Sa k’ pase

🇭🇹 Haitian Creole for:

1- A Haitian way of greeting others.
2- A Haitian way of asking what’s just happened; what happened; what’s happening.
3- A Haitian way of asking what is the matter with you in a confrontational way.
4- News and gossip (in general)

1- A Haitian way of greeting others.
— Pierre: Sa k’ pase Jacques?
— Jacques: N’ap boule, Pierre . (N’ap boule means we’re fine.)
2- A Haitian way of asking what’s just happened; what happened; what’s happening.
— Pierre: (At the scene of an event) Sa k’ pase Jacques?
— Jacques: M’ pa konnen, Pierre. (M’ pa konnen means I don’t know.)
3- A Haitian way of asking what is the matter with you in a confrontational way.
— Pierre: (Jacques accidentally bumps into Pierre.) Sa k’ pase, Jacques?
— Jacques: Eskize m’, Pierre ? (Eskize m’ means sorry.)
4- News and gossip (in general)

— Pierre: Ou pa tande Sa k’ pase, Jean-Jacques? ( means Haven’t your heard the news, Jacques ?
— Jacques: Non, m’ pa fè nouvèl kèk jou, Pierre. (means No, I haven’t listened or watched the news for days, Pierre.)