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)

last night

last night ---> yè òswè
tonight ---> òswè-a
tomorrow night ---> démen-òswè

I'll watch it tonight.
Mwen ké gadé'y òswè-a.

They all must attend the conference tonight.
Yo tout ni pou asisté konsit-la òswè-a.

The feast of Saint Isadore is tomorrow night.
Lafèt Sen Izadò sé démen-òswè.

overnight
pasé lannwit, pou lannwit-la, tout lannwit.

Sunday, 21 June 2015

night, tonight, last night, tomorrow night

night ---> lannwit, swè, swawé
at night ---> nan òswè, lé swè, lannwit, nan nwit
tonight ---> òswè-a
last night ---> yè-òswè
tomorrow night ---> démen-òswè
for one night ---> pou yon lannwit, pou yon swawé
every night ---> toulé swè, chak lannwit
all night long ---> tout lannwit, pandan tout lannwit la

How was your night?
Kouman lannwit-ou té yé?
Kouman'w té pasé lannwit-la?

I had a sleepless night.
Mwen pasé yon lannwit blanch.

Have a good night.
Pasé yon bon lannwit.

Good night.
Bon lannwit.

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]

Ni wézon

ni wézon - to be right, to be correct, to be at a advantage. 

Ou ni wézon.  
You are right.

Kilès ki ni wézon, kilès ki pa ni wézon?
Who is right, who is wrong?

Wavèt pa ni wézon douvan poul.
Roaches are at a disadvantage when facing chickens.

Sé ou ki ni wézon!
You are the one who is right!

Dapwé yo, li toujou ké ni wézon douvan'w.
In their opinion, she will always be right, not you. 


Monday, 23 March 2015

More and most




More - pli, plis

More than - plis pasé

Most - pli, plis or pli plis 

example

more love - pli lanmou.
more hate - plis hayisans. 

I want more.
Mwen vlé plis.

Give us more food.
Ban nou plis manjé.

Most people Trinidad speak English.
Plis moun an Twinidad ka palé Annglé.

I want you more than her.
Mwen anvi'w plis pasé li.

Jack likes money more than his own life.
Jak enmen lajan plis pasé lavi li-menm.

I like cereal more than French toast.
Mwen enmen konflèks plis pasé pen pèdi. 


The lion is fiercer than the tiger.
Lyon-an pli féwòs pasé tig-la.

The tomcat is smaller than the dinosaur.
Makouchat-la pli piti pasé dinosò-a. 

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dirtier - pli sal 
dirtiest - pli sal / pli sal pasé tout
stronger - pli fò
strongest - pli fò / pli fò pasé tout
slower - pli dous 
slowest - pli dous / pli dous pasé tout 
faster - pli vit 
fastest - pli vit / pli vit pasé tout