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“Un bon shitwayin”

— a good citizen

“shitwayin niméro un”

— number one citizen

“Un gran vil”

— A big city

“Vil de Sin-Martin”

— St. Martinville

“Yé t'olé sivilizé yé.”

— They wanted to civilize them.

“Mové réklamasyon”

— Bad claim

“Li p'olé tendé sô réklamasyon.”

— He doesn't want to hear her claim.

“Li té réklamé sô fanm t'apé trompé en li.”

— He claimed that his wife was cheating on him.

“L'apé prétenn yé viní pou wa Mamm Tatá.”

— He's claiming that they only came to see Mamm Tatá.

“Un boug déviné”

— A clairvoyant guy

“Un fanm déviné”

— A clairvoyant woman

“Mo linm manjé palout-yé avèk labyær byin frèt.”

— I love to eat claims with an ice cold beer.

“Dorès té joué klérinèt.”

— Dorès played clarinet.

“Tou bann djaz gin kékunn ki jou klérinèt-la.”

— All jazz bands have someone who plays the clarinet.

“Sô grif-yé apé grafiyé mò.”

— His claws scratched me.

“Un argó ka koupé twa.”

— A claw can cut you.

“Lamézon fé en latær grá”

— A clay house