Saturday, June 8, 2013

? about the è sound. Lapriyè - priye - Prayer and pray When I hear natives Say "priye" with no Accent It sounds as if it the è as in lapriyè.

-è in the H.C. word lapriyè (to pray, prayer) sounds like the "e" in the word get.
-e in the H.C. word priye (to pray, prayer) sounds like the letter "a" in the verb to say.

both H.C. word can be used as noun or verb.

egzanp:
N'ap fè yon ti priye.
or
N'ap fè yon ti lapriyè

and

Priye pou mwen
or
Lapriyè pou mwen.

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2 comments:

  1. Mandaly,

    So you could say "Lapriye mwen se pou Ou Bondye"
    if you are using "lapriye" as a noun (akan grav
    nan kou)? Or is this not good Kreyol?

    Mesi.

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