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Monday, September 24, 2012

Have a happy birthday /Did you have a happy birthday? / I hope you had a happy birthday.

Happy birthday.
Bòn fèt.

Have a happy birthday.
Bòn fèt
Bòn anivèsè
Pase yon bòn fèt.

Di you have a happy birthday?
Eske ou te pase yon bon fèt?
Eske ou te pase yon bon anivèsè?
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mwen panse te ka gen diferans ant mwen ak lot yo

Ou panse te ka gen yon diferans ant ou menm ak lòt yo?

Mwen panse te ka gen diferans ant mwen menm ak lòt yo.
I think there could be a difference between me and the others
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Grammatically, what is going on here: "Labatwa la ba a ap ou twasan dola." pg 31, "Rete! Kote Lamèsi!"

The first sentence, as it is written, does not make a lot of sense to me.

It looks as if it should be written this way:
Labatwa laba a ap pou twasan dola.
The slaugterhouse over there will go for $300.

Rete! Kote Lamèsi?
Wait a minute! Where's Lamèsi?
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I am wanting to express "If you hadn't done ___ then what would you have ___." Such as, "If you had not gone to school, what would you have done with your life?"

Si ou pa te ____, kisa ou ta _____ (non contracted)
Si ou pa't _____, kisa ou ta _____ (contracted)


Si ou pa't kite Ayiti, kisa ou ta ye jodi a?
If you had not left Haiti, what would you be today?

Si mwen pa't rive alè, kisa ou ta fè?
If I had not arrived on time, what would you have done?

Si ou pa't al lekòl, kisa ou ta fè ak lavi ou?
If you had not gone to school, what would you have done with your life?

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li longe dwet nan figi mwen

That is considered a threat, intimidation, or bullying not just in Haiti, but everywhere, isn't it?

Li lonje dwèt nan figi mwen
He waved his finger in my face.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

I am glad to see you.

mwen fe dezan ap travay nan faktori-a, mwen kapab di : mwen revoke depi menm jou mwen antre-a

I understand this as:  "I've been working at the factory for two years. I was fired the same day I got in.  
Is that right?"
It doesn't make sense to me.  If you've been working at the factory for two years, how were you fired the same day you started?
...Or did you fire someone?

If you were fired, you'd say:
Mwen fè dezan ap travay nan faktori a, yo te revoke m depi menm jou mwen antre a.

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Our church is having a Visiting Missionary from Gris-Gris coming this weekend and I wanted to say a few words in Creole. How would you say, "Welcome to Minnesota and the Church of the Risen Savior."?

Welcome to Minnesota and the Church of the Risen Savior
Byenveni nan Minnesota E nan Legliz Sovè Resisite a.

if you don't want to translate the name of the church, then you'd say:
Byenveni nan Minnesota, e nan Church of the Risen Savior.

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Yon ti jès pou yo :)

"Yon ti jès pou yo
yon tandrès pou yo
yon favè pou yo
yon lonè pou yo
yon zepòl pou yo
yon pawòl pou yo
yon respè pou yo
libète pou yo"

Fòk ou gen laj sou ou wi, pou'w apresye chan sa.
Ansy Dérose p'ap janm gen parèy.  Sa se vre :)
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Are these three phrases talking about the same thing? 1) Eske se sa n fè n ap peye? 2) Se sa w fè w ap peye 3) M ap mande sa m fè m ap peye?

Yes, they are.
...about paying for one's fault/failing.
...different point of view it seems.
Sounds like Job or David (from the Bible)
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how to say "pop" in hatian creole

Mwen renmen sit entènèt sa a. Chak jou mwen aprann yom bagay nouvo. Mèsi anpil Mandaly pou dedikasyon ou a.

Mèsi anpil.
Mwen kontan ou renmen li.
Kontinye aprann :)
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What is the word for "kind" or "type". As in: "what type of food do you like?". Mesi!

You could use: kalite, jan, tip (see link)

1.
What type of food do you like?
Ki kalite manje ou renmen?
Ki tip manje ou renmen?
Ki jan de manje ou renmen? "jan" from French "genre"

2. What type of dog do you have?
Ki kalite chen ou genyen?
Ki tip chen ou genyen?
Ki jan de chen ou genyen?

3.
What type of person is he?
Ki kalite moun li ye?
Ki tip moun li ye?
Ki jan de moun li ye?

4.
What type of government does Haiti have?
Ki kalite gouvènman Ayiti genyen?
Ki tip gouvènman Ayiti genyen?
Ki jan de gouvènman Ayiti genyen?

Or... No question sentences:

5.
You should not associate yourself with these types of people.
Ou pa dwe asosye w ak kalite moun sa yo.
Ou pa dwe asosye w ak tip moun sa yo.
Ou pa dwe asosye'w ak jan de moun sa yo.

6.
This is the kind of girl I want you to marry.
Sa se kalite fanm mwen vle ou marye.
Sa se tip fanm mwen vle ou marye.
Sa se jan de fanm mwen vle ou marye.



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