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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
"I thought about it today." I would like to use another word for 'thought' other than 'pense'. It starts with 'r'. Can you help me with this? I appreciate it.
Another word you can use for thought is reflechi. It means to reflect upon.
Like (similar, compatible, equal to, resembling) → tankou
Haitian Creole word for 'like' (as in similar to, compatible with, equal to, resembling) is:
tankou → the same as
menm → same
menm jan ak → the same as
sanble ak →resemble like
kòm si → as if
1. You look like your dad.
Ou sanble ak papa w.
2. She walks like a duck.
Li mache tankou yon kanna. or
Li mache menm jan ak yon kanna.
3. You look like Beyoncé
Ou sanble ak Beyoncé.
4. You talk as if you there.
Ou pale kòm si w te la.
5. It was a day like today.
Se te yon jou tankou jodi a.
6. Like a rock, I'll be strong.
Tankou yon wòch, ma kenbe fò. or
Menm jan ak yon wòch, ma kenbe fò.
7. She follows him around like a little puppy.
Li mache dèyè l tankou yon ti toutous.
tankou → the same as
menm → same
menm jan ak → the same as
sanble ak →resemble like
kòm si → as if
1. You look like your dad.
Ou sanble ak papa w.
2. She walks like a duck.
Li mache tankou yon kanna. or
Li mache menm jan ak yon kanna.
3. You look like Beyoncé
Ou sanble ak Beyoncé.
4. You talk as if you there.
Ou pale kòm si w te la.
5. It was a day like today.
Se te yon jou tankou jodi a.
6. Like a rock, I'll be strong.
Tankou yon wòch, ma kenbe fò. or
Menm jan ak yon wòch, ma kenbe fò.
7. She follows him around like a little puppy.
Li mache dèyè l tankou yon ti toutous.
you know what its your lost not mine
You know what? It's your lost. Not mine. - Ou konnen you bagay? Se ou kap pedi. Pa mwen menm.
You're going the wrong way "I knew that"
You're going the wrong way. - Ou ale nan yon move direksyon. or Ou fè yon move direksyon.
I knew that. - Mwen te konnen sa.
I knew that. - Mwen te konnen sa.
I want to say "I'm proud of you" IS fye the positive/correct form of "proud" ?
Yes.
proud → fyè, kontan ak
pride → fyète
I'm proud of you. - Mwen fyè de ou.What's the difference between "applying makeup" and "applying for a job"? is it same translation for word "apply"?
To apply (to ask, to request) → aplike pou, fè demand pou
Example
1. apply for a visa card. - fè demand pou yon kat visa.
2. apply for a job. - aplike pou yon travay
3. apply for a social security card. - fè demand pou yon kat social
4. apply for a passport. - fè demand pou yon passpò
To apply (adminster, cover, put on, spread on) → mete
Example:
1. apply make-up on your face- mete makiyaj nan figi w.
2. apply the ointment on the wound - mete pomad la sou blesi a.
3. apply a bandaid on it. - mete yon panseman sou li.
4. apply a dressing on it. - mete yon bandaj sou li.
5. apply a condom for safety. - mete yon kapòt pou pwoteksyon.
Example
1. apply for a visa card. - fè demand pou yon kat visa.
2. apply for a job. - aplike pou yon travay
3. apply for a social security card. - fè demand pou yon kat social
4. apply for a passport. - fè demand pou yon passpò
To apply (adminster, cover, put on, spread on) → mete
Example:
1. apply make-up on your face- mete makiyaj nan figi w.
2. apply the ointment on the wound - mete pomad la sou blesi a.
3. apply a bandaid on it. - mete yon panseman sou li.
4. apply a dressing on it. - mete yon bandaj sou li.
5. apply a condom for safety. - mete yon kapòt pou pwoteksyon.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
I hit a wall today trying to translate this sentence, "He gave us this free gift so that we may be free." I'm having trouble translate the word "free". Should I translate it as 'gratis'?
free (at no cost) - gratis
free (as in freedom) - lib
He gave us this free gift so that we may be free. - Li ba nou kado gratis sa pou nou kapab lib.
free (as in freedom) - lib
He gave us this free gift so that we may be free. - Li ba nou kado gratis sa pou nou kapab lib.
