I blessed the Lord for you guys. Peace be with you all.

Mèsi anpil ...?


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I learned that the word "clever" from a Haitian dictionary means "madre", which I never heard before, but I know it means "malen" as well. I also just learned from your previous post that "clever" also means "je kale". What do you think of them and what are other words for "clever"? Also, what are specific words for "cleverness" and "smartness" respectively?

All these Creole words you cited are synonymous to the word clever, but they have different meanings.
One can be clever as in resourceful, or clever as in cunning, or clever as in  wise.

So if you were an interpreter and someone asked you to translate the word clever, you should ask for the context first.

All the following H. Creole words can translate the English word clever
madre, mètdam, malen, rize can mean cunning, sly, crafty, etc...
debouya, degajan → resourceful
entelijan, eklere, maton, fò - smart
etc...

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Can you explain 'se male w' please? se male w si moin pa jwen ou la...

This expression is a warning or cautionary advice
We usually say "se malè w", "malè a ou" or just "malè w"

M ap fè yon sòti pou yon ti moman, se malè w si w kite moun antre nan kay la.
I'm going out for a little while, don't you let anyone in the house.

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How would you say, "I wish you wouldn't take me for granted." Mesi anpil.

take for granted - pran pou restavèk, pran pou timoun ki rete avèk .... trete san konsiderasyon

Example:
I wish you would give more consideration. You take me for granted.
Mwen swete ou ta ban m plis konsiderasyon. Ou pran m pou ti moun ki rete avè w.

I wish you wouldn't take me for granted.
Mwen swete ou pa ta trete m kon moun ki ret avèk ou.
or
Mwwen swete ou ta trete m avèk plis konsiderasyon.

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Can you explain rwa pa kouzen , prezidan pa beaupe –

Wa pa kouzen , prezidan pa bòpè, an expression that describes someone who’s pretentious, indifferent, self-sufficient …or at least thinks that he is.

Example:

Kote wè Jean-Marie ye la, depi l te fin genyen $2500 nan lotri a wa pa kouzen l, prezidan pa bòpè l.

You see this Jean-Marie guy? Since he won $2500 in the lottery he's been very indifferent.

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"pyeskeseswa, kelkelanswa, kelkeseswa, kelkilanswa...": Which ones do not mean the same and what meaning they carry in different contexts?

These indefinite pronouns can be translated as no one, whoever, or anyone

Kèlkelanswa – whoever, whatever, no one, anyone

1. Kèlkelanswa sa ki pase a m ap toujou renmen w. - Whatever happens I’ll always love you.

In number one it means whatever

2. Kèlkelanswa moun ki frape a pa louvri pòt la. – (whoever knocks on the door, do not open) Do not open the door no matter who comes knocking.

In number 2, it means whoever

3. Mwen p ap desann tèt devan kèlkelanswa moun nan. – I will not submit to anyone.

In number three, it can translate "anyone", "no one" or "whoever"

More examples:

kèlkeseswa, kèlkilanswa , kikseswa (or kikeseswa) -  nobody, anybody, whoever

4. kèlkilanswa moun ki vle goumen avè m, m ap fout kale l. – Whoever wants to fight with me, I’ll beat the hell out of him.

I’ll use the same sentence from #3 with "kikeseswa".

5. Mwen p ap desann tèt mwen devan kikeseswa. – I submit to no one.

I’ll let you figure out the next sentence:

6. Tout moun gen pou mouri, kèlklanswa ras li ye a, fò l pase anba tè kanmenm.

pèkseswa,  pyèskeseswa – usually used with negative sentences: no one, anyone

Let’s that same sentence again:

7. Mwen p ap desann tèt mwen devan pèkseswa. - I will not submit to no one.

Keseswa – whoever, whatever, be it….,

8. Mwen p ap desann tèt mwen devan keseswa moun nan, keseswa prezidan, keseswa pap, kèlkilanswa moun nan li ye a!

I will submit before no one, whether it’s the president or the pope, whoever it may be!

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Hello, I know that hot flashes mean "boufe chalè" in creole. What I want to know is how to translate "to have hot flashes". I have the possible verbal expressions: Fè boufe chalè, gen boufe chalè, or pran boufe chalè. Which of these is correct or are all three can be used to express that meaning or is there another expression? Also, is there another way of say hot flashes and are there verbal expressions that accompany them?

It’s gen boufe chalè

You might also hear: chalè granmoun nan (only used between friends, sometimes jokingly) - You should not use this expression with someone you barely know: Chalè granmoun nan monte w.

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BYEN JWENN BYEN KONTRE

byen jwenn byen kontre - to compete with someone equal in strength or ability, to have met your match.
Joe mande Wilfrid goumen. Se byen jwenn byen kontre. 
Joe provoked Wilfrid into a fight. He's met his match in Wilfrid.

Kite yo vin atake m avè zam yo non! Mwen menm ak yo se byen jwenn byen kontre!
Let them come at me with their weapons! They've certainly met their match in me!

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Ann fè sa! Is that the correct way to say "Let's do this!" or is there a better way to say that in Creole?

Yes, it is the correct way.

Ann fè sa!
or
An nou fè sa!

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Si Bondye krache nan men w, eske se benediction ouben malediction?

Krache Bondye , sa vle di benediksyon.
Yon moun gen dwa ap pase yon move moman enpi..... konsa konsa Bondye krache nan men yo ... ki vle di ke sitiyasyon gen dwa vin amelyore enpe.

