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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Exercise 58 - Bonjou! - Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary words
Study the following vocabulary words before reading the story.
Numbers: En(1), de(2), twa(3), kat(4), senk(5), sis(6), sèt(7), wit(8), nèf(9), dis(10), onz(11), douz(12), trèz(13), katòz(14), kenz(15), sèz(16), disèt(17), dizwit(18), diznèf(19), ven(20)
an -year
anpil - many
bisiklèt - bicycle
chak – each, every
deja - already
douzan - twelve years old
ekriven - writer
enfimyè - nurse
frè - brother
jou - day
jounal - newspaper
kolèj - college
konte – count, hope (in this story it means hope)
kouri - run, ride
lopital - hospital
lòt - other
marasa - twin
mwa -month
sè - sister
ti non jwèt - nickname
yon - a
youn - one
zanmi - friend
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Story
Bonjou! Mwen rele Josette. M gen douzan. Ti non jwèt mwen se Zèt. M rete Orlando, Florida. Kay mwen gwo. Li gen senk chanm. M ale lekòl chak jou. M gen anpil zanmi. Manman m se yon enfimyè. Li travay nan yon lopital. Papa m se yon ekriven. Li travay pou yon jounal.
M gen de frè ak yon sè. Sè mwen an nan kolèj deja. Li rele Marie-lourdes. De frè m yo se marasa. Yo gen setan. Youn rele Ti Jean, lòt la rele Ti jacques.
Mwen renmen kouri bisiklèt.
Manman manman m rele Ursule. Ti non jwèt li se Sousoul. Li rete Ayiti. Mwen ekri li yon lèt chak de mwa. Yon jou mwen konte al wè li.
Multiple choice questions
1. Zèt's sister is 18 years old. How would you translate "Marie-Lourdes is 18 years old." in Haitian Creole?
a. Marie-Lourdes se dizwitan.
b. Marie-Lourdes gen diz wit an.
c. Marie-Lourdes gen dizwitan.
2. In the second paragraph & last sentence, what does the letter "la" means?
a. the
b. here
c. there
3. How many rooms does Zèt's house have?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
4. In the first paragraph the sentence "M gen anpil zanmi" can be written in an uncontracted form as:
a. Mwen gen anpil zanmi
b. Mwen genyen anpil zanmi.
c. Mwen genyen anpil zanmitay.
5. How old are Zèt's brothers?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
6. What does Zèt like to do?
a. She loves to write to her grandmother.
b. She loves to ride her bike.
c. She loves to go to school.
7. In the second paragraph & second and fourth sentences, what are the words "an" and "yo"?
a. They are prepositions
b. They are singular definite articles
c. They are articles which sometimes follows the possessive adjectives.
8. In the second pragraph & fifth sentence, what does the word "yo" means?
a. they
b. the
c. there
9. "De frè m yo se marasa." is translated in English as:
a. My two brothers are twins.
b. Two of my brothers are twins.
c. My two brothers and me are twins.
10. What does the letter "m" following 'Manman manman' stands for?
a. manman
b. mwen
c. mwa
11. "Manman manman m" is translated in English as
a. my mom, my mom
b. my other mom
c. my mom's mom
12. A Haitian Creole synonym for "Manman manman m" is
a. grann mwen
b. grann m
c. grann
13. In the last sentence of the story the word "al" is a contracted form of the Haitian Creole verb:
a. alèz (which means to go)
b. ale (which means to go)
c. alò (which means to go)
14. The Haitian Creole verb "gen" can also be written as:
a. g
b. genyen
c. gyn
15. "I am fifteen years old" is translated in Haitian Creole as:
a. M se kenzan
b. Mwen se kenz an
c. Mwen genyen kenzan
16. The last sentence in the second paragraph is translated in English as:
a. One is called Ti Jean, the other is called Ti Jacques.
b. A call to Ti Jean also means Ti Jacques.
c. One calls to Ti jean, the other calls to Ti jacques.
17. What's the nickname for Zèt's grandmother?
a. Ursule
b. Sousoul
18. How often does Zèt write to her grandmother?
a. every day
b. every month
c. every two months
19. What does the word "Ti" in front of Ti Jean and Ti Jacques mean?
a. sir
b. twin
c. little
20. How many times the number "2" is used in the story?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
I'll post the answers in the next blog in a few days :)
Study the following vocabulary words before reading the story.
