Learn Haitian Creole- Aprann Kreyòl Ayisyen Part 1 1. Personal Pronouns Singular I Mwen (M) You He/She/ It Ou (W) Li (L) Plural We Nou (N) You all Nou (N) They Yo (Y) Example: Mwen manje = I eat Ou manje = You eat Yo manje = They eat *Manje = Eat 2. Verb Tense Ap – Present and Future Te- Past Ta- Conditional Pa- Negative marker—makes sentence negative always comes directly after personal pronoun No marker = Present tense NOTE: * Pa = Negative marker. It makes sentences negative and always comes directly after personal pronoun. *Use shortened version of personal pronouns before words that begin with a vowel (ie- “Mwen ap manje” can be shorted to be “M ap manje” = I’m eating) Example: Mwen te manje = I ate Yo pa manje = They don’t eat Nou pa manje pitza = We don’t eat pizza 3. Verbs Manje = Eat Kanpe = Stand Chita = Sit Kouri = Run Aprann = Learn Koute = Listen Tande = Hear Pale = Speak Chante = Sing Mache = Walk Ekri = Write Ale = go Vini = come Wè = see Example: Mwen wè ou = I see you Mwen te tande ou = I hear you Eske yo te aprann? = Did they learn? Eske ou te manje? = Did you eat? Eske nou tande mwen? = Do you all hear me? NOTE: *Eske = A question marker. Makes anything into a question and is always the first word of the sentence. 4. Adverbs of Time Yè = Yesterday Jodia = Today Demen = Tomorrow Pita = Later Konye a = Right now Maten an = This morning Apremidi a = This afternoon Aswe a = This evening Eske yo te manje yè? = Did you eat yesterday? Eske ou ka pale pita? = Can you talk later? Eske yo kapab pale Kreyòl? = Can they speak Creole? Mwen pa kapab vini denmen = I can’t come tomorrow. NOTE: * Pa = Negative marker. It makes sentence negative always comes directly after personal pronoun. *Eske = A question marker. Makes anything into a question and is always the first word of the sentence. *Ka or Kapab = able/ can. It always comes directly before the verb * Like English, adverbs of time can come before personal pronouns (ie: Pita m ap manje= Later, I will eat). MAKE YOUR OWN SENTENCES (1) Personal Pronoun + (2) Verb Tense + (3) Verb + (4) Adverb of Time Don’t Forget: Question Marker (Eske) and Negative Marker (Pa) Additional Helpful Words: E= And Men= But Ak or Avek = With Paske = Because Pou= For
