Prepositions
Prepositions express relationships (direction, place, time, cause) between words. The most common Louisiana Creole prepositions are below, each with an audio example.
Li té rivé avan mò
He arrived before me.
Li té rivé apré mò
He arrived after me.
Li va rèsté isit ishká démin.
He's going to stay here until tomorrow.
Mo já mariyé dépi 25 nan
I've been married for 25 years, already.
Li pasé atravèr labarriyèr.
He passed/entered through the gate/fence.
L'apé kashé li-mèmm sou latab-la.
He's hiding under the table.
L'apé kashé sô kado ennsou latab-la.
He's hiding her present underneath the table.
Li pa kapab kashé li-mèmm sî latab.
She can't hide on the table.
Li pa kapab kashé sô kado ladsu.
She can't hide his gift on there.
Li pa kapab kashé sô dipin désu laglasyèr.
He can't hide his bread on top of the refrigerator.
Yé gone koté Élisyá.
They've gone to Alicia's place.
Yé rès pròsh de lamézon.
They stay nearby.
Wé, yé batí un magazin orá de légliz.
Yes, they built a store close to the church.