flè = A flower.
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2) When speaking of a specific plural number, the number is placed before the noun in order to quantify it.
Yon montay = A/one mountain.
Kat montay = four mountains.

The plural is also indicated by the plural marker (sé) which is placed before the noun with the definite article being placed after the noun.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Mwen ka pwan kafè-mwen san sik.

(mweh cah pwahn cah-feh mweh sahn seek)

I have my coffee without sugar.

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Mwen pito manjé wézen wouj pasé wézen blan.

   (mweh pee-toh mah-zhay way-zeh woozh pah-say way-zeh bla) 

I prefer to eat red grapes more than white grapes.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou Jòdi-a

Lakansyèl: /lah-kahn-syehl/

Meaning: Rainbow.

Chivé fanm-lan ni tout koulè lakansyèl-la.

(shee-vay fahm-lahn nee toot koo-leh lah-kahn-syehl lah)

The woman's hair has all the colours of the rainbow.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Pawadi : /pah-wah-dee/

Meaning: Heaven or paradise

Nou ké wè jézi nan pawadi.

[noo kay weh zhay-zee nahn pah-wah-dee]

We will see Jesus in heaven.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Anj: /ahnj/

Variant: zanj or nanj

Meaning: Angel.

Anj-la ké pwotéjé nou, pa pè.

[ahnj lah kay pwoh-tay-zhay noo pah peh]

The angel will protect us, don't be afraid.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Kann: /kahn/

Meaning: Sugar Cane 

nonm-lan ka koupé kann.

(nohm-lahn kah koo-pay kahn)

The man is cutting sugar cane.

word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Lougawou: /loo-gah-woo/

Lougawou-a té sòté anlè nou antwèt

(loo-gah-wooo tay sau-tay ahn-leh noo ahn-tweht)

The werewolf attacked us without warning.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Jako: /zha-koh/

Meaning:Parrot.

Jako-a tèlman dosil, ou pé touché'y.

zha-koh ah tell-mahn doh-seel oo pay too-shay ee

The parrot is so tame, you can touch it.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Balyé: /bahl-yay/

Meaning:Broom.

Éti ou mété balyé-a?

(ay-tee oo may-tay bal-yay ah)

Where did you put the broom?

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Bouya: /boo-yah/

Meaning:Fog.

An bouya ka kouvè sé mòn-lan jòdi-a.

(ahn boo-yah kah koo-veh say muhn lahn zhuh-dee ah)

A fog is covering the mountains today.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Pwensès:/pwehn-sehs/

Variant Pwansès /pwahn-sehs/

 Pwensès-la té sòti an glo-a.

(pwehn-sehs lah tay suh-tee ahn glow ah)

The princess came from the water.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Pwens:/pwehns/ 

Variant:Pwans /pwahns/ 

Meaning:Prince

Yon jou, ti pwehns-la ké léwa-a.

(yohn zhoo tee pwehns lah kay lay-wah ah)

One day, the little prince will be the king.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Palé: /pah-lay/

Meaning: palace

Siltan-an ka viv nan yon gwo palè blan.

(seel-tahn an kah veev nahn yohn grow pah-lay blahn)

The sultan lives in a big white palace.

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Léwa: /lay/wah

Meaning: King

Nou té lévé lanmen'y pou benni léwa-a.

(noo  tay lay-vay lahn mehn ee poo ben-nee lay-wah ah)

We raised his hands to bless the king.

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Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Lawenn: /lah/wehnn

Meaning: Queen

Kontinan léwòp-la ni plizyè lawenn.

(cohn-tee-nahn lay-wohp lah nee pleez-yeh lah-wehn)

The continent of Europe has several queens.

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Word of the day - Mo pou jòdi-a

Ji: /zhee/

meaning: juice.

Ki mannyè ou dévidé ji-a?

kee/mann-yeh/oo/day-vee-day/zhee/ah/

How did you spill the juice?