Here I am before you, I'm listening. Do you have anything to say?
Men m devan w, M'ap koute. Kisa ou gen pou w di?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
I will tell him that.
I will tell him that.
Mwen va di li sa. (uncontracted form)
Ma di'l sa. (contracted form and most popularly used)
Mwen va di li sa. (uncontracted form)
Ma di'l sa. (contracted form and most popularly used)
Men li devan w.
Men li* devan w.
Here it is in front of you.
Here he/she is before you.
Here it is right in front of you.
Here he/she is before you.
Here it is right in front of you.
*li could be either he, she, or it.
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Here we have the same sentence, and different pronouns.
Men m devan w.
Here I am before you.
Men n devan w.
Here we are before you.
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Here we have the same sentence, and different pronouns.
Men m devan w.
Here I am before you.
Men n devan w.
Here we are before you.
Michel Martelly admistration is based on job creation, education, security, reconstruction and health.
Administrasyon Prezidan Michel Martelly a baze sou devlopman travay, edikasyon, sekirite, rekonstriksyon ak lasante.
"dare" or "can't bring self to" as "No one dares to ask him where he was"
Dare ( as in take a risk, attempt) → fouti
I couldn't bring myself to look at her.
Mwen pa't fouti gade l.
No one dares to ask him where he was.
Okenn moun pa fouti mande l kote li te ye.
I couldn't even stand up.
Mwen pa't fouti leve.
I couldn't bring myself to look at her.
Mwen pa't fouti gade l.
No one dares to ask him where he was.
Okenn moun pa fouti mande l kote li te ye.
I couldn't even stand up.
Mwen pa't fouti leve.
yon nouvèl Ayiti, yon nouvèl mantalite...Everything else is in French
Yon nouvèl Ayiti.
A new Haiti.
Yon nouvèl mantalite.
A new mindset.
If everything else is in French, then it may not be a new Haiti after all ☻
i'm listening to President Michel Martelly Joseph speech in asanble Jeneral nasyonzini an.. i saw "te Prennesans" come on the screen.. i kind of have an idea what it means, but i am sure.
He may have been talking about a movement, an idea, or a crusade that was born...
What is that mean "te prannesans"
te prannesans (from the French: avait pris naissance) - was born
The best way to say this in Creole is "te fèt". It's more ...native.
He was born yesterday.
Li te fèt yè.
I was born in Nevada.
Mwen te fèt Nevada.
"so that" or "in order to" - Would that be "pou"? As in, "Give me your number so that I can call you."
Yes, you are correct. It would be pou.
Sometimes you will see a variation of "so that I can" → "pou m ka", "pou m kapab"
1. Give me your number so that I can call you.
Ban m nimewo w pou m ka rele w.
2. Put your shoes on so that we can go.
Mete soulye w pou nou ale.
3. Hurry up so that we're not late.
Prese vit pou nou pa anreta.
4. Move away so that we can get through.
Rale kò w pou nou ka pase.
5. Take your clothes off so that the doctor may examine you.
Retire rad ou pou doktè a egzaminen ou.
6. Close your eyes so that I may kiss you.
Fèmen zye w pou m anbrase w.
7. Put your glasses on so that you can see better.
Mete linèt ou pou ou ka wè mye.
8. Turn on the light so that I can see where I'm going.
Limen limyè a pou m ka wè kote m prale.
Note: I have used a lot of contractions in these sentences.
m contraction for mwen.
w contraction for ou
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