Exercise 45 - We are singing "Se La Vi"

This piece sung by the group Alabanza is celebrating life. It's a good sing along song. In time you'll learn it.

PLEASE, HAVE FUN LEARNING THIS SONG!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Hmcv41Tr4
Click on the above link or choose Se La Vi from the Audio/Video Resources column on the left of the screen and listen to it. Then you can come back to do the following exercises below. Thanks.
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Song, translation and exercises.

1. Chak maten lè m leve

2. Mwen wè solèy la klere
3. Mwen met(mete) jenou mwen atè
4. Epi m kòmanse priye

5. Mwen di l mèsi pou lavi
6. Mwen di l pou l ban m you souri
7. Pou m bay tou moun mwen kontre,
8. lanmou li ban m pataje
9. Souvan mwen remake
10. mwen ta vle bliye l
11. M poze men m sou kè m
12. m’ap santi bip bip bip

13. Se la vi
14. Pa gen pèsònn ki gen dwa retire l
15. San pèmisyon sila ki te kreye l, O O O se lavi

16. Se la vi
17. An’n selebre sila ki te kreye l
18. An nou pote kole pou pwoteje l, O O O se lavi
19. Gen sa ki pa respekte l
20. Y’ap mache kraze brize
21. Sa k' finn koupe tout pye bwa
22. yo pa wè y’ap rache lespwa

23. Gen lòt ki pa apresye l
24. Plezi fè yo gaspiye l
25. Ti kout ti krak y’ap rale
26. Pou fè kòm si y’ap vole
27. Poutan si w remake ou ta vle bliye l
28. poze men w sou kè w, w’ap santi bip bip bip

1. In line 1 what does "m" stand for?
a. mwa
b. mwen
c. move

2. Which is the definite article in line 2?
a. mwen
b. wè
c. la

3. What words do you use to ask a question with "when"?
a. ki lè
b. ki chak?
c. ki maten?

4. If the contraction form was not used in line 6, how would that sentence be written?
a. mwen di li pou li ban mwen yon souri
b. m di li pou l ban m yon souri
c. mwen di l pou li ban mwen yon souri

5. If the contraction form was not used in line 11, how would that sentence be written?
a. mwen poze men m sou kè mwen
b. mwen poze men mwen sou kè mwen
c. m poze men mwen sou kè mwen

6. "Sila" is the Haitian Creole word for:
a. Silas, or that
b. God, or that
c. the one, or that

7. "Pote kole" is the Haitian Creole word for:
a. get our heads together
b. light pole
c. bring a pole

8. In line 21 what does "k" stand for?
a. stands for "ki" which means "who, what, or where"
b.stands for "ki" which means "when, what or where"
c. stands for "ki" which means  "that, who, or which"

9. In line 27, "w" stands for:
a. "ou" which means "were"
b. "ou" which means "you"
c. "ou" which means "we"

10. "W'ap santi bip bip bip", what tense is "ap" indicating here?
a. most likely the past
b. most likely the present
c. most likely the future

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Answers

1. In line 1 what does "m" stand for?
b. mwen
2. What is the definite article in line 2?
c. la

3. What words do you use to ask a question with "when"?
a. ki lè

4. If the contraction form was not used in line 6, how would that sentence be written?
a. mwen di li pou li ban mwen yon souri

5. If the contraction for was not used in line 11, how would that sentence be written?
b. mwen poze men mwen sou kè mwen

6. Sila is the Haitian Creole word for:
c. the one, or that
7. Pote kole is the Haitian Creole word for:
a. put our heads together
8. In line 21 what do "k" stand for?
c. stands for "ki" which means "that, who, or which"

9. In line 27, "w" stands for:
b. "ou" which means "you"

10. "ap" indicates
c.  Most likely the future