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Sunday, December 23, 2012

I tried to translate Manno Charlemagne's Organizasyon Mondyal from the video, but much of it didn't make sense. Could you translate it for me? Barry


Òganizasyon mondyal yo
World organization
pa pou nou yo ye.
are not for us.
Sa la pou ede volè yo piye, devore
It's there to help the crooks pillage and devour
lè pèp ki nan di, "pran fizi!"  yo
when the people who say, "take your weapon!"
konnen yo bouke
know that they are burned out
lamedsin entènasyonal sa met kò l sou kote
International medicine organizations bow out

yo fè reyinyon
they have meetings
yo pale, yo ranse
they talk, they babble
devan vè chanpay, bon dive k enpòte,
with champagne glasses, good imported wine,
se la sa rete
it doesn't go farther than that
Lè pèp anba zam
when the people are under siege
tout peyi, tout kote
all country, everywhere
mwen renmen tande zòt k ap analize
i just love to hear others put in their ideas
lè l pa konsène
when they're not concerned

tout sa moun pa vle tande se verite li ye
Everything that people don't want hear is truth
reyaksyonè sou-devlope yo, sa pi danjere
amateurish revolutionists are more dangerous
lè enterè yo menase
when their interest is threatened
se yo k toujou rele
it's them that call
Tout fòs entèvansyonis yo
all the opposing strengths
pou pèp ki soulve
for a people that have risen

laklas dominant entèlijan ke l ye
the dominating class, smart as they are
an prensip, konnen ke l anminorite
know very well that they are the minority
L konn kijan pou l jwe
they know how to play the game
pozisyon de klas di se sa ki konte
social status says that's what counts
L a fè l enposib, l a kraze,  l a brize
they'd make impossible, they'll destroy, they'll demolish
pou l elimine
to eliminate
timoun ki nan ze
kids that are hatching in eggs

N ap goumen jouk mayi mi
we'll fight until corn is ripe (jouk mayi mi = forever)
jouk tan nou libere
until we're free
pran konfyans nan lit lòt pèp yo
take strentgh in the perseverance of the others
ki pa pè tonbe
who are not afraid to perish
delivrans yo se jefò yo nan san ki ap koule
their deliverance is their effort in the blood that spills
grenn doktè ta vle preskri yo
the pills that doctors want to prescribe to them
voye sa jete
They ditch it 

N ap voye yon sali
we send a salute
pou tout pèp k ap lite
for all people who are fighting
anpil konpliman pou tout moun ki tonbe
hats down to all who have fallen
pou koz libète
for the cause of freedom
pou chyen Ayisyen k ap di yo kiltive
And, for the Haiitan dogs who say they are cultivated,
k ape fè komès ak mizè refijye
who's making a business of the misfortune of refugees
nan inivèsite,
at universities,
nou voye yon plòt krache
we send a ball of spit

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what you will do today, what plans do you have to make your afternoon interesting or to spend interesting afternoon? do you plan to go out or just stay at home?

What you will do today?
Kisa w pral fè jodi a?
Ki aktivite w jodi a?

What plans do you have to make your afternoon interesting?
Ki bagay enteresan w pral apremidi a?
Ki aktivite enteresan ou gen pou apremidi a?

Do you plan to go out or just stay at home?
Eske w'ap soti onswa jis rete lakay ou?

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SI youn moun byen mennen, that s good right?

Men wi, that's good :)
Si yon moun ap byen mennen, sa vle di tout bagay ap mache byen.  Pa gen danje, ni grangou, ni tèt chaje.
Men si yon moun ap mal mennen, sa vle di y'ap viv nan lamizè, onswa yo pa gen siksè nan lavi a.

Gendefwa ou ka di konsa, "Mari m ak malmennen avè m" onswa "Mari m ak malmennen'm nan kay la.".  Sa vle di Mari a ap maltrete w onswa li pa byen viv avè w.
Konsa tou, ou ka di, "Yannick gen chans paske li jwenn yon mari ki byen mennen avè l.".  Sa vle di, Yannick jwen yon nèg ki byen boule avè l, yon nèg ki trete l  e pran swen l byen.

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haitian creole common slang phrases?

It's too early for me in this Creole journey to determine what's slang, what's Creole rèk, what's Creole lontan, what's Creole fransize, etc....
What you might consider as slang in Creole, others might see it as poetry, or a variant, or a cache of treasure in this well of Creole language heritage that might lead us to understand how our ancestors communicated.
But if you know of some H. Creole slang phrases, please share them with me ...

