Haitian Proverb October 7th
"Si ou pa lakay ou, ou pa granmoun." Translation: "If you are not at home, you're not an adult. Meaning, you can only do as [...]
Haitian Proverb September 30th
"Si pa te gen bourik, pa te gen milet." Translation: "If there were no donkeys, there would be no mules. Meaning, a small thing may [...]
Haitian Proverb September 23rd
"Neg di san fe; Bondye fe san di." Translation: "Man talks without doing; God does without talking. Meaning, God does what He needs to do [...]
Haitian Proverb September 16th
"Chemen long pa touye ou." Translation: "The long road doesn't kill you. Meaning, perseverance is good." Last week I was in Fermathe, a large village [...]
Haitian Proverb September 8th
"Dan pouri gen fos sou bannann mi." Translation: "Rotten teeth have strength over ripe bananas. Meaning, even the weak have their strengths." I love this [...]
Haitian Proverb August 27th
"Moun ki pa manje pou ko l' pa janm grangou." Translation: "Those who don't eat alone are never hungry. Meaning, those who share will receive." [...]
Haitian Proverb August 21st
"Lavi se te glise." Translation: "Life is a slippery land. Meaning, life is unpredictable." I stumbled across this proverb and decided that it is quite [...]
Haitian Proverb August 13th
Manman poul di: mwen ka pale pou ze mwen men mwen pa ka pale pou ti poul mwen. The hen says: I can speak for [...]
Haitian Proverb August 6th
Fanm pou yon tan, manamn pou tout tan. Wife for a while, mother forever. meaning, A mother is forever. Recently Ezekiel was in the hospital [...]
Haitian Proverb June 5th
Djondjon leve kote l' vle, menm anba jouk poul. A mushroom springs up where it chooses, even under the chicken roost...meaning...Nothing can stop spontaneous laughter [...]
Haitian Proverb April 30th
Sa manman poul gaye, se sa pitit li manje. What the hen scratches up is what the chicks eat. meaning, Children pay the consequences of [...]
Haitian Proverb April 16th
Sa ki gen larivye, twop pou batwel. What is at the river is too much for the paddle. meaning, There are too many problems there [...]
Haitian Proverb April 8th
Sa ki nan vant se li ki pa ou. What's in your belly is what's yours. meaning, Don't count on something until you have it [...]
Haitian Proverb March 18th
Paysans bel, lavi long. Patience is beautiful, life is long. meaning, A patient person is happier. I love the way this proverb produces an instant [...]
Haitian Proverb March 11th
Nou pa mande pitit samble papa l', nou mande erez kouch. We don't ask for the child to look like his father; we just ask [...]
Haitian Proverb March 4th
Se senk kob ki fe goud. Pennies make the gourd (currency of Haiti). meaning, Little things can add up. Teaching any subject in any country [...]
