
July 10, 2024
“Happy birthday, my love” translates as “Bòn fèt, doudou mwen” in Haitian Creole
Learn the correct Haitian Creole pronunciation for “Bòn fèt, doudou mwen” as you watch the video or listen to the audio below.
Three ways to say “Happy birthday” in Haitian Creole
1- “Bòn fèt”
2- “Bon anivèsè”
3-“Happy birthday” can also be “Bon rekòt kafe”. This version is quintessentially Haitian as it is based on the fact that it takes a year for coffee to be harvested. The local farmers then make the association.
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Full transcript of the video on how to say “Happy birthday, my love” in Haitian Creole
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how do you say “happy birthday, my love” in Haitian Creole
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you could say
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“Bòn fèt, doudou mwen”
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so you would say something like
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“Bòn fèt, doudou mwen” or “Bòn fèt, cheri mwen”
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um so this is how you would say “happy birthday, my love”
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so once again
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how do you say “happy birthday, my love” in Haitian Creole
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you would say “Bòn fèt, doudou mwen”
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“Bon anivèsè, doudou mwen”
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“Bon rekòt kafe, doudou mwen”
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Swans Paul, Haitian Creole Translator and Transcription Specialist, (and a polyglot who speaks Haitian Creole, French, English, Brazilian-Portuguese, Spanish, some Italian, learning Paraguayan Guarani and Mandarin), born in Haiti and college-educated in the US. Over 10 years of experience in Haitian Creole translation, transcription, editing, voice-over and teaching one-on-one Haitian Creole classes. Worked as a Haitian Creole translator in two movies: the Will Smith Movie: Emancipation; and “The Exorcist: Believer”.
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