what is 'pran ka'?

Pran ka v. → give consideration, to care for


Li pran ka'm byen.
He took good care of me.
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference (a work in progress at this time)

We organize coffee growers in the remote areas of Haiti and sell their coffee in the US. We give them 100% of the profits to improve their living standard. currently that is about $5 US/LB. It is all about relationship. My question is: We are changing the name of our coffee. Now it is Kafe Lespwa. The choices are: Kafe Solidarite Ayiti, Kafe Ayiti, or Kafe Solidarite. Do you have a preference? or a suggestion?

Oh my! That's a challenging question (for me).
It is a great thing that you are doing with these coffee growers.

If you are selling this coffee abroad, I think Kafe Solidarite Ayiti might be a little bit  lengthy, but that name seems to say a lot about the 'history' of your coffee.  I can get used to it :)


Kafe Ayiti would be my first choice.  Haiti is reputable for its premium coffee.
I don't know about Kafe Solidarite.... If i was buying coffee based solely on BRAND NAME, I would buy it for the location it's grown or for what the name says it can do for me, like KAFE WAKE ME UP! or something like that :)

I wish you much success with all the wonderful things you're doing in Haiti.  You have three great choices that would market your product really well, especially with Haitians who are always ready to support the growth of their country.
Do let me know how everything turns out.

Mèsi e chapo ba!

Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference (a work in progress at this time)

We organize coffee growers in the remote areas of Haiti and sell their coffee in the US. We give them 100% of the profits to improve their living standard. currently that is about $5 US/LB. It is all about relationship. My question is: we are changing

We are changing...?  I think you got cut off :)

Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference (a work in progress at this time)

What does "joudi-a" in Creole mean in English?

jodi a → today
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference (a work in progress at this time)

with my whole heart, ...

O!  I'd love to know what comes next :)

With my whole heart, ...
Avèk tout kè mwen, ...


With my whole entire heart, ...
Avèk kè'm tout antye, ...
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference (a work in progress at this time)

do you know any haitian home remedies... for common things such as a cold, or head aches, or cold sores etc.

Haitian home remedies will most likely come from plants, leaves or the tree bark itself.
If you're interested in Haitian Home remedies, there are still a few good books on this subject, especially at Haitian bookstore such as Libreri Mapou in Miami.

I can only tell you of remedies that my parents have given me and some that I still use.
For colds they've boiled orange tree and lemon tree leaves, added honey
They've also crushed pieces of onions with honey.  Makes nice onion juice.  It worked for me.

For headaches, they use soursop leaves, boil it and make it in to a warm compress around the head.  And then we drink bazilik, orange tree, fèy melis tea by boiling their leaves.

We've used cut up lemons to clean and even debrid small open sores, but I don't remember what they used for cold sores.
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference (a work in progress at this time)

jesus loves me this i know for the bible loves me so yes jesus loves me the bible tells me so

(The song?)
Jezi renmen'm, m'konnen sa
Se la bib ki di mwen sa
Tout timoun yo, se pou li
Nan feblès mwen, li bay fòs

Wi, Jezi renmen'm! (3 fwa)
Se bib la ki di nou sa

Never say never (in Creole)

Never say never
Pa janm di jamè.

family

family - fanmi, kòd fanmi

teacher

teacher →pwofesè, mèt, konseye

How do you say, How can germs get in?

germs → mikwòb, jèm, 


How can germs get in?
Kouman mikwòb kapab antre...?
Kouman mikwòb kapab penetre...?

How do you say eye, mouth, ear, nose, foot, and cut in the skin?

eye → je, or zye
mouth → bouch
ear → zòrèy
foot → pye
cut in the skin → blesi, blese
a sore → maling, java
a scrape → yon grafouyen

These words are hard. I don't expect you to know them but try your best: Diverged, Decent, Inhibited, Merely, Myriad, Conscientious, Distraught, Torment, Tactful, Exempt, Adept. Translation in creole.

There's a way to express every idea in EVERY language, isn't there ☺?

diverged → divize, separe, epapiye, degrennen
decent → aseptab, respektab, prezantab
inhibited → bloke, bare,gen anpèchman 
merely → senpleman, sèlman, apenn, renk
myriad → miryad, bann, bann kantite, foul
conscientious → sansib, gen konsyans
distraught →vekse, dekontwole, debousole, fache, fè move san
torment → angwas, touman, kalamite, traka, lamizè
tactful → sansib, gen sansiblite, gen konsiderasyon, gen bon konprann
exempt → egzante, privilejye, gen iminite
adept → maton, adwat, abil, mèt

whole grain in creole

Whole grain → grenn antye, grenn konplè
Whole wheat → grenn ble antye

Debloke m pou yo we

Debloke → to unblock, to clear out, to free, to unburden, to unclog, to release (funds)

Debloke mwen, debloke mwen

Debloke mwen pou yo wè

Pou mechan yo temwaye se Jezi k’ konn debloke .

Kase chenn nan, Kase chenn nan

Kase chenn nan pou yo wè

Kase chenn nan pou yo wè, se Jezi k’ konn kase chenn

Pete kòd la, pete kòd la

Pete kòd la pou yo wè

Pete kòd la pou yo wè se Jezi konn pete kòd

Debloke mwen, debloke mwen

Debloke mwen pou yo wè

Pou mechan yo temwaye se Jezi k’ konn debloke .

Woule wòch la, woule wòch la

Woule wòch la pou yo wè

Woule wòch la pou yo wè se Jezi k’ konn woule wòch.

