Saturday, October 27, 2012

from Bèbè Golgota pg 54, "Malgre y ap pale ansanm, youn pa t sou bò lòt." What does "sou bò lòt" mean? Thank you!

sou bò (expression) → to be interested in, to hold one's attention

Mwen pa sou bò ou.
I am not interested in you.

Li pa menm sou bò ou.
He is not even interested in you.

Malgre y ap pale ansanm, youn pa't sou bò lòt.
Even though they were talking together , one was not interested in the other. (literally)
Though they were speaking to each other, one had no interest in the other.

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  1. (I'll recomment that here, since posting it directly on the Form Spring seemingly does not make it show up here):

    The context is a group of students at the Champ de Mars discussing "kijan pou Ayiti ta chanje."

    Later on, "sou bò" is used in a different context (pg 79) "Sou bò kote pa m, m antre nan apante estasyon pwovens ki gen nan kapital la." What does it mean in this context?

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      Sou bò kote pa'm,in the above sentence means as for me

      Sou bò kote pa'm
      On my side , literally
      As for me

      Sou bò kote pa m, m antre nan apante estasyon pwovens ki gen nan kapital la.
      As for me, I started to survey the "provincial" stations that are in the capital.

      estasyon pwovens are bus travel centers servicing the provinces of Haiti.

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