What is "pran nanm"?

Pran nanm (v.) →  to fascinate, to captivate, to draw, or enchant


Fanm nan pran nanm li. (The woman took his soul. literally)
Fanm nan pran lespri l. (The woman took his spirit. literally)
Fanm nan vire lòlòj li.
He's captivated by the woman.


Televizyon pran nanm li.
Television took his/her soul. (literally)
He/she's drawn to the television.


Li kite zanmi pran nanm ni.
He lets his friends take his soul. (literally)
He's influenced  by his friends.


Poukisa ou kite mesye sa pran nanm ou konsa?
Why you let this man take you soul like that? (literally)
Why are you so drawn to this man?


Other Haitian Creole synonyms for pran nanm are:  pran lespri, pran tèt, vire lòlòj, fè tèt (yon moun) pati

mwen santi m' byen le w touchem nanm mwen tresayi. mwen vle viv yon lot moman damou avek ou. (in English)

mwen santi m' byen le w touche'm

I feel well when you touch me

nanm mwen tresayi.

My soul thrills with excitment.

mwen vle viv yon lot moman damou avek ou.

I want to live another moment of love with you ....Jesus?

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I can feel this deep in my soul. (In Creole)

I can feel it deep in my soul.

Mwen kapab santi l nan tout nanm mwen.

I feel it deep in my heart.

Mwen santi l nan fon kè m.

I feel it through my "core".

Mwen santi l nan mwèl* mwen.

*mwèl is Haitian Creole for marrow, thus, your core.

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Fyèl. Dengou. Bègwè. Biskèt.

Fyèl → gist, core, innermost center of strength.

example:

Bagay sa ap pete fyèl ou wi.

This thing will kill you.

Travay sa fin pete fyèl mwen.

This job is killing me.

Dengou? Perhaps you meant "Dengonn"

Dengonn → (abstract) buttocks

example:

Li toujou la nan dengonn mwen, tankou yon pongongon.

She's there always up my butt, like a pain.

Poukisa ou toujou la nan dengonn mwen konsa?

Why you're always chewing my butt for?

Bègwè → naive, slowpoke, childlike

example:Toto pa konnen sa l'ap fè. Li tankou yon ti bègwè.

Toto doesn't know what he's doing. He's like a child.

Other Haitian Creole words for bègwè are: kannannan, kokobe, krebete, petevi, san nanm.

These words sometimes comes off very offensive.  They are equivalent of calling someone a retard.


Biskèt → stomach (abstract) sometimes: bearing, core, or back.

example:
This suitcase is too heavy for you to carry. It'll break your back.

Malèt sa twò lou pou pote. L'ap kraze biskèt ou wi.

Travay sa fin kraze biskèt mwen.

This job is destroying me.

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As the deer panteth for the waters, so my soul longeth after thee (lyrics in Creole)

As the deer panteth for the waters

As the deer panteth for the waters
So my soul longeth after thee
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship thee
You alone are my strength my shield
To you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart desire
And I long to worship thee

Menm jan plant nan jaden bezwen dlo
Se konsa mwen swaf prezans ou
Ou se jwa nan kè mwen
E mwen pap janm sispann chante glwa ou
Nan ou sèl nanm mwen jwenn refij
Nan ou sèl nanm mwen jwenn sekou
Ou se jwa nan kè mwen,
E mwen pap janm sispann chante glwa ou

I love you. I give you my heart with all my might and my soul. I give you my love with every breath. I give you my heart with every fear, every tear, and every word of an argument whether we meant it or not.

Note* The word repetition did not work in Creole. It would have changed the meaning.
I love you. → Mwen renmen ou.

I give you my heart with all my might and with all my soul.

Ak fòs kouraj mwen e ak nanm mwen, m ba ou kè m.

I give you all my love with every breath.

Ak tout souf mwen, m ba ou lanmou mwen.

I give you my heart with ever fear, every tear, and every word.

M ba ou kè m ak tout lapè, tout kriye, tout pawòl ki ladan l.

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Mete nanm sou ou!

Mete nanm sou ou!
Met nanm sou ou!
Be alert!
Don't be weak!
Show no fear!
Don't let people walk all over you!

How do you say beautiful soul?

literal translation - bèl nanm
Haitian Creole expression - bote enteryè

When you translate beautiful soul literally in Haitian Creole, it does not hold the same meaning as in English... at least not with the same impact.

bote enteryè, which literally means 'inside beauty', translates that expression best.

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