I'm excited

excited → chofe, anime, jwaye, eksite, ajite, cho, cho pase leve danse, antyoutyout

I'm excited

Mwen kontan.

Mwen gen lajwa.

Mwen anime.

I'm excited about the promotion.
Mwen kontan anpil pou pwomosyon an.

I'm very excited about my upcoming trip.
Mwen kontan anpil pou vwayaj mwen pral fè a.  Mwen pa ka tann.

The kids are too excited about seeing their mom tomorrow.  That's why they can't sleep.
Timoun yo twò cho pou yo wè manman yo demen.  Se pousa yo pa ka dòmi,

The crowd is wild and excited.
Moun yo anime.
Moun yo chofe.

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mwen bezwen kek machwe

machwè? as in Jaw? mandibular? side of the face?

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Near you, in your neighborhood, in your area

near
around
in the area of
bò zòn
bò kote
tou pre
nan zòn

Near you.
In your area.
Bò kote w la.
Tou pre w.
Nan zòn kote w la.

In your neighborhood
Nan katye w la
Nan katye lakay ou a

Is there a good school near you?
Eske gen yon bon lekòl tou pre w la?

She lives in my neighborhood.
Li abite nan katye lakay mwen.

"ke l te blan, ke l te nwa" - Is it "Either..or.."?

ke...ke...
kit...kit...
Whether

Ke l te blan, ke l te nwa.
Whether he/she was white or black

Kit ou te nan mòn yo, kit ou nan vale a ou dwe parèt nan reyinyon an.
Whether you were in the hills or the valley, you must come to the meeting.

swa...swa....
oswa... oswa...
Either... or...
Ou dwe chwazi yon bagay, swa w'al lekòl, swa w'al travay.
You must choose one thing, either you go to school or you go to work. 

"Se bon pou ou!" is Creole expression for...

Se bon pou ou!
literally: It's good for you.
It's also an expression for:  You got what you deserve!


Se bon pou yo!
They got what was coming to them. 

do you know the song "chak moun gen yon chant pou chantechak moun gen yon chant pou louwechak moun gen yon chant yap danse pou Bondye, se konsa sa ye"if so, what are the lyrics and the title of the song?

Haven't found it yet. Will keep my ears open.

To anyone who may know the lyrics of this song, please post it in the comment section for my friend.  Mèsi :)

2 comments:

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   AnonymousSeptember 4, 2012 1:36 AM

   Its chak moun gen yo jan yo danse, chak moun gen yo jan yo louwe chak moun gen yo jan yo danse pou bondye, se konsa sa ye,
   Se konsa sa ye, se konsa yo louwe, se konsa yo chante pou bondye se konsa sa ye

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   MandalySeptember 4, 2012 6:59 AM
   Mèsi anpil anpil. Ou se yon vrè sòlda pou Kris.
   Chapo ba!

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HOW DO YOU SAY YOU CAN BE MEAN SOMETIMES

You can mean sometimes
Gen de lè ou twò tyak.
Gen de lè ou fè move jan twòp.

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what are some haitian creole holidays

Do you mean "name of holidays written in Haitian Creole" or "Haitian holidays"?

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"myself" in Creole

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/reflexive%20pronouns

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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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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

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what does lage mean?

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

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