mandaly le mwen nan ayiti mwen eseye pou paret kom yon moun natif natal. me moun toujou ap gade mwen. ki sa mwen ka fe pou paret kom yon moun ki te fet nan peyi a?

If you are caucasian, this may be hard, but not impossible :)
And if you are not caucasian, you might as well be.  Haitians can spot a foreigner very easily.  You walk different, talk different, ... you have a different stance.  Some Haitians have even joked that even if you were as black as them, they could tell you're not Haitians by looking at you.  Sometimes your skin, black or white, reveals that you're not drinking the same water as they are.

I used to go to a Christian church in Haiti.  There were some  missionaries there.  One caucasian young woman especially was very shy (I supposed).  She sat in the remotest area of the church.  She never spoke to us (us→church members and youth). When church services end, she walks straight to her little house on the church yard.  Sometimes she'll shake hands with a few church members.  But that's all.
As opposed to this other missionary, a middle-aged caucasian man.  He was always out on foot in the neighborhoods near the church, bartering at the markets, playing soccer on the dusty, rocky, non grassy terrain of the church with us, sweating under the same sun as us, and drinking the same water we drink from a water well.  He spoke a broken Creole (We, Haitians, find that endearing.  Whether your Creole is good or not, it's important to show us that you're trying).  We use to laugh and say lan li lou his tongue is heavy (that's what we say of people that have a heavy Creole accent).  Someone even told me that they saw him carrying a jar of water on his head (Typical Haitian thing to do, but I'm not sure he could have pulled that off :).  The point is he didn't shy away from the natives. He engaged with us.  Once he drank the same parasite-infested water that we drank, we figured, "hey he's natifnatal because he's being eaten away by the same parasites that are consuming us."

If there's one thing that Haitians can do very well, it's to stare at you.  They might even gather up into a small crowd to just look at you.  They do it to diasporas and to foreigners.  My take is they're just trying to figure you out.  so, once you engage with them the novelty will wear off and they'll see you as one of them: a total kapital natifnatal.
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What the Creole expression for "fiscal cliff"?

This is a new term for me.
falèz bidjetè and falèz fiskal are the two terms that I have seen in Creole recently.
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How do I know when to use the pronouns 'li' vs 'se' at the beginning of a sentence? Mesi.

li is a personal pronoun.  It refers to a particular subject..
se is an expression which is actually se, li se OR sa se.  It is used in many impersonal expressions.

see link: "se" at the beginning of a sentence

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We exchanged two-cheek kiss

We exchanged two cheek-kiss.
Nou youn te anbrase lòt sou bò figi.
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kisa ki ka separe m ak lanmou kris la?

☺Pa gen anyen ki kapab fè sa?

Kisa ki ka separe m ak lanmou Kris la?
What can separate me from the love of Christ?
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Li pi bon pou yo jis kite

Oh no! this is always a very sad situation :(

Li pi bon pou yo jis kite.
It's better that they just stop seeing each other / separate. 
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what does ki sa mean?

I think you mean kisa.  See link
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a "moun ki gen madichon" is a "person who is cursed" right? Cursed by whom?

Yes it does mean "cursed", but it is also about someone being bold, daring, reckless, unrespectable and sometimes described as having a death wish.

1. Ti fi sa pa respekte ni manman'l ni papa'l, li gen madichon.
2. Moun k'ap kouri motosiklèt san kas nan tèt yo, se moun ki gen madichon.
3. Mesye te bay patwon travay li a yon gwo kout pwen.  Li gen madichon. 


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What fanm total kapital literally means?

O O! yon fanm total kapital is a woman who's got everything :)
She's built with God's own two hands (as the Haitians say)
She's not dependent.  She's a self starter, not afraid to get her hands dirty.  She knows her a way around the kitchen and the bedroom, ...and probably has a golden V-, as my mom would say :)

If you're looking for one of them.  Fortunately you won't have to look far.  These fanm total kapital are most moms, daughters, grandmas, aunts, sisters, and nieces that I see around me every place or country I go.

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We have to open one post here dedicated solely to Potoprens, among other things. I don't know why but I feel such enthusiasm when I think of Potoprens..As I am remembering my former lives...lol

Yeah, getting on the Tap-tap in carrefour, going down to Bizoton, to Lalue, to "Lavil" :)
I lived in Carrefour. I remember my first trip to "lavil" downtown PAP to La Presse Evangelique to buy Christians books like "Plus Pure Que le Diamant" and then I was off to look for comic strips such as Les Aventures de Tintin, Zambla, Blek, and Kiwi.
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Did you ever visit Hotel Oloffson?

No, I have not stayed in that hotel.
Has anyone out there stayed at the Oloffson Hotel in PAP, Haiti?  If yes, please give us some info on how you reserved your room (by phone or by e-mail?), how was your stay there?, and how's the service?  Thanks.
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odd/weird - dròl
as always - kòm toujou, kòm dabitid
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Impasse (blind alley, cul de sac)) Ruelle (lane, alley)

You've got this right.
The creole spelling for "impasse" is enpas see link
The Creole spelling for "ruelle" is riyèl see link
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there's no accounting for taste (Creole?)

