basics of Haitian Creole

Basics of Haitian Creole

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Learn the basics of Haitian Creole with this comprehensive guide. Perfect for beginners, it covers essential grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation to help you start speaking Haitian Creole with confidence.

After studying these lessons, you will be able to have short but meaningful conversations with Haitian Creole speakers. When it comes to language learning, studying regularly is important.  However applying what you learned in your daily life is even more essential. Please use what you learned from these free lessons and use them as soon and as often as you can!

Memorizing when to use a sentence or word is more important than word-for-word translations.

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Pronunciation

How can you sound like a native Haitian?

The most important sentence

General truths and facts. Simple present tense

Pa

Things that are not truths or facts. Express negation

Yon

A. An. Indefinite Article

Plural Nouns

Yo. Definite Article.

A. La. An. Lan. Nan.

Definite articles. Singular

Telling time

Preposition

Te

Events that already happened. Past tense

Ap

Events that are happening right now. Present progressive

Pral

Events that will take place in the future. Future tense

Ap

Events that will immediately or definitely take place in the future

Asking Questions

How to ask questions?