Basics of Haitian Creole
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Welcome to Rise2HaitianCreole Basics. 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. Negative sentences
I. You. He. She. It. We. They.
Subject Pronouns
Me. You. Him. Her. It. Us. Them.
Object Pronouns
My. Your. His. Her. Its. Our. Their.
Expressing Possession
Describing people, places, and things
Adjectives
Yon
A. An. Indefinite Article
Plural Nouns
Yo. Definite Article.
A. La. An. Lan. Nan.
Definite articles. Singular
Telling the time
Preposition
Identify the place or location of Nouns
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?