O O! I think I might miss the Creole translation for this one :)
So let me make sure.....
by "accounting" you mean "balance, consideration" here?
by "taste" you mean "perception, good sense, good judgment, finesse" here?
I just realized I'm English-challenged :-\

There's no accounting for taste.
Pa gen okenn konsiderasyon pou bon sans.

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Life without work or money is difficult, but life without personal dignity is even more difficult.

Mwen konplètman dakò ak sa.
Ladiyite se rad ki kouvri kò ou. Si ou pa gen diyite, ou tankou yon moun ki toutouni, pa vre?
Se pousa, li pi mal toujou lè yo vòlè dwa diyite ou.  Lè yo vòlè diyite ou, ou vin tankou yon ti bebe san volonte.

Life without work or money is difficult, but life without personal dignity is even more difficult.
Lavi san travay ak lajan difisil, men lavi san diyite pi difisil toujou
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remote, outback area here in croatia we have some slang expressions relating to this words..when someone lives far from civilisation we say he,she lives behind God's legs or in area to which God said good bye long time ago...and so many others

That's an interesting expression :)
Our Haitian Creole expression for "behind God's legs" is Nan peyi pèdi or Nan ziltik

examples:
1. Li abite jouk nan ziltik.
    He lives in a remote area.

2. Fèt la te mèt fèt jouk nan ziltik m'ap la.
   Even if the party's happening in a remote area, I'll be there.
   Whereever the party is at, I'll be there.

3. Moun sa yo abite jouk nan peyi pèdi. L'ap pran omwens de jou pou rive la.
   These people live in a very remote area. It'll take at least two days to get there
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head of state (Creole)

head of state
chèf leta (from French chef de l'etat)

He is the head of state of the country
Li se chèf leta peyi a.
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Mandaly: I am living in Milot outside Cap-Haitien and I am using your book Haitian Creole for English Speakers. However, I can't seem to find the right downloads to follow the book, especially lesson 7 where there is a review of pronunciation.

Bonjou zanmi:)   Here it is.
lesson 7 - Click here to download…
lesson 13 - Click here to download…
lesson 20 - Click here to download…
lesson 27 - Click here to download…
lesson 34 - Click here to download…
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what do non mwen paka diw mean

Written as Mwen pa ka di w → I can't tell you.

1. Mwen pa ka di w konbyen m sonje w.
    I can't tell you how much I miss you.

2.  Mwen pa ta ka di w sa'k te pase.
     I could not tell you what happened.

3.  Mwen pa fouti di anyen.
     I don't dare say anything.
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have nice rest of the day

Have a nice rest of the day
Pase bòn fen jounen
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ou pale kreyol tre bon ??

You can say:
Ou pale Kreyòl trè byen. (you speak Creole really well)
or
Ou pale bon Kreyòl. (you speak good Creole)
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Mesi anpil pou tout ou ap fe pou ede moun ki vle aprann kreyol! Just got back from Anse-d'Hainault on the far western tip of Haiti. I can't describe the joy I found in speaking to my new friends there. Ou ap fe yon sevis pou tout moun haisyen. Thank you!

Mèsi pou ankourajman ou.
Mwen kontan anpil vwayaj ou te byen pase.  I'm glad you had fun and enjoyed your trip.
I hope you'll visit Haiti again soon.
Kontinye pale Kreyòl :)

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What is PALE MET LA?

pale met la → all talk and no action
se pale met la → it's all talk and no action
m'espere se pa pale met la → I hope it's not all talk and no action

1. Prezidan an di li pral bati anpil lekòl nan peyi a, men mwen remake ke tout se pale met la.
2. Menaj mwen di m lè nou marye l'ap achte yon bèl kay ak yon bèl oto pou mwen, m'espere se pa pale met la.
3. Pastè legliz la te di kou fon legliz la rive plis pase $100.000 l'ap koumanse konstriksyon legliz la, men nou tout konnen ke se pale met la.
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Nate Silver is the Antoine nan Gommier of Haiti?

Quelle comparaison!

He must have been Antoine nan Gommier (Antwàn nan Gonmye)'s apprentice at some point in his life :)
I guess now you can translate the following expression differently in English:

Sa'm wè pou ou, menm Antoine nan Gonmye pa wè'l. (Haitian Creole idiom)
What I see coming for you, not even Nate silver could have foreseen it
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Exactly, suddenly, eventually....

exactly → egzakteman, tèt koupe (similarity), tapan (exact time), pil (exact time)
suddenly → toudenkou, sanzatann
eventually → alalong, anfennkont
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If you don't sleep enough you will get wrinkles (Creole)

O O! enben pito m koumanse mete dòmi atè :)
Moun k'ap travay lannuit yo nan tout sa ki pa bon.

If you don't sleep enough you will get wrinkles.
Si ou pa dòmi ase, figi w ap fè anpil pli.
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Are you laughing at me? (Creole)

1. Are you laughing at me?
   Eske w'ap ri'm?

2. You're laughing at me?
   W'ap ri'm?

3. Are you making fun of me?
   Eske w'ap pase'm nan rizib?
   Eske w'ap pase'm nan tenten?

4. Today I fell off my bike and some people started to laughing me.
    Jodi a mwen te sot tonbe sou bekàn mwen e kèk moun te tonbe ap ri'm.

5. Don't laugh at me.
    Pa ri'm.

6. Don't make fun of me.
   Pa pase'm nan rizib.
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Poukisa nou jwenn diferan tradiksyon pou yon menm fraz nan Kreyòl la?