There we go! yo va is contracted to "ya"...There you're going the wrong way..no..
You are correct. The future tense yo va can be contracted to ya.
This is the same for:
mwen va - ma
ou va - wa
li va - la
nou va - na
This is the same for:
mwen va - ma
ou va - wa
li va - la
nou va - na
Examples:
Yo va chita ansanm or Ya chita ansanm. - They will sit together.
Mwen va rele ou or Ma rele ou. - I will call you.
Ou va pran bon nòt or Wa pran bon nòt. - You will take good notes.
Li va kwit diri a or La kwit diri a. - He will/She will cook the rice.
Nou va pale demen or Na pale demen. - We will talk tomorrow.
Mwen va rele ou or Ma rele ou. - I will call you.
Ou va pran bon nòt or Wa pran bon nòt. - You will take good notes.
Li va kwit diri a or La kwit diri a. - He will/She will cook the rice.
Nou va pale demen or Na pale demen. - We will talk tomorrow.
Monday, July 4, 2011
I want to know where haitian come from
A Brief History of Haiti
Haitians come from an island in the Caribbean called Haiti. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The island of Hispaniola was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus who promptly claimed the island for Spain. When Columbus arrived, he found the island to be occupied by the Taínos who were the original natives of the land but eventually became extinct due in large part to old world diseases for which they were not immune to.
The Spaniards colonized the island but later ceded the western third of the island to the French after French pirates repeatedly challenged them for the land. Piracy gradually decreased and with the encouragement of Louis XIV, many of the French became planters. They began growing tobacco, indigo, cotton, and cacao on the fertile northern plain, thus prompting the importation of African slaves. The slaves were brought to work the sugarcane and coffee plantations but in 1791, the slave population--led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, Jean Jacques Dessalines, and Henri Christophe--revolted and gained control of the northern part of Haiti (then called Saint-Domingue).
In 1804, local forces defeated an army deployed by Napoleon Bonaparte, established independence from France, and renamed the area Haiti.
Haiti is the world's oldest black republic and the second-oldest republic after the United States in the Western Hemisphere. Before Haiti's January 2010, earthquake Haiti's population was estimated at over 9 million people. Over two-thirds of Haiti's inhabitants live in rural areas. Port-au-Prince, the capital, has a population of well over 1 million. Almost all Haitians are descendants of the 500,000 enslaved West Africans who won their freedom from France 1804.
There are more than 800,000 Haitians living in the United States, with about 75 percent of them residing either in New York or Florida. Miami's "Little Haiti" is now an established community.
Haitians come from an island in the Caribbean called Haiti. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The island of Hispaniola was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus who promptly claimed the island for Spain. When Columbus arrived, he found the island to be occupied by the Taínos who were the original natives of the land but eventually became extinct due in large part to old world diseases for which they were not immune to.
The Spaniards colonized the island but later ceded the western third of the island to the French after French pirates repeatedly challenged them for the land. Piracy gradually decreased and with the encouragement of Louis XIV, many of the French became planters. They began growing tobacco, indigo, cotton, and cacao on the fertile northern plain, thus prompting the importation of African slaves. The slaves were brought to work the sugarcane and coffee plantations but in 1791, the slave population--led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, Jean Jacques Dessalines, and Henri Christophe--revolted and gained control of the northern part of Haiti (then called Saint-Domingue).
In 1804, local forces defeated an army deployed by Napoleon Bonaparte, established independence from France, and renamed the area Haiti.
Haiti is the world's oldest black republic and the second-oldest republic after the United States in the Western Hemisphere. Before Haiti's January 2010, earthquake Haiti's population was estimated at over 9 million people. Over two-thirds of Haiti's inhabitants live in rural areas. Port-au-Prince, the capital, has a population of well over 1 million. Almost all Haitians are descendants of the 500,000 enslaved West Africans who won their freedom from France 1804.
There are more than 800,000 Haitians living in the United States, with about 75 percent of them residing either in New York or Florida. Miami's "Little Haiti" is now an established community.
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