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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Soutni m avek pawol w pou m pa bite...what does bite mean in this verse? Thanks, Mandaly!!

bite (pronounced bee-tay) means to stumble, to trip, or to trip and fall

Soutni'm avèk pawòl ou pou'm pa bite.
Sustain me with your Word so that I don't stumble. (literally)
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Monday, August 6, 2012

How do I write the bible verse reference. For example: 1 John 1:9. Do you write it 1 Jan 1:9 and do you place the reference at the beginning or end of the verse?


Yes you write it as: 1 Jan 1:9
You say it as : En Jan En vèsè nèf
Most people write it at the end of the verse in Bible Study, but if your group is trying to memorize the verse (saying it out loud), then they'll 'chant' the verse reference first.

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1 John 1:9...please give me the literal and Creole context translations of this portion of this verse: Paske l'ap fe sa k gen pou fet la:

Pake l'ap fè sa' k gen pou fèt la (contracted)
Paske li ap fè sa ki gen pou fèt la. (uncontracted)
Because he will do what that must be done. (literal meaning)

Paske      | l'ap       |  fè    | sa'k             |  gen pou  fèt *     | la.
because   | he will  | do    | what that    |  must be done *  | the

*Gen pou is a H. Creole expression which means must, will (depicts imminence of an occurence)
*fèt means done, made, occured, happened, born
Li gen pou fèt → it must be done, it will be done, or it will surely happen
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do you have translation to this song Your love is amazing by John Tesh? Thank you in advance.


Lanmou’w se yon mèvèy, ki fèm e pa chanje
lanmou’w se yon montay, tou fèm anba pye’m
Lanmou’w se yon mistè, Ala ou soulve mwen!
Lè yo viwonnen mwen, lanmou’w pote mwen

Chorus
Alelouya Alelouya
Alelouya, lanmou’w fè’m chante
Alelouya Alelouya
Alelouya, lanmou’w fè’m chante

Lanmou’w etone mwen, mwen santi l’ap leve
Tout lajwa k’ap grandi, anndan fon kè mwen
Chak fwa lè mwen wè ou, tout bonte ou briye
konsa chan sel
ès sa, leve nan nanm mwen


Bridge
Wi, ou fè’m chante
Senyè, ou fè’m chante…
Ala ou fè’m chante
Alelouya alelouya …

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mwen pale yon ti kras kreyol

I guess this can be a useful sentence if you want to let the people know that you only speak a little bit of Creole yon ti kras Kreyòl.

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the door is open / the door is wide open

The door is open.
Pòt la ouvè.
Pòt la louvri.
Do not say: pòt la se louvri

The door is wide open.
Pòt la gran ouvè.
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Hello, I am Haitian American and would like to incorporate the Lord's Prayer in French or Creole as part of the wedding ceremony. Can you post the prayer in French or Creole? It would be greatly appreciated.Blessings!


The Lord's Prayer in Creole
Nòtrepè a an Kreyòl

Papa nou ki nan syèl la,
Nou mande pou yo toujou respekte non ou.
Vin tabli gouvènman ou,
pou yo fè volonte ou sou latè, tankou yo fè li nan syèl la.
Pen nou bezwen an, ban nou li jòdi a.
Padonnen tou sa nou fè ki mal,
menm jan nou padonnen moun ki fè nou mal.
Pa kite nou nan pozisyon pou nou tonbe nan tantasyon,
men, delivre nou anba Satan.
Paske, se pou ou tout otorite, tout pouvwa ak tout louwanj, depi tout tan ak pou tout tan.
Amèn.


The Lord's Prayer in French
Le Notre Père en Français

Note Père qui es aux cieux
Que ton nom soit sanctifié
Que ton règne vienne
Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain quotidien
Pardonne-nous nos péchés
Comme nous pardonnons à ceux qui nous ont offensés
Et ne nous induit pas à la tentation 
Mais delivre nous du mal
Car c'est à toi qu'arpatiennent le reigne, la puissance et la gloire aux siècles des siecles.
Amen

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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Mandaly, konbyen religion ki genyen Ayiti? Eske yon moun gen dwa pratike vodou piblikman nan peyi a? Eske Rara se yon relijyon?

Relijyon nan peyi Ayiti, tankou tout lòt kote, fè mikalaw.
Genyen anpil.  Mwen pa konnen non yo tout.

Relijyon protestan an ankadre anpil relijyon Kretyen tankou Lapwofesi, Batis, Pannkotis, Advantis, e petèt Temwen Jehova yo tou, etc...
Relijyon katolik la ankadre relijyon Kretyen tankou relijyon Katolik Womèn, Karismatik, Presbyteryen, etc...
Apre sa, genyen Mizilman yo, Mòmon yo, etc... Mwen pa fin twòp konnen anpil sou relijyon sa yo.

Anpil nan seremoni vodou yo fèt nan aswè, men sa pa vle di yo pa pratike li an piblik.

Mezanmi o!  rara pa yon relijyon monchè :)

Si ou jwenn plis enfòmasyon sou relijyon nan peyi Ayiti, w'ava kite'm konnen.  Mèsi.

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It is my heart's greatest desire to share in a small part of your beautiful village.

village? Be a part of the village or share in the village?
Pi gran dezi kè mwen se pou mwen fè yo ti pati nan bèl vilaj ou a.
and for the other one that you had asked about:
Mwen swete mwen ta kapap  fè yon pati nan vilaj sa ki satisfè ou si tèlman.
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it is where I long to be too. (Creole)

It is where I long to be too.
Se la mwen vle ye tou.
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Would it be culturally inappropriate for me (a caucasian ameriken) to say "neg" while in Haiti? I see it in phrases "neg di san fè", and even see "granneg" in the New Testament.

No. Not at all.
You can even call yourself yon nèg blan (a white man :)
The word 'nèg' in Haiti translates man, guy, partner, boyfriend,  friend in English

See the links to these posts: nèg is not the N word.

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Lavi se tankou latè. Lè ou jwenn yon woch jaden an, pa mete woch anko nan latè. Ositou, lè ou jwenn peche a nan lavi, pa mete peche a anko nan lavi. :-) Does that make sense? Is there a more correct way to say it? What is a good word for "remove"? Mesi!

Yes it makes sense to me.  I understand it as: Do not make things any worse than they are.  
Perhaps you might add the preposition 'nan' before 'jaden'.
Mwen panse se bèl pawòl nèt!


A good H. Creole word for remove can be retire or wete
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ou decide si te mwen ou vle (?)

sounds like an ultimatum:)  Ou deside si se mwen ou vle (You decide if it's me you want)
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