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    Haitian Creole Dictionaire

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    This document provides a guide to pronouncing words in Haitian Creole (Kreyol). It includes: - A list of common Creole words and their English translations to demonstrate vocabulary. - Notes on pronunciation rules in Creole, such as letters generally being pronounced as they are written, and some nasal sounds pronounced partially through the nose. - Examples of letters and letter combinations to demonstrate pronunciation, such as "ch" sounding like "sh" and "c" only being used in "ch."

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    This document provides a guide to pronouncing words in Haitian Creole (Kreyol). It includes: - A list of common Creole words and their English translations to demonstrate vocabulary. - Notes on pronunciation rules in Creole, such as letters generally being pronounced as they are written, and some nasal sounds pronounced partially through the nose. - Examples of letters and letter combinations to demonstrate pronunciation, such as "ch" sounding like "sh" and "c" only being used in "ch."

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    This document provides a guide to pronouncing words in Haitian Creole (Kreyol). It includes: - A list of common Creole words and their English translations to demonstrate vocabulary. - Notes on pronunciation rules in Creole, such as letters generally being pronounced as they are written, and some nasal sounds pronounced partially through the nose. - Examples of letters and letter combinations to demonstrate pronunciation, such as "ch" sounding like "sh" and "c" only being used in "ch."

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    CREOLE - ENGLISH
    ***********
    Bonjou! - Good morning!
    Bonswa! - Good afternoon!/Evening! (used a
    AM)
    Komon ou ye? - How are you?
    N'ap boule! (most common greeting and resp
    Good!
    Wi - Yes
    yo - they, them
    Non - No
    Mesi - Thanks
    Anmwe! - Help!
    Non, mesi - No, thanks
    Souple - Please
    Merite - You're welcome
    Pa gen pwoblem - No problem
    Oke - OK
    Eskize mwen - Excuse me
    Mwen regret sa - I'm sorry
    Gen... - There is/are...

    Pa genyen! - There is/are not any!


    Mwen pa genyen! - I don't have any!
    Sekonsa! - That's right!
    Piti piti - A little bit
    Anpil - A lot
    Gen anpil... - There are a lot of...
    Isit - Here
    La - There
    Tout bagay anfom? - Is everything OK?
    Pa kounye-a - Not now
    Toupatou - Everywhere
    Anyen - Nothing
    Preske - Almost
    Atansyon! - Attention!/Watch out!
    Prese prese! - Hurry!
    Dife! - Fire!
    Rete! - Stop!
    Kounye-a - Now
    Nou ap chache... - We are looking for...
    Souple, ban mwen... - Please give me...
    Separe sa ant nou - Divide this among you
    Ye - Yesterday

    Jodia - Today
    Demen - Tomorrow
    Maten an - This morning
    Apremidi a - This afternoon
    Aswe a - This evening
    lendi - Monday
    madi - Tuesday
    mekredi - Wednesday
    jedi - Thursday
    vandredi - Friday
    samdi - Saturday
    dimanch - Sunday
    Ou byen? - You OK?
    Mwen pa two byen - I'm not too well
    Mwen malad - I'm sick
    Te gen yon aksidan - There was an accident
    Nou bezwen yon dokte/yon mis touswit - W
    a doctor/a nurse right now
    Kote Iopital Ia? - Where is the hospital?
    Kote Ii ou fe mal? - Where does it hurt you?
    Li ansent - She's pregnant
    Mwen pa ka manje/domi - I cannot eat/slee

    Mwengendjare - I have diarrhea


    Mwen anvi vonmi - I feel nauseated
    Tout ko mwen cho - My whole body is hot
    Mwen toudi - I'm dizzy
    Nou bezwen pansman/koton - We need
    bandages/cotton
    Mwen bezwen yon bagay pi blese sa a - I n
    something for this cut
    Ou gen SIDA - You have AIDS
    Mwen grangou - I'm hungry
    Mwen swaf anpil - I'm very thirsty
    Nou ta vle manje - We would like to eat
    Konben - How much?/How many?
    Poukisa? - Why?
    Kote? - Where?
    Kisa? - What?
    Kile? - When?
    Ki moun? - Who?
    Kijan? - How?
    Kiles? - Which?
    Eske gen...? - Is/Are there...?
    Eske ou gen...? - Do you have...?

