Bonjou tout moun!
How are you doing so far?
To all volunteers going to Haiti this summer, this is the perfect time to study the language.
The language is not all in writing. Find a Haitian Creole speaker to practice with. If you can find a good Haitian Creole class that'll be helpful too.
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We are putting the following sentences into the negative form using opposites. Use the opposite of the highlighted and underlined word and negate the sentence. Follow the first few examples. It should take you a good week to complete this exercise and memorize the vocabulary words included. Then you will be able to complete Crossword Puzzle #4
1. Kay la gwo. The house is big. (gwo/piti)
kay la pa piti. The house is not small.
2. Li fè jou. It's daytime. (jou/nwit)
Li pa fè nwit. It's not nighttime.
3. Ti gason an wo. The little boy is tall. (wo/kout)
Ti gason an pa kout. The little boy is not short.
4. Bwat la kare. The box is square. (kare/won)
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5. M kontan. I am happy. (kontan/tris)
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6. Chèz la leje. The chair is light (leje/lou)
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7. Li vivan. He's alive (vivan/mouri)
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8. Legliz la a dwat. The church is to the right. (dwat/goch)
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9. Li fè cho. It's hot. (cho/frèt)
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10. Bwa a epè. The wood is thick. (epè/fen)
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11. Sa se yon ti fi. This is a little girl. (ti fi/ti gason)
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12. Vè a plen. The glass is full.(plen/vid)
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13. Elèv la nan tèt klas la. The student is at the head of the class. (tèt/ke)
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14. Bweson sa anmè. This drink is bitter. (anmè/dous)
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15. Machin sa sal. This car is dirty. (sal/pwòp)
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16. Bous la bèl. The purse is pretty. (bèl/lèd)
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17. Mwen sot nan Nò. I'm from the North.(Nò/Sid)
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18. Solèl la leve nan lès. The sun rises in the East. (lès/lwès)
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19. Ou mache vit. You walk fast. (vit/dousman)
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20. Li soti. He went out (soti/antre)
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21. Limyè a anwo tab la. The light is over the table. (anwo/anba)
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22. Toujou gen silans na yon libreri. It's always quiet in a library. (silans/bri)
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23. Li fènwa nan yon kav. It's dark in a cave. (fènwa/fèklè)
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Answers
4. Bwat la pa won. The box is not round.
5. M pa tris . I am not sad
6. Chèz la pa lou. The chair is not heavy
7. Li pa mouri. He's not dead.
8. Legliz la pa a goch. The church is not on the left.
9. Li pa fè frèt. It's not cold
10. Bwa a pa fen. The wood is not thin/skinny.
11. Sa se pa yon ti gason. this is not a boy.
12. Vè a pa vid. The glass is not empty
13. Elèv la pa nan ke klas la. The student is not last in the class.
14. Bweson an pa dous. The drink is not sweet
15. Machin sa pa pwòp. This car's not clean.
16. Bous la pa lèd. The purse is not ugly.
17. M pa sot nan sid. I'm not from the South.
18. Solèy la pa leve nan lwès. The sun does not rise in the West.
19. Ou pa mache dousman. You don't walk slowly.
20. Li pa antre. He did not come in.
21. Limyè a pa anba tab la. The light's not under the table.
20. Pa toujou gen bri nan yon libreri. It's not always noisy in a library
21. Li pa fè klè nan yon kav. There's no light in the cave.
How are you doing so far?
To all volunteers going to Haiti this summer, this is the perfect time to study the language.
The language is not all in writing. Find a Haitian Creole speaker to practice with. If you can find a good Haitian Creole class that'll be helpful too.
______________________________________________
We are putting the following sentences into the negative form using opposites. Use the opposite of the highlighted and underlined word and negate the sentence. Follow the first few examples. It should take you a good week to complete this exercise and memorize the vocabulary words included. Then you will be able to complete Crossword Puzzle #4
1. Kay la gwo. The house is big. (gwo/piti)
kay la pa piti. The house is not small.
2. Li fè jou. It's daytime. (jou/nwit)
Li pa fè nwit. It's not nighttime.
3. Ti gason an wo. The little boy is tall. (wo/kout)
Ti gason an pa kout. The little boy is not short.
4. Bwat la kare. The box is square. (kare/won)
___________________________________________________.
5. M kontan. I am happy. (kontan/tris)
___________________________________________________.
6. Chèz la leje. The chair is light (leje/lou)
___________________________________________________.
7. Li vivan. He's alive (vivan/mouri)
___________________________________________________.
8. Legliz la a dwat. The church is to the right. (dwat/goch)
___________________________________________________.
9. Li fè cho. It's hot. (cho/frèt)
___________________________________________________.
10. Bwa a epè. The wood is thick. (epè/fen)
___________________________________________________.
11. Sa se yon ti fi. This is a little girl. (ti fi/ti gason)
___________________________________________________.
12. Vè a plen. The glass is full.(plen/vid)
___________________________________________________.
13. Elèv la nan tèt klas la. The student is at the head of the class. (tèt/ke)
___________________________________________________.
14. Bweson sa anmè. This drink is bitter. (anmè/dous)
___________________________________________________.
15. Machin sa sal. This car is dirty. (sal/pwòp)
___________________________________________________.
16. Bous la bèl. The purse is pretty. (bèl/lèd)
___________________________________________________.
17. Mwen sot nan Nò. I'm from the North.(Nò/Sid)
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18. Solèl la leve nan lès. The sun rises in the East. (lès/lwès)
___________________________________________________.
19. Ou mache vit. You walk fast. (vit/dousman)
___________________________________________________.
20. Li soti. He went out (soti/antre)
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21. Limyè a anwo tab la. The light is over the table. (anwo/anba)
___________________________________________________.
22. Toujou gen silans na yon libreri. It's always quiet in a library. (silans/bri)
___________________________________________________.
23. Li fènwa nan yon kav. It's dark in a cave. (fènwa/fèklè)
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Answers
4. Bwat la pa won. The box is not round.
5. M pa tris . I am not sad
6. Chèz la pa lou. The chair is not heavy
7. Li pa mouri. He's not dead.
8. Legliz la pa a goch. The church is not on the left.
9. Li pa fè frèt. It's not cold
10. Bwa a pa fen. The wood is not thin/skinny.
11. Sa se pa yon ti gason. this is not a boy.
12. Vè a pa vid. The glass is not empty
13. Elèv la pa nan ke klas la. The student is not last in the class.
14. Bweson an pa dous. The drink is not sweet
15. Machin sa pa pwòp. This car's not clean.
16. Bous la pa lèd. The purse is not ugly.
17. M pa sot nan sid. I'm not from the South.
18. Solèy la pa leve nan lwès. The sun does not rise in the West.
19. Ou pa mache dousman. You don't walk slowly.
20. Li pa antre. He did not come in.
21. Limyè a pa anba tab la. The light's not under the table.
20. Pa toujou gen bri nan yon libreri. It's not always noisy in a library
21. Li pa fè klè nan yon kav. There's no light in the cave.
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