Kase chenn nan, Kase chenn nan

Kase chenn nan pou yo wè

Kase chenn nan pou yow è, se Jezi k’ konn kase chenn

Debloke mwen, debloke mwen

Debloke mwen pou yo wè

Pou mechan yo temwaye se Jezi k’ konn debloke .

Pou dyab rasyal yo temwaye

Se Jezi k’ konn debloke

Pou moun ki pa vle wè m yo temwaye

Se Jezi k’ konn debloke

Pou Bawon Samdi ka temwaye

Se Jezi k’ konn debloke

Pou dyab rasyal yo temwaye

Se Jezi k’ konn debloke

Pou Bawon lakwa ka temwaye

Se Jezi k’ konn debloke

Pou Lisifè ka temwaye

Se Jezi k’ konn debloke

Woule wòch la, woule wòch la

Woule wòch la pou yo wè

Woule wòch la pou yo wè se Jezi k’ konn woule wòch

Kase chenn nan, Kase chenn nan

Kase chenn nan pou yo wè

Kase chenn nan pou yo wè, se Jezi k’ konn kase chenn

Pou Ti Jan petro ka temwaye

Se Jezi konn kase chenn

Pou Bawon Samdi ka temwaye

Se Jezi konn kase chenn

Pou Ezili Freda ka temwaye

Se Jezi konn kase chenn

Pou mechan yo temwaye

Se Jezi konn kase chenn

Si ou pa gen Jezi nan lavi w ,frè mwen

Ou manke on bagay

Oh yes, ou manke on bagay

Si w pa gen Sabbaoth nan lavi w, frè mwen

Ou manke on bagay

 Oh yes, ou manke on bagay

Si w pa gen Adonai nan lavi w, frè mwen

Ou manke on bagay

 Oh yes, ou manke on bagay

Si w pa gen Dye Israel nan lavi w frè mwen

Ou manke on bagay

 Oh yes, ou manke on bagay

Si w pa gen wa dè wan an lavi w, frè mwen

Ou manke on bagay

 Oh yes, ou manke on bagay

Ou manke lepè

Ou manke le fils

Ou manke Dye de charite

Ou manke Dye de bonte

Ou manke sabbaoth

Ou manke Dye imòtel

Si ou pa gen Jezi nan lavi w, frè mwen

Ou manke on bagay

Oh yes ou manke on bagsy

Lemonn dèyè do m

Lakwa devan je m

Lemonn dèyè do m

Lakwa devan je m

Lemonn dèyè do m

Lakwa devan je m

Mwen p ap tounen, mwen p ap tounen

Mwen p ap tounen, mwen p ap tounen

Non non, mwen p ap tounen

Mwen pap tounen nan mayi griye

Non non mwen p ap tounen

Mwen pap tounen pou m a le woule nan kafou ankò

Non non mwen p ap tounen

Mwen pap janm tounen  pou m al woule nan kalbas ankò

Non non mwen p ap tounen

M p ap janm tounen pou m al tounen kodenn ankò

Non non mwen p ap tounen

Jezi te voye  m moun

Mwen p ap tounen bèt ankò

M p ap tounen nan trase vèvè ankò

Mwen p ap tounen nan fè sa k pa sa ankò

Mwen pap tounen, Mwen pap tounen

Mwen p ap tounen nan madanm moun ankò

Mwen p ap tounen nan fe tripotay ankò

Mwen p ap tounen nan pale moun mal

Mwen p ap tounen nan fe tripotay

Mwen p ap tounen pou m al jwen batri nan jazz ankò

Mwen p ap tounen pou m al jwen batri nan jazz ankò

Mwen pa janm tounen pou m al jwe batri nan Digital Express ankò

Mwen p ap tounen nan fè sa k pa sa ankò

Mwen pap tounen nan mayi griye

Leve Jezi pi wo, desann satan pi ba

Leve Jezi pi wo, desann satan pi ba

Leve Jezi pi wo, desann satan pi ba

M’antre nan anbasad jezi a

W a di m kilès ki kapab kenbe mwen

M’antre nan anbasad jezi a

W a di m kilès ki kapab kenbe mwen

M’antre nan anbasad Jezi a

Ki Lisifè ki kapab kenbe mwen

M’antre nan anbasad Jezi a

Ki dyab rasyal ki kapab kenbe mwen

M’antre nan anbasad Jezi a

Ki Ezili ki kapab kenbe mwen

M’antre nan anbasad jezi a

Ki dyab rasyal ki kapab kenbe mwen

M pa pè yo, M pa pè yo, M pa pè yo

M pa pè defi yo, M pa pè defi yo

Jezi la.

M pa pè baka yo, m pa pè baka yo

Jezi la

M pa pè dyab rasyal yo, m pa pè dyab rasyal yo

Jezi la

Sa Jezi vle mwen ye a , satan pa ka anpeche l

Marye Jezi vle w marye a, satan pa ka anpache l

Rezidans Jezi vle pou ou a, satan pa ka anpeche l

Citizen mwen di w, Jezi vle pou ou a, satan pa ka anpeche l

Marye jezi m nan  vle w marye a, satan pa ka anpache

Pitit Jezi rezeve pou a, satan paka anpeche l

Kle kay Jezi vle pou ou

Kle machi Jezi rezeve pou ou a

Rezidans Jezi rezève pou ou a

Madanm jezi rezève pou ou a

Aba satan! aba satan!

Viv jezi!

Aba satan!

Aba Lisifè

Aba dyab rasyal

Aba houngan

Aba ti jan petro

Aba sa ki pa vle wè m yo

Viv Dye D’Israel

Vivi Jezi

Viv Jezi

Aswè a m delivre

Aswè a m delivre

Aswè a kòd la kase

Aswè a wòch la woule

Aswè a mwen debloke

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