Mwen pa kwè sa rive nan lang Kreyòl la sèlman.  Yon repons ki fè sans pou mwen se, tout moun gen dwa pale menm lang, yo gen dwa ap reflechi sou menm koze a, men tout moun pa pale avèk menm ton.
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My precious angels

precious, here, can be translated as cheri (darling), adorab (adorable), byenneme (beloved), or presye (precious, dear).  You can use either one.
The Google translation for that phrase is a little bit off.

my precious little angels
ti zanj byenneme mwen yo
ti zanj cheri mwen yo

The girls are my precious angels.
Ti fi yo se zanj cheri mwen.

They are my precious little angels.
Yo se ti zanj cheri mwen.

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ak ki moun wap viv Report

sounds like a social life report or study
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What is the correct way to write a Haitian name? Is it first name, then last name or last name, then first name?

We usually have the First name (prenon) first, then the middle name (non batèm), then the last name (siyati or non fanmi)
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kisa sa vle di: stir it up little darling

O O! Someone is going to banbile!

Stir it up little darling.
Bwase'l non ti cheri.
Bwase'l ti cheri.
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Best way to say ONE MORE TIME in Creole. mesi!

1. one more time
    yon lòt fwa ankò
    yon fwa ankò

2. two more people
   de lòt moun ankò
   de moun ankò

3. Stay with me one more day.
    Rete avè m yon lòt jou ankò.

4. Bring us two more chairs?
    Pote de chèz ankò pou nou.

5. There are two more people that will come eat with us.
    Genyen de moun ankò k'ap vin manje ak nou.

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What is ou manke yon fèy in Creole?

manke yon fèy (literally  missing a leaf) means the same thing as the English expression to have a screw loose, to not be in the right frame of mind

Ou manke yon fèy
You're crazy.
You're not thinking straight.
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how do you say thats life

That's life.
Se lavi
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talk to me in english creole

Talk to me.
Pale avè m.
Pale ak mwen.
Pale'm non!

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the red army has arrived

The red army has arrived
Lame wouj la rive.
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How do I ask a student (in high school) what year or grade he is in?

What grade are you in?
Nan ki klas ou ye? 
or 
Ki klas w'ap fè?

Eske ou nan lekòl primè?
Are you in elementary school?

Eske ou nan lekòl segondè?

Are you in secondary/high school?

By the way, schooling in Haiti may start with the kindergarden years which lasts about three years (if the parent chooses to start the child that early).  The child may start at the age of three:
preskolè I
preskolè II
preskolè III
This lasts three years

Then the student will go to primary (or elementary) school.  He/She will need to complete:
1st and 2nd year of fundamental studies (previously called preparatwa I and II)
3rd and 4th year of fundamental studies (previously called elemantè I and II)
5th and 6th year of fundamental studies (previously called Mwayen I and II)
This should last six years

Then the student moves to lekòl segondè (secondary school / high school).  He/She will need to complete:
7th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 6èm)

8th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 5èm)

9th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 4èm)

3èm
2èm
Reto
Philo
This should last seven years

At the end of the year in Philo the student will take a national exam, if successful in the exam, he/she will have a certificate (bakaloreya) equivalent to that of a high school degree.

Upon receipt if the bakaloreya the student will then choose to go to a inivèsite or fakilte to learn a career.  The state universities tuition is free and extremely competitive as a result.  There are about 8 or 9 fakilte in Haiti.


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Kisa li vle di nan Ayiti le zorey ap sonnen?

Do you mean "ringing in the ears"?
Lè zòrèy  moun ap sonnen Ayiti, yo konn di se yon lòt moun k'ap pale yo mal.
Lè zòrèy ou ap sonnen se ka byen yon kondisyon medikal.  Si m te ou m ta chache wout kay doktè si kondisyon an pèsiste.
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get your drink on! its the weekend here

Nan ki zòn ou ye? Di'm pou'm ka vin soule'm tou :)

What does that even mean (get your drink on)? Does this mean to get intoxicated, to get drunk, or is it about  diving head first into the pool of plezi?
Kite'm konnen.
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What is the word kouwè in Creole?

kouwè (konwè) → similar to, as, as if, like, resemble v.

1. Se kouwè Franse yo di a: "C'est la vie."
    It's as the French people say: C'est la vie.

2. Anpil pastè legliz preche Levanjil la kouwè moun ki gen kont avè w.
    Many church pastors preach the Gospel like people who have conflict with you. (Literalman)
    Many church pastors preach the Gospel as if they were angry with you.

3.  Peyi a kouwè yonmoun malad ki pa kapab jwenn lagerizon.
     The country resembles a sick person which can't find healing.

4. Kouwè yon moun ki prèt pou mouri, li te konfese tout peche li yo.
    Like someone in the throes of death, he had confessed all his sins.
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what is the Creole for FACE as in "facing death", cna't find it anywhere. Thanks.

to face → fè fas ak

How to face your fears.
Kouman pou fè fas ak insekirite ou yo.

