Draw a picture here.
Trase yon desen la.
My artwork
Pyès travay mwen
Pyès travay atis mwen
My drawing
Desen mwen
Draw a picture with the crayon.
Trase yon desen avèk kreyon desen an.
Draw a picture on this page.
Trase yon desen sou paj sa.
Color your picture.
Kolore desen an.
This is a beautiful drawing.
Sa se yon bèl desen.
Are "trase" and "desine" synonmys or is there a difference? I use the word "desine" all of the time in my work with children. Actually, I think one child did use the word trase and I said, "nou pap trase; nap desine", because I assumed (wrongly as usual) that trase would be to trace, and I was trying to encourage creativity.
ReplyDeleteYour use of "desine" for "creativity" is correct.
ReplyDeleteI used the word "trase" in the translation to avoid using the word "desen" twice.
I wrote: "Trase yon desen."
Instead of: "Desine yon desen."
Sort of like saying: "Sketch a drawing."
Insead of: "Draw a drawing."
"trase", in that sense, would mean "to draw or sketch". But I wouldn't say that it's a synonym of "desine".
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When translating the sentence "Draw a picture.", if we want to avoid using the word "trase", we might say:
1. Desine yon imaj. → Draw an image.
2. Desine yon pòtre. → Draw a portrait.
3. Fè yon desen. → Make a drawing.
and even...
4. Desine yon ilistrasyon. → Draw an illustration.
Thanks for bringing my attention to this.
Mèsil anpil e Gwo Kout Chapo!