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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

God is good

Wi, Bondye bon ... tout tan.
Yes, God is good ... all the time.

see links:
God is good
God bless you
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"Bonnanj mwen chavire" Is bonnanj good spirit? and why say CHAVIRE?

bonnanj, here, could mean "good sense".
bonnanj - spirit
chavireknocked over, turned upside down (like a car)

Bonnanj mwen chavire (expression)
My good sense is gone.
My sanity is gone.

Some synonymous Creole expressions are:
Bonnanj mwen pati
Lòlòj mwen chavire
Mwen pèdi tout bon sans
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lyric and music of the song "Depi lontan nan Bethleem" English song " Long time ago a Bethleem. Do you have it?

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

I see the word FOUT can be used a s a verb when you say "Li Fout mwen deyò"

men wi.
Fout, as a verb, can translate a lot of verbs.

Fout (or flanke) to expel, to give (in a badass, hostile way)

1. Li fout mwen deyò.
    She kicked me out.

2. Fout ou deyò.
   Get out
   more specifically
   Get the hell out.

3. Li fout mwen yon kalòt.
    He gave me a slap.
    He slapped me.

4. Li te vin goumen avè'm.  E mwen fout li yon bèl so.
    He came to fight with me.  And I gave him a great tumble.
    He came to fight with me.  And I knocked him to the ground

5. Mwen fout li yon bèl jouman.
   I gave him a nice insult.
  I cursed at him.

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"kote ki gen chenn pa gen kou", how do you use this expression?

This expression is about unfortunate circumstances ...like an opportunity missed because of lack of resources
example:
Johnny has very rich parents who are willing to pay for his college education.  But Johnny doesn't want to go to college.
Katie's an exceptionally intelligent girl who wishes she could go to college, but her parents are too poor to afford it.
About this circumstance you can say:
Kote k gen chenn pa gen kou, e kote k gen kou pa gen chenn.
Where there's a necklace there's no neck, and where's there's a neck there's no necklace

Sometimes, Haitians just use the first half of that expression.  They will say Kote k gen kou pa gen chenn.  This sounds very much like where there's a will there's not a way and where there's a way there's no will.
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What equally beautiful word rhymes with FLANM? Thanks

Creole words?
I know a few that might rhyme, but I don't know if they're "beautiful" words :)
Perhaps I can have some fun and put it in context for you.
Here we go:

Ou se yon flanm
nan kè tout fanm
ki gen bèl nanm.
kisa w ta ban'm
lè tout bon san'm
mande pou chanm?

That's all I have ; )

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rit ...

Let's talk about rhythm ☺
It's all I can do if you drop me a three letter word like this: r-i-t :-/

Ki rit chante sa?
What's the rhythm of this song?
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I realy need to learn Haitian creole what is the best way to go about doing this

How do you learn best?  classroom? online? one to one? hands-on?
The best way to go about it is by whatever works BEST FOR YOU.
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kijan sa tradwi: she showed me around

She showed me around.
Li te fè m vizite

She showed me around the whole neighborhood, and introduced me to her friends.
Li te fè m vizite tout vwazinay la, e fè konesans ak zanmi l yo.
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Wet your toothbrush with water. Put a small amount of tooth paste on your brush (about the size of your finger nail)." And "Spit the tooth paste out. Never swallow it. It can make you sick!

Wet your toothbrush with water. Put a small amount of tooth paste on your brush (about the size of your finger nail)." And "Spit the tooth paste out once you're done brushing your teeth. Never swallow it. It can make you sick!
Mouye bwòs dan ou avèk dlo.  Mete yon ti kras pat dantifris sou bwòs ou a (gwosè zong dwèt ou konsa). "E" Krache tout pat dantifris la lè w fin bwose dan w.  Pa janm vale l.  Li kapab fè w malad!
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Pa gen pàn...?

Pa gen pàn is another way to say No problem, No harm done, It's alright
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I see the words RENMEN and TOUT being used as one word, was that a typo, or does it actually mean something?

what does Viv Lavi mean?

viv lavi → to live life

1.  Kite m viv la vi m.
     Let me live my life

2. Ou dwe viv la vi w fason ou vle.
    You must live your life the way you want
or

Viv...! → long live ...!,   Cheers to ....!, Shout out to ....!

Viv lavi! 
Cheers to life!,
Hooray for life!
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Sunday, December 2, 2012

what is the haitian form of a dmv called do you know the website i would like to check it out

Some states in the US offers the DMV oral license tests in Haitian Creole.  I know Florida, New Jersey and Massachusetts do.  You can easily google that.  Type in DMV written test in Haitian Creole  or call the DMV office in your state and find out if they have the Driver License Handbook in Creole.  I have seen one of these books in Creole online as a PDF, but I'm not sure which state it was or whether the book was being distributed by the DMV.  So, a phone call to a DMV office near you might be the best place to start.
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