What I have learned today in Seguin, while trying to do our survey questions and speak my very broken creole.
Grangou means hungry
Moun means people
Try not to mix this two words up, because when you do instead of asking
"Konbyen moun rece"
(how many people live heren)
You will get this
"Konbyen grangou rece"
(translates to something about how many hungry?)
Also, if you are trying to ask if people have a toilette you could say
"Pagay toilette"
(you don't have a a toilette)
But, if you break up the word toilette while you are trying to say it, so it sounds like two words, you will get this
"Pagay toi-lette"
(you don't have any tin or milk?)
Which causes much confusion and me being laughed at by Americans and Haitians alike.
Any guesses on how many people it takes to ask some community health questions?
Answer:
Team of 5 Blanc's
The family you are asking
That family's friends, neighbors, and non-immediate family members,
All the Haitian kids, some adults, and a boy on his horse, that have decided to follow on the 3 mile hike to all the surrounding areas.
Hopefully I will learn some more creole, quickly, and actually be able to pronounce it by the end of this trip so I can actually ask about toilettes.
Lovelove
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