Leson VII – Describe Your Daily Routine
Learn how to talk about your daily activities and routines
Lesson Objectives :
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Ask and answer questions about what you do each day
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Use the S + V + C sentence structure correctly
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Use time expressions in Haitian Creole
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Write about your daily habits
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Speak confidently about your daily activities
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Reflect on the proverb “Abitid se vis”
🗣️ Section 2 — Dialogue
Listen and repeat the dialogue
A : Bonjou Sara !
B : Bonjou Amanda !
A : Kisa w fè chak jou ?
B : Chak jou, m leve
epi m manje.
Aprè sa, m al travay.
A : Kisa w fè nan
aprèmidi ?
B : Nan aprèmidi, m fè
egzèsis.
A : E kisa w fè nan aswè ?
B : Nan aswè, mwen li
oswa m gade televizyon.
Section 3 — Vocabulary focus
PART I
Click the audio icon to listen to the pronunciation and example sentence.
A - Listen and repeat
1 - Kisa w fè ... ?
Kisa w fè nan aswè ?
2 - Nan maten
Nan maten, m manje epi m al travay.
3 - Nan aprèmidi
Nan aprèmidi, m etidye leson m.
4 - Nan aswè
Nan aswè, m al nan djim.
5 - Bonè nan maten
M manje bonè nan maten.
6 - Byen bonè nan maten
M leve byen bonè nan maten.
B - Listen and repeat
7 - Ta nan aswè
M etidye ta nan aswè.
8 - Byen ta nan aswè
M dòmi byen ta nan aswè.
9 - Kisa w fè chak ... ?
Kisa w fè chak swa ?
10 - Chak maten, mwen ...
Chak maten, m leve byen bonè epi m manje.
11 - Chak aprèmidi, mwen ...
Chak aprèmidi, m fè espò epi m al travay.
12 - Chak swa, mwen ...
Chak swa, m li oswa m gade televizyon.
PART II
Listen and repeat the model answer
Chak maten, mwen leve epi mwen manje. Nan aprèmidi, mwen etidye leson m. E nan aswè, mwen li men mwen konn gade televizyon tou.
Section 4 — Grammar - Exercice Answer Key
A – Read each sentence and identify the Subject (S), Verb (V), and Complement (C).
Example: Mwen bwè kafe.
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S → Mwen
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V → bwè
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C → kafe
Sentences :
1. Li renmen manje diri.
S → Li
V → renmen manje
C → diri
2. Nou renmen mizik.
S → Nou
V → renmen
C → mizik
3. Mwen gade televizyon.
S → Mwen
V → gade
C → televizyon
4. Yo manje pen.
S → Yo
V → manje
C → pen
5. David aprann pale kreyòl.
S → David
V → aprann pale
C → kreyòl
B – Complete the sentences by adding information at the end. You can add time expressions, place, or other details.
Example:
Mwen bwè kafe → Mwen bwè kafe chak maten.
These sentence complements are provided as examples, but you may use any complement studied in the lesson, provided that it makes sense in context.
Sentences to expand :
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Mwen manje diri nan aprèmidi.
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Li gade televizyon byen ta nan aswè.
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Nou renmen tande mizik chak aprèmidi.
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Mwen etidye leson mwen byen bonè nan maten.
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Yo manje pen chak swa.
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Li renmen kouri nan aswè.
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Ou al travay chak maten.
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Nou medite anpil.
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Yo konn jwe foutbòl byen ta nan aprèmidi.
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Ou renmen bwè te bonè nan maten.
C – Put the words in the correct order to make a complete sentence in Haitian Creole.
👉 Remember the structure : S + V + C + expansion
Example :
Scrambled words : bwè – li – dlo – nan maten
Correct sentence : Li bwè dlo nan maten.
Scrambled words for practice :
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Li li yon liv nan aswè.
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Yo gade televizyon lakay yo.
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Nou renmen manje pwason nan restoran.
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Li ekri powèm chak jou.
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Mwen tande mizik anpil.
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Nou jwe foutbòl chak samdi.
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Li vwayaje anpil.
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Yo renmen danse konpa.
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M manje diri chak jou.
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Nou gade televizyon lakay nou.
Section 5 — Vocabulary
PART I - Time and frequency Expressions
Click the audio icon to listen to the pronunciation and example sentence.
A - Listen and repeat
1 - Mwa
Chak mwa, nou vwayaje.
2 - Semèn
Li pa li semèn sa.
3 - Jou
N al travay chak jou.
4 - Wikenn
Nou naje chak wikenn.
PART II - Exercice Answer Key
A – Read each sentence. Match each sentence with the correct category.
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→ a) Combined
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→ b) Separated
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→ a) Combined
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→ b) Separated
B – Use the correct moment expression (maten / nan maten / aprèmidi / nan aprèmidi / swa / nan aswè) to complete the sentences :
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Li bwè akasan mèkredi maten.
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Jou dimanch, li kouri nan aswè.
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Li manje lakay mwen lendi aprèmidi.
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Jou madi, li bwè ji nan maten.
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Jou jedi, nou jwe foutbòl nan aprèmidi.
B - Listen and repeat
5 - Lendi
Ou bwè bouyon chak lendi.
6 - Madi
M bwè te chak madi maten.
7 - Mèkredi
Mèkredi swa, n al kouri.
8 - Jedi
Chak jedi, nou manje fritay.
9 - Vandredi
Y al kouri chak vandredi.
10 - Samdi
Samdi swa, m jwe foutbòl.
11 - Dimanch
M al legliz jou dimanch.
Section 6 — Written communication
PART I - The text
Click the audio icon to hear the text read aloud.
Abitid David
Chak jou, David leve bonè. Li bwè kafe nan maten. Apre sa, li ale travay. Li travay pandan jounen an. Nan aswè, li retounen lakay li. Li manje epi li gade televizyon. Anvan li dòmi, li li yon liv.
PART II - Exercice Answer Key
A – Answer the questions based on the text :
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Moun nan bwè kafe nan maten.
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Apre sa, li ale travay.
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Li retounen lakay li nan aswè.
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Li manje epi li gade televizyon.
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Anvan li dòmi, li li yon liv.
B – Read the statements and write True or False :
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False
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True
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False
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True
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False
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True
C – Draw a line to match each phrase from the first column with its correct meaning in the second column.
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→ c
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→ a
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→ d
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→ b
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→ e