Yé sé té 2 Mé, Man Da té bò ma-a lè nou té wè’y.

Yesterday was 2nd May, Mrs Da was near the pond when we saw her.

li té san ba èk ni pyé*.

She was without stockings and bare footed.

Yo di, lè tan-a bon, sé yan ti van cho sa fè’y kon sa!

They say, when the weather is good, its one little hot wind that can make her behave like that.

Ès ou wè'y, i ja tou ni?

Did you see her, she is already naked?

Ant nou, Man Da, sé ton’y èk sé wé’y, yo chè, chè, chè!

Between us, Mrs Da, her tuna and her ray, they are very expensive!

Mé lè i ba’w yon lo ton, ki tou lou pou’ w, ou pé kò’w!

But when she gives you a share of tuna, that is too heavy for you (to carry) you shut up!

Pa yan ti tjò ou ka ba nou.

Not a little bit you can give us.

Pa wi! Pa wi! Man Da tò sou! Ga li! I ay nan pi-a tou ni!

Don't laugh! Don't laugh! Mrs Da is very drunk! Look at her! She is going in the well naked!

Kon si i ni lò an fon pi-a èk i ka ga pou li.

It is as though she has gold at the bottom of the well and she is looking for it.

Ou ni pou ni tjé pou fè sa!

You need to have heart (courage)to do that!

Ou fou! Sa ou ka di la! Pé la!

You are crazy! What are you saying there! Shut up!

Mé lè ou fen, sé pen, zé èk ji pi èk dou, Man Da té ka ba’w.

When you are hungry, it is bread, egg and sweet, pure juice Mrs Da would give you.

Èk ou pa ni dé sou pou ba li. Ki sa ou sa di pou sa?

And you do not have any money to give her. What can to say to that?

Wi, ou pa sa di yan mo!

Yes, ou have not a word to say!

É, é, ga yo! Ga yo! Yo ka ba sè’w kou!

Ah, ah, look at them! Look at them. They are hitting your sister!

Sè’w ka fè so pou ba yo kou mé i pa sa!

Your sister is trying hard to hit them but she cannot!

Yo tò fò pou li! Sa ou sa fè pou sè’w?

They are too strong for her. What can you do for your sister?

Si ‘w ay ba yo kou, m’a ba’w tò.

If you go and give them a beating, I will not give you wrong.

Si ou pa pè ba yo kou an do, èk an né yo pou sè’w, n’ay ba sé’w an ti bo, dé ti bo ba ou!

If you are not afraid to give them blows on their back, and on their nose for your sister. I will give you sister a little kiss, two little kisses for you!

Èk n’ay ba Man Da sa i vo. I vo yon don.

And I will give Mrs Da what she is worth. She is worth a present.

Sé yon don an lò n’ay ba Man Da.

It is a gift in gold I will give Mrs Da.

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Mo Ki Ni Dé Son

The best way to learn words use them to make silly sentences

Mo Ki Ni Dé Son Kalkati	English exaggerated story
Sa ou ka fè la!	What are you doing there?
Yé sé té 2 Mé, Man Da té bò ma-a lè nou té wè’y.	Yesterday was 2nd May, Mrs Da was near the pond when we saw her.
li té san ba èk ni pyé*.	She was without stockings and bare footed.
Yo di, lè tan-a bon, sé yan ti van cho sa fè’y kon sa!	They say, when the weather is good, its one little hot wind that can make her behave like that.
Ès ou wè'y, i ja tou ni?	Did you see her, she is already naked?
Pé la!	Shut up!
Ant nou, Man Da, sé ton’y èk sé wé’y, yo chè, chè, chè!	Between us, Mrs Da, her tuna and her ray, they are very expensive!
Mé lè i ba’w yon lo ton, ki tou lou pou’ w, ou pé kò’w!	But when she gives you a share of tuna, that is too heavy for you (to carry) you shut up!
Pa yan ti tjò ou ka ba nou.	Not a little bit you can give us.
Pa wi! Pa wi! Man Da tò sou! Ga li! I ay nan pi-a tou ni!	Don't laugh! Don't laugh! Mrs Da is very drunk! Look at her! She is going in the well naked!
Kon si i ni lò an fon pi-a èk i ka ga pou li.	It is as though she has gold at the bottom of the well and she is looking for it.
Ou ni pou ni tjé pou fè sa!	You need to have heart (courage)to do that!
Ou fou! Sa ou ka di la! Pé la!	You are crazy! What are you saying there! Shut up!
Mé lè ou fen, sé pen, zé èk ji pi èk dou, Man Da té ka ba’w.	When you are hungry, it is bread, egg and sweet, pure juice Mrs Da would give you.
Èk ou pa ni dé sou pou ba li. Ki sa ou sa di pou sa?	And you do not have any money to give her. What can to say to that?
Wi, ou pa sa di yan mo!	Yes, ou have not a word to say!
É, é, ga yo! Ga yo! Yo ka ba sè’w kou!	Ah, ah, look at them! Look at them. They are hitting your sister!
Sè’w ka fè so pou ba yo kou mé i pa sa!	Your sister is trying hard to hit them but she cannot!
Yo tò fò pou li! Sa ou sa fè pou sè’w?	They are too strong for her. What can you do for your sister?
Si ‘w ay ba yo kou, m’a ba’w tò.	If you go and give them a beating, I will not give you wrong.
Si ou pa pè ba yo kou an do, èk an né yo pou sè’w, n’ay ba sé’w an ti bo, dé ti bo ba ou!	If you are not afraid to give them blows on their back, and on their nose for your sister. I will give you sister a little kiss, two little kisses for you!
Èk n’ay ba Man Da sa i vo. I vo yon don.	And I will give Mrs Da what she is worth. She is worth a present.
Sé yon don an lò n’ay ba Man Da.	It is a gift in gold I will give Mrs Da.
pyé*	Ops! A word with three sounds.

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