Premye Leson

Question 1

E

Answer 1

Sounded like the first half of the LONG A in DAY

Question 2

È

Answer 2

Sounded like E in LET

Question 3

I

Answer 3

Sounded like EE in SEED

Question 4

O

Answer 4

Sounded like the first half of the LONG O in GO

Question 5

Ò

Answer 5

Sounded like O in OR

Question 6

G

Answer 6

Sounded like G in GO

Question 7

J

Answer 7

Sounded like S in MEASURE

Question 8

AY

Answer 8

Sounded like I in ICE

Question 9

OU

Answer 9

Sounded like O in MOVIE

Question 10

CH

Answer 10

Sounded like SH in SHIP

Question 11

Haiti

Answer 11

Ayiti

Question 12

Can

Answer 12

Kapab

Question 13

Come

Answer 13

Vino

Question 14

Person

Answer 14

Moun

Question 15

Word order

Answer 15

Generally similar to English with subject, verb, object pattern

Question 16

Indefinite article

Answer 16

Yon-proceeds the noun

Question 17

Definite article and possessive pronouns

Answer 17

La-the
Lo-his/her
Ou-your
They follow the noun

Question 18

We, us, you (plural)

Answer 18

Nou

Question 19

The thing

Answer 19

Bagay la

Question 20

Your thing

Answer 20

Bagay ou

Question 21

There

Answer 21

La

Question 22

Here

Answer 22

Isit la

Question 23

Little

Answer 23

Piti

Question 24

Page

Answer 24

Paj

Question 25

For

Answer 25

Pou

Question 26

Creole

Answer 26

Kreyòl

Question 27

Thank you

Answer 27

Mèsi

Question 28

Yes

Answer 28

Wi

Question 29

Someone

Answer 29

Yon moun

Question 30

Please

Answer 30

Tanpri

Question 31

A thing

Answer 31

Yon baggy

Question 32

He/her/his

She/her/it

Answer 32

Li

Question 33

Right there/right here

Answer 33

Meaning a specific place, usually in sight

Both expressed as la a

Question 34

They, them, their

Answer 34

Yo

Question 35

A

Answer 35

Sounded like O in LOT

Question 36

You (singular)

Answer 36

Ou

Question 37

To be able, can

Answer 37

Kapab, ka

Question 38

To come

Answer 38

Vini

Question 39

To go

Answer 39

Ale

Question 40

To want

Answer 40

Vle

Question 41

Give

Answer 41

Bay

• when used before a pronoun, it changes to BA
• when used to mean deliver, it doesn’t change
• bay becomes ban when used before the pronouns mwen (I or me) or nou (we, us, you-plural)-B sounds like the b in ball and an sounds like the un in bunny
• Remember only true if bay is used before the pronoun

Question 42

To do

Answer 42

Fè

Question 43

Not

Answer 43

Pa

Question 44

To speak

Answer 44

Pale

Question 45

The

Answer 45

La

Question 46

Coffee

Answer 46

Kafe

Question 47

Give me the thing.

Answer 47

Bay mwen bagay la.

• Becomes Ban mwen bagay la.
• This is because it’s before the pronoun mwen so you change the y to an n.

Question 48

I give the thing.

Answer 48

Mwen bay bagay la.

-Remains the same because it comes after the pronoun mwen.

Question 49

You can go there.

Answer 49

Ou kapab ale la.

Question 50

We want to speak Creole.

Answer 50

Nou vle pale kreyòl.

Question 51

Please come here.

Answer 51

Tanpri vini isit.

Question 52

She wants the thing.

Answer 52

Li vle bagay la.

Question 53

You can give one.

Answer 53

Ou kapab bay youn.

Question 54

You can give.

Answer 54

Ou kapab bay.
-Ou ka bay.
Because kapab can be written also as ka or kab and since bay starts with ab, the b in kab is dropped.

Question 55

We want coffee.

Answer 55

Nou vle kafe.

Question 56

He can go there.

Answer 56

Li kapab ale la.

Question 57

You can give him one.

Answer 57

Ou kapab ba li youn.

-Bay came before the pronoun so you drop the y.

Question 58

He gives him the thing.

Answer 58

Li ba li bagay la.