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Friday, March 22, 2013

In CreoleLingo - "ansyen" is listed with the definition of "old" and "ancient" can it also mean "former" or "previous"?

Yes, definitely.
It can translate former, previous, ex
as in
1.
ansyen mennaj mwen
my ex-boyfriend
my ex-girlfriend

ansyen madanm
ex-wife

ansyen mari
ansye mouche
ex-husband, ex-partner

2.
ansyen prezidan Bill Clinton
former president Bill Clinton

3.
Ansyen prezidan René Préval ap vizite lekòl la jodi a.
Former president René Préval will visit the school today.

4.
Mwen renmen nouvo òdinatè yo fèk enstale nan lab la.  Ki sa yo fè ak ansyen yo?
I like the new computers they just installed in the lab.  What did they do with the previous ones?

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Si ou ta fè konesans yon granmoun ki pa konn pale franse. Eske sa fe yon diferans siw tutoyer oubyen voudoyer li piske li pa konprann sa w'ap di l la?

W'ap fè m grate tèt mwen :)
Ki kalite kesyon ranje sa a :) M sipoze si granmoun nan Ayiti se Kreyòl w'ap pale avè l. Li pa posib pou ni titwaye ni voudwaye an Kreyòl. Sa pa egziste nan lang nou an.

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'Live today as if it was your last' or 'live each day like your last' in Creole. mesi

Live today as if it was your last.
Viv jodi a kou dènye jou w.
or
Viv jodi a konmsi se te dènye jou w.

Live each day like your last.
Viv chak jou kou dènye jou w.
or
Viv chak jou konmsi se te dènye jou w.

Live each day to the fullest.
Viv chak jou nan plen bòl.
Viv chak jou ak bòl ou byen plen.
Viv chak jou w abondamman

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Mak 15:3 Chèf prèt yo te depoze anpil plent sou do li. Please translate into English, then can you add explanation for 'plent' ? (Kamsa hamnida)

plent → complaint, accusations, grievance

'Chèf prèt yo te depoze anpil plent sou do li.'
'The chief priests had brought many accusations against him.'
'The chief priests had accused him of many things.'

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Do you use "souri" for "smirking", or something else?

to smirk ri nan bab, ri nan manton, fè yon ti souri bèt

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"...Apre se te tou pa mwen pou m pale." Does TOU PA MWEN make sense?

Yes.

apre | se te   |  tou |  pa mwen |  pou |  m   | pale
after  | it was   | turn | mine           | for    | me   | speak
afterwards it was my turn to speak.

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"an ran" and "sou ran", which best to use here? as in 'They lined the streets to watch ......'

anran ( an ran) oubyen sou ran kapab bon.
egzanp:
Moun mete yo sou ran nan lari a pou ap gade .....

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I'd love a translation with audio of IICor 13:34, NIV 84 "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."

I'm not sure it's verse "34". It might be verse "13".

Download link: Click here to download…

 

First two verse repetitions comes from this translation:
2 korent 13 vèsè 13 - Se pou benediksyon Senyè Jezikri a, ak lanmou Bondye genyen pou nou an, ansanm ak fratènite Sentespri a toujou la avèk nou.

The "three" repittitions that come afterwards is from the new 1999 Creole edition of the bible:
2 korent 13 vèsè 13 - Se pou benediksyon Senyè Jezikri ban nou an, ak renmen Bondye gen pou nou an, ansanm ak pouvwa Sentespri k'ap fè nou viv ansanm lan toujou la ak nou tout.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

What are words for 'jinx'(nouns and verbs)? "..... ." and "He is trying to jinx me so I can't succeed."

a jinx → yon giyon, yon pichon, yon madichon
to jinx → mete bouch sou, limen bouji dèyè, mare

1.
"He is trying to jinx me so I can't succeed."
"L'ap mare m dekwa pou m pa reyisi."

2.
It's raining cats and dogs.  The guests can't make it to the nuptials.  This wedding must have been jinxed.
Lapli a ap fè raj deyò a.  Envite yo p'ap ka vini nan seremoni maryaj la. Yo dwe te limen bouji dèyè nòs la.  

3.  
The team scored a goal at the soccer championship match, breaking the jinx against the country.
Ekip la te fè yon gòl nan konpetisyon chanpyona foutbòl la, yo te retire giyon ki te sou tèt peyi a.


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Mak 14:51 " Te gen yon jenn gason ki t'ap swiv Jezi; li te gen yon dra ase sou li. Yo mete men sou msye." Can you translate above into English, and explain in detail for 'ase, and 'msye' please. Kamsa hamnida

Dakò :)

msye (without the "i") or misye , not only means man, sir, or Mister, but it also translates the third person pronoun, "he", "him", "his"....   And also translates the guy, the man. ...
examples:
1. Misye malad.
    He is sick.

