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Saturday, April 14, 2012

What is the best way to explain "Rete tennfas"?

Tennfas → firm, sturdy, unshaken

Rete tennfas.
Remain firm.
Remain faithful.
Keep the faith.

what does anyo mean

anyo (a-ny-o) - lamb (from French agneau)

how do you spell jesus loves you in creole

How do you say, "My son was adopted from Haiti"

My son was adopted from Haiti.
Mwen te adopte pitit gason mwen an Ayiti

thank you for invitation

Thank you for the invitation.
Mèsi pou envitasyon an.

Se byen. all is well? It's all good? We're still going strong? (Creole)

All is well.
Tout bagay byen.
Tout bagay anfòm.


It's all good.
Tout bagay anfòm.


Se byen.
It is well.
It is good.


We're still going strong.
Nou la toujou.
N'ap kenbe toujou.

How does this translate? Èske 2 moun ki renmen k riv konprann yon lot a 100%

Èske 2 moun ki renmen k riv konprann yon lot a 100%?
Can two people in love come to understand each other 100 %?
Here I go butting in your business...
I thought the goal of "togetherness" was not to seek to understand, but to just... love.
We are such complex individuals, changing at every step of life.
Once you think you got someone down to a science, they'll change on you. ...because it's what we do :)

how to say 'hope you come home soon'

Hope you come home soon.
M'espere w'ap rantre lakay byento.

how do you say i need to be kissed slowly in creole

Mezanmi O O!

I need to be kissed slowly.
Anbrase m dousman e avèk souplès.

how to say believe in creole

believe → kwè, fè konfyans
trust → fè konfyans

I believe you.
M kwè w.

I believe in you.
M kwè nan ou.
M fè w konfyans.

Friday, April 13, 2012

asking your children to play nicely together: Play nice together, Don't fight, You have to sit by yourself if you argue...

Play nice together.
Konpòte nou byen ansanm.
Jwe byen ansanm.

Be good.
Konpòte nou byen.

Don't fight.
Pa goumen.

You have to sit by yourself if you argue.
Nou va gen pou n chita pou kont nou si nou tonbe nan diskisyon.

how do you say ' Yes, I've been learning'

Yes, I've been learning.
Wi, mwen ap aprann.

i don't understand you

I don't understand you.
Mwen pa konprann ou.

koman yo di lalwa an angle

lalwa → aloe

I am going too pick up a friend

I am going to pick up a friend.
Mwen pral chache yon zanmi