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Hey Mandy, did you remember to send Kalve song 'Ou mèt KONTE SOULI'? mèsi

Here's the link to Calvaire singing the song: 

https://plus.google.com/112582004390447685562/posts/L6u9JCvZDDQ

Konte sou li

Lè w an sante, ou gen anpil lajan

Lè sa va byen, ou gen anpil zanmi

Kote w pase, se onè ak respè

Tout moun renmen w, lavi a parèt bèl

Men lè w malad, lè ou pedi travay

Lè pa gen kòb, ou pa enteresan

Lè ou fin granmoun, lè jenès ou ale

Tou moun kite w, tou moun abandone w

Refrain

Men gen yon bon zanmi

non li se Jezi Kri

Depi lontan l ap chache fè zanmi avè ou

Se yon zanmi fidèl

Ki p ap abandone w

Nan moman difisil ou mèt konte sou li.

Si ou twouble, si gen anpil pwoblèm

Avan w fè lèd, fè w  ti koze avè l

Li gen sekrè, se pa youn palèlè

Ou pa bezwen wont,ou mèt koze avè l

Refrain

Li ze youn bon zanmi, se youn zanmi fidèl

Li p ap tronpe w, ou mèt konte sou li

Nan moment difisil, wa wè li toujou la

Li p ap tronpe, ou mèt konte sou li

Si yo trayi w, si lanmò menase w

Si w an danje, rele li l ap vini

Si kè ou tris, si w santi w dezole

Si w santi w sèl, ou mèt konte sou li

Refrain

Men genyen yon bon zanmi

non li se Jezi Kri

Depi lontan l ap chache fè zanmi avè ou

Se yon zanmi fidèl

Li p ap abandone w

Nan moman difisil ou mèt konte sou li.

Lè timoun yo malad…… ou mèt konte sou li

Doktè pa bay espwa…… ou mèt konte sou li

Lè bagay yo tou nwa…… ou mèt konte sou li

Lavi ap malmennen w….. ou mèt konte sou li

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When I was 17 I went to Haiti on a mission trip. We sang "Come and go with me to my Father's House" in Creole. I am teaching this to my three year olds in preschool, but don't know how to write the words to the song In Creole. can you help me? The words are something like Mwe ve alles la lachai pappamwe gayuh jwa, jwa jwa and La pa gayuh peshay Can you help me? Please?

Tout bagay va byen

Lakay Papa mwen *(3 fwa)

Tout bagay va byen lakay Papa mwen

Genyen jwa, jwa, jwa

Pa va gen peche

Lakay Papa mwen (3 fwa)

Pa va gen peche lakay Papa mwen.

Genyen jwa, jwa, jwa

Mwen vle ale la

Lakay Papa mwen (3 fwa)

Mwen vle ale la lakay Papa mwen

Genyen jwa, jwa, jwa

Eske w vle ale

Lakay Papa mwen? (3 fwa)

Eske w vle ale Lakay Papa mwen?

Genyen Jwa, jwa, jwa.

* Some people say "nan kay Papa mwen“ instead of "lakay Papa mwen“

There’s no big difference between the two.

One says at my Father’s house

The other says in my father’s house.

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Mandlay, I understand that bonjan is a modifier.what does it mean in BONJAN VAN? and can I use it as in BONJAN MOUN DEBYEN? How else can i use it?thanks.

You can say bon jan or bon kalite which means good, legit, real,...

bon jan moun debyen??? .... I don't know about that. I would just say moun debyen.

bon jan van - a nice breeze
ex; Li chita anba pye mapou a l ap pran bon jan van

bon jan konpa - good music, lively konpa
ex: Gwoup la te byen frape. Yo pa t jwe mizik etranje. Yo te lage bon jan konpa sou nou. Nou te danse nèt!

bon jan presyon - relentless pressure or intimidation
Lè bòs la koumanse mete bon jan presyon sou ou  se kite w va kite travay la.

Bon jan fromaj - the good cheese
Restoran sa a se bon jan fwomaj la yo sèvi. Lè w ap manje la se koupe dwèt!

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Can you clarify something about the use of the word depi? I understand that besides “since” it also means ALL? I saw it written somewhere. Can you provide some examples? Thanks

Depi, conj., usage: once, whenever, since, as soon as, as long as, from ….every, all

1. Situations where it can translate every or all:

Ti Djo t ap fè dezòd. Li lage bòl diri a atè a. Se pa ti fache manman l te fache. Li fè misye ranmase depi se grenn diri ki te tonbe atè a.

Ti Djo was misbehaving. He spilled the bowl of rice on the ground. His mother was really angry. He made him pick every grain of rice off the floor.

So,

ranmase depi se grenn diri

pick up every grain of rice

2. whenever, if

Depi se misye ki pale tout moun anbranl.

Whenever he speaks everyone is motivated.

3. once

Depi lapli tonbe ou dejà konnen pral gen inondasyon.

Once it rains you know that there will be flood.

4. As long as, if

Depi se ou ki di sa m ap kwè.

I’ll believe it if you say so.

5. since

Depi m fèt mwen poko janm wè yon bagay konsa.

I have never seen such a thing in my life.

6. From … to

Tout moun alawonnbadè depi sa k pi granmoun rive sou sa k pi piti dwe prezante.

Everybody everywhere from the oldest to the youngest must be present.

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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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