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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Love God, Love others

Love God, love others
Renmen Bondye, renmen pwochen w.

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beauty (not beautiful)? as in "His beauty and magnificence cover all the earth."

Beauty → bote, bèlte

His beauty and magnificence cover all the earth.
Bote li ak grandè li kouvri tout latè.

all the time

all the time → tout tan

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mwen damou

mwen damou
i'm in love

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

prefix and suffix

prefiks ak sifiks

Prefiks
re-tounen come back again
re-vann → resell
re-viv relive
de-bouche unclog
de-pale to babble, ranting and raving
san-nanm (soul-less) dazed, disoriented
san-zatann (without wait) unexpectedly
san-wont shameless
etc...

Sifiks
deranj-man →disturbance
dirèkte-man → directly
dous-man → slowly
tri-yay → separation, klasifikation
gaspi-yay → disuse, wastefulness
zanmi-tay → friendship
boukan-tay → exchange
tripo-tay → rumor


what does lage mean?

Lage to drop, to let go, to loosen, to untie

massuré m nan kris

M'asire nan Kris.
I'm protected in Christ.
I am insured in Christ.

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I adore you

I adore you.
Mwen adore w.

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I am on my computer.

I am on my computer.
Mwen sou òdinatè a.
Mwen sou òdinatè mwen an.
Mwen sou òdinatè m nan.
and very well also: you could replace the word "òdinatè" with "konpitè"

how do you say clear up time

Clear up time (as in "make time"?) → fè lè

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Friday, February 10, 2012

holy spirit

Holyspirit → Sentespri

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"If you want to stay here and starve, That's your own business!" Now what the expression for "That's your own business!" in Creole

That's your own business!
Zafè w! (that's your business!)
Zafè k'gade w! (or Zafè ki regade ou! →Business which concerns you!)
Sa'w pran se pa w! (Sa ou pran se pa ou! → What you get is yours!)
Djòb pa w! (Your doing!)
Tanpi pou ou! (The worst to you!)

what does this mean? "Zen Pete nan Kay la."

zen argument, dispute, fight, a ruckus, gossip
pete (pronounced pay-tay) blow up, explode, burst out

Zen pete nan kay la.
A argument ensued in the house.
A fight broke out at the house.
A dispute started at the house.
There was a ruckus in the house.

Can you tell me what "veydenwit" is?

vèydenwi (veille de nuit) can be literally describe as "watch of night" or "night of surveillance"

Vèydenwi is an all-night-long or overnight prayer service in Haitian Christian churches.
The churches usually have this type of service on Friday nights.

i'm going to carnaval in les cayes next week. what should i wear?

O O!
Kanaval se sa!

You could wear something ...or nothing :)
you could wear your enthusiasm, your smiles, or your own frenzy.
But above all else you must wear flat comfortable shoes!

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