Asking questions with the WH- words (Part 2)

what, when, which, who

Asking questions with the wh- word, when the wh- word is the subject.
Example:
What happened next?
When is a good time to see you?
Which is the best one?
Who did this?

Haitian Creole equivalent
what → kisa ki
when → kilè ki, or what + time+ ki
which → ki + subject + ki
who → kilès ki

What - Kisa
Kisa ki is often contracted to sa k' or sak

1. Kisa ki nan machin nan?
    What's in the car?

2. Kisa ki fè ou kontan?  or
   Sak fè ou kontan?
   What makes you happy?


3. Kisa ki nan pòch ou?  or
   Sak nan pòch ou?
   What’s in your pocket?


4. Kisa ki pase? (literally, 'what has passed?')  or
    Sak pase?
   What’s happening?

5. Kisa ki genyen? (Literally, 'what that has?' or 'what do we have?')  or
    Sak genyen?
    What’s going on?


When, what time, what month, what year, what day, etc... → kilè ki
1. Kilè ki fèt ou?
    When is your birthday?

2. Ki mwa ki pi kout?
    What month is shorter?


Which → ki + subject + ki
1. Ki liv ki pi bon?
    Which book is better?

2. Ki kay ki pi gwo?
    Which house is bigger?


 Who can be translated as either Kilès, kiyès, or kimoun
1. Kilès ki fè sa?
    Who did this?


2. Kimoun ki nan machin nan?
    Who’s in the car?


3. Kimoun ki manje pen an?
    Who ate the bread?


4. Kimoun ki di ou sa?
   Who told you that?


5. Kilès ki vle ale anvan?
   Who wants to go first?


6. Kilès ki papa ou?
    Who's your dad?


7. Kilès ki la?
    Who’s there? (this question answers to a knock on the door.)

Asking questions with the WH- words (Part 1)

Asking questions with the WH- words with the help of auxillary verbs (do, did, will, should, etc...)

what → kisa
when → kilè
where → ki kote, kibò
which → ki, kilès
who → kilès, kiyès, or kimoun
why → pouki, poukisa


In Haitian Creole, place the wh- word at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the inquiring sentence in the appropriate tense.

1. Kisa ou renmen?
    What do you like?

2. Kisa ou pral fè?
    What will you do?

3. Kilè ou te ale?
    When did you go?

4. Kibò ou prale?
    Where will you go?

5. Kibò ou te jewnn li?
    Where did you find it?

4. Ki jou ou prefere?
    Which day do you prefer?

5. Kilè ou te rele?
    Who did you call?

6. Poukisa ou te bay manti?
    Why did you lie?