Showing posts with label question. Show all posts
Showing posts with label question. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Question: How do you say have a good night and may God bless you always?

Have a good night and may God bless you always!
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Pasé yon bon lannwit sé pou Bondyé toujou benni'w!

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Question: How do you say "what is your name?"

What is your name?

Sa ki non'w?
(sah kee noh oo)

Ki non'w?
(kee noh oo)

Kouman'w ka kwiyé'w?
(coo-mah oo cah kwee-yay oo)

Kouman yo ka kwiyé'w?
(coo-mah yo cah kwee-yay oo)

Friday, 31 July 2015

Question: What does "fè manti" mean?

The word manti (mahn-tee) means "to lie"

The phrase fè manti (feh mahn-tee) also means to lie

To tell a lie.

Fè manti (feh mahn-tee)

Bay manti (bye mahn-tee)

Nan manti èk (nah mahn-tee ehk)

Tiwé mansonj (tee-way mah-sonzh)

or 

Benyen épi/èvè manti (beh-yeh ai-pee mahn-tee) [use when there's an object]

or

Béwé épi manti (bay-way ai-pee mahn-tee) [use when there's an object]

Examples:

He lies.
Li kapab fè manti (lee kah-pab  feh mahn-tee)
Li ka manti (lee kah mahn-tee)
Li ka tiwé mansonj (lee kah tee-way mah-sonzh)
Li nan manti (lee nah mahn-tee) 

He lied to everyone.
Li bay tout moun manti (lee bye toot moon mahn-tee)
Li béwé tout moun épi manti (lee bay-way toot moon ai-pee mahn-tee)
Li benyen tout moun èvè manti (lee beh-yeh toot moon eh-veh mahn-tee)

You lied to me.
Ou ban mwen manti (oo bah mweh mahn-tee)

I can't lie.
Mwen pa sa fè manti (mweh pa sah feh mahn-tee)
Mwen pa sa bay manti (mweh pa sah bai mahn-tee)
Mwen pa sa manti (mweh pa sah mahn-tee)

You are lying to yourself.
Ou ka bay kò'w manti. (oo kah bai kau-oo mahn-tee)
Ou ka manti ba kò'w. (oo kah man-tee bah kau oo)


I can't say that I love you, I won't lie to myself.
Mwen pa fouti di mwen enmen'w, mwen pa ké manti bay kò-mwen.

To tell a lie on someone. 
Fè manti asou yon moun (fè mahn-tee ah-soo yoh moon)
Bay manti asou yon moun (bai mahn-tee ah-soo yoh moon)

You lied about me.
Ou té fè manti asou mwen (oo tay feh mahn-tee ah-soo mweh)
Ou té bay manti kont mwen (oo tay bai mahn-tee kont mweh)

Thursday, 9 July 2015

Question: How is everything?

How is everything?
Kouman tout bagay yé?
(koo-mah toot bay-eye yea)

Question: I'm fine, how about you?

I'm fine, how about you?
Mwen byen é ou menm
(mweh byeh ay oo mem)

Question: How do you say I'm doing well thank you?

I'm doing well thank you. 
Mwen byen mèsi.

Question: What does the word nannan mean?

The word nannan refers to the pulp or inside of a fruit or nut.

nannan sé zowanj-la té byen anmè - The pulp of these oranges was very bitter.

Friday, 3 July 2015

Question: How do you say where do you live?

Where do you live?

**(Ki) koté ou ka wèsté?
(kee koh-tay oo kah wes-tay)

**(Ki) koté ou ka wété?
(kee koh-tay oo kah way-tay)

Éti ou ka wèsté?
(ay-tee oo kah wes-tay)

Note: The words wèsté and wété are interchangeable with wèsté being preferred by most people.

** The word ki is often dropped when asking this question.

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Question: is there a difference between ès and èskè?

No there is no difference. Ès is a question marker for any question that can be answered with a simple yes or no response. There are several variants of the word ès I will list them all below:

Ès <--- This is the most common form of the word.

Ex. Ès ou vlé alé épi papa'w? - Do you want to go with your dad?

Èskè <--- The most common variant of the word Ès.

Ex. Èskè nou sé moun ki mové? - Are we evil people?

Other less common forms are (èski, es si and ensi)

Note: The word 'ès' and all other variants is always placed at the start of a sentence.

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Question: How do you say Hello and welcome?

Hello and welcome!
Bonjou é byenvini!
(boh-zhoo ay byeh-vee-nee)

Hello and welcome to Trinidad & Tobago.
Bonjou é byenvini nan péyi Twinidad épi Tobago.
(boh-zhoo ay byeh-vee-nee nah pay-ee twee-nee-dad ai-pee tobago)

or

Bonjou é byenvini an Twinidad é Tobago.
(boh-zhoo ay byeh-vee-nee ah twee-nee-dad ai tobago)

Monday, 22 June 2015

Question: How do you say speak slowly?

Speak slowly
Palé dousman
(pah-lay doos-mah)

Speak more slowly please.
Palé pli dousman souplé.
(pah-lay plee doos-mah soop-lay)

Saturday, 20 June 2015

Question: How do you say "you're out of your mind" or you're not in ''your right mind?''

You're out of your mind
---
Ou pèd bon sans ou.
[oo pehd boh sans oo]
---
Ou fou. [fou used for men]
[oo foo]
---
Ou fòl. [fòl used for women]
[oo fuhl]
---
Tèt ou pati.
[teht oo pah-tee]
---
Tèt ou gaté.
[teht oo gah-tay]
---
Tèt ou pa bon.
[teht oo pah boh]
---
Sèvèl ou chaviwé.
[seh-vehl oo sha-vee-way]

Question: How do you say never mind in Patois?

Never mind
Nenpòt, sa pa anyen
[neh-puht sah pah ah-yeh]
---
Kité sa
[kee-tay sah]
---
Bliyé sa
[blee-yay sah]

Pa otjipé ou
[pah ot-zhee-pay oo]

Question: How do you say "You're welcome, it's my pleasure" in Patois?

You're welcome
Sé pa anyen
[say pah ah-yeh]

It's my pleasure
Sé tout plézi mwen
[say toot play-zee mweh]