YOUN ak LÒT → each other, one another

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Bonjou mezanmi!  Mwen salye nou tout.  Kouman nou ye?

Hello!  Greetings to all.  How are you?

YOUN & LÒT → ONE and THE OTHER


YOUN → one


Mwen gen youn - I have one

Ban m youn. - Give me one.

For indefinite article, use YON


Yon kay - a house

Yon liv - a book


Some Haitians still say:  Youn kay (a house), Youn liv (a book), Youn moun (a person)


EACH OTHER & ONE ANOTHER


1. An nou youn ede lòt.

   Let us help each other.


2. Nou youn bezwen lòt, pou n kapab siviv.

    We need each other , in order to survive.


3. Joujou ak Cameau se de bon zanmi.  Youn aji byen ak lòt.

    Joujou and Cameau are two good friends.  They treat each other well.


4. Depi premye jou yo te rankontre a, youn te tonbe pou lòt.
    Since the first day they met, they fell for each other

5. Si w mete gode yo youn sou lòt, y’ap kole.
    If you stack the cups one on top of the other, they’ll get stuck.


6. Pwoblèm yo te vini youn apre lòt.

    Pwoblèm yo te vini youn dèyè lòt.

    The problems came one after the other.


7. Yo te padone youn lòt.  Se sa’k fè yo tout te kontan.

    They forgave one another.  That’s why they were all happy.


8. Nou aprann nan men* youn lòt.

    Nou aprann youn nan men lòt

    We learn from one another.

    *nan men means from

    example:

    Mwen aprann nan men w. → I learn from you.

    Mwen resevwa l nan men w. → I receive it from you.


9. Respè yo genyen youn pou lòt, se bèl bagay.

    The respect they have for one another is a beautiful thing.

    Respè pou


10. Tout bagay te vin byen lè yo te koumanse pale youn ak lòt .
      Everything became well, when they started to speak to one another.

     Everything fell into place, when they started to speak to one another.

    Pale ak


11. Leve kanpe se youn, men koumanse mache se yon lòt koze

     To stand up is one thing, but to start walking is a different story.


Se tout pou jodi a.  Mèsi.  E mwen swete nou anpil lanmou pandan semèn sent lan.

That's all for today.  Thanks.  And I wish you lots of love during the Holy Week.


Listen to the beautiful Creole Lyrics of this song :)


Tout lanmou sa  by Genesis for Him


Lyrics:

Dèfwa mwen leve lè maten

Mwen di m’a gen tan priye

E lè mwen retounen leswa

Mwen di m twò fatige

Men sa mwen pa wè, etan m’ap mache

Se zanj ou, ou voye

Pou gide pa mwen, pou m pa tonbe

Ala m pa merite.


Tout lanmou  sa a

Ou gen pou mwen

Mwen pap janm ka konprann

Pouki ou renmen m.


Dèfwa ou chita  nan yon kwen katye

Ou mande m degouden

Mwen pase  m gade, epi m’ale

Avèk pòch mwen byen plen

Men sa mwen bliye

Ke se ou  k’ ban mwen tout sa mwen posede

Mwen pa vle peye dim ak ofrann

Ala m pa merite


Si ou te egoyis

Menm jan avèm

Mwen ta gen tan mouri

Pou bagay ke mwen konnen mwen fè

Ak tout sa w’asepte

Malgre tout inikite mwen yo

Ak tout sa m renmen

M’ap di ou mèsi pou chak jou

Ou toujou padone m.


Mwen vle chanje pou m ka merite

Tout lanmou sa ke ou gen pou mwen