Numbers: En(1), de(2), twa(3), kat(4), senk(5), sis(6), sèt(7), wit(8), nèf(9), dis(10), onz(11), douz(12), trèz(13), katòz(14), kenz(15), sèz(16), disèt(17), dizwit(18), diznèf(19), ven(20)
an -year
anpil - many
bisiklèt - bicycle
chak – each, every
deja - already
douzan - twelve years old
ekriven - writer
enfimyè - nurse
frè - brother
jou - day
jounal - newspaper
kolèj - college
konte – count, hope (in this story it means hope)
kouri - run, ride
lopital - hospital
lòt - other
marasa - twin
mwa -month
sè - sister
ti non jwèt - nickname
yon - a
youn - one
zanmi - friend
_________________________
Story
Bonjou! Mwen rele Josette. M gen douzan. Ti non jwèt mwen se Zèt. M rete Orlando, Florida. Kay mwen gwo. Li gen senk chanm. M ale lekòl chak jou. M gen anpil zanmi. Manman m se yon enfimyè. Li travay nan yon lopital. Papa m se yon ekriven. Li travay pou yon jounal.
M gen de frè ak yon sè. Sè mwen an nan kolèj deja. Li rele Marie-lourdes. De frè m yo se marasa. Yo gen setan. Youn rele Ti Jean, lòt la rele Ti jacques.
Mwen renmen kouri bisiklèt.
Manman manman m rele Ursule. Ti non jwèt li se Sousoul. Li rete Ayiti. Mwen ekri li yon lèt chak de mwa. Yon jou mwen konte al wè li.
Multiple choice questions
1. Zèt's sister is 18 years old. How would you translate "Marie-Lourdes is 18 years old." in Haitian Creole?
a. Marie-Lourdes se dizwitan.
b. Marie-Lourdes gen diz wit an.
c. Marie-Lourdes gen dizwitan.
2. In the second paragraph & last sentence, what does the letter "la" means?
a. the
b. here
c. there
3. How many rooms does Zèt's house have?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
4. In the first paragraph the sentence "M gen anpil zanmi" can be written in an uncontracted form as:
a. Mwen gen anpil zanmi
b. Mwen genyen anpil zanmi.
c. Mwen genyen anpil zanmitay.
5. How old are Zèt's brothers?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
6. What does Zèt like to do?
a. She loves to write to her grandmother.
b. She loves to ride her bike.
c. She loves to go to school.
7. In the second paragraph & second and fourth sentences, what are the words "an" and "yo"?
a. They are prepositions
b. They are singular definite articles
c. They are articles which sometimes follows the possessive adjectives.
8. In the second pragraph & fifth sentence, what does the word "yo" means?
a. they
b. the
c. there
9. "De frè m yo se marasa." is translated in English as:
a. My two brothers are twins.
b. Two of my brothers are twins.
c. My two brothers and me are twins.
10. What does the letter "m" following 'Manman manman' stands for?
a. manman
b. mwen
c. mwa
11. "Manman manman m" is translated in English as
a. my mom, my mom
b. my other mom
c. my mom's mom
12. A Haitian Creole synonym for "Manman manman m" is
a. grann mwen
b. grann m
c. grann
13. In the last sentence of the story the word "al" is a contracted form of the Haitian Creole verb:
a. alèz (which means to go)
b. ale (which means to go)
c. alò (which means to go)
14. The Haitian Creole verb "gen" can also be written as:
a. g
b. genyen
c. gyn
15. "I am fifteen years old" is translated in Haitian Creole as:
a. M se kenzan
b. Mwen se kenz an
c. Mwen genyen kenzan
16. The last sentence in the second paragraph is translated in English as:
a. One is called Ti Jean, the other is called Ti Jacques.
b. A call to Ti Jean also means Ti Jacques.
c. One calls to Ti jean, the other calls to Ti jacques.
