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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

What's the difference between nenpot and okenn? - yfs

nenpòt - any, anything, whichever
nenpòt sa, nenpòt kisa, nenpòt bagay → anything
nenpòt kote, nenpòt ki kote → anywhere
nenpòt lè → whenever


Nenpòt moun kapab jwe gita.
Anyone can play guitar.


Yo kwè nenpòt sa li di.
They believe anything he says.


Mwen p'ap manje nan nenpòt restoran.
I will not eat in just any restaurant.




Okenn - none, no, not any


Okenn moun pa vini.
No one came.


Pa gen okenn lajan nan kont lan.
There's no money in the account.


Mwen p'ap pale ak okenn moun.
I will not talk to anyone.
I'll tak to no one.

success

success → siksè, reyisit, triyonf

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

I would like to learn Our God (song) in Creole, but I'm unsure of pronunciation. Where can I hear a clear pronunciation of all these words/song?

Is it Our God is greater, Our God is stronger by Tomlin or Our God is an awesome God?

"Once bitten, twice shy" do you have this idiom in Creole?

Wi wi.

Chat chode nan dlo cho pè dlo frèt. (a scalded cat fears cold water)

how do you say will you marry me or will you be mine

Will you marry me?
Eske ou vle marye avè m?


Marry me.  You will be mine, and I will be yours.
Marye avè m.  Mwen va pou ou, e ou va pou mwen.

Will you be my wife?
Eske ou dakò pou vin madanm mwen?

four ways to say Please" in Creole

How do you say, "Shuffle the cards and cut the deck."

Bwase kat la, e melanje l (literally: stir it up and mix it up)

also

Bwase kat yo e mele pil la.

Is 'pran nanm' the same as 'pran lespri'?

Wi wi :)

See link: Pran nanm

What does mwen renmen nou renmen ak manke ou ton mean in english

It's trying to say:  We love you and miss you too.

Why is the word 'pyès' used to signify 'no one'?

Pyèspièce, pièce de monnaie) → piece, a simple piece of coin

When PYÈS means NONE;  It literally means Not even one PIECE, Not even one UNIT

So you would hear in Creole:

Pa gen pyès moun la.
There not even one piece of a person there. (literally)
There's no one there.


Mwen pa gen pyès lajan.
I don't even have one coin. (literally)
I don't have any money.


See more on PYÈS
Daughter → Pitit fi
See this link please:  Family Menbers

How can you use PINGA? As a noun or as a verb?


You could use it as a noun and auxillary.

The best English translation for "PINGA!" that I can't think of is 'DON'T!",  "DON'T YOU DARE!", or "YOU BETTER NOT..."
PINGA is always used as a warning, with the understanding that there might be consequences.

Examples:

As auxillary
Pinga ou fè sa!
Don't you do that!

Pinga ou pale ak moun sa yo.
Don't talk to these people.

Pinga ou kite nonm sa pran tèt ou.
Don't let this man take your head (literally)
Don't be taken by this man.

As a noun:
Mache sou pinga w.
Walk on your pinga. (literally)
Be vigilant.

Yo te ba l yon pinga.
They gave him an warning.


See more sentences with PINGA 

Monday, May 14, 2012

what is the Haitian creole expression for 'biological clock'

The term used most often is almanak.
Rarely, you would hear òlòj byolojik

what does vini non vini non pak pase mean?

vini non → come, come here

I'm not sure what 'pak pase' would refer to.  It's probably a typo.  Check the link Sak Pase.  Maybe that's what they meant.


"Are feelings what we should go by"

Eske se sou santiman n'ap aji?
Eske se sou santiman n'ap boule?