    Eske ou ka ede nou, souple? - Can you help


    please?
    Kote nou ka achte...? - Where can we buy...
    Eske ou ka di mwen...? - Can you tell me...?
    montre - show
    ban - give
    Ki moun ki Ia? - Who is there?
    Kisa ou vIe? - What do you want?
    Kisa ou ta vIa? - What would you like?
    Kisa ou ap fe Ia? - What are you doing there
    Kisa sa a ye? - What is that?
    Sa k'genyen? - What's the matter?
    Kisa pi nou fe? - What must we do?
    Eske ou te we...? - Have you seen...?
    Eske ou pale angle/franse? - Do you speak
    English/French?
    Ki moun isit ki pale angle? - Who speaks E
    here?
    Ou konprann? - You understand?
    Kij an yo rele sa an kreyol? - What do they
    inCreole?
    Kij an yo di...an kreyol? - How do they say.

    Creole?
    Kisa ou bezouen? - What do you need?
    Kisa ki rive ou? - What happened to you?
    Ki kote li ale? - Where did he go?
    Kilaj ou? - How old are you?
    Kote ou rete? - Where do you live?
    Eske ou gen petit? - Do you have any childr
    Kote nou ye? - Where are we?
    genyen - to have
    chita - to sit
    manje - to eat
    rete - to stop
    kouri - to run
    kouche - to lie down
    vini - to come
    ale/prale - to go
    ban - to give
    rete trankil - to be quiet
    pran - to get, receive
    leve - to get up
    sede - to give up
    touye - to kill

    frape - to hit
    kache - to hide
    konnen - to know
    manti - to lie (not truth)
    gade - to look
    koupe - to cut
    kwit-manje, fe-manje - to cook
    fimen - to smoke
    atake - to attack
    ban pemi - to authorize
    kri - to shout, yell, scream
    achte - to buy
    fe-apel - to call, name
    netwaye - to clean
    femen - to close
    fose - to coerce, force
    fini - to finish
    obeyi - to obey
    fe - konfyans - to trust
    console - to comfort
    pati - to leave, depart
    mouri - to die

    fe-desen - to draw, sketch


    bwe - to drink
    tonbe - to drop, fall
    mete abo - embark, load, board
    atoure - to surround
    ranfose - to enforce
    ou - you, your
    mwen - I, me, my, mine
    nou - us, our, you (plural)
    Ii - him, her, his, hers

    ************
    PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
    Creole is written phonetically. Each letter is
    pronounced, and each word is spelled as it is
    pronounced. Creole has only been recognized
    official language of Haiti in the last few year
    Therefore, there are many different ways in w
    the Haitians write and spell Creole words. Th
    an official standard that has been set, and this
    standard will be maintained in this publicatio
    following is a pronunciation guide using this
    standard; most of the sounds are French.

    ch-share chache-to look for


    o-claw fo-strong
    e-aim ede-to aid, help
    ou-you ou-you
    e-leg mesi-thank you
    r-(not rolled) respire-to breathe
    g-go gen-to have
    I-see isit-here
    s-(always s) prese-in a hurry
    j-(avoid the d sound) jou-day
    y-yes pye-foot
    o-toe zo-bone

    There are nasal sounds in Creole just as there


    nasal sounds in French, which are pronounce
    partially through the nose, but without the "n
    pronounced (a rare exception to the general
    pronunciation rule of pronouncing every lette
    Some English equivalents which come close
    nasal sounds are as follows:
    an-alms dan-tooth

    en-chopin pen-bread
    on-don't bon-good

    A. When a nasal sound is followed by anothe


    "m," the nasal sound is pronounced, then the
    "m" is pronounced separately.
    B. If an accent is placed over the vowel, there
    nasal sound.
    C. In never indicates a nasal sound.
    The letter c is only used in the ch combinatio
    The letter k is used for the hard sound.
    The letter s is used for the soft sound.

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