nan

nan → Haitian Creole adverb and preposition

Nan → in, inside

It's in the box.

Li nan bwat la.

She's in the room

Li nan chanm nan.

The car is in the garage.

Machin nan nan garaj la.

Nan → among, of

One of them

One among them

youn nan yo

Two of them

Two among them

de nan yo

A lot of them

many among them

anpil nan yo

Many of the girls did not come back.

Anpil nan fi yo pat tounen.

Nan → at

She's at work.

Li nan travay.

Come pick us up. We're at the airport.

Vin chache nou. Nou nan aewopò a.

She's at a better place now.

Li nan yon pi bon plas kounye a.

I'll see you at the library.

Ma wè ou nan bibliyotèk la.

We were at the park when this happenned.

Nou te nan pak la lè sa te pase.

Nan → in amount of time

In two hours, we will see the results.

Nan dezèdtan, na wè rezilta yo.

We'll get married in six months.

N'ap marye nan six mwa.

Meet me in one hour.

Vin rankontre m nan inèdtan.


Nan → to

She went to the market.
Li ale nan mache a.

We're going to the soccer game.
Nou prale nan match  foutbòl la.

We're going to the movies tonight.
Nou prale nan sinema aswè a.

She went to the party.
L'ale nan fèt la.

When we die, we'll all go to heaven.
Lè nou mouri, nou tout prale nan syèl.

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