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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

kale je ou

Kale je ou.
Open your eyes.
Keep your eyes open.
Stay on alert.

Men M devan w, I'm listening. Do you have anything you want to say.

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?

koman ou ye

How are you?

Ask me anything

misye

Misye. mesye, or msye → sir, mister

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)

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.

*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.

What is the Creole word for October?

Oktòb

Ask me anything

Love your website-- thanks!!

Mèsi anpil! (thanks!) ☺

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.

Ask me anything

"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.

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 ☻

what does "se peyim" mean?

Se peyi m. It's my country.
"m" is contraction for "mwen".

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...