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“Ça çé akòz un mank kèkshòj.”

— That's because of the absence of something.

“Sô shamb té absòlumen sal.”

— Her bedroom was an absolute mess.

“L'apé fé karèmm, ça fé li pa kapab manjé lavyann.”

— He is fasting for Easter, so he cannot eat meat.

“Li t'apé toultem jiré apré li.”

— She was always cursing him out.

“Yé di fanm-la abuzé sô piti-yé.”

— They say that woman abused her children.

“Mo pa komprenn sô laksen.”

— I do not understand his accent.

“Yé va pa ditou aksépté ça.”

— They will not accept that, at all.

“Zòt aksèpt dê shèk?”

— Do yall accept checks?

“Yé té prenn li pou la famiy.”

— They accepted him as family.

“Yé té gin un aksiden devan lopital.”

— They had an accident in front of the hospital.

“Li té yê komplis dan l'afær, to konné.”

— He was their accomplice in the whole thing, you know.

“Dapré mô mari, yé parenté.”

— According to my husband, they're related/kinfolk.

“Mo bezwin péyé mô kont-yé.”

— I need to pay my bills.

“Yé gin un kont a labank Chase.”

— They've an account at Chase bank.

“Yé toultem apé akizé nèg-yé pou kèkshòj.”

— They're always accusing brown folks for something.

“Alon wa ki mounn li va akizé fwa-çála.”

— Let's see who they're going to accuse this time.

“Mo té pe pa kasé mô labichud.”

— I could not break my habit.

“Ifo pa toushé lalési; ça pe brilé twa.”

— You must not touch acid; it can burn you.

“Mo linm présé di limon endan dilo, mé çé pa bon akòz tou lalési endan.”

— I like squeezing a lemon in water, but it's not good because of all the acid inside.