During the war, these young men faced death everyday.
Pandan lagè a, jennòm sa yo te fè fas ak lanmò chak jou.
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what toujoula means?

as two separate words, it means "always there"
ex:
Li toujou la.
He's always there.

as one word, it might be an expression for steadfast, constant, faithful, loyal
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"you are beautiful like a rose on morning's dew"

Awww.... mèsi !    ....Just kidding :)
Whoever your "rose" is, she'll be happy to hear that phrase in Creole :)

"You are beautiful like a rose on morning's dew"
Ou bèl tankou yon woz sou lawouze nan maten
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good morning my love (in Creole)

yeah...  Why not?  Let's talk about love any chance we get :)

Good morning my love.
Bonjou lanmou mwen.
Onè ak respè cheri mwen.
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mwen di ou owa ...

Did you mean:

Mwen di ou orevwa.
I say goodbye to you.

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Moving forward, I am hungry (in Creole)

seems like two different ideas here... How are they related?

to move forward
avanse
vanse
vanse douvan

Moving forward (we're moving forward)
N'ap avanse.
N'ap vanse
N'ap vanse douvan.

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how do you say in creole " where the money for gas?"

Where's the money for gas?
Kote lajan gaz la?
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vakabon aksyone

vakabon (noun) → tramp, bum
aksyonè (adj), (can also be used as a noun) → ballsy, defiant, bold

vakabon aksyonè sounds like a shameless and gutsy individual
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what medicine do you need? (Creole)

What medicine do you need?
Ki medikaman ou bezwen?
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Is mete ou sou baton an expression? Djob sa ap mete ou sou baton?

mete ou sou baton literally means put you on a walking stick (a cane)

Dyòb sa ap mete w sou baton.
sounds to me like:
This job will wear you out.

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how to say i am coming

I am coming → M'ap vini.

I see that google translate gives you a slightly different translation when you type in I'm coming and I am coming.  There are instances where you can use "M'ap vin", and there are instances where you can't, but you can never go wrong with M'ap vini.
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I see some Christmas songs listed here, do you have popular worship songs in Haitian Creole at your fingertips?

If you mean popular worship songs from Haiti, you might find a lot of them in the songbook LOUONS ET ADORONS DIEU AVEC G.S.C., a 4-volume songbooks with about 200+ songs published by Groupe Soldats de Christ 2, Bas de Côte-Plage 24, Route Des Rails, Carrefour, PAP; Tel (509) 234-9962, (509) 462-6801; e-mails go to the group founder at gsc_haiti@yahoo.fr.  I recently bought this book from Haiti (from a member of the groupe).  I doubt that it's available anywhere else. This book, like the Chants D'Esperance, does not have the music scores.
But if you're talking about popular worship songs from artists like Chris Tomlin, Darlene Zschech, MercyMe, etc..., I only have a few of them.  I get them by asking around, browsing youtube, and sometimes an e-mail to the helpful people from Jubau.com.  The most correct and reliable translations come from sources in Haiti.
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What is lotrejou?

lotrejou → the other day, recently
lotrejou swa → the other night

1. Lotrejou m'te rankontre ak manman w nan mache a.
    The other day I met your mom at the market.

2. Depi lotrejou m t'ap eseye telefone w, men mwen pa't ka antre nan kontak avè w.
    Since the other day I've been trying to call you, but I haven't had been able to communicate with you.

3. Sa w genyen?  Depi lotrejou mwen remake ou kagou.
    What wrong?  I notice that you've been really down since the other day.


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sooner or later (in Creole)

sooner or later → anfennkont, alafen, alafendèfen, evantyèlman
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koman poum bay definityon lota an angle

lota se small skin white spots, tiny white spots on skin, tinea versicolor

AnonymousNovember 6, 2012 12:37 PM

se menm avè chofi?

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MandalyNovember 6, 2012 12:45 PM
Dapre sa mwen konnen, lota sanble avèk tach e chofi sanble ak ti bouton.
Natirèlman ou dwe konnen ke se dyòb yon doktè pou li diferansye ant kisa ki lota ak kisa ki chofi.
Kèlkeswa sa w panse li ye a, se yon doktè sèlman ki kapab ba w yon repons definitif.

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I have been working on translating this sentence in Creole "I had never been so hurt", I am having difficulty with "so", and i'm unsure about the online translation the I have. How would you translate it?

You can use konsa or tèlman

I had never been so hurt.
Mwen pa't janm atriste konsa.
or
Mwen pa janm te tèlman atriste.

I had never been so humiliated.
Mwen pa't janm wont konsa.

I had never been so tired.
M pa't janm fatige konsa

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Call me when you have a minute (in Creole)

Call me when you have a minute.
Rele'm lè w gen yon minit.
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"Ou komanse vin'n bon nan pale Kreyol". My best guess is either "You're starting to become good at speaking Kreyol" or "You're starting to become as good as us in speaking Kreyol". Am I close zanmi m?

Yes, you got it.
Your first translation captures the meaning of this Creole sentence very well.

Kenbe la :)
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Sa se twòkèt la....

☺ prepare'w, chay la dèyè :)

Sa se twokèt la, chay la dèyè (idiom)
this basically means: You ain't see nothing yet, the worst is yet to come
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Bonjou mandaly. What is best way to say "thanks" (in creol) in "It is thanks to you that we are here today"

Thanks (in this sentence) → gras, granmesi
thanks to you → gras a ou, gras a ou menm, granmesi ou menm
thanks to him → gras a li, gras a li menm, granmesi li menm
thanks to God → gras a Bondye, granmesi Bondye

It's thanks to you that we are here today.
Se gras a ou menm nou la jodi a.
Se granmesi ou menm nou la jodi a.
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How do you say "If i had to describe myself,I would say I'm a..."

