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“Nou konværs toultem.”

— We converse all the time.

“Baptis-yé viní pou konværti.”

— Baptists came to convert.

“Apré to mèt kènn-la-yé dési pòrtez-la.”

— After, you put the cans on the conveyor.

“The soft, murmuring sound of doves”

“Kan mo kwi déyò, mo laim griyé patat dous-yé dési un ti defie”

— When I cook outside, I like to grill sweet potatoes over a little fire.

“Mo té kizinyè endan lakizinn.”

— I was a cook in the kitchen.

“Bouyi kribis endan un shodyè.”

— Boil crawfish in a cooking pot (cauldron).

“Alon lésé yé frédi un pé.”

— Let's let them cool off a bit.

“Mo va pété twa pli tar. Bon?”

— I will call you later. Cool?

“Çé bon!”

— That's cool!

“Pa bon.”

— Not cool.