Lesson 12: Invitations, Questions & Excuses

A: Hé! Vyin gété in pòrtré avèk nouzòt aswa.
B: Mo sé linmé, mé mô tèt fé mal.
A: Kòfær to jamé olé sòrti èk nou?
B: Mo pe pa gété pòrtré kan mo gin in tèl mal-latèt.
A: Gin lè to linm pa gin bon tem.
B: Çé pa ça, mo jish sen mò ti brin malad. In nòt fwa, zanmi.

A: Hey! Come watch a movie with us tonight.
B: I’d love to, but my head hurts.
A: Why do you never want to come out with us?
B: I can’t watch a movie when I have a headache.
A: Seems like you don’t like to have a good time.
B: It’s not that, I just feel a little sick. Another time, friend.

C: Bonswa, boug! No va fé sosyété démin oswa. T’olé vini?
D: Ki lœr?
C: Ora wit lœr.
D: Éyou?
C: Lamézon mô paren-yé. Yé gin bokou plas pou toukèkènn.
D: Dakòr, mo va dèt la. Mærsi!

C: Good evening, dude! We’re going to throw a party tomorrow evening. Do you want to come?
D: What time?
C: Around eight o’clock.
D: Where?
C: My parents’ house. They have a lot of space for everyone.
D: OK, I’ll be there. Thanks!