If I had to describe it myself, I would say ...
Si pou m ta dekri tèt mwen ba ou, mwen ta di ke mwen se yon ...
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Can you post Haitian Christmas music for kids?

Here are some of the most well-known Christmas carols in Haiti.

Some are in French, some in Creole.  The titles you don't know, you may search for the music sample on Youtube.

O nuit trè sen (O holy night)

Melodies Joyeuses #82 Kreyòl

O nuit trè sen, bèl zetwal yo ap briye

Se lannuit lè Jezi Kri te fèt

Lontan lemonn te egare nan peche

Jouk li parèt e nanm mwen te viv ankò

Kè:

O jou de jwa, tout lemonn ape rejwi

Pou gwo limyè k'ap fè yon nouvo jou

Mete ajenou, tande zanj yo ap chante

O nuit trè sen, O nuit lè Kris te fèt

O nuit diven, O nuit, O nuit diven

Nou swiv limyè sa, avèk tout gran jwa

Kè nou briye ak lanmou pou Jezi Kris

Nou adore Li ki vin fèt pou sove nou

Nou swiv li menm jan moun saj yo te swiv li

Gade ti Jezi ki kouche nan krèch la (Away in a manger)

Chan Desperans #117 Kreyòl

Gade ti Jezi ki kouche nan krèch la

Otèl la refize l malgre li se Wa

Bèje yo te vini pou adore Li

Bèl ti Senyè Jezi ki t’ape dòmi.

Bèf yo t’ape begle, ti bebe leve

Li louvri bèl je li men li pa kriye

Zetwal nan syèl la te klere figi li

Vin wè Sovè ou kit e fèt pou mouri

Mèsi, Senyè Jezi, pou kado lavi

Jou fèt ou, Nowèl la, fè kè mwen rejwi

Mwen renmen ou Jezi, pi plis ke janmen

Mwen ba ou tout kè mwen pou letènite

Premye Nowèl (The First Noel)

Chan Desperans #121 Kreyòl

Premye Nowèl zanj la te pale

Bèje yo nan plenn kote yo rete

Nan plenn kote yo gade mouton

Yon nuit fredi kite fè nwa

Kè:

Nowèl, Nowèl, Nowèl, Nowèl

Jezi te fèt Wa Izrayèl

Avèk limyè, yon bèl zetwal

Twa zòm saj soti nan yon peyi trè lwen

Ak entansyon pou yo chache yon Wa

E yo swiv zetwal la kote li ale

Zetwal la mache tout lannuit

Rive Bètleyèm, li pa kontinye

Li rete la, e li poze

Tou jis kote Jezi te kouche

Alò, twa zòm saj yo vin pou antre

Ak gran respè yo mete ajenou

E yo ofri li tout sa yo pote

Anpi lò, lami, ak lansan

Il est né le divin Enfant

French

Il est né, le divin Enfant,

Jouez, hautbois, resonnez, musettes;

Il est né, le divin Enfant

Chantons tous son avènement!

1. Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,

Nous le promettaient les Prophètes,

Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,

Nous attendions cet heureux temps

2. Une etable est son logement,

Un peu de paille, sa couchette,

Une etable est son logement,

Pour un Dieu, quel abaissement!

3. O Jesus! O Roi tout puissant!

Tout petit enfant que vous êtes,

O Jesus! O Roi tout puissant!

Regnez sur nous entierement!

4. Ah! qu'il est beau, qu'il est charmant,

Que ses grâces sont parfaites!

Ah! qu'il est beau, qu'il est charmant,

Qu'il est doux le divin Enfant!

Depi Lontan Nan Bètleyèm (Long Time Ago in Bethlehem)

Kreyòl

Depi lontan nan Bètleyèm, se labib ki di nou sa

Pitit gason Mari a, Jezi te fèt nan jou Nowèl la

Koute zanj yo ap chante, louwanj sot nan syèl la

Lèzòm ap viv etènèlman akoz de jou Nowèl la

Jozèf ak madanm ni Mari, te rive nan vil Bètleyèm

Pa’t gen plas pou Mari akouche, menm yon chanm yo pa’t kapab jwenn

Tande zanj yo ap chante, louwanj  sot nan syel la

Lèzòm ap viv etènèlman akoz de jou Nowèl la

An nou chante! Viv Nowèl! Viv Nowèl!

An nou rele! Viv Nowèl! Viv Nowèl!

Yon gran sovè!  Viv Nowèl! Viv Nowèl!

Te fèt pou nou!  Viv Nowèl! Viv Nowèl!

An nou di No… An nou di No… An nou di No... wèl

Yon sèl pitit Bondye fè, Li voye l ban nou

Petit Papa Noël

French

C'est la belle nuit de Noël

La neige étend son manteau blanc

Et les yeux levés vers le ciel

À genoux, les petits enfants

Avant de fermer les paupières

Font une dernière prière.

Petit papa Noël

Quand tu descendras du ciel

Avec des jouets par milliers

N'oublie pas mon petit soulier.

