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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

kisa manfouben ak vag vle di? eske se menm bagay?

Wi. Yo kapab genyen menm siyifikasyon,

Manfouben means irresponsible, sloppy and careless
Vag - vague
They can be synonymous when 'vag'   means unconcerned or nonchalant.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

If I wanted to say ‘look at Matthew chapter 20 verses 25-28’ would it be: ‘gade nan Matye chapit 20 vèsè 25 rive nan 28’? And for ‘look at John 3:16’ could I say ‘gade nan Jan twa sèz’ or do I need to say ‘gade nan Jan chapit twa, vèsè sèz’?

'gade nan Matye chapit 20 vèsè 25 rive nan 28' is correct.
and it will also be correct if you said:
'gade nan Matye chapit 20 vèsè 25 a 28'

gade nan Jan twa sèz' and ‘gade nan Jan chapit twa, vèsè sèz’ are both correct. It is isn't necessary to say the latter for people to understand.

Kenbe la :)

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Saturday, August 22, 2015

What is ou pa ban m (mwen? is it?) bouch pou pale?

pa bay bouch pou pale, pa bay bouch pou di anyen - when one's babbling/talking is so much that you don't get a chance to reply or say anything.
ex: Marie and Esther are having a conversation. Mary's talking is so continual that she doesn't give Esther any room to reply or say what she thinks. Then you would say that Marie pa bay Esther bouch pou l pale.
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senkant kob a degouden? meaning please?

senkant kòb ak degouden - the same thing, one in the same

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Can you please translate this, 'm pa janm konnen ou te ka alsiyis konsa', for which online translating tools is no help. Thanks

Oh man! That is some serious r-rated stuff :)
M pa janm konnen ou te ka alsiyis konsa - I didn't know you could moan like that.
(sexually related)
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Friday, August 21, 2015

How do you say "She is 5' 2"" Do you use 62 santimèt? How would you say she weighs 110 lbs (50 kilograms)? Zanmi mwen petèt ka fè wob karabela la pou pitit fi mwen.

Yes, you may use centimeters or feet for the height which, for 5'2", should be about 157 cm.

We say "liv" for pounds. So 110 pounds will be translated as 110 liv.

Zanmi mwen petèt ka fè wob karabela la pou pitit fi mwen.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Hi Mandaly, can you explain this phrase please: yo pa t kò konnen okenn mal

Hi

Yo pa t kò konnen okenn mal.
yo - they
pa t kò (or patko, pa te ko) - not ...yet (past tense) [present tense is: poko, ponkò, pako]
konnen - to know
okenn - any, none
mal - evil, wrongdoing, immorality

Yo pa t kò konnen okenn mal.
They were still in their innocence.
They did not know any evil yet.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

door to door in h. Creole please?

door to door - de pòt an pòt

Yo te mache de pòt an pòt pou te bay bon nouvèl la.
They walked door to door to deliver the good news.

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I understand that pesonn in Creole means no one, personage means older person and lapesonn means someone. Can you clarify this?

Sure.
1.
Pèsòn or pèsonn translates no one or nobody
Example:
Pa gen pèsòn nan kay la. – There’s nobody in the house.

Here’s another example:
-A ki moun ou te pale?
-Ak pèsòn.
-To whom did you talk?
-To no one.

2
Yes, pèsonaj is used for the elderly.
Example:
Mezanmi, repekte bouch ou. Ou pa ka ap derepekte yon pèsonaj konsa.
Watch your language. You can’t be disrespecting an elderly in this manner.

3.
Lapèsòn means you-know-who, use when talking about someone without revealing his/her name.



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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Sa'k nan men ou se li ki pa ou? Thanks

Sa k nan men w se li k pa w.
What's in your hand is what's yours (literally)
You are only sure of the things you have.
Do not make plans or have expectations on things you don't have.

Dakò?

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How would you explain 'rale mennen kase' or is it 'rale mennen vini'? Are they both the same? thanks

rale mennen vini (brase lide, echany lide) , which can be used as verb and also noun, is a get-together with the objective of exchanging ideas on a particular issue.
 rale mennen kase can describe the same thing, but also has other meanings.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

What is Pase Pou in front of a sentence? mesi

It means rather than:

Pase pou m marye m pito mouri.
rather than I get married I prefer to die (literally)
I rather die than get married.

Pase pou m fè vye travay nan peyi Etazini, m pito tounen nan peyi m.
rather than I do menial jobs in the U.S, I prefer to go back to my country. (literally)
I rather go back to my country than do degrading jobs in the U.S.

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What does ban'm pan'm san dous mean?

It's a popular (very well known and used phrase) from a Haitian song.
Ban m pa m san dous, m a mete siwo ladan l.
Don't add sugar to mine, I'll sweeten it myself. (basically)

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I hear this a lot:"Mwen byen kontan" Does the word byen mean 'well' here? (I am very well happy or I might as well be happy?)

Here it means truly, really, very, so, so much

Nou byen kontan ou te vini. - We're very happy that you came to see us.
Mwen te byen sonje w pandan w pa t la a. - I truly missed you while you were away.
Kè m byen fè m mal pou ou. - I feel so sorry for you.

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Please help me find the melody for that song " Pèsonn pa ka kanpe pou’l fè m pa louwe Satan pa ka bare’m pou’l fè’m pa chante Boulvès kapab vin"


 

Pèsonn pa ka kanpe pou l fè m pa louwe 
Satan pa ka bare m pou l fè m pa chante 

Boulvès kapab vini
Lè sa a, piga w kouri
Tout pòt kapab fèmen
Ou pa wè pèsonn pou rele
Satan kapab rale pye w
Jis pou l fè ou tonbe
Asire w nan bondye
M garanti w ou p ap tonbe

Le ènmi vin atake w
Mwen p ap dekonsantre
An nou tout fè linite
pou n kapab fè travay Bondye
Satan la pou l divize
Nou menm n ap resoude
Na p kenbe pye Bondye
E m konnen n ap rive.


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