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Sunday, March 4, 2012

how do you say you are beautiful in creole

Chak bah se, what does it mean?

I looked over your question a good number of times.
I think I've finally deciphered "your Creole"  :)
I think you mean to say "Sa'k Pase" → "What's up?"

So, here's a link to all the "Sa'k Pase's" of this blog my friend.
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/Sak%20Pase%3F

Can you give a few examples using "An nou" (meaning: "Let's") such as "Let's go to the store, Let's build a sand castle, ..."?

Let's → you'll see it as "An nou", "An'n", "Ann", and perhaps as "Annou"

1. An nou ede yo.
Let's help them.

2. An nou rete la.
Let's stop right there.

3. Ann sispann goumen.
Let's stop fighting.

4. Ann avanse.
Let's move forward.

5. An'n vize pi wo.
Let's aim higher.

6. Ann kontinye.
Let's keep going.
Let's move on.
Let's continue


7. An nou pa aji tankou yo.
Let's not act like them.

8. Ann pa pèdi lafwa.
Let's not lose faith.

9. An'n pa tann lòt yo.
Let's not wait for the others

10. Ann pa ba yo yon okazyon pou yo akize nou..
Let's not give them an opportunity to point their fingers at us.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

kote moun yo

yeah, kote moun yo? (where's everyone?)

What does "Bèkèkè" mean?

Bèkèkè → handicap, mute, can also be 'a wimp'

Is there a video for the articles? Direct or indirect?

pronunciation of Li

lipronounced lee → he, she, it, him, her, its, his, also translates the verb 'to read".

First, Christ identified Himself with sinners by dying for them. Second, He was literally counted among the transgressors by dying between two thieves and therefore, viewed by many as common criminal.

Premyèman, Kris te idantifye ak pechè yo lè li te mouri pou yo. Dezyèman, yo te vin konte Li kòm yon transgresè lè li te mouri nan mitan de vòlè ki te gentan pote non gwo kriminèl

Ask me anything

Apiye pou nou monte

Apiye pou nou monte
Lean so we go up (literally)
Team up so we can succeed


Kole zepòl pou nou reyisi
Put our shoulders together to succeed (literally)
Team up so we can succeed.


Mete tèt nou ansanm pou nou reyisi.
Put our heads together so we can succeed
Team up so we can succeed 

koute - tande?

koute → to listen


M'ap koute w.
I'm listening to you.


Koute m tanpri.
Listen to me please.




Tande → to hear


Mwen tande w'ap pati.
I heard you're leaving.


Monte volim nan, mwen pa ka tande anyen.
Turn up the volume, I can't hear anything.

these are people

These are people → sa yo se moun

Based on what you might want to say, there might be a difference between a word to word translation and when everything is put into context

Look around you

Look around you.
Gade tou otou w.
Vire gade bò kote w

patisipe pou genyen

participate to win

Ask me anything

Haitian Creole word "kont"

Kont → story, folktale, fiction


Yo te reyini ansanm e yo t'ap tire kont.
They were gathered together and telling tales.




kont → enough, satisfactory, adequate


Would you like more food?  No thank you, I ate enough.
Eske ou ta renmen plis manje?  Non mèsi, mwen manje kont mwen.




Kont → against, oppposed


They arrested everyone who spoke against the government.
Yo te arete tout moun ki te pale kont gouvènman an.




kont - dispute, argument, friction


There's some friction between them.
Yo gen kont.


That girl's always looking for trouble.
Ti fi sa toujou ap chache kont.


Pou kont → by self, alone


pou kont ou → by yourself
pou kont li → by himself
pou kont nou → by ourselves.


Mwen pito rete pou kont mwen.
I rather stay alone.




Sou kont → in the trust of, on the account of


They entrusted me with everything.
Yo kite tout bagay sou kont mwen.


I left the kids in her care.
Mwen te kite timoun yo sou kont li.


The house is your responsibility in my absence.
Kay la sou kont ou lè m pa la.

Ala yon sovè espesyal mwen genyen lyrics - thanks :)

  
He hideth my soul (in Creole)

Ala yon sovè espesyal mwen genyen
Ala yon bon sovè pou mwen
Li kache nanm mwen anba gwo wòch la
Kote dlo lavi a ap koule

Li kache nanm mwen andedan gwo wòch la
Li kouvri m anba lonbraj li
Kounye a m’konnen lavi mwen asire
M’pa pè sa k’ap rive'm demen

Li toujou konble mwen ak benediksyon
Li ranpli’m a gras, li beni m
Ala yon redanmtè mwen pa ka bliye
Ede m chante yon chan pou li

Ala yon sovè espesyal mwen genyen
Li pran tout fado'm yo pou mwen
Li mete'm byen wo pou pye m pa fè bitay
E li ban yon fòs san parèy