17. What's the nickname for Zèt's grandmother?
a. Ursule
b. Sousoul
18. How often does Zèt write to her grandmother?
a. every day
b. every month
c. every two months
19. What does the word "Ti" in front of Ti Jean and Ti Jacques mean?
a. sir
b. twin
c. little
20. How many times the number "2" is used in the story?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
I'll post the answers in the next blog in a few days :)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Exercise 47 - A Multiple Choice Quiz
Allo! Salut! e Bonjou tout moun!
Hello! Greetings! and good morning everyone!I thought today was a good day to test your knowledge of the Haitian Creole language. So we'll do a little harmless quiz.
You may also take this quiz online where you will find out your test results immediately. Just click on the following link:
http://hosted.onlinetesting.net/HaitianCreole/login.pl
CHOOSE THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER.
1. A word in Haitian Creole that means "sweet" is
a. bon
b. sik
c. dous
2. "Papa m malad." What does "m" stand for?
a. mwen
b. mechan
c. malouk
3. What does "m" in #2 mean?
a. I
b. my
c. me
4. "Ti moun yo grangou." What does "yo" mean?
a. They
b. The
c. Them
5. You want to know your Haitian neighbor's name. So you ask her,
a. Ki jan w ye?
b. Ki jan w pale?
c. Ki jan w rele?
6. What do the "w's" in #5 stand for?
a. wo
b. wè
c. ou
7. You are in Haiti and you want to buy some groceries. You would most likely go:
a. nan yon mache
b. nan yon jaden
c. nan yon legliz
8. You're walking the busy streets of Haiti looking for a bathroom. You see a busy machann, and you ask her
a. Ki kote twalèt la ye?
b. Ki moun ou ye?
c. Ki sa wap fè la?
9. A "machann" is a
a. police officer
b. Red Cross worker
c. street vendor
10. "Pa fè m sa." What does "Pa" indicate?
a. Negative
b. Past tense
c. Future tense
11. What does "m" mean in #10?
a. I
b. me
c. My
12. What does the sentence in #10 mean?
a. I will do this.
b. Don't do this to me.
c. I did this
13. "M pè." means
a. I do
b. I'm scared
c. I can
14. "Dlo a bon pou bwè". What does the "a" after the word "dlo" stand for
a. It's a singular definite article
b. It's a plural definite article.
c. It's a preposition
15. What does the Haitian Creole sentence in #14 mean?
a. The water is at the spring
b. The waters run to the spring
c. The water is good to drink
16. I want to ask a yes/no question. Which Haitian Creole word will I use in front of my question?
a. Ki
b. Eske
17. So I decided to ask my Haitian friend, "Do you eat oranges?" and I say,
a. Ki zoranj ou manje?
b. Eske ou manje zoranj yo?
c. Eske ou manje zoranj?
18. "Paper or plastic?" What are two ways to say "or" in Haitian Creole?
a. ou and oubyen
b. o and ou
c. o and oubyen
19. So, what are the two translations for "Paper or plastic?". Choose two answers.
a. Papye ou plastik?
b. Papye o plastik?
c. Papye oubyen plastik?
20. Translate: The big red car.
a. Gwo wouj machin nan.
b. Gwo machin wouj la.
c. Gwo machin wouj nan.
You will find the answers to these questions in the next blog :)
Hello! Greetings! and good morning everyone!I thought today was a good day to test your knowledge of the Haitian Creole language. So we'll do a little harmless quiz.
You may also take this quiz online where you will find out your test results immediately. Just click on the following link:
http://hosted.onlinetesting.net/HaitianCreole/login.pl
CHOOSE THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER.
1. A word in Haitian Creole that means "sweet" is
a. bon
b. sik
c. dous
2. "Papa m malad." What does "m" stand for?
a. mwen
b. mechan
c. malouk
3. What does "m" in #2 mean?
a. I
b. my
c. me
4. "Ti moun yo grangou." What does "yo" mean?
a. They
b. The
c. Them
5. You want to know your Haitian neighbor's name. So you ask her,
a. Ki jan w ye?
b. Ki jan w pale?
c. Ki jan w rele?
