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Rigaud is visiting with Charité at her home in the countryside near Aux Cayes....
Conversation starts here:
Hmm!
Ala kafe gou!
Yum! What tasty coffee!
Sa a se kafe peyi, wi, w'ap bwè la! Tè Ayiti bay bon kafe!
It is homegrown coffee that you're drinking. Haitian soil yields good coffee.
Wi, sa se vre. Ayiti te toujou gen bon tè. Bon, Charité, mwen te kontan vizite ou jodi a. Mèsi pou bèl akèy la.
Yes, that is true. Haiti always had good soil. Well, Charité, I was happy to visit you today. Thank for the nice reception.
Mwen kontan ou te vini tou. Kilè ou
gen pou tounen nan kapital la?
I, too, was happy you came. When must you return to the capital?
Mwen dwe retounen demen
sidyevle. Fò m'al travay.
I must go back tomorrow God willing. I must go to work.
Ah wi?
Se ki metye ou fè?
Oh yeah? What is your profession?
Mwen anseye matematik ak syans nan yon lekòl. E ou menm Charité,
kisa w fè?
I teach math and science at a school. How about you Charité, what do you do?
Mwen menm, mwen se kiltivatè. Mwen plante. Mwen rekolte. Enpi m'al vann tout sa m rekolte yo nan yon mache.
I am a farmer. I plant. I harvest. And then I go to sell what I harvest at a market
Sa se travay
pete fyèl! Ou se yon fanm dyanm k'ap nouri peyi a. Chapo ba!
That's hard work! You are a strong woman feeding the country. Hats off!
Mèsi wi. Ou konnen,
se konsa. Fòk nou travay pou n manje.
Thanks. You know, that's how it is. We must work in order to feed ourselves.
Eske m mèt mande ou yon lòt bagay?
May I ask you something else?
Wi?
Yes?
Eske ou fè zafè deja?
Are you in a relationship?
Adye Rigaud!
Mwen poko non.
Alas Rigaud! Not yet.
O! yon bèl fanm tankou w,
sa w'ap tann?
A beautiful woman such as yourself, what are you waiting for?
Enben m'ap tann sa Bondye sere pou mwen an.
Well I'm waiting for what God has put aside for me.
M'espere sa Bondye sere pou ou a pa twò lwen. Se kisa ou fè pou w distrè ou lè w p'ap travay?
I hope that what God has in store for you is not too far. How do distract yourself when you're not working?
Enben Rigaud, lè m p'ap travay, mwen renmen ale nan sinema.
Well Rigaud, when I'm not working I like to go to the movies.
Mwen menm tou. Mwen renmen gade fim komedi. E
ki dènye fim ou te wè?
Me too. I love comedy. And what was the last movie you saw?
Sa gen lontan depi m pa ale gade yon fim.
It's been a long time since I have not seen a movie.
O enben tande sa. Gen yon fim ki fèk soti nan sinema
bò lakay mwen nan Pòtoprens. Li rele "Les Trois Stooges". Eske ou ta renmen al wè l?
Well listen to this. There's a movie that's just out in the movie theaters near my home in Port-Au-Prince. It's called "Les Trois Stooges" Would you like to go see it?
Men wi! depi se avè w mwen prale, m panse m va byen anmize m.
Of Course! As long as I'm going with you, I think I'll enjoy myself.
Enben
machè Charité m'ap envite w,
wikenn pwochen, pou vin gade yon fim avèk mwen nan Pòtoprens.
So, my dear Charité, I am inviting you to come see a movie with me in Port-Au-Prince.
Rigaud, mwen asepte envitasyon ou.
Rigaud, I accept your invitation.
Anfòm! Mwen va
vin chache ou nan estasyon bis la vandredi.
Great! I will come pick you up at the bus station Friday.
Dakò Rigaud,
n'a wè vandredi apremidi.
Okay Rigaud, see you Friday afternoon.
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