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Monday, August 27, 2012

ki jan'w ta tradwi tek tek nan kreyol e anglais

tek tek, pou mwen, se bri dlo k'ap degoute.
Se sèl nan sikonstans sa a, mwen konn tande Ayisyen itilize mo tèk tèk la.
Mo tek tek la fè'm sonje lè dlo lapli ap degoute soti nan twati kay tòl mwen ki koule, pou tonbe nan bokit aliminyòm ke mwen mete la pou evite inondasyon anndan kay la.

Nan ki kontèks ou te tande mo sa a?
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Hey Mandaly, do you know the lyrics to this song? Is it in Chant D'Esperans? "... Li soutni mwen. Ak men byen dous Li leve mwen. Sot nan vwazen vin nan limye, gras a Bondye Li leve mwen" mwen pa konnen si se konsa li ye, men se sa m sonje

Yes, it's #75 on the Creole side of the Chants D'Ésperance.
It's one of my favorite song :)

Nan bonte Li Jezi vini
Pou rachte nanm mwen pa lagras
Nan bafon peche ak lawont
Konpasyon'L leve mwen


Nan tè danje, Li soutni mwen
Ak men'l byen dous, Li leve mwen
Sot nan nwasè, vin nan limyè
M'ap adore'l, Li leve mwen

Depi lontan Li rele mwen
Anvan kè mwen te repanti
Men lè'm kenbe nan pawòl Li
Ak padon, L'leve mwen

Anpil pikan te pèse fwon'L
De klou terib te pèse men'L
Men lè mwen bandone peche'm
Amou Li leve mwen

Kounye a men L'anlè byen wo
Nanm mwen ape jwi yon repo
Kijan? Pouki? mwen pa konnen
Kouman Li leve mwen
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translation for rigwaz and cec like that t-vice video CEC la qualite


'rigwaz' is Haitian Creole for 'a whip'

As for CEC, it's not a word. It's probably a T-Vice inside joke or punchline.

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how would you say something like "I will not talk back to you again." As in talking without respect to their parents. Is there a way Haitian children say this?


to talk back → bay replik, fè repons

I will not talk back to you again.
Mwen p'ap fè'w replik ankò.
Mwen p'ap ba'w repons ankò.

or
I won't disrespect you again.
Mwen p'ap derespekte'w ankò.

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good translation for 'cagou'

It's kagou.
kagou sick, weak, feeble, feeling down
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Mandaly, Can you tell me please if the "Creole Made Easy Pronunciation Guide" by Wally Turnbull's 2 audio CDs are in MP3 format? Do you know how I might contact Mr. Turnbull? Thank you very much.

You know what, my friend Carlo at www.HaitiHub.com is the go-to guy when it comes to the 'audio' series of the Wally Turnbull Creole learning books.  HaitiHub also has an audio lab created in conjunction and for use with the Wally Turnbull Creole books.  Send him an e-mail and he'll direct you in the right direction.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Have you heard of a song that goes like this, "pa kite satan twouble ke'w vinn benyen nan sang jezi"


Yes, it's a very old song

Vin benyen nan san
vin benyen nan san Jezi
Vin benyen nan san
Vin benyen nan san Jezi
Pa kite Satan twouble kè'w
Vin benyen nan san Jezi

other verses go like this:

Vin lave'w nan san
Vin lave'w nan san Jezi....

Vin kache'w nan san
Vin kache'w nan san Jezi...

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Mandaly.. this is my question. When do I say 'chimen' and when do I say 'chemen'? When do I say 'abiye' and when do I say 'biye' Is there a rule? Why are there so many ways to say just one single word?

It's a variation.  In some regions of Haiti, people are used to saying 'chimen' and in other regions people say 'chemen'.  Or, people from the Haitian Capital usually say 'abiye' and some people from the countryside say 'biye'.
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In a recent post you wrote: "Yon klas Kreyòl enpòtan pou kapab aprann gramè Kreyòl la kòrèkteman." In this sentence, how is "kapab" functioning? It seems to be a noun like "ability/capacity."

gad'on salopri means....

Gad'on salopri.
Gade yon salopri
What a crock of crap
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hey i'm trying to teach someone to speak kreyol but i was wondering how you think i should do so. i'm sending them weekly lessons and i already gave them a lesson in introducing yourself, askinghowsomething is and articles what's next?

Ankouraje moun nan pou'l pran yon klas Kreyòl nan kominote li, si li kapab jwenn youn.  Enpi kontinye pratike konvèsasyon Kreyòl avèk li.
Yon klas Kreyòl enpòtan pou kapab aprann gramè Kreyòl la kòrèkteman.
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can you say m ta swete ke nou ka DEVENI bon zanmi

Men wi.  Ou kapab di sa.
Depi ou konprann mwen e mwen konprann ou, Kreyòl la pase :)

Ou kapab di tou:
Mwen ta swete nou ka vin bon zanmi.
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Would it be weird to say in kreyol "bon apre midi"?


Non.
That's how we say 'Good afternoon' or 'Have a good afternoon'
Bon apremidi!

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hey i can't think of a way to translate these two. i understand them but can't exactly translate them for people. w'ap kite sot w, and w'ap konn joj.

W'ap kite sòt w...
you will leave your stupidity ... (literally)
You'll stop the foolishness.

W'ap konn Jòj. (same as W'ap gentan konnen)
Soon you'll know. (said as a warning or intimidation)
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how do you translate ....rive'm. for example, m t'ap pale de le manman'm mouri e yon sel latranblad rive'm.

...rive'm - happen to me, came over me

...yon sèl latranblad rive'm.
...one bout of trembling happen to me (literally)
... I started shaking.
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