Lesson II – Introduce yourself
Learn how to introduce yourself and ask for basic personal information
Lesson Objectives :
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Introduce yourself in Haitian Creole
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Ask someone’s name
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Use definite and indefinite determiners correctly
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Recognize that Haitian Creole does not mark grammatical gender
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Apply key principles of Haitian Creole orthography
Section 3 — Vocabulary focus
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A - Listen and repeat
1 - Kòman ou rele ?
Madmwazèl, kòman ou rele ?
2 - Mwen rele ...
Mwen rele Sara.
3 - Ki kote ou sòti ?
Ki kote ou sòti Sara ?
4 - Mwen sòti ...
Mwen sòti Jakmèl.
C - Listen and repeat
9 - Mwen se ...
Mwen se yon fi.
10 - Ou se ...
Ou se yon fi.
11 - Li se ...
Li se yon fi.
12 - Nou se ...
Nou se fi.
13 - Yo se ...
Yo se fi.
B - Listen and repeat
5 - Nan ki peyi ou sòti ?
Nan ki peyi ou sòti, Sara ?
6 - Mwen sòti ...
Mwen sòti Ayiti.
7 - Ki kote ou rete ?
Ki kote ou rete, David ?
8 - Mwen rete ...
Mwen rete Jakmèl.
Section 4 — Grammar - Exercice Answer Key
Each noun phrase contains a mistake. Correct it.
👉 The final consonant determines the form of the indefinite article.
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Kay la
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Ponp lan
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Chen an
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Timoun nan
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Mo a
Add “yon” to singular nouns. Leave plurals without an article.
👉 In Haitian Creole, nouns remain unchanged.
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Yon ponp
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Chen
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Chimen
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Yon avyon
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Yon chanm
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Machann
Translate into Haitian Creole.
👉 Haitian Creole demonstrative determiners do not mark distance.
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Albòm sa (a)
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Albòm sa (a)
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Albòm sa yo
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Albòm sa yo
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Timoun sa (a)
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Timoun sa yo
Section 5 — Vocabulary
PART I - 10 Place Names
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A - Listen and repeat
1 - Lekòl
Mwen ale lekòl.
2 - Legliz
Ou vini legliz.
3 - Lakay
Li rete lakay.
4 - Èpòt
Nou ale èpòt la.
5 - Lopital
Nou rele lopital la.
B - Listen and repeat
6 - Mache
Yo wè mache a.
7 - Bibliyotèk
Mwen achte bibliyotèk la.
8 - Otèl
Ou achte otèl la.
9 - Restoran
Li renmen restoran sa.
10 - Magazen
Yo wè magazen an.
PART II - Exercice Answer Key
Translate into Haitian Creole by using the following
👉Structure : Subject + verb + noun phrase.
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Li achte lopital sa.
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Li ale lekòl.
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Mwen pale Kreyòl Ayisyen.
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Nou renmen magazen sa yo.
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Yo wè restoran an.
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Ou ale legliz la.
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Li rete lakay li.
Section 6 — Orthography - Exercise Answer Key
A - Read each sentence and correct the spelling according to the 5 principles of Haitian Creole orthography :
👉 The 5 principles of Haitian Creole orthography :
a. Each letter represents a single sound.
b. No letter is silent.
c. Two vowels do not come together.
d. Letters are not doubled arbitrarily.
e. Before rounded vowels, write w (never r).
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wòb
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cheval
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liv
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fwa
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chanm
B - Fill in the blanks with the correct spelling of the word.
👉Remember the 5 principles of Haitian Creole orthography.
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Mwen bwè dlo a.
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Li achte yon chèz nan magazen an.
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Mwen manje yanm mwen an.
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Li fè yon wonn nan lakou a.
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Timoun nan pale.