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The Language of Haiti....
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| the letter | : | lèt-la |
| the room | : | chanm nan |
| the street | : | ri a |
| the dog | : | chen an |
The indefinite article (A,AN) is yon or youn and they are placed before the noun.
- Youn is used with one syllable words which end in oun themselves. Otherwise, use yon .
- The plural version (SOME) is kèk .
a street : yon ri some streets : kèk ri a man : youn moun
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Rules: Possession
Kreyol doesn't use 's to show possession, nor does it use "of".
To expression possession or "of the", you place the thing possessed in front of the possessor.
Jean's house. : kay Jan. the man's dog. : chen moun nan. the dog of the man : chen moun nan.
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Rules: Adjectives
Adjectives require no verb and are translated as "to be..."
Sick : malad I am sick. : M malad. We are sick. : Nou malad.
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Rules: More Than One
To indicate that something is plural, place the plural article yo after the noun.
cow : bèf the cows : bèf yo
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Pronouns
I, me, my
: mwen
or m'
he, she, it, him,
her, his, its: li
or l'
you, your (sing.)
: ou
or w'
we, us, our
: nou
or n'
you, your (pl.)
: nou
or n'
they, them, their
:
yo
or
y'
theirs : payo his, hers, its : pali or pal yours : paou mine : pam ours : panou many, much : anpil all, everyone : tout several, many : plizyè a few, some : kèk a little, few : enpe enough : ase only : sèlman no (one) : okenn any (one) : nenpòt nobody : pèsonn each (one) : chak only one : sèl one : youn nothing : anyen nobody : okenn moun anyone : nenpòt kimoun someone : youn moun nothing : okenn bagay no one : okenn moun
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Conjugating a Verb
Coming Soon - an interactive verb conjugater. Select your verb and see how it is conjugated.
Infinitive to speak Pale Imperative Speak! Pale! Let's speak! Annou pale! Let me speak. Kitè m pale. Present I speak m pale we speak nou pale you speak ou pale he speaks li pale they speak yo pale Present Progressive I am speaking m ap pale we are speaking nou ap pale you are speaking w ap pale he is speaking l ap pale they are speaking y ap pale Past I spoke m pale we spoke nou pale you spoke ou pale he spoke li pale they spoke yo pale Past Progressive I was speaking mwen tap pale we were speaking nou tap pale you were speaking ou tap pale he was speaking li tap pale they were speaking yo tap pale Future I will speak m a pale we will speak nou a pale you will speak w a pale he will speak l a pale they will speak y a pale Future with ale I am going to speak m pral pale we are going to speak nou pral pale you are going to speak ou pral pale he is going to speak li pral pale they are going to speak yo pral pale Perfect I have spoken m te pale we have spoken nou te pale you have spoken ou te pale he has spoken li te pale they have spoken yo te pale Conditional I would speak mwen ta pale we would speak nou ta pale you would speak ou ta pale he would speak li ta pale they would speak yo ta pale Past Conditional I would be able to speak mwen ta ka pale we would be able to would speak nou ta ka pale you would be able to speak ou ta ka pale he would be able to speak li ta ka pale they would be able to speak yo ta ka pale Conditional Pluperfect I would have been able to speak mwen te ka pale we would have been able to would speak nou te ka pale you would have been able to speak ou te ka pale he would have been able to speak li te ka pale they would have been able to speak yo te ka pale Imperfect I used to speak
I was speakingm kon pale we used to speak
we were speakingnou kon pale you used to speak
you were speakingou kon pale he used to speak
he was speakingli kon pale they used to speak
they were speakingyo kon pale
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Question Words
Who : kimoun Where : kikote When : kilè What : kisa How : kijan Which, Who : kilès Whence : kidonk Where : kibè What : sa, sak
Where did you put it? : Ki kote ou te mete li? When will you go to his house? : Ki lè ou pral ale lakay li? Who(m) do you know there? : Ki moun ou konnen la? Which among them do you prefer? : Kilès nan yo ou pito? Why does he not want to come tomorrow? : Pouki sa li pa vie vini demen?
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