Mare kon krab (Audio)

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  O O Joujou, sa w genyen figi w fennen konsa?

Joujou what’s wrong your face is so faded?
Joujou why do you look so down?

 Mezanmi! Fanfan, yon zanmi m te envite m dine lakay li yè swa – si m te konnen sa’k t'apral pase m pa ta ale.

Fanfan, a friend of mine invited me to dinner at her house last night – If I knew what was going to happen I wouldn’t have gone.

 Ki sa ki te pase?

What happened?

 

Lè m rive kay zanmi m nan m te panse se te yon dine konsa konsa men non se te granzafè.  Dabò, lè m rantre lakay zanmi m nan, m wè tout envite te abiye fen kou zezwa.  Mwen menm se te yon vye mayo ak pantalon abako k te sou mwen.

When I got to my friend’s house I thought it just any dinner but no it was a big affair. First off  when I went into my friend’s house I saw that all the guests were dressed very elegantly.  As for me I had an old shirt and jeans on.

O O!

Wi! M vin santi de pye m nan yon grenn soulye.  Lapoula m te dwe fè bak tounen lakay men tout zye te gentan sou mwen.

Yes! I felt trapped.  Right then and there I should have stepped back to return home but all eyes were already on me.

 Sa w fè menm?

What did you do same/even?
So what did you do?

Lè tout moun atable yo – m mete m sou tab tou.  Enpi se lè sa m sonje m pa’t gen  etikèt manje sou tab.

When everyone sat at the table I sat on the table too.  And then that’s when I remembered that I didn’t have proper table manners.
 

Si m te ou - m ta pran pòz m malad - enpi m ta leve ale.

If I were you I would have pretended to be sick and left.

 

Non m gen twòp fyète pou sa.
No I have too much pride for that.

Donk ou pito anbarase tèt ou devan tout moun?

So you rather make a fool of yourself in front of everyone?

 

Mezanmi m sou tab la, m mare kou krab.  Premyèman m pa konn ak ki men pou m ranmase  fouchèt la.  Dezyèman m te tèlman grangou m bwote preske tout manje k te sou tab la mete nan plat mwen,  

Man! I was at the table, I felt so awkward.  First of all I did not know with which hand to pick up the fork.  Second I was so hungry I brought almost all the food that was on the table onto my plate.

 

Ou konnen se pa konsa sa fèt sou tab.  Se piti a piti ou charye manje mete nan plat ou.

You know that’s not the way is done on the table.  You bring food to your plate little by little.

 

Ah! manje nan plat mwen fè yon ti pil byen wo tankou yon ti mòn.  Lè m fin manje atò m vin swaf. M rale yon po ji.  M plen vè m nan ra bouch. M kage vè a nan figi m. M bwè tout ji a nan yon sèl goje. Enpe bweson tonbe sou rad mwen  - enpi m vin rann yon gwo gaz!

The food in my plate made a little pile as high as a little hill.  When I was done eating I got thirsty. I grabbed a pitcher of juice.  I filled my glass to the rim.  I brought the glass to my face and drunk the juice in one gulp.  Some fell on my clothes - and then I let out a big belch!

 O O!

 Tout moun tonbe gade m atò.

Then everyone started looking at me.

 Sa’w fè lè sa a?

What did you do at that time.

 Lè sa a m wont, m jennen - m tonbe pale koze m pa gen biznis pale sou tab la.  Tout moun blije met tèt atè – m te mare kon krab – Lè m te kite kay zanmi m nan, li te lè l te tan.

At that time I was ashamed, I was embarrassed – I started making inappropriate table conversations.  Everyone was looking down (They were avoiding eye contact with me) – I was fumbling.  When I left my friend’s house it was about time.

 M’espere ou pran yon leson – pwochèn fwa yo envite w dine, se pou w mande ki kalite dine li ye anvan – konsa w'a pare pou li.

I hope you learn a lesson.  Next time they invite you to dinner you should ask what type of dinner it is first so you can prepare for it.

 Pwochèn fwa yo envite m dine m p'ap fè yon pa .

Next time they invite me to dinner I ain’t gonna go nowhere.

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This is good to know but I meant "to move" meaning to change from one place to another. For example, "I'm going to move this bed to the corner." or "Move over so that he can sit down." or "I am moving out of this crazy neighborhood." or "I am moving to a new city." or "He is moving in to a very nice apartment." Could you provide all the creole verbs for "to move" and translation for sentences and then some?

Tèt mwen chaje :)  Mwen panse ou t'ap pale osijè mo MOVE an Kreyòl :)

I am not sure that I can provide ALL the instances where one might use the verb to move in Creole  :-\, but we can talk about the basic ones.

The English VERB To MOVE is translated in Creole as: bouje, deplase, brannen, brennen, bridin (or briding), chanje plas, chanje lokasyon, etc...

To change place or position → deplase, avanse (or vanse)
1. Travayè otèl la te deplase tablo a.  Yo te mete li yon kote ki pi vizib.
    The hotel staff had moved the painting.  They had put it somewhere more visible

2.  Lafwa ak tèt ansanm kapab deplase montay yo.
     Faith and unity can move mountains.

To move forward, to move towards, to move over → avanse (or vanse)
3. Chak jou yo t'ap gade solèy la ki t'ap vanse pi pre yo.  Yo te pè anpil.
    Everyday, they were watching the sun moving closer towards them.  They were very afraid.

4. Move over please.  Let me get through.
    Avanse silvouplè. Kite m pase.

To change position or posture, to flinch, to budge → bouje, bridin, brannen, brennen, souke kò
5. Mesye a te kanpe dwat.  Li pa't bridin kò l.
    The man stood straight.  He didn't budge.

6. Rete nan pozisyon sa a.  Pa bouje.
    Stay in this position.  Don't move.

to get moving, to get going, to get a move on. → yaya kò, renka kò, souke kò (or sekwe kò)
7. Souke kò w non!  Al chache yon bagay pou w fè.
    Get moving! Go find something to do.

to move, to move out, change residence, to relocate → demenaje
8. M'ap demanaje jodi a.  Mwen te jwenn yon apatman ki pi pre travay mwen.
    I'm moving out today.  I found an apartment that's closer to my job.

to move furniture, to move belongings out of a location → bwote (or bote), debagaje, chawaye, charye
9.  Eske w'ap bezwen èd pou w bwote zefè ou yo?
     Will you be needing help to move your belongings?

to move away from → deplase, dekanpe, retire (or wete)
10.  Move away from the window, you're blocking my sunlight.
       Retire kò w devan fenèt la, w'ap bloke limyè solèy mwen.

11. Di moun yo dekanpe devan baryè a.
      Tell the people to move away from the gate.

to move back → rekile, fè bak, fè aryè
12.  Yo te fè pèp la rekile enpe pou yo te kapab mete barikad yo anvan prezidan an te pase.
        They had the people move back a bit in order to put the barricades before the president came through.

to be moved → to be emotionally affected
13. Lè li te wè papa l ap kriye, li te afekte anpil.
      When she saw her dad cry, she was moved.

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