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“Ça fé mo kalkilé mo té smat osi.”

— So, I figured that I was just as smart.

“Mo konné komen fé kalkul mèmm si mo pa kourí a lékòl.”

— I know how to do calculations, even though I did not go to school.

“Dan tem-çéla, ça sé fé dê graton endan un gro lékipaj.”

— In the past, they would make hog crackling in a big caldron.

“Mo ashèt un larmanak shak anné.”

— I buy a calendar every year.

“Larmanak 2014”

— Calendar 2014

“Un bébé lavash çé un ti vo ou un ti bèf.”

— A baby cow is a heifer or a calf.

“Mamm té ashté létòf pou fé nouzòt dê rob avèk lindjènn.”

— Mom would buy material to make us dresses with calico.

“Un ta mounn kréyol té kourí viv dan Kalifònya.”

— Many Creoles went to live in California.

“Also spelled 'colinda.'”

— Is a Creole dance form in Louisiana.

“Komen yé pèl vou?”

— How do they call you? (What is your name?)

“M'a pélé twa pli tar.”

— I'll call you later.

“To ka rapélé pli tar?”

— Can you call back later?

“Oké, mo rapèl dan laprémidi.”

— Okay; I'll call back in the afternoon.

“Pèl-li bæk.”

— Call her back.

“Un bogé rubber tire, çé un afær ké kalm si dê gravwa.”

— A rubber tire buggy is a calm machine on gravel.

“Mo linm résté dan lakampaniy. Çé trankil isit.”

— I like living in the country. It's calm over here.