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Monday, January 2, 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012

mwen te tande yon chant nan creole ki mwen renmen anpil. mwen pa sonje tout, eske ou konnen res la?"mesi, pou kote ou te prann mwen, pou kote ou te jwenn mwen, pou kote ou mete mwen..."

Ou pale bon Kreyòl :)

Mèsi, pou kote ou te pran mwenn
Pou kote ou te jwenn mwen
Pou kote ou mete mwen
Mèsi pou kote ou te jwenn mwen
Pou kote w ranmase mwen
Mèsi, Senyè, mèsi

Other ad lib:

Mèsi pou jan ou ranmase mwen
Pou jan ou pran lavi mwen
Pou jan ou transfòme mwen
Mèsi pou jan ou te sove mwen
Pou jan ou delivre mwen
Mèsi, Senyè, mèsi

FAME DOUS MWEN

That would be: Fanm dous mwen → My sweet woman (no "e" in "fanm".)

A Pye Nou Ye! (Happy New Year)?

No, not at all.

A pye nou ye, We are on foot, may be considered a pun.  It is a Haitian Creole phrase which sounds like the English new year greeting: Happy New Year.  When you say this phrase in Creole, English speakers (who dosen't know Creole) hear it in English.

My non-English speaking grandmother, Manmansousoule, used to do that all the time.  Every new year's day she was proud to have that one Creole conversation with her English speaking African-American neighbors.  She'd say "A pye nou ye!" and the neighbors would respond "Happy New Year to you too!".

what does gin youn zanmi kap di ou sa pou ou di

Gen yon zanmi k'ap di ou sa pou ou di.
There's a friend or someone telling you what to say.

What is the English translation of: Kè kontan ane nouvo

Kè kontan → happiness, contentment, delight (literally it reads heart happy)
ane nouvo, nouvo ane, or nouvèl ane → new year

Am I correct in guessing that "Bondye beni ou" means "God bless you"?

Yes, you are correct :)

Ask me anything

bwe yon ti soup joumou :)

yeah!

Ask me anything

Mandaly cheri, Mwen swete w kè kontan nan ane nuovo. Mèsi pou tout ansèyman ou

Mèsi anpil anpil.
Mwen swete w yon bòn ane tou.

Ask me anything

happy independence day

Bòn fèt lendepandans.

Ask me anything