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Friday, January 4, 2013

Ou fache avè m?

Did he/she pick a bad vibe?

Ou fache avè m?
You mad at me?

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Regarding Translating "let's move forward" or "we re moving forward", I can see why I'll see many different variations for just one little sentence

yeah, I guess you found out that each Creole word that translates these sentences may have their own variants

Let's move forward
An'n vanse douvan
An'n vanse pou pi devan
and more...

We're moving forward
N'ap vanse douvan
Nou pral vanse pou pi devan
N'ap vanse pou pi devan
and more...

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i am moving forward for the new year. i can not control the situation so i am letting it go

Moving forward → fè devan, fè douvan, vanse devan, vanse douvan, vanse pou pi devan, ale pi devan, ale pi douvan

I am moving forward for the new year. I cannot control the situation so i am letting it go 
M'ap vanse douvan pou ane nouvèl la.  M pa ka kontwoke sitiyasyon an, donk m'ap kite'l tonbe

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"genyen rekonesans" nan Angle?

Genyen rekonesans → to be grateful towards

1.  Mwen genyen w rekonesans.
     I am grateful towards you. (is it towards?)

2. Nou genyen tout fanmi ou rekonesans pou sa w fè pou nou.
    We are grateful towards your whole family for what you've done for us.

3.  Nou dwe gen paran nou rekonesans pou bon levasyon yo te ban nou.
     You must be grateful towards your parents for our exceptional upbringing.

4. Si se pa't manm legliz yo, mwen pa t'ap la a.  Se pousa mwen genyen yo anpil rekonesans.
    If it weren't for the members of the church I wouldn't be here.  That's why I am very grateful towards them.

5.  Jezi ban nou lavi, men nou pa genyen l rekonesans.
     Jesus gave us life, but you are not grateful towards him.

6. Pou sa m fè pou ou, pou w pa genyen m rekonesans.
    For all that I've done for you, and you don't show me any gratitude.

7.  Timoun, alèkile, pa gen paran yo rekonesans.
     Kids, these days, don't show their parents any gratitude.

8. Ala ou rekonesan!
    How grateful you are!
    
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finishing a letter, "Love, Cindy"?

I like this in Sixto's Zabèl: "Gen priyè pou chase move lespri, men pa gen priye pou chase vakabon. Men vakabon, se an vakabon ou aji avè'l pou w regle ak li".. To be sure about the last part, is it saying you have to stoop to someone's level...?

Yes. basically.  "vakabon", here, translates a villain, scoundrel, or someone with whom you can't play "nice".
examples
Vòlè, se an vòlè ou aji ak sa pou'w regle ak yo.
Avadra, se an avadra ou aji ak sa pou'w regle ak yo.
Pye sal, se an pye sal ou aji ak sa pou'w regle ak yo.
Bandi, se an bandi ou aji ak sa pou w regle ak li.
You must stoop down to their level in order to deal with them.

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O O!  Se sa menm wi!
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To take someone by surprise (in Creole)

to take someone by surprise (to catch him off guard? to unexpectedly come upon something) → sote sou, pantan sou

1.  Lè mouche antre nan chanm nan, li te pantan sou madanm li ak yon lòt nèg nan kabann nan. Li te si tèlman sezi, li pa't fouti pale.
      When he entered the room, he caught his wife in bed with another man.  He was so surprised that he could not talk.

2.  Mezanmi! lòtrejou lè mwen ouvè pòt kay mwen, mwen vin pantan sou yon vòlè k'ap derobe m.  Mwen kouri soti, enpi m te rele lapolis.
     Oh man! I opened the door to my house the other day to find a burglar robbing me.  I quickly got out to call the police

3. Ayè, mwen t'ap travay nan jaden m nan, e m'al sote sou yon gwo papa koulèv.  Ah! mwen di, "Pye sa'm te manje m pat ba w!" enpi mwen chape poul mwen.
     Yesterday, I was working in my garden, and I came upon a big snake.  I said, "Feet don't fail me now!" and took off.


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Thursday, January 3, 2013

"Madanm nan monte taptap la, li te move kou kong." What is MOVE KOU KONG? thanks

Move kou kong (expression) Mad as hell, very angry, furious
Why was she angry? Did she not find a good seat on the tap-tap?

Istwa pa'm :)
Papa m pa't genyen yon bon eksperyans lè li te vwayaje nan peyi Etazini.  Nan ane swasant yo, li te sibi anpil diskriminasyon.  Lè li te retounen Ayiti, li te move kou kong.  Li te di, "Mwen p'ap janm retounen nan peyi Etazini ankò."

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Of the 2 Kreyol words for money, "kob e lajan", which is more popular? Mesi.

Both, kòb and lajan, are used pretty consistently.
Other terms that you will hear are lamama, tyotyo, grennbak, poud kafe
and for change, we say monnen in Creole

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how do you say, "We missed you" in Haitian Creole

We missed you
Nou te sonje w.

We missed you a lot.
Nou te sonje w anpil.

We missed you so much
Nou te tèlman sonje w.

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mwen chonge sa nou te kon fe lontan can you translate this to english

Awww.... Someone is taking a little trip down memory lane....

Mwen sonje sa nou te konn fè lontan...
I remember what we used to do in the old days...

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"Sa a two che". That is too expensive. Sometimes there is an "a" after "sa", and sometimes there is not. Why is this? Mesi.

Sometimes we tend to swallow that trailing "a" and it gets lost into demonstrative "sa" and, all you see is "sa..." instead of "sa a..."
Here's a link that will help to answer your question: Demonstratives

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i heard from my mom that during holiday times like vennkat desanm and premye janvye you can walk in the street at night and nothing will happen to you. true?

Petèt nan tan manman w se te konsa.  Men li toujou pridan pou w sou gad ou TOUT TAN, ke se te sezon fèt ou pa.
Dayè, matant mwen te konn di'm, "Lè'w mache lannuit Ayiti, si kolon blan pa pran'w lougawou va dechèpiye'w; e si lougawou pa dechèpiye'w sanpwèl va manje w; si sanpwèl pa manje'w vagabon va fini ak ou, si vagabon pa fini ak ou seren an va regle avè'w."

Malediksyon ak malè mache tout fason tout mannyè ti cheri a.

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Sa fe'm mal ke etazini e kanada fek mete yon lot avetisman vwayaj pou ayiti. peyi sa pi sof pase jamaique, les Bahamas, menm sen domeng ki pi gwo destinasyon touristik nan zon lan. Ayiti menm pi sof pase etazini, m pa konprann. Wi te gen kek zak kidnappin

Si genyen yon avi ki bay, dabitid, se yon avi prekosyon.  Yo fè sa pou anpil peyi soudevlope yo.  Pa vre?
Avètisman yo bay pou Ayiti, se non sèlman pou sekirite, men pou prekosyon medikal ak pou enfrastrikti peyi a tou.
Dèfwa si yo te bay yon avi pou peyi a deja, yo konn revizite avi a pou renouvle l si gen yon bagay ki chanje.
Enpi se pa pou Ayiti sèlman yo mete avi.  Tcheke lis Avètisman sa yo: Travel Warnings

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