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“Kan lakous komens, nanm-la kriy "çé parti!"”

— When the race begins, the man yells "and they're off!"

“Ki l'œr t'alé komensé démin?”

— What time will you begin tomorrow?

“Ékan to emboshé?”

— When did you start working (When were you hired)?

“Mo emboshé lundi.”

— I started Monday.

“O komensmen, Djé té fé tou latær.”

— In the beginning, God made Earth.

“Zafær kouri asé byin dan komensmen.”

— Things go well in the beginning.

“Arèt fé mal kom ça.”

— Stop misbehaving like that.

“Li té fé byin a lékòl.”

— He was well behaved at school.

“Mo pa konné kòfè li kompotté kom ça.”

— I don't know why he behaved like that.

“Yé té mèt li déyò akòz sô mové manyèr.”

— They put him out because of his bad behavior.

“Non, li pa gin mové manyær.”

— No, she doesn't misbehave.

“Li gin un gogó!”

— She/he's got a big booty!

“Makak di si sô kroupiyon plimé, ça pa gaddé lézòt.”

— Monkey said if his rump is bare, it's nobody's business.

“Bo mô chi.”

— Kiss my ass.

“Nou té trouvé un sofá bèj.”

— We found a beige sofa.

“Koulè-la manyèr bèj.”

— It's a kind of beige color.

“Yé va donné li un shimiz bèj.”

— They're going to give her a beige blouse.

“O Café du Monde, yê binyé çé byin bon.”

— At Café du Monde, their beignets are tasty.

“Mo linm mô binyé sho.”

— I like my beignets hot.

“Si to rot enkò, m'a mèt twa déyò.”

— If you burp again, I'm putting you out.

“Ifo pa roté devan lézòt.”

— One shouldn't burp in public.

“Kwa-mò, çé pa lapènn fé ça.”

— Believe me, it's not worth doing.

“Mo krò li ja finí sô louvraj.”

— I believe he's already finished his work.