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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Mandy I was told I can also use the word bwa for "drink". so I could say mwen vle bwa dlo. Is that correct?

Not in H. Creole. I haven't used this term like that.
You can say 'bwason' for 'beverage'. otherwise it's bwè as in mwen vle bwè dlo.

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How do you say Flag day and Haitian Flag day?

Flag Day - Fèt Drapo, jou Fèt Drapo
Haitian Flag Day - Fèt Drapo Ayisyen, jou Fèt Drapo Ayisyen

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"I transferred schools because the professors in my old school were constantly boring me by teaching the class the same concepts everyday".

Don't you just hate when teachers do that? :)

There it is:
Mwen te chanje lekòl paske pwofesè nan lekòl m te ye a te fè m dezenterese nan klas la afòs li t ap anseye menm matyè a chak jou.

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Mandaly, with Haitian Flag Day approaching it’s nice to hear of all the preparations being made for the celebration. Will you be celebrating in Haiti or in the USA?

Hi. I’ll be in the US. It’s definitely a privilege to commemorate Haitian Flag day in a foreign land. It’s a great experience. Although I’ve lived in the US for some years and feel at home there, I’m always surprised to be overcome by this wave of pride when I see my country’s flag erected on foreign soil. The emotions range from feeling patriotic, and then that of belonging and then euphoria when all I see before me is the colors and symbol that unites us as a people and smell our food and hear our music. The ambience is unreal! I’m pretty sure other Haitians have done it; just losing themselves in the ambiance, blinking really quickly to be transported back home for a few seconds. Celebrating Haitian Flag Day together, whether it’s in Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Canada or France is a great reminder of who we are, how far we’ve come as a Haitian people and the work that lies ahead in order to make Haiti a successful country.
L'union Fait La Force

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Can you translate that for me. i m not able to get a good translation from mdevice. 'jan l di sa a se komsi li ta vle pase m nan ten ten' thanks.

'jan l di sa a se komsi li ta vle pase m nan ten ten'
He/she said it in a way as if to make fun of me.

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How to say be good

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Mandaly,how would you say, "Whenever I hear your name, I get butterflies in my tummy out of desire for you"? Mesi anpil

Hmmm.... butterflies (excitement, nervousness, anxiety, fear, concern)

'I get butterflies in my tummy....'
Kè m cho (I'm excited)
Mwen eksite (I'm excited)
Kè m bat fò (I'm excited)
Kè m sou biskèt (I got the jitters)
Chèdepoul leve sou mwen (I get goosebumps)
Mwen sou tansyon (I'm nervous)
Mwen gen anksyete (I'm nervous)
Mwen enkyete (I'm anxious)

"Whenever I hear your name, I get butterflies in my tummy out of desire for you"
"Depi m tande non w kè m tonbe bat fò tèlman mwen anvi w."

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"pyeskeseswa, kelkelanswa, kelkeseswa, kelkilanswa, keseswa", can you tell me which is it?

Which is it?....
It could be any one of them? It depends on how you want to use them.
They do not all mean the same.

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Mandalay, is kanpekin a beer or is it a fruit smoothie like the Haitian papay juice? How do you make it?

Kanpekin is a drink, an aphrodisiac.
I couldn't tell you how to make one cause I haven't mixed one yet.

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Monday, May 11, 2015

mwen te etone we fason ke yo te reyaji pa rapo ak bon relasyo ke nou te genyen ,sa te menm reyaji sou eta santem. (sa li vle di?)

Some typos exist in this sentence. If you were to translate it you would have something like:
I was surprised by the way they reacted, taking into account our good relation, It even affected my health...
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Saturday, May 9, 2015

How would you say, , Mesi Mandaly!

to cross one's mind
you can use these expressions:
sonje
dòmi reve
pase nan lide

It never crossed my mind.
M pa janm dòmi reve sa.
Sa pa janm pase nan lide m
M pa janm sonje sa

As far as your sentence "Do I ever cross your mind?" is concerned, do you you mean to say 'Do you ever think of me?'
If yes, then I'll say
Eske m janm vini nan lide w?
Eske m janm pase nan lide w?

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Are there any good Haitian creole courses.

Yes there is. FIU, Duke University, UF, UMass, and other universities....
Also some community colleges offer some good courses
And you can find some online too. Check out HaitiHub.com

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Could you please translate: "Long" as in "It was a long trip." "Meaning" as in " I can say the words but they have no meaning." Mesi anpil!

So you mean 'long' as in 'lengthy, slow'?

long - long, pran tan

It was a long trip.
Vwayaj la te long.
Vwayaj la te pran tan.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

How would one say "disappointing"? For example, "How disappointing" or "It is disappointing to hear that he failed the test."

How disappointing 
Ala regretab
Se domaj
Adye
Adye o!
Ala dekourajan
Se byen malere


It's disappointing to hear that he failed the test
Se domaj m pran nouvèl ou pa pase egzamen an.

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