Mais avant de partir

Il faudra bien te couvrir

Dehors tu vas avoir si froid

C'est un peu à cause de moi.

Il me tarde tant que le jour se lève

Pour voir si tu m'as apporté

Tous les beaux joujoux que je vois en rêve

Et que je t'ai commandés.

Et quand tu seras sur ton beau nuage

Viens d'abord sur notre maison

Je n'ai pas été tous les jours très sage

Mais j'en demande pardon.

         

Trois Anges Sont Venus ce Soir

French

Trois anges sont venus ce soir

M'apporter de bien belles choses.

L'un d'eux avait un encensoir

L'autre avait un bouquet de roses.

Et le troisième avait en main

Une robe toute fleurie

De perles, d'or et de jasmin

Comme en a Madame Marie.    

Noël, Noël, nous venons du ciel

T'apporter ce que tu désires

Car le bon Dieu au fond du ciel bleu

Est chagrin lorsque tu soupires.

Veux-tu le bel encensoir d'or

Ou la rose éclose en couronne ?

Veux-tu la robe ou bien encor

Un collier où l'argent fleuronne ?

Veux-tu des fruits du paradis

Ou du blé des célestes granges ?

Ou comme les bergers jadis

Veux-tu voir Jésus dans Ses langes ?      

Noël, Noël, retournez au ciel

Mes beaux anges, à l'instant même

Dans le ciel bleu demandez à Dieu

Le bonheur pour celui que j'aime.

Vive le Vent (Jingle bells)

French

Vive le vent, vive le vent,

Vive le vent d'hiver,

Qui s'en va sifflant, soufflant

Dans les grands sapins verts, oh !            

Vive le temps, vive le temps,

Vive le temps d'hiver,

Boules de neige et Jour de l'An

Et Bonne Année grand-mère !

Sur le long chemin

Tout blanc de neige blanche

Un vieux monsieur s'avance

Avec sa canne dans la main.

Et tout là-haut le vent

Qui siffle dans les branches

Lui souffle la romance

Qu'il chantait petit enfant, oh ! 

Et le vieux monsieur

Descend vers le village,

C'est l'heure où tout est sage

Et l'ombre danse au coin du feu.

Mais dans chaque maison

Il flotte un air de fête

Partout la table est prête

Et l'on entend la même chanson, oh !    

Refrain

Joyeux, joyeux Noël

Aux mille bougies

Qu'enchantent vers le ciel

Les cloches de la nuit.

Vive le vent, vive le vent

Vive le vent d'hiver

Qui rapporte aux vieux enfants

Leurs souvenirs d'hier   

Mon Beau Sapin (O Chritsmas Tree)

French

Mon beau sapin, roi des forêts,

Que j'aime ta verdure. (bis 2 lignes)

Quand par l'hiver, bois et guérets

Sont dépouillés de leurs attraits.

Mon beau sapin, roi des forêts,

Que j'aime ta parure.

Toi que Noël planta chez nous

Au saint anniversaire! (bis, 2 lignes)

Joli sapin, comme ils sont doux

Et tes bonbons et tes joujoux!

Toi que Noël planta chez nous

Tout brillant de lumière.

Mon beau sapin tes verts sommets

Et leur fidèle ombrage (bis, 2 lignes)

De la foi qui ne ment jamais

De la constance et de la paix,

Mon beau sapin tes verts sommets

M'offrent la douce image.

Les Anges dans nos Campagnes (Angels we Have Heard on High)

French

Les anges dans nos campagnes

Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux

Et l'écho de nos montagnes

Redit ce chant mélodieux

Gloria in excelsis Déo! (bis)

Ils annoncent la naissance

Du libérateur d´Israël

Et pleins de reconnaissance

Chantent en ce jour solennel

Gloria in excelsis Déo! (bis)

Cherchons tous l´heureux village

Qui l´a vu naître sous ses toits

Offrons-lui le tendre hommage

Et de nos cœurs et de nos voix

Gloria in excelsis Déo! (bis)

Bergers, pour qui cette fête?

Quel est l'objet de tous ces chants?

Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête

Mérite ces cris triomphants?

Gloria in excelsis Déo! (bis)

Il est né, le Dieu de gloire

Terre, tressaille de bonheur

Que tes hymnes de victoire

Chantent, célèbrent ton sauveur

Gloria in excelsis Déo! (bis)

L’enfant au Tambour (Little drummer boy)

French

Sur la route

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Petit tambour s'en va

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Il sent son cœur qui bat

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Au rythme de ses pas

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ô! petit enfant

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Où vas-tu ?

Hier, mon père

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

A suivi le tambour

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Le tambour des soldats

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Alors je vais au ciel

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ram Pam Pam Pam

Là, je veux donner pour son retour

Mon tambour

Tous les anges

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ont pris leurs beaux tambours

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Et ont dit à l'enfant

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ton père est de retour

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ram Pam Pam Pam

Ram Pam Pam Pam

Et l'enfant s'éveille

Pa Ram Pam Pam Pam

Sur son tambour.

Salut Blanche Etoile (O Come All ye Faithful)

Chants D’Esperance #43 - French

1. Salut, blanche étoile, au plus haut du ciel !

Rayonne sans voile, splendeur de Noël !

Venez, tendre enfance, qu'un chant d'espérance (bis)

De vos cœurs s'élance jusqu'à l'Eternel !