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Are Haitians more familiar with miles or kiolmeters? How do you say each in HC. Mesi.

More familiar with kilometers (kilomèt in Creole)
milemil in Creole
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'press' (this button to take the picture); 'touch here to turn it on or off'. Mesi.

press → peze, touche
press this button → peze bouton sa a, or touche bouton sa a
press this button to that the picture → peze bouton sa a pou pran foto a
touch here to turn it on → peze la pou limen li or  peze la pou ouvri li
touch here to turn it off → peze la pou etenn li or peze la pou fèmen li

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Bonjou Mandalay! Can you please translate the following Bible verse for me? As you teach... Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms,Continued: hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:16-17 Thank you! ~Wendy

Awesome :)

Pandan n'ap anseye... Se pou n kite pawòl Kris la ak tout richès li yo demere nan nou pandan n'ap egzòte youn lòt ak lasajès, e pandan n'ap chante sòm, kantik ak lòt chante Sentespri a ban nou pou nou remèsye Bondye ak tout kè nou.  E kèlkeswa sa nou fè, an pawòl e annaksyon, fè li nan non Senyè Jezi a,  san n pa manke bay Bondye Papa a remèsiman nan Li.  Kolosyen 3:16 a 17.

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how do you say y thats not true?

This gift is from your mother and father

This gift is from your mother and father 
Kado sa a se manman ak papa w ki ba ou li.

Here's a little gift from your mom and dad.
Men yon ti kado manman ak papa w ba ou.

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Eske ou gen kek fraz Kreyol pou montre kouman itilize mo PARE? I get it when people say ESKE NOU PARE. I think I get PARE KO OU or PARE BOUDA OU, but can you still use them in a sentence TANPRI? Mesi!

In sentences #1 & #2, pare men means to ready your hand, to extend your hand in order to receive something.
examples:
1. Lè yo rive bò kot tiyo a, yo pa't gen gode, men yo te pare men yo pou pran yon ti dlo pou bwè.
2. Lè touris la te met men nan pòch li, tout pòv nan lari a te gentan pare men yo.  Yo te panse li ta pral ba yo lajan.

In sentence #3, pare lapli means to wait the rain out, to take shelter from the rain.
examples:
3. Mwen p'ap gentan rive nan estasyon bis la, se sa'k fè m'ap pare lapli a kay zanmi m nan.

In sentences #4, #5, #6, & #7, pare means to ready, to get ready, to get your act together, to make arrangement
4. Mezanmi, ekonomi peyi pa bon. N'ap viv nan tan difisil. Pare kò nou pou sa k'ap vini.
5. Lè bis la te rive nan estasyon an, tout moun te pare lajan yo depi anvan yo te monte.
6. Medam, pral gen anpil bèl mizik nan fèt la aswè a, pare kò nou pou n danse jouk solèy leve.
7. Lè Fanfan te kraze bèl po flè manman l la, li te konnen l'antrave.  Se pousa li te pare bouda l pou l pran baton.

In sentences #8 & #9, pare kou means to block a punch or a strike.
8. Boksè a te pare chak kout pwen oponan l nan te voye.
9. Si w pa konn pare kou, ou pa konn goumen.
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Any good website for more on the language?

Is "okenn" always used in sentence with "pa"? Would not this be a double negative as in French?

Most of the times "okenn" is comfortably paired with "pato translate none, no, any
You know, Kreyòl se Kreyòl e Franse se Franse.
So, you'll always find sentences like these:

1. M pa gen okenn konpasyon pou li.
    I don't have any compassion for him.

2. Li  pa'tokenn moun nan kay la.
    She saw no one in the house.

3. Pa gen okenn bagay ki ka fè'm pè kounye a.
    There's nothing can scare me now.
 
But, there are many instances where "okenn" is used without "pa" in a sentence.
Some examples:

4. Anvan ou marye okenn fanm, ou dwe chache konnen fanmi l.
    Before you marry any woman, you must seek to know her family.
   
5. San okenn esperyans, mwen pa wè kouman ou pral jwenn dyòb sa a.
    With no experience, I don't see how you will get this job.

6. Eske gen okenn moun ki konnen ki jou jodi a ye?
    Does anyone know what today is?


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mwen fini avew ?

is there a haitian proverb to describe when a person's word is good as done, its a guarantee. Like you can take their words to the bank

Pawòl granmoun?
In Haiti, pawòl granmoun is wisdom, prophecy, and pretty much set in stone

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