Leson V – Talk about what you like to eat
Say what you like and don’t like to eat
Lesson Objectives :
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Ask and answer the question Kisa ou renmen manje ?
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Form yes/no questions in Haitian Creole.
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Use basic Haitian food words.
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Use and use 10 commonly used fruits in Haiti.
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Use a Haitian proverb about speech and eating.
🗣️ Section 2 — Dialogue
Listen and repeat the dialogue
A : Bonjou Amanda !
B : Bonjou Sara !
A : Kisa w renmen manje ?
B : M renmen manje Fritay.
E ou menm ?
A : M renmen manje diri kole
ak sòs poul.
B : M renmen diri kole tou.
Ki fwi w renmen ?
A : M renmen mango anpil.
M renmen zaboka tou.
B : Pa pase m !
Section 3 — Vocabulary focus
PART I
Click the audio icon to listen to the pronunciation and example sentence.
A - Listen and repeat
1 - Diri kole
M renmen kuit diri kole.
2 - Diri sòs pwa
Papa m renmen manje diri sòs pwa.
3 - Diri djondjon
M pa renmen kuit diri djondjon.
4 - Legim
Li konn manje legim.
5 - Mayi moulen
Ou pa konn manje mayi moulen.
C - Listen and repeat
11 - Lanbi
Matant mwen renmen manje lanbi.
12 - Pwason fri
Yo manje pwason fri.
13 - Pwason boukannen
David renmen pwason boukannen.
14 - Sòs kalalou
Sara konn kuit sòs kalalou.
15 - Bannann peze
Nou vle manje bannann peze.
PART II - Exercice Answer Key
A – Read the question aloud and answer with several ideas using complete sentences.
Question : Kisa w renmen manje ?
Listen and repeat the model answer.
M renmen manje diri kole ak sòs poul. E m renmen manje fritay tou. Men m pa renmen mayi moulen.
B – Read each sentence aloud. Then respond using “Pa pase + the correct pronoun form.”
Sentence : Mari fatige anpil. / Li
Model answer ► Pa pase l !
1. Pa pase n !
2. Pa pase w !
3. Pa pase m !
4. Pa pase l !
5. Pa pase yo !
D - Listen and repeat
16 - Fritay
Fritay se bannann peze, vyann, pikliz.
17 - Pikliz
Mwen renmen pikliz. E ou menm ?
18 - Diri grennen
Manman m konn kuit diri grennen.
19 - Diri pat
Timoun yo manje diri pat.
20 - Pa pase ... !
Pa pase m !
B - Listen and repeat
6 - Tonmtonm
Li vle manje tonmtonm.
7 - Griyo
Nou renmen manje griyo.
8 - Poul fri
Sara konn manje poul fri.
9 - Taso kabrit
Grann mwen konn kuit taso kabrit.
10 - Taso bèf
M vle manje yon taso bèf.
Section 4 — Grammar - Exercice Answer Key
Transform into yes/no questions by using the two forms :
👉 Yes/no questions are formed by intonation or with ‘èske’ at the beginning.
1.Yo manje diri.
a. Yo manje diri ?
b. Èske yo manje diri ?
2. Mwen kuit mayi moulen.
a. Mwen kuit mayi moulen ?
b. Èske mwen kuit mayi moulen ?
3. Nou achte anpil pwason boukannen.
a. Nou achte anpil pwason boukannen ?
b. Èske nou achte anpil pwason boukannen ?
4. Li renmen tonmtonm ak sòs kalalou.
a. Li renmen tonmtonm ak sòs kalalou ?
b. Èske li renmen tonmtonm ak sòs kalalou ?
Section 5 — Vocabulary
PART I — Haitian Common Fruits
Click the audio icon to listen to the pronunciation and example sentence.
A - Listen and repeat
1 - Mango
M konn manje mango.
2 - Zaboka
M renmen zaboka anpil.
3 - Fig
Li manje twa fig.
4 - Papay
Nou achte yon papay.
5 - Grenadya
Ou renmen grenadya ?
6 - Melon dlo
Yo manje melon dlo.
B - Listen and repeat
7 - Melon frans
M konn wè melon frans.
8 - Sitwon
Èske w gen senk sitwon ?
9 - Zoranj
Li pa renmen zoranj.
10 - Seriz
Nou manje anpil seriz.
11 - Kowosòl
Grann mwen achte de kowosòl.
12 - Chadèk
Nou renmen chadèk.
PART II — Vocabulary - Exercice Answer Key
A – Match each fruit with its English meaning.
1. → d)
2. → h)
3. → b)
4. → g)
5. → e)
6. → a)
7. → c)
8. → f)
9. → j)
10. → i)
B – Complete each sentence with a fruit from the vocabulary list.
Word bank : mango – papay – zoranj – grenadya – kowosòl – sitwon
👉 You can put any fruit from the list, as long as it makes sense in the context.
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Li renmen manje mango.
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An Ayiti, yo bwè ji sitwon anpil.
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Mwen manje yon zoranj.
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Yo fè ji ak grenadya.
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M renmen papay anpil.