2. M pa wè Max depi kèk tan.  Kote msye?
    I haven't seen Max in a while.  Where is he?

3. Poukisa w'ap mande m sa?  Mwen pa wè msye nonplis.
   Why are you asking me?  I haven't seen the guy either.

4. Yo "mete men sou" msye.  
      Where "mete men sou" means to touch, or capture, apprehend, grab depending on context 
     They "captured" him.

ase → enough.  It also means only,  just,  only just,  solely
examples:
4. Mwen gen twa dola ase.
    I have just three dollars.
    I have only three dollars.

5. Depi yo te mete men sou msye, li te di de(2) mo ase.
    Since they captured him, he only said two words.

See more examples in the linked post about ASE as ONLY or JUST.  The section is highlighted.

SO the translation for your sentence  in English will be:

Te gen yon jenn gason ki t'ap swiv Jezi; li te gen yon dra ase sou li. Yo mete men sou msye.
There was a young man who was following Jesus; he had only a sheet on him.  They grabbed him.

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"M granmoun, m gen dwa plezire tet an mwen nenpot le lide m di m" (tèt an mwen? Wha't "AN"?) and (lide m di m? my idea says or tells?)

tèt an mwen (the northern way of saying tèt mwen) → lit. my head.  In this sentence it means myself.

lè lide m di m is an expression for whenever I want, as I please
lè lide l di l → whenever he wants, as he please
lè lide w di w → whenever you want, as you please

another expression that expresses almost the same thing is:
jan mwen vle (jan m vle) → however I want
jan li vle (jan l vle) → however he wants
jan ou vle (jan w vle) → however you want

1.  Ou granmoun, ou gen dwa antre soti lè lide w di w.
     You're an adult, you may come and go as you please.

2. Paran m pa la.  Yo nan vakans.  Donk m gen dwa antre lakay lè lide m di m.
    My parents are not home.  They're on vacation.  So I may go home whenever I please.


3. Lajan an se pa w.  Ou mèt depanse l jan w vle.
    The money's yours.  You may spend whichever way you please.


2. Nou se moun lib.  Nou gen dwa soti abiye jan n vle, pou n ale kote n vle, lè lide n di n.
    We are free.  We have the right to go out dressed however we want, to go wherever we want as we please.



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Lespri nou byen dispoze, men se kò nou ki fèb. ( Can you translate the above to English ?) Kamsa hamnida

Lespri nou byen dispoze, men se kò nou ki fèb.
Ou spirit is determined (or motivated), but it's our body that is weak. (literally)
Ou spirit is willing, but our body is weak.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

joli madanm :) "Fouti" is translated as "not able to" based on what you wrote. So I'm reading this sentence (Jan li jenn nan li pa fouti papa l) as (He's not able to be his father) or (He's not able to be a father)? and what is JAN here?

It sounds to me like "He could not be his/her father"

Here are some examples:

1.  Jan mesye sa a jenn nan, li pa fouti papa w.
      The way this man is young, he could not be your father (Lit.)
     This man is so young, he could not be your father.

2. Jan yo t'ap mache men nan men an, yo p'at fouti frè ak sè.
    For the way they were walking hand in hands, they could not be brother and sister.

3. Jan l t'ap desann byè yèreswa a, li pa t'ap  fouti al travay nan demen.
    For the way he was gobbling down beers last night, he could not have gone to work the next day.
    or does the English says: "He could not have been able to go to work..." (I'm not sure :)

4.  Jan w t'al dòmi ta, m konnen ou pa t'ap fouti leve bonè.
     For how you went to bed so late, I know you could not have woken up early.
      You went to bed so late, I know you could not have woken up early.

5. Jan yo te damou an, nou pa't fouti kwè yo te kite vrèman.
    For the way they were in love, we could not believe that they had really broken up.
    They were so much in love, we could not believe that they had really broken up.

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"Se tout sa" (m genyen) (in English)

1. Se tout sa m genyen.
    That's all I have.

2. Se tout sa n genyen.
    That's all we have.

3.  Eske se tout sa w genyen?
     Is that all you have?

4.  Se tout sa m genyen pou m di.
     That's all I have to say.

5.  Se tout sa m'ap pran avè m.
     That's all I'll take with me.

6.  Se tout sa mwen vle.
     That's all I want.

7.  Se tout sa m te wè.
     That's all I saw.

8.  Se tout sa nou bezwen.
     That's all we need.

9.  Se tout?
     Eske se tout?
     Is that all?

10.  Wi, se tout?
       Yes, that's all.

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"san wete san mete"

san wete san mete (pa plis pa mwens)no more no less, exactly, no more than that

1. Tanpri remèt mwen san dola m nan san wete san mete.
     Please reimburse me my one hundred bucks. I want no more no less.

2.  Tout sa m mande, se pou w ban m sa w dwe m nan, san wete san mete.
      All I ask is that you give me what you owe me. I don't want more than that.

3.  Jounalis la bay nouvèl la nan bon ti manmit, san wete san mete.
     The journalist gave the news as it is, without adding to it or taking away from it.

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