Happy Valentine's Day (In Haitian Creole)

Happy Valentine's Day.
Bòn fèt Sent Valanten.

 

Yanick Etienne ap chante "Mwen Renmen w!"


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I love you.
Mwen renmen w.

how do you say I love you

Seek and you shall find my friend :)
There are more than a hundred posts in this blog that says (and translates) "I love you" in Creole.
And also, just look up the computer screen by the blog's title, you'll find it too :)

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/love

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how u say on something in creole

Make me happy. Give me more details :)

On something? As in:

She's on drugs....?
They're on fire...?
I'm on a mission to save the world....?
We're on the island...?
We're on the road to nowhere...?
etc...

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everybody

everybody → tout moun
each person → chak moun

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No One, Anyone, Nobody (in Haitian Creole)

Download link for this audio clip: http://limanecasimi.audioacrobat.com/download/e11080c0-c984-7f8d-3b8c-2080f7eef7b3.mp3

To play this audio clip, click on the play button, listen and follow along :)

Bonswa mesyedam.  Kouman nou ye? 
Good evening ladies and gentlemen.  How are you? 

Mwen espere tout bagay ap mache trè byen.
I hope everything is going very well.


No one, nobody, anyone 
Pèsonn, okenn moun, pyès mou

There's no one / There isn't anyone
Pa gen moun, pa gen pèsonn, pa gen okenn moun, pa gen pyès moun

Pa gen → Pa genyen → There isn't / There aren't
examples:
1. Pa gen anyen. - There's nothing.
2. Pa gen bis k'ap vwayaje jodi a. - There are no buses traveling today.

1. Nou envite yo nan fèt la, men pèsonn pa't vini.
    Nou envite yo nan fèt la, men okenn moun pa't vini.
    We invited them to the party, but no one came.


2. M gade a goch epi m gade a dwat, mwen pa't wè pèsonn.
    M gade a goch epi m gade a dwat, mwen pa't wè okenn moun.
    I looked to the left and I looked to the right, I saw no one.


3. Pèson pa konnen kisa sa ye.
    Okenn moun pa konnen kisa sa ye.
    No one knows what this is.


4. Pèsonn pa't janm di m sa.
    Okenn moun pa't janm di m sa.
     No one ever told me that.


5. Pa gen pèsonn ki janm renmen m tankou l.
    Pa gen okenn moun ki janm renmen m tankou l.
    No one ever loved me like he did.


6. Mwen pa janm rankontre pèsonn tankou w.
    Mwen pa janm rankontre okenn moun tankou w.
    I've never met anyone like you.

7. Nèg sa mechan.  Pèsonn pa ka touche l.
    Nèg sa mechan.  Pa gen okenn moun ki ka touche l.
    This guy is evil.  No one can touch him.

8. Mwen pa konn pèsonn nan katye a.
    Mwen pa konn okenn moun nan katye a.
    There's no one in the neighborhood that I know.

9. Pèsonn p'at janm di sa t'ap fasil.
    Pa't gen moun ki janm di sa t'ap fasil.
    No one ever said that it would be easy.

Se tout.  Mèsi e orevwa.
That's all. Thanks and goodbye.

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.

Ask me anything

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:

1. 
   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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