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| Simple Sentences in Creole | |
| What is your name? | Sa ki non’w? |
| My name is Paul | Nom mwen se` Paul |
| What is your age? | Sa ki laj ou? |
| I am twenty years old. | Mwen ni ven nannè |
| Good Day, Sir | Bonn apwé midi |
| Good night Paul | Bon Swé, Paul |
| What is your nationality? | Ou sé moun hód ki péyi? |
| I’m a Dominican | Mon sé yon sent Dominican |
| What do you want? | Ki sa ou vié? |
| I want a drink. | Mon vié yon bwé. |
| I am thirsty. | Mon Swéf. |
| Give me some water, please. | Ba mon tibwen glo souplé |
| I am hungry. | Mon fen. |
| I am not hungry | Mon pa fen. |
| I am going to eat my food | Mon ka alé manjé manjé mon. |
| Where are you going? | Wéla ou ka alé? |
| I am going to the market. | Mon ka alé an laplas-la. |
| Where can I find a church | Wela mon sa tape yon légliz? |
| Today is a beautiful day. | Jódi sé yon bél jou. |
| It is raining | Lapli ka tonbé. |
| It is very hot today. | I byen cho jódi. |
| How much is it? | Kouma pou sa? |
| I have no money | Mon pa ni lajan. |
| Good day | Bon Jou |
| Where is the toilet? | Oti pwivi la |
| Thank you | Mes |
| Goodbye | Ovwa |
| How are you? | Sa ka fete? |
| Months of the Year in Creole | |
| January | Janvyé |
| February | Fevwiyé |
| March | Mas |
| April | avwi |
| May | mé |
| June | jen |
| July | jwiyé |
| August | awou |
| September | sèptanm |
| October | òktòb |
| November | novanm |
| December | désanm |
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I would love to learn kweyol but I can’t find any books. Do you know where i can find some?
Dear LeeAnn,
There is a small book store called Frontline in Dominica that sells Kweyol(Creole) Dictionary.
Frontline Book Store
78 Independence Street, Roseau
Tel: 1(767) 448 8664
Hope this information helps.
I have searched he net for a book to learn Kweyol… I was born in DA but unfortunately I was never taught my native tongue, but rather English…., anyway I ran across a site that has a Kweyol Dictionary & writing system which may be of help to you all.. it is a St. Lucian site.., hope this is of some help.http://linguafranka.net/saintluciancreole/dictionary.htm
My dad is Dominican and my mom is Jamaican so my dad didn’t teach us(my brother, sister and i) Kweyol (Creole) and it wouldn’t be fair cause my mom wouldn’t know what we’re saying. But my mom, brother, sister and i know a little bit but this page is very helpful
i was wondering is there a cassette or CD which teaches kweyol instead of a book and if so where can i get one from?
I not aware of a Cassette or CD that teaches Kweyol, but I will find out.
To piggy back on Christophe’s comments, I got 2 books from Frontline called Dominica’s Diksyonnè and A Visitor’s Guide to Kwéyòl. They’ve been extremely helpful!
Great Lyn, but unfortunately Frontline has closed down. Yep…they close around October – November last year.
I will check the different bookstores around Roseau, to see they carry any of these books, just in case anyone else wants to buy, and I will update the names of bookstores in the comments.
Jays Bookstore in Roseau Dominica carry the Kweyol Dictionary
I’m not sure….but I will find out.
with diffferent people for all the villages pronouncing words differently, it might be hard to learn form a book if you dont have the background. the best way is to lisyen ad ask the english transaltion. For instance in the translation above someone saind “thank you ” is mes. others would say mesi, so whic is right it all depends on what you have heard before. Another word I noticed above “what do you want””is translated above “qui sa ou vie”. I would have said “qui sa ou vle”. vie would have translated to mean old.
wow i love this it is so kool nice and i would love to learn it some day
this ceole is almost the same with Haitian creole. Almost the same wors. That’s good.
wonderful
does anyone know where I can get a book or lesson’s on knowing how to speak the language??
The kwéyòl (Creole) dictionary is being sold in Dominican book stores. Check Jays book store in Roseau.
it’s hard
In Mahaut and Otro Bando the language is more commonly called Patwa
my dad was born in dominica very close to the carrabean sea
Patwa is very nice so i love Dominica!!!!!!!!!!
u guys I love dominic im 9 by the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frontline closing was soooo sad! I loved that store. Great site. Jay’s actually does sell the creole dictionary but the best way is to learn from a creole speaker if you can. I constantly have to ask my grandmother what she is saying when she visits us. 🙂