Twice a day / Three times a day / Once a day

1. twice a day
   de fwa pa jou

2. Take the pill three times a day
     Pran grenn nan twa fwa pa jou

3. once a day
    yon fwa pa jou

4. Mwen vwayaje de fwa pa ane.
    I travel twice a year.

5.  I go to church three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
     M al legliz twa fwa pa semèn lemèkredi, levandredi, ak ledimanch.

6. We have bible study once a week on Wednesdays.
    Nou gen etid biblik yon fwa pa semèn lemèkredi.

7.  You don't need to take the medicine twice. Only Once is enough. 
      Ou pa bezwen pran remèd la de fwa. Yon sèl fwa kont.

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Chalk Chalkboard Backpack

chalk - lakrè
chalkboard → tablo
backpack → valizado
school bag → valiz lekòl

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Both, all three, all four, ... all twelve? Thanks

1. Both
    toude
    toulede
    toulède

2. all three
    touletwa

3. all four
    toulekat

4.  Are all five kids yours?
     Eske toulesenk timoun yo se pou ou?

5. I don't want all six, let me just have three.
    M pa vle toulesis, jis ban'm twa sèlman.

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is there a song to help with remembering the days of the week?

I do know of one song.  I don't think it was made for remembering the days of the week.  And I don't remember which group sings it.  This won't be any help if you don't know the tune,  but I can't be any help there :)
Maybe someone will have something better.

The songs goes:
lendi m'al travay
madi m'al travay
mèkredi m'al travay
jedi m'al travay
vandredi m'al travay
samdi m'al nan mache
dimanch m'al banboche

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Allo zanmim I'm trying to understand "Pale non Seyè. Sèvitè ou la ap koute ou." What does the non mean? Speak now? 1 Samyèl 3:9 Mèsi zanj kreyòl

Bonswa :)

This "non" is more like an "emphatic word".   It doesn't translate as "no" or "now" in English.

"Pale non" will be translated as "Speak."

Here are some other examples:

1. Vini non!
    Come!

2.  Manje non!
     Eat!

3.  Pale avè m non!
     Talk to me!

Sometimes, we use the Creole "Wi" in that same manner.  Some examples.

4.  Mwen renmen l wi.
     I like it.

5. Mwen fini avèk travay la wi.
    I'm done with the job.

6. Mwen prale wi.
    I'm leaving.

See this link here for more examples: Emphatic WI or NON

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Is there a saying for NEVER SAY NEVER instead 'pa janm di jame'?

Try:

Jamè di jamè → never say never

or this expression:
Toutotan tèt ou pa koupe, ou pa ka di w p'ap mete chapo.
As long as you still have your head, you can't say that you won't wear a hat.

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N ap kenbe dyanm. What is dyanm?

dyanm → strong, brave, courageous

yon gason dyanm → a brave or strong man
yon fanm dyanm → a courageous woman.

N'ap kenbe.
N'ap kenbe la.
We're holding on.


N'ap kenbe dyanm.
N'ap kenbe fò.
We're holding strong.

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Is Jezi only spelled Jezi? Is it pronounced Jezi or Jezu? My Haitian born friend says it is pronounced Jezu. I'm pulling my hair out. Mèsi infini.

Padekwa .

It is pronouced Jezi in Creole :)
The person that told you Je-zu is probably still trying to preserve the little french in him :)
Pronouncing Je-zu is for when you're speaking French.

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If I wanted a title that said "Hands for Prayer" would it be "Mens pou Lapriyè". Mesi anpil.

It would be "Men Pou Lapriyè"
Plural words in Creole do not take "s".

Pase bon jounen :)

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The French word for Kisses when signing a letter is Bisous. Is it the same in Haitian creole? Mesi anpil.

kisses, in Creole, would be bizou, beze, bo, bobo, yon ti bo, or yon ti beze

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"Right time, Right place"?

1. right time → bon lè

2. right place (correct place) → bon kote

3. What's the best place for....?
    Ki pi bon kote pou ....?

4. What's the best place for a swim around here?
    Ki pi bon kote pou al naje nan zòn sa a?

5. What's the best place to get some griyo?
    Ki pi bon kote m ka jwenn yon ti griyo?

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How to translate 'to make sense'? "that doesn't make sense!" "life sometimes does not make sense."

to make sense → konfòmen ak lojik, ki fè sans, lojik, rezonab, solid, ki rezonnen, rasyonèl

"That doesn't make sense"
"Sa pa fè sans."
"Sa pa lojik."

"life sometimes does not make sense."
"Pafwa lavi pa fè okenn sans."

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mannèv

manèv (mannèv, demach) - manuever, manipulation, gimmick, scheme

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How do you translate 'it so happens' in Creole?

it so happens - twouve, twouve ke, se trouve

it turns out that - rive ke

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9:31 paske li t'ap moutre disip li yo anpil bagay. Li di yo: -Mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, mwen pral tonbe anba men lèzòm, yo pral touye mwen. Men, sou twa jou mwen gen pou m' leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Can you translate the words, 'lache' an

lachè means flesh

Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a
The one that God sent in the flesh.
or
The one that was made flesh.

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