What Are You Going To Do Tonight?

Using Haitian Creole 'm pral' to indicate an event that'll occur in the future.

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Bonswa tout moun!
Good evening everyone!
 
1.  M pral rele manman m.
    I'm going to call my mom.

2.  M pral tann ou.
     I'm going to wait for you

3.  M pral manje yon pòm.
     I'm going to eat an apple.

4.  M pral mande l sòti.
     I'm going to ask her/him out.

5. M pral chache yon travay.
    I'm going to look for a job.

6.  M pral kouche.
    I'm going to lie down.

7.  M pral bezwen plis.
     I'm going to need more

8.  M pral sonje ou.
     I'm going to miss you.

9.  M pral wè si ou kapab
    I'm going to see if you can.

10. M pral repoze.
    I'm going to get some rest.

Mèsi e orevwa.
Thank you and goodbye.

Let's go!

Let's go! - An nou ale!

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Bonswa tout moun! - Good evening everyone!

To go - ale, al*

Let's - an nou  - (contracted*: ann, an'n, an-n)

*Note: Contracted and non-contrated forms are used interchangeably.
1. Ann al dòmi. - Let's go to sleep.

2. Ann al travay. - Let's go to work.

3. Ann ale lavil. - Let's go to town

4. Ann al chache papa m. - Let's go pick up my dad.

5. Ann al legliz. - Let's go to church.

6. An-n al manje. - Let's go  eat.

7. Ann al gade yon fim. - Let's go see a movie.

8. Ann ale promennen. - Let's go strolling.

9. Ann ale lekòl. - Let's go to school.

10. Ann ale Ayiti. - Let's go to Haiti.

Se tou pou jodi a.  Mèsi, orevwa, e an nou pale Kreyòl.
That's all for today.  Thank you, goodbye, and let's speak Creole.

Track: Caraïbes Oh by La Compagnie créole.

Exercise 65 - I am going to...

Allo tout zanmi m yo!
Hello to all my friends!

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Hope you have :)
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Let's practice saying,  "I am going to ......." in Haitian Creole
1.  I am going to speak - M pral pale
2. I am going to sit down - M pral chita
3. we are going to fight - Nou pral goumen
4. I am going to call you - M pral rele w.
5. I am tired, I am going to rest - M fatige, m pral repoze.
6. They're going to get married - yo pral marye
7. She's going to go to work - Li pral travay.
8. Are you  going to cook - Eske ou pral fè manje?
9. I am not going wash the car - M pa pral lave machin nan.
10. It's going to rain - li pral fè lapli.

Take a little quiz - Translate to Haitian Creole.
1.Laurie is going to wash the car.
2.Is she going to work today?
3. Are they going to fight?
4. I'm going to cook tomorrow.
5. It's going to rain this morning.
Check your answers below.



Answers
1. Laurie pral lave machin nan.
2. Eske li pral travay jodi a?
3. Eske yo pral goumen?
4. M pral fè manje demen.
5. Li pral fè lapli maten an.

Exercise 36 - Answer to Exercise 35

Here are the answers to the translation exercise in 35.

1. Katie and Joe went home on Friday.
1. Katie ak Joe te ale lakay yo vandredi.

 2. Go home!
2. Ale lakay ou!

 3. I will go home tonight.
3. M pral lakay mwen aswè-a.

 4. In the movie, E.T. went home on a bike.
4. Nan fim nan E.T te ale lakay li sou yon bisiklèt.

 5. Tata was hungry. She went home to eat.
5. Tata te grangou. Li te ale lakay li pou manje.

 6. Don't look for Guito. He already went home this morning.
6. Pa chache Guito. Li gentan ale lakay li maten an.

7. The people went home hungry yesterday.
7. Moun yo ale lakay yo tou grangou yè.

 8. It's late. You should go home.
8. Li ta. Ou dwe ale lakay ou.

9. It's raining. Stay home tonight.
9. Li ap fè lapli. Rete lakay ou aswè-a.

10. It's snowing. She stayed home.
10. Li ap fè nèj. Li te rete lakay li.

11. They stayed home.
11. Yo te rete lakay yo.

12. I was smart. I stayed home when it started raining yesterday.
12. M-te intelijan. M te rete lakay mwen lè li te kòmanse fè lapli yè.

 13. We all stayed home on Monday.
13. Nou tout te rete lakay nou lendi.

14. Henry did go to the tennis game. He stayed home with his girlfriend.
14. Henry pa te ale nan jwèt tenis la. Li te rete lakay li ak menaj li a.

15. The birds flew home tonight.
15. Zwazo yo vole ale lakay yo aswè-a.

Exercise 35 - Going Home

I am going home - m pral ale lakay mwen (You'll most often hear: m pral lakay mwen)
you are going home -ou prale lakay ou
he, she it is going home - li pral lakay li
we are going home - nou pral lakay nou
they are going home - yo pral la kay yo.
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First and foremost, see how I've contracted  pral ale all the way down to pral.
So, pral ale, prale, and pral all mean the same thing.

Pral = auxillary that indicates future tense
ale = verb to go
Pral + ale = prale or pral

More examples:
Alex is going home- Alex pral lakay li.

Rachel went home - Rachel te ale lakay li

Zoey and Zack went home - Zoey e Zack te ale lakay yo

Let's go home - An nou ale lakay nou.

Stay home tonight - Rete lakay ou aswè a.

Come home today - Vini lakay ou jodi a.
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Translate the following sentences.

1. Katie and Joe went home on Friday.

2. Go home!

3. I will go home tonight.

4. In the movie, E.T. went home on a bike.

5. Tata was hungry. She went home to eat.

6. Don't look for Guito. He already went home this morning.

7. The people went home hungry yesterday.

8. It's late. You should go home.

9. It's raining. Stay home tonight.

10. It was snowing. She stayed home.

11. They stayed home.

12. I was smart. I stayed home when it started raining yesterday.

13. We all stayed home on Monday.

14. Henry didn't go to the tennis game. He stayed home with his girlfriend.

15. The birds stayed home tonight.

Exercise 6 - Verb to go

You will most often hear the contraction form of the verb to go in daily conversation.

To go - ale
To go - al (contracted form)

1. She went to the market.
Li te ale nan mache a.
Li tale nan mache a. (contracted form)
Li tal nan mache a. (contracted form)

2. We went to the concert yesterday.
Nou te ale nan konsè a yè.
Nou tale nan konsè a yè. (contracted form)
Nou tal nan konsè a yè, (contracted form)

3. We go to school every day.
Nou ale lekòl chak jou.
Nale lekòl chak jou. (contracted form)
Nal lekòl chak jou


4. She will go to the doctor with me.
Li pral ale kay doktè a avèk mwen.
Li prale kay doktè a avèk mwen. (contracted form)
Li pral kay doktè demen. (contracted form)

5. They will not go.
Yo pa pral ale.
Yo pa prale. (contracted form)

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Let's practice. Use contraction.

1. He did not go to school.

2. We will go to the theater.

3. They go to class every Monday.

4. Leyla went to the store.

5. Joujou will not go to the party.