Tonton Bolyèt

Bolyèt Jean 🇭🇹 World traveler ✈️ | Domino champ 🁢 | Prestige lover 🍻 | Ayisyen jiskobou | Life too short—jwi’l!

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Haitian parents don’t apologize.

Yo ka fin joure w, site tout defo w depi w te fèt, epi mete 2-3 defo yo envante sou plas.

30 minit apre:

“Ou vle m fri bannann pou ou?”

Wi.

Nou byen ankò. 😭🇭🇹

#HaitianTwitter #HaitianHumor #Ayiti #HaitianParents #Kreyol #Bolyèt

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Nan fen jounen an, se pa kote m soti a ki pi enpòtan. Petèt lakay se yon kote m ap ale, yon kote m poko konnen.

— Warsan Shire

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Vakans fini. TPS fini. Retounen lakay an mwen

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@domdagreat Go check out my nephew’s podcast… Nevem lan ap lage bon bagay sou nèt la

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@feelzyou Hello.

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I’m back.

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🔥 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Mwen tounen”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Mwen tounen
🇺🇸 English: I’m back
🇪🇸 Español: He vuelto / Estoy de regreso

Ex:

“Mwen tounen pou pote plis pawòl, plis vib, plis sajès pou nou!”
(I’m back to bring you more words, more vibes, more wisdom!)

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I’m back 😏
An bon Kreyol…Mwen La pi rèd 😂

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🏞 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Peyi”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Peyi
🇺🇸 English: Country / Homeland
🇪🇸 Español: País / Patria

Ex:

“Pa janm wont di kiyès peyi ou soti—se eritaj ou.”
(Never be ashamed to say which country you’re from—it’s your heritage.)

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🌐 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Lemond”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Lemond
🇺🇸 English: The world
🇪🇸 Español: El mundo

Ex:

“Ou pa bezwen vwayaje tout lemond pou konprann valè ou—ou ka klere lakay ou.”
(You don’t need to travel the whole world to understand your worth—you can shine anywhere)

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💃🏾 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Danse”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Danse
🇺🇸 English: Dance
🇪🇸 Español: Bailar

Ex:

“Mwen pa bezwen konpetisyon—mwen jis vin danse poum lage tout move vibe yo.”
(I’m not here to compete—I just came to dance and shake off the bad vibes.)

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🍲 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Sòs”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Sòs
🇺🇸 English: Sauce / Gravy
🇪🇸 Español: Salsa / Jugo

Ex:

“Ou pa ka manje diri san sòs—li tankou danse san mizik!”
(You can’t eat rice without sauce—it’s like dancing without music!)

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🎉 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Bal”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Bal
🇺🇸 English: Dance party / social gathering with music
🇪🇸 Español: Fiesta / Baile

Ex:

“Samdi swa, gen yon bal sou lakou a!”
(Saturday night, there’s a party in the yard. Wear your dancing shoes!)

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🕺🏾 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Konpa”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Konpa
🇺🇸 English: Haitian dance music / musical genre
🇪🇸 Español: Música de baile haitiana / kompa

Ex:

“Depi DJ a mete konpa, tout moun leve danse!”
(As soon as the DJ plays konpa, everybody gets up to dance!)

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🎶 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Tanbou”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Tanbou
🇺🇸 English: Drum
🇪🇸 Español: Tambor

Ex:

“Lè ou tande tanbou a sonnen, ou santi ou lakay ou.”
(When you hear the drum play, you feel at home.)

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🎶 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Rada”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Rada
🇺🇸 English: Traditional Haitian rhythm ()
🇪🇸 Español: Ritmo tradicional haitiano

Ex:

“Lè ou tande tanbou a frape rada, ou konnen bagay yo serye.”
(When you hear the drums playing rada, you know it’s getting real.)

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📚 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Sove”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Sove
🇺🇸 English: Saved / Rescued
🇪🇸 Español: Salvo / Rescatado

Ex:

“Jezi pa sèlman geri’m—li sove’m!”
(Jesus didn’t just heal me—He saved me!)

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📚 Kreyòl Kon Bolyèt
🔤 Mo Jodi a: “Padon”

🗣️ Kreyòl: Padon
🇺🇸 English: Forgiveness / Pardon
🇪🇸 Español: Perdón

Ex:

“Si Bondye ka ba ou padon, ou ka aprann padone lòt moun tou.”
(If God can forgive you, you can learn to forgive others too.)