'Creole Builds Haiti / Kreyol Bati Ayiti' A Tribute to Late Applied Linguistics Professor, Pierre Vernet

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Noticias Breves en Kreyol: Brief News in Haitian Creole: Lesson #8 Helps You Understand Haitian Greetings (Comprendan Los Saludos Mas Comunes en Creole Haitiano)

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Sezon laplu ak sezon siklò-n – Rainy season and Hurricane Season / La Temporada de la Lluvia y la Temporada del Huracán



Prezidan Obama pa bliye Ayiti. Li konprann mizè pèp Ayisyen an. Se poutèt sa li pa pèdi okenn okasyon pou li pale de Ayiti nan diskou li yo. Li toujou rete an kontak ak ofisyel gouvènman Ameriken yo kap travay nan efò soulajman an Ayiti depui jou tranbleman de tè-a frape peyi-a. Prezidan Obama voye reprezantan li an Ayiti. Li mande de ansyen prezidan pou yo fonde, dirije yon òganizasyon pou chèche èd pou Ayiti. Prezidan Bill Clinton ak Prezidan George W. Bush gen tan vizite Ayiti. Y-ap travay du pou yo kapab jwenn lajan pou ede rebati Ayiti. Anpil Ayisyen ap di ke Bill Clinton se nèg lakay, se nèg pa yo. Yo resevwa li ak de men louvri. Bill fè anpil vizit nan peyi-a avan epi aprè tranbleman de tè-a.

Vokabulè / Vocabulary: Ann Aprann Kèk mo nouvo :

(Let’s learn some new words / Aprendamos algunas palabras nuevas)

Kreyol – English - Spanish

Prezidan – President / Presidente

Ayiti – Haiti / Haití

Pa Bliye – Does not forget / no olvida

Konprann – to understand / enteder

mizè pèp Ayisyen an – The misery of the Haitian people / La pobreza del pueblo Haitiano

Se poutèt sa – That is why / La razon por la cual / Por esta razon

Efò soulajman – Relief Efforts

pokò / Pòkò – Not Yet / Todavia no

chèche èd – To look for aid / buscar ayuda

Premyè Dam Amerikèn nan – American First Lady / La Primera Dama Americana

pluzyè fwa – Several times / Muchas veces

nèg lakay – buddy, friend / Amigo

jwe wòl – play role / desempenar un papel

kè / kèu – Heart / Corazon

travay rèd / travay du - To Work hard / trabajar duro

Piti piti zwazo fè nich li – Little by little, the bird makes its nest / Poco a poco, el pajaro hace su nido.

lu- n demyèl – honeymoon / Luna de bodas

Kounye-a – Now - Ahora

Konnen / Konn – to know / saber, conocer

Premyè Dam Ayisyè-n nan – the Haitian First Lady / La Primera Dama Haitiana

Ak – and – y

Sezon laplu ak sezon siklò-n – Rainy season and Hurricane Season / La Temporada de la Lluvia y la Temporada del Huracán

Palè nasyonal – National Palace – Palacio Nacional

Rebati – Rebuild – reconstruir

Bati Kay - to build homes – construir casas

Bati lekol – to build schools – construir escuelas

Bati legliz – to build churches – construir Iglesias

Bati lopital – to build hospitals – Construir hospitals

Bati klinik – to build clinics/health centers – Construir Clinicas

Debleye – to remove the debris / materials – quitar los materials

Solèy – sun – sol

Lalu-n / Lali-n – moon – Luna

Soulajman – Relief – alivio
Devastasyon – devastation / destruction – devastacion

Ankouraje – animar – dar animo, incitar

Konplike – to complicate – complicar

Mèsi bokou – thanks very much – muchas gracias

Fèk – recent past (just) – acabar de

Sòt –recent past (just) – acabar de

Pa egzanp: M Fèk Sòt manje. M pa grangou kounye-a

Sòt – imbecile – tonto

(Nèg Sòt (dumb guy) is an insult. It is the opposite of ‘Nèg fò (smart or intelligent guy)!
Pa egzanp: Tout moun konnen Prezidan Clinton ak Prezidan Obama se Nèg fò – Everyone knows that President Clinton and President Obama are smart guys!