2. Ardente jeunesse, louez le Seigneur !

Tremblante vieillesse, n'ayez point de peur !

Dieu même, ô mystère se fait notre Frère (bis)

Et vient sur la terre sauver le pécheur.

3. Le Fils adorable, Lui, le Roi des rois,

Naît dans une étable, meurt sur une croix

Sa grâce fidèle pardonne aux rebelles (bis)

Jésus nous appelle , ecoutons sa voix !

4. Salut, blanche étoile,  au plus haut du ciel !

Rayonne sans voile, splendeur de Noël !

Pour l'âme qui t'aime, ta clarté supreme (bis)

Est le doux emblème du jour éternel.

Jour de Bonheur, Jour Memorable (Joy to the World)

Melodies Joyeuses #180 - French

Jour de Bonheur, jour memorable

Noël est de retour

Et vers la crèche de l’etable (bis)

Joyeux le monde accourt (bis)

Joyeux, joyeux le monde accourt

Dans cette crèche est le Messie

Que tout son people attend

Par la divine prophetie (bis)

Promis depuis longtemps (bis)

Promis, promis depuis longtemps

Il est le Roi, mais sans couronne

Les humbles sont sa court

C’est dans les coeurs qu’il a son trône (bis)

Sa loi n’est que d’amour (bis)

Sa loi, sa loi n’est que d’amour

Roi desiré que notre monde

Don’t l’espoir n’est qu’en toi

A ton appel d’amour reponde (bis)

Jesus, soit notre Roi (bis)

Jesus, Jesus, soit notre Roi

Voici Noël (Silent Night)

Chant d’esperance # 38 – French

Voici Noël, ô douce nuit!

L’étoile est là, qui nous conduit

Allons donc tous, avec les mages,

Porter à Jésus nos hommages

Car l’Enfant nous est né,

Le Fils nous est donné!

Voici Noël, ô quel beau jour!

Jésus est né! quel grand amour!

C’est pour nous qu’Il vient sur la terre,

Qu’Il prend sur Lui notre misère.

Un Sauveur nous est né,

Le Fils nous est donné!

Voici Noël! Ne craignons pas,

Car Dieu nous dit: “Paix ici-bas!

Bienveillance envers tous les hommes!”

Pour nous aussi, tels que nous sommes,

Un Sauveur nous est né,

Le Fils nous est donné!

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Kisa ki love?

Love se lanmou.
Lanmou se love.
Se kè yon moun sèlman ki kapab repwodui l.
Li pa gen ni yon fòmil ni yon resèt egzak pou fè l antre nan kè yon moun pou ou.
Mwen konsidere l tankou youn nan fòs lanati yo.
Ou kapab manipile l, men ou pa kapab ni kontwole l ni kòmande l.
Yon moun ki gen bon konprann va konnen ke fòk ou ba l bon laswenyay pou l grandi ak devlope ,
Paske kote ki gen love, gen anpil bèl lavi.

mèsi pou kesyon ou.

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Chak jou pa dimanch :)

Of course not.
Si chak jou te dimanch nou ta bouke ak monotoni lavi a.
Chak jou se jou, men chak jou pa gen menm non.
Lendi pa madi, madi pa jedi, e jedi sètènman pa dimanch... grasadye :)
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Hello. What is the translation of the sentence: "Li te fè menay." Also, can "menay" mean house chores like "menaj".

Li te fè menaj (or menay as you have it)
He/She became committed in a relationship.

yes, fè menaj (or fè menaj nan kay) means to do house chores.
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Eske gen diferans ant ESTIPID ak KANNANNAN?

Gen yon ti diferans.
Yon kannannan se yon moun ki nayif, san eksperyans, inosan ak anfanten.
Yon moun ki estipid se yon moun ki manke entelijans, ki pa fè tèt li travay, e ki pafwa aji ak enbesilite.
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What are some Inpolite things haitian people say in creole?

You know... I got to think about this one :)
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Kisak 'Adokan' yan.

you must mean adoken which are brick pavers
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mash potato ...?

mashed potato → pire pòmdetè
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Tris Li ou Dont Konprann ...

This sounds like Creole and English mixed together...
Are you trying to say It's so sad you don't understand (Sa byen tris ou pa konprann)?
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sak ki tet pikan nan angle?

Someone with nappy, brillo pad hair (as they call it) may have earned this nickname.
It literally means head of thorns

You gotta give me more info here:)  Is this a nickname?, Did someone use it to describe another person?,   or Does this involve someone with nappy looking hair?
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Orevwa mare ?

I think you mean:
Orevwa, M'ale  
Goodbye, I'm leaving

Orevwa, m met deyò!
Goodbye, I am out of here

Orevwa, mwen jete'm.
Goodbye, I'm out of here.
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mil mèsi...?

Mil mèsi pou souri ou
Mil mèsi paske ou pa mande m pou m chanje, e vin yon lòt moun
Mil mèsi pou jantiyès ou
Mil mèsi, nou pa di sa ase.

mil mèsi vle di a thousand thanks nan lang Angle a.
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Mete fanm sou ou or met fanm sou ou? mèsi!

You may use both.

Mete fanm sou ou.
or
Met fanm sou ou.
Be courageous
Be brave
applies to females only


For males you'll say:
Mete gason sou ou
Met gason sou ou.
Be strong
Be courageous.

