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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

how do u say damn look at all these hatians

Mezanmi, gade Ayisyen!

I've heard that before :)

How do you says "that's crazy"?

I'm not sure how you want to use that phrase.
But it could have different meanings.
In the purest sense, it's translated as: Bagay sa a fou!

you talk about god

Ou pale de Bondye

Ask me anything

good bye son

Orevwa pitit gason m

Ask me anything

Monday, September 19, 2011

Could you translate this?"Isn't there always an 'I-told-you-so' with you?"

Isn't there always an 'I-told-you-so' with you?
Eske ou pa toujou ap di "Mwen te di sa"?

There's always an 'I-told-you-so' with you.
Ou toujou ap di 'Mwen te di sa'.

You wish! (sarcastically)

You wish!
Se sa ou ta remen!

How do you say "How do you say" in Creole?

How do you say ...?
Kijan yo di   ? or
Kouman yo di...?

How do you say "paper" in Creole?
Kijan yo di "paper" an Kreyòl?

How do you say "licorice" in Creole?
Kouman yo di "licorice" an Kreyòl?

I am fearfully and wonderfully made!

It's hard to literally translate this passive sentence in Creole without changing the meaning a bit.
I am assuming that you are saying:
"God made me a wonderdul being"

I'll translate it that as:

Ou kreye mwen ak de men ou.
Literally: You made me with your own two hands
Translation: I am wonderfully crafted.

or

Ou kreye m ak anpil ladrès.
You created me with great care.

Translation for JOY please! Thank you!

Joy! → jwa or lajwa!

I've got joy in my heart.
Mwen gen lajwa nan kè mwen!

The Holy Spirit gives you joy.
Lesentespri ba ou lajwa.

Listen to this song about Peace, Love, Joy



This song by UJECE says:

Lapè, lanmou, lajwa nan lemonn
Peace, love, joy in the world
Lapè, lanmou, lajwa pou Ayiti
Peace, love, joy for Haiti.
Ask me anything

how do I say how are you and mom doing?

Kijan ou menm ak manman ou ye?

hoe do you pronounce bondye in haitian creole

Bondye → (bonh-dy-yay)

Ask me anything

"I don't care" and "It doesn't bother me". As a response to someone asking if you are mad.

It doesn't bother me.
Sa pa deranje mwen.
Sa pa anniye mwen. or
Sa pa jennen mwen.

What you said is right/correct

What you said is right/correct.
Sa ou di a se sa.

What you said is right/correct.
Sa ou di a korèk.

You spoke the truth.
Ou di verite.

are "a" and "nan" interchangeable as the preposition "to"?

No, they are not.
Check out this link on propositions at, to, on, in:http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/06/prepositions-at-to-on-in.html

how would you say the numbers as a year, ex: 1985, do you just say them independently? Or is there a formula?

The thousand digit is enunciated independently.
The hundred digit is also enunciated independently
The ten and one digit are enunciated according to Haitian Creole numbers principle when counting from 1 to 99.  See the link for Counting to 100

1985 → mil
1985 → nèf san
1985 → katrevensenk
1985 → mil nèf san katrevensenk

1223 → mil
1223 → desan
1223 → venntwa
1223 → mil desan venntwa

2012 → demil
2012
2012 → douz
2012 → demil douz