Monday, February 13, 2012

No One, Anyone, Nobody (in Haitian Creole)


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Bonswa mesyedam.  Kouman nou ye? 
Good evening ladies and gentlemen.  How are you? 

Mwen espere tout bagay ap mache trè byen.
I hope everything is going very well.


No one, nobody, anyone 
Pèsonn, okenn moun, pyès mou

There's no one / There isn't anyone
Pa gen moun, pa gen pèsonn, pa gen okenn moun, pa gen pyès moun

Pa gen → Pa genyen → There isn't / There aren't
examples:
1. Pa gen anyen. - There's nothing.
2. Pa gen bis k'ap vwayaje jodi a. - There are no buses traveling today.

1. Nou envite yo nan fèt la, men pèsonn pa't vini.
    Nou envite yo nan fèt la, men okenn moun pa't vini.
    We invited them to the party, but no one came.


2. M gade a goch epi m gade a dwat, mwen pa't wè pèsonn.
    M gade a goch epi m gade a dwat, mwen pa't wè okenn moun.
    I looked to the left and I looked to the right, I saw no one.


3. Pèson pa konnen kisa sa ye.
    Okenn moun pa konnen kisa sa ye.
    No one knows what this is.


4. Pèsonn pa't janm di m sa.
    Okenn moun pa't janm di m sa.
     No one ever told me that.


5. Pa gen pèsonn ki janm renmen m tankou l.
    Pa gen okenn moun ki janm renmen m tankou l.
    No one ever loved me like he did.


6. Mwen pa janm rankontre pèsonn tankou w.
    Mwen pa janm rankontre okenn moun tankou w.
    I've never met anyone like you.

7. Nèg sa mechan.  Pèsonn pa ka touche l.
    Nèg sa mechan.  Pa gen okenn moun ki ka touche l.
    This guy is evil.  No one can touch him.

8. Mwen pa konn pèsonn nan katye a.
    Mwen pa konn okenn moun nan katye a.
    There's no one in the neighborhood that I know.

9. Pèsonn p'at janm di sa t'ap fasil.
    Pa't gen moun ki janm di sa t'ap fasil.
    No one ever said that it would be easy.

Se tout.  Mèsi e orevwa.
That's all. Thanks and goodbye.

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