Learning Tips and Free Resources
About this content
Below you will find free tips, tricks and resources that will help you not only increase your Haitian Creole fluency, but also how to learn a language in general.
Target Level
All learners
What can you achieve with this content?
- Get tips from others who have learned a language
- Access to free Haitian Creole resources and websites
Content
Useful websites to begin learning Haitian Creole. They are filled with videos, activities, grammar lessons.
A jewel of conversations and stories written in Creole. The work of these Haitian Creole educational pioneers will help you better understand the Haitian culture.
Here’s how to best utilize this free content:
- Pick one conversation and listen to the audio file
- See how much you can understand without looking at the transcript and explanations
- Download the PDF and review conversation and explanations
- Use new vocabulary during the next week
These materials may be reproduced and shared for non-commercial purposes.
Ti Koze Kreyòl – Audio (one ZIP file)
Ti Koze Kreyòl – Audio (19 individual files)
Author: Free, Bryant C., founder and director of the University of Kansas Institute of Haitian Studies
Elementary readings in Haitian Creole along with an illustrated dictionary. This will help you better understand the Haitian culture.
Here’s how to best utilize this free content:
- Listen to the audio file
- See how much you can understand without looking at the transcript and explanations
- Download the PDF and review conversation and explanations
- Use new vocabulary during the next week
These materials may be reproduced and shared for non-commercial purposes.
Author: Free, Bryant C., founder and director of the University of Kansas Institute of Haitian Studies
A Haitian newspaper from the 1990s. The writers use natural Creole, proper grammar, and spelling.
A series of 16 volumes of folktales written in Haitian Creole. Each volume has 16 pages and contains between 5 and 10 folktales. Each volume has “Ayiti se pèp ayisyen” on the cover.
Author: Free, Bryant C., founder and director of the University of Kansas Institute of Haitian Studies
A online blog completely in Haitian Creole. There’s a mix of poems, research articles, and opinion based articles in Creole.
A online website and blog completely in Haitian Creole. It has a great mix of articles and videos in Creole along with subtitles. It’s part of an initiative to gather and produce more learning materials in Haitian Creole for schools. Therefore, you’ll find several books and resources for children as well.
Luca is a language coach who speaks multiple languages fluently. He is a well-known polyglot who helps people master their target language. He offers free resources and tips on his website and YouTube channel.
A children’s website geared towards school kids. Science, math, and culture are discussed through the adventures of Lili and Tilou. It’s quite engaging and not too hard to understand. Perfect for comprehensible input.
A wonderful collection of articles published by the Institute of Haitian Studies at the University of Kansas. If you like to read, this is the website to visit. It is a rich collection of research and literature about Haiti, its culture, and history in English and Haitian Creole.
Institute of Haitian Studies Scholarly Works
Author: Free, Bryant C., founder and director of the University of Kansas Institute of Haitian Studies