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Monday, March 14, 2011

Sunday, March 13, 2011

mwen pa kon prenn Debat.

Debat means to stuggle to make ends meet, or to struggle to arrive to a specific goal.

to strive, to contend, redemeer, creole translation, please.

To strive - debat (pronounced day-baht)
to contend (to declare that something is true) - deklare
to contend (compete or struggle) - goumen pou

redeemer - redanmtè

WISH

To wish(verb) - swete
A wish (noun) - souwè

Who doesn't want to fix your laptop?

(translated) - Kilès ki pa vle repare laptòp ou a?

Ask me anything

kisa nou te fè jodi a

Ki sa nou te fè jodi a? - What did we do today?

Morning Routine with Audio

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Introduction and Greetings:
Bonjou tout moun!,   Kouman nou ye?

Vocabulary words

1. reveye - to wake up
2. leve - to get up
3. bwose - to brush
4. benyen - to shower
5. dan - tooth, teeth
6. abiye - to get dress, to dress up
7. dejene - to eat breakfast
8. antre - to come in, to get in
9. ale - to go
10. epi - and then,  and

Sentences
1. m reveye bonè - I wake up early
2. m leve nan kabann - I get up from bed
3. m bwose dan m - I brush my teeth
4. m benyen byen vit  - I shower quickly
5. m abiye - i get dressed
6. m dejene - I eat breakfast
7. m antre nan machin mwen - I get into my car
8. Epi m ale travay - And then I go to work

Enben, mèsi - Well, thank you
Pase bon jounen - have a good day
Orevwa - good bye

Track: Dayiva by Ti Corn

vit

Vit (adj.) - quick

Fè vit! - hurry up!

vit (noun) - glass window

Saturday, March 12, 2011

to ambush, to retrive, to recite, Tsunami, Darkness. creole translation, please.

ambush (verb) - pran nan pèlen (or) pran nan pyèj
ambush (noun) - anbiskad
to retrieve - al chache
to recite - resite
Tsunami - sinami
darkness - fènwa

Wi nou pral sove mond la!

Wi nou pral sove monn nan - yes we're going to save the world

may god bless you

May God bless you - Ke Bondye beni w!

all-wise in creole

all-wise - toupatou, enfini, or omnisyan

Yes, God bless the people of Japan.

I was looking at the images of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  I have never seen such utter destruction.  To think that there may have been people in those tsunami-swept houses and cars is just inimaginable.  God bless them.

Is it French Creole or Haitian Creole? and Why?

1. Haiti's language is called Haitian Creole.
2. there are many other creole languages out there spoken in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Seychelles, etc... Each of these countries has a different creole is, but the Haitian Creole is more widely spoken.