Cultural Notes: In general, Haitians love Nèg fò. They will even borrow money to send their kids to school so they can get educated. They admire Nèg fò.

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Complete List of Creole Vowels and Sounds

Vwayèl Kreyol – Creole Vowels

a – auh, like in Cat (chat), bat (chauvesouri, to beat, to defeat), glass (vit) like in papa – dad; marasa – twins or jimo /jimel - twins
e - ay (1st 1/2 of long a in say) like in Kreyol ‘Ki jan ou ye? (how are you?)
è - eh (e in let, bet) Kreyol: Talò = Talè – in a few, in a short time, Vòlè - thief
i - ee (ee in see, week, seed)
o - o (1st 1/2 of long o in go) ; like in Kreyol ‘Dodo’ – baby talk for sleep
ò - (o in or, bore, core) like in Kreyol ‘kò’ – body; lò - gold
ay - i (i in ice, lice, rice) say ‘kay – house, bay – to give’
ou - oo (o in move, movie)

U is always used in combination with ou – (you), moun – person as in ‘granmoun – adult, grownup and timoun – child’ or in french-based words such as sèu / sè – sister

Nasal Sounds

an – like in Kreyol ‘kann – cane, ban – bench, ann – let’s)
ekzanp: dan (tooth, teeth), Jan (John)


en – like ‘en’ in

Ekzanp: mwen (me, I, my), Mennen – to lead
on – like ‘on’ in don't
Ekzanp: savon (soap), bonbon –sweet or any type of candies

in like in kreyol ‘machi-n – car, vehicle

a-n like kreyol ‘pa-n’ – breakdown, malfunction

ann / an nou – let’s / let us



Let’s take a look at the consonants:

Some Consonants -----

ch - sh in ship; like in Kreyol ‘Chache / chèche – to seek, to look for
g - g in good
j - s in measure; like in kreyol ‘ji /ju’ – juice; Jodi-a - today
s - s in soft like in kreyol ‘sak pase?’ – what’s up?
w - w in wind like in kreyol wi – yes (affirmative, declarative)
y - y in yes like in kreyol ‘Ki jan ou ye?’ – How are you; yè - yesterday

"c" and "h" are only used in the "ch" combination

Like in Kreyol ‘Chache / chèche – to seek, to look for



ch-share chache-to look for

ò -claw fò –strong/intelligent

e-aim ede-to aid, help

ou-you ou-you

è -leg mèsi-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



Fènwè/Fènwa net – blackout, obscurity

Nan mitan lannwit – in the middle of the night

Kok chanté bonè – the rooster crows early

Jennjan – young man

Jennfi – young woman

Granmoun – adult, grownup

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Now try to say these expressions - Kounye-a, eseye di ekspresyon sa yo

Wi – Yes

Yo - they, them

Non No

Mèsi – Thanks

Anmwe! - Help!

Non, mèsi - No, thanks

Souple / tanpri – Please

Ou merite - You’re welcome

Pa gen pwoblèm - No problem

Oke / Dakò – OK

Eskize mwen - Excuse me

Mwen regret sa - I’m sorry



What is your name? - Ki jan ou rele?

What do you want? - Ki sa ou vle?

What are you doing? - Ki sa ou ap fè oubyen ki sa wap fè?

Sit down here – chita la-a

Stand up please - Kanpe silvouplè

Let’s stand up - Ann kanpe

Stop - Rete

Wait for your turn – Tann kou pa ou

Do it now – Fè sa kounye-a

Stop that – Suspann sa!

Don’t do that - Pa fe sa!

Give me that - Ban mwen sa oubyen ban-m sa!

Where does it go? Ki Kote l-ale?

Get on your knees – Mete ou ajenou

Go - Ale

Work - travay

Wait - Tann

Look - Gade / Fè atansyon

look at me – Gade-m

Listen – Koute (Koute Kreyol – Listen to Creole)

Hear – Tande

good job - bon travay

Very good - tre byen

No - non

Yes – wi

You are welcome – Ou merite / Padkwa

Excuse me- Eskize mwen

I’m sorry - Mwen regret sa

Yesterday was Saturday – yè te Samdi

Today - Jodi-a

See you tomorrow – Na Wè demen

My Name Is... Mwen rele

What is that? - Kisa sa a ye?

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