6. What do the "w's" in #5 stand for?
a. wo
b. wè
c. ou
7. You are in Haiti and you want to buy some groceries. You would most likely go:
a. nan yon mache
b. nan yon jaden
c. nan yon legliz
8. You're walking the busy streets of Haiti looking for a bathroom. You see a busy machann, and you ask her
a. Ki kote twalèt la ye?
b. Ki moun ou ye?
c. Ki sa wap fè la?
9. A "machann" is a
a. police officer
b. Red Cross worker
c. street vendor
10. "Pa fè m sa." What does "Pa" indicate?
a. Negative
b. Past tense
c. Future tense
11. What does "m" mean in #10?
a. I
b. me
c. My
12. What does the sentence in #10 mean?
a. I will do this.
b. Don't do this to me.
c. I did this
13. "M pè." means
a. I do
b. I'm scared
c. I can
14. "Dlo a bon pou bwè". What does the "a" after the word "dlo" stand for
a. It's a singular definite article
b. It's a plural definite article.
c. It's a preposition
15. What does the Haitian Creole sentence in #14 mean?
a. The water is at the spring
b. The waters run to the spring
c. The water is good to drink
16. I want to ask a yes/no question. Which Haitian Creole word will I use in front of my question?
a. Ki
b. Eske
17. So I decided to ask my Haitian friend, "Do you eat oranges?" and I say,
a. Ki zoranj ou manje?
b. Eske ou manje zoranj yo?
c. Eske ou manje zoranj?
18. "Paper or plastic?" What are two ways to say "or" in Haitian Creole?
a. ou and oubyen
b. o and ou
c. o and oubyen
19. So, what are the two translations for "Paper or plastic?". Choose two answers.
a. Papye ou plastik?
b. Papye o plastik?
c. Papye oubyen plastik?
20. Translate: The big red car.
a. Gwo wouj machin nan.
b. Gwo machin wouj la.
c. Gwo machin wouj nan.
You will find the answers to these questions in the next blog :)
Monday, November 8, 2010
Exercise 41 - Some Questions and Answers
Bonswa!
Ki jan jounen ou te pase?
Have you listened to a Haitian song today? If not, put it on your To Do List. You got to train your ears to hear the language:)
_______________________________________________
Let's do some work. Here is your list of answers for today's exercise:
ANSWERS
A. Vandredi maten (Friday morning)
B. $80,000.00
C. Mwen se yon ekriven (I am a writer)
D. Li nan machin nan (It's in the car)
E. Phillip
F. Nan lanmè a (In the ocean)
G. M gen kat (I have four)
H. Nou te marye dezan pase. (We got married two years ago)
I. M renmen Reggae (I love Reggae)
J. M renmen vejetab (I love vegetables)
K. Li wouj (It's red)
MATCH THE ABOVE ANSWERS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
1. Kote pwason yo rete?
2. Ki kote valiz ou a ye?
3. Konbyen pitit ou genyen?
4. Ki koulè machin ou an?
5. Ki jan ti gason ou an rele?
6. Ki jou w ap pati?
7. Ki mizik ou renmen?
8. Ki kalite manje ou renmen?
9. Ki kalite travay ou fè?
10. Konbyen kay sa a koute?
Ki jan jounen ou te pase?
Have you listened to a Haitian song today? If not, put it on your To Do List. You got to train your ears to hear the language:)
_______________________________________________
Let's do some work. Here is your list of answers for today's exercise:
ANSWERS
A. Vandredi maten (Friday morning)
B. $80,000.00
C. Mwen se yon ekriven (I am a writer)
D. Li nan machin nan (It's in the car)
E. Phillip
F. Nan lanmè a (In the ocean)
G. M gen kat (I have four)
H. Nou te marye dezan pase. (We got married two years ago)
I. M renmen Reggae (I love Reggae)
J. M renmen vejetab (I love vegetables)
K. Li wouj (It's red)
MATCH THE ABOVE ANSWERS WITH THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
1. Kote pwason yo rete?
2. Ki kote valiz ou a ye?
3. Konbyen pitit ou genyen?
4. Ki koulè machin ou an?
5. Ki jan ti gason ou an rele?
6. Ki jou w ap pati?
7. Ki mizik ou renmen?
8. Ki kalite manje ou renmen?
9. Ki kalite travay ou fè?
10. Konbyen kay sa a koute?
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