malere pa vle di chen

Pa ditou.
Malere pa chen, e chen pa malere tou.
Gen de chen ki pi rich pase malere.

Eske se menm pou chen k'ap viv Ayiti yo?
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Bonswa Manday, mwen vle di "We were promised an interpreter, but we didn't get it" , I'm having trouble translating the passive voice here. Thanks.

We were promised an interpreter, but we didn't get it.
You te pwomèt nou yon entèprèt, men nou pa't jwenn li.
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I'm mad at you and I'm tired of your actions

Mwen pa kontan ak ou e m fatige ak move zak ou yo.
Mwen pa kontan ak ou e m fatige de aksyon ou yo.
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Am stil waiting on you to teach me creole

Si ou tann twòp, wa fin tounen pwatann :)

I am still waiting on you to teach me Creole.
M'ap tann ou pou montre'm pale Kreyòl toujou wi.
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How do you say "May I take your photograph?"

May I take your photograph?
Eske mwen mèt pran foto ou?
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if you were going to the wedding of a dear friend in Haiti, what do you think would be an appropriate gift for the bride & groom? and what are some typical haitian wedding traditions?

I have seen people give gifts of household items, beddings, cookbooks, house ornaments, etc...
But I love the idea of a personalized / engraved gift item such as picture frames, wedding picture frames, his and hers bathrobes, etc....
I also love the idea of solar powered anything such as solar powered fans,  radios,  cell phone chargers; these can come pretty handy in Haiti.
Haitian wedding traditions vary by regions and religion.  I WOULD ASK marenn maryaj la (the maid of honor) about what to expect during the ceremony and reception.
Will there be any fidonè (flower girls)?
Should you bring your gift to the location of the wedding reception which my be a hall or most often someone's home?
If it's in the countryside, how will the bride and groom get from the church to the reception hall?   By car?  By horse?  On foot?
How will YOU get from the church to the reception hall?
Parenn maryaj la (the best man) usually give a VERY long speech at the reception.
The church ceremony is usually long too.  It's like the pastor is trying to cram one more pre-marital counseling session in the service
There's usually lots of food, kremas, likè, music, and dancing (unless it's a Christian wedding)
You should expect to have a great time
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what is hatian in where are you?

There's nothing Haitian about it.
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We are having a Haitian midwife come to a conference near San Francisco. Do you know any interpreters avail Sept 26-30? Mesi

Please contact Ewòl at info@creoleclasses.com, from the Kreyolab.
He would love to help you find someone, but he needs more info.
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Bonswa Mandaly. mwen pale kreyol tre bien, men eske ou kapab di m si li kòrèk pou yon moun ekri 'Li se zanmi an mwen' olye de 'Li se zanmi'm'?

Pou koumanse, li sanble ou annafè avèk yon moun ki sot bò zòn Nò yo.... Okap petèt?
Dapre sa mwen konnen, Ayisyen akeyi e asepte varyete rejyonal ak endividyèl lang Kreyòl la, sitou nan pwezi ak nan bèl kantik.
Si pou'm ta di'w li pa kòrèk, sa ta vle di ke nou dwe rasanble tout Ayisyen ki pale avèk yon aksan enpi aprann yo pale ak ekri tankou moun Pòtoprens.
Li ta bon anpil si ta genyen yon fòm estanda pou ekri chak mo, chak fraz, chak liy...  Men si sa ta fèt, eske lang lan va toujou kenbe idantite yon lang KREYÒL?
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a "delightful' woman

yon fanm chaman / chamant
yon fanm atiran / atirant
ypn fanm kòrèk
yon fanm kòdyòm
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"Be careful! Don't drop it!" referring to something fragile

Be careful! Don't drop it!
Fè atansyon!  Pa lage'l atè!
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pito'm mande pase'm vole

O O!  Apa ou pa fini l :)

Pito'm mande pase'm vòlè, pito'm travay pase'm mande .... (it's in a song)
I rather beg than steal, I rather work than beg ...
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Eske ou ka esplike "rive sou fal," kòm "Tijan rive sou fal." Mèsi!

fal is Haitian Creole for belly, stomach, chest
Was that the complete sentence?
Sounds like Tijan had gotten to the peak/depth of a location?

Sometimes we also say "rive sou tèt" which means to arrive at a location in a rush
I wonder if that's what the author meant.

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bon zanmi toutan sa bon

Yes, it's absolutely true.

Bon zanmi, tout tan sa bon.
A true friend is good in all times
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Could you exclain "tan" in this quote: "Sèl bagay m sonje, jou sa a, figi tan an te oun tijan fennen." From pg 1 of "Epi oun jou konsa tèt Pastè Bab pati,"

tan, here, means weather as you probably know.
The first sentence is poetic almost:

sèl    | bagay | m  |  sonje       | jou    |  sa   |  a
only  | thing   | i    | remember | day   | that  | the
The only thing I remember on that day

figi   |  tan         | a    |       te        | oun  |  ti-jan     | fennen
face |  weather |  the | past tense |  a     |  little bit  |  faded
The face of the weather was a little bit faded

The only thing I remember, on that day, the weather was a little bit murky / gloomy.

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