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How would you say "my mind is not in the right place" in creole? thanks

My mind is not in the right place.
Lespri m pa la.
Tèt mwen pa la.

Kèk fwa, lespri w pa la, se paske ou gen anpil tèt chaje :)
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What is "ti boubout"?

ti boubout → little darling, a cherished or treasured person

1. Li se ti boubout mwen.
2. L'ap chache yon ti boubout.
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Li lage de gidon deye mwen. (translation please)

lage de gidon → to pursue relentlessly, to chase, to hunt down

Li lage de gidon dèyè m.
He/she was chasing me.

Nèg la lage de gidon dèyè fanm nan.
The man was pursuing the woman relentlessly.
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Is this an expression: "Nou pa nan rans"? Kisa li vle di?

Nou pa nan rans.
We don't play around.
We don't joke around

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Mèsi anpil → Thank you

Are you thankful?
Do you just want to say thanks in Creole?
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how do you say No bargaining/bartering (in Creole)?

No bargaining/bartering
Pa fè machanday

Do not bargain/barter.
Pa machande
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how do you say "I miss you sweetheart" in Creole?

I miss you sweetheart.
Mwen sonje'w cheri.
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how do you say I liked it in creole

I liked it.
Mwen te renmen li.

☺Kisa ou te renmen konsa ?
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my child godmother

my child's godmother
marenn pitit mwen
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how do i write "JUST LIKE THAT" in Hatian Creole?

Just like that (like that?)
konsa

Just like that (with no effort?)
konsa
senpleman konsa

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Bonswa, li ok pou mwen di: souple, montre mwen 1) kòman ou atache soulye ou yo, 2) kòman ou atache bouton ou yo, 3)kòman ou mèt pantalon ou a? mèsi!

Wi, ou kapab di l konsa:

Souple, montre mwen kòman ou atache (or tache) soulye w.
Souple, montre m kouman ou tache bouton ou yo.
Souple, montre m kouman ou met pantalon w.

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how to say you gonna get your ...

It depends on what words follow.
Sometimes, this comes through as a passive voice, non?

You're gonna get yours.
Ou pral jwenn pa'w.

You're gonna get your butt kicked.
Yo pral toufounen w.
Yo pral krabinen w.
Yo pral fann fwa w.

You're gonna get your act together.
Ou pral ranje zafè w.
Ou pral ranje koze w.

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My God (Creole)

my god 
Bondye mwen an
or
Bondye m nan

My God is great.
Bondye m nan gran.

My God is mighty.
Bondye m nan pisan.

My God is real.
Bondye m nan reyèl.

My God can beat your god ;)
Bondye m nan ka bat bondye w la.

My God is with me all the time.
Bondye m nan avè m tout tan.

My God is not dead, He's alive.
Bondye m nan pa mouri, Li vivan.

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"Work on the items that are running out. Don't wait for me to tell you." This is when preparing medications in a busy clinic pharmacy. Mesi!

Dakò :)

items → bagay, sa yo

Work on the items*  that are running out.   Don't wait for me to tell you.
Travay sou medikaman* ki preske fini yo.  Pa tann se mwen ki pou vin di  w.

*if the items are medications.
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"puiz" means well?

If you mean like a water well, it's pi in Creole.
It comes from the French puit which means well, so you might hear some people say pui in Creole.

yon pi → a well
yon pi dlo → a water well

He fell into a water well.
Li te tonbe nan yon pi dlo.
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Eske ou kapab di mwen kouman woch cho ede moun ki pipi nan kabann? Eske woch la mete anba kabann nan?

Premyèman se pa yon wòch cho senpleman yo itlize, men se yon wòch dife ki konn kuit manje.
Dezyèmman, se pa tout moun ki dòmi sou kabann Ayiti.  Si nou t'ap konte sou mete wòch anba kabann, se pa tout moun ki ta ka fè sa.  Anpil moun dòmi atè sou nat.  Mwen pa konnen kijan yon moun ta ka dòmi sou yon nat ki gen yon gwo wòch dife anba li.
Twazyèmman yo pa mete wòch dife a anba kabann nan, men yo fè pisannit la pipi sou li.  Gen moun ki di fòk wòch la tou cho pou pipi sou li, gen lòt ki di ou gen dwa pise sou wòch la ke l te cho ke l te frèt.
Finalman, mwen tande pale de tretman sa depi m te piti, e mwen pa konnen poukisa Ayisyen panse wòch dife kapab ede yon moun sispann pise nan kabann.

You've asked this question in Creole, but I'm not sure if you wanted a Creole or English answer.
Here's the answer in English in case you did not totally understand the above note:

First of all it's not simply a hot rock that they use, but a fire rock which has been used for cooking or burning.
Second, not everyone has a bed in Haiti.  If we were relying on putting the rock under the bed, not everyone could do this. Some people sleep on mats.  I don't know how anyone could sleep on a mat with a fire rock under it.
Third, they do not place the rock under the bed.  But instead, they have the bed wetter pee on the rock. Some people say that the fire rock must be hot in order for the treatment to work, and others say it doesn't need to be hot.
Lastly, I have heard of this bedwetting treatment since I was a child, and I do not know why Haitians think that a fire rock is a good treatment for bedwetting.
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