I do not know why. It probably has something to do with the African dialect.
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Exercise 14 - Answers to exercise 12
Answers to "Review of the definite articles an and nan."
1. misyon an
2. avyon an
3. Pon an
4. soutyen an
5. televizyon an
6. sosison an
7. viann nan
8. volan an
9. telefòn nan
10. abitan an
11. move tan an
12. pwatann nan
13. wonn nan
14. deklarasyon an
15. machann nan
1. misyon an
2. avyon an
3. Pon an
4. soutyen an
5. televizyon an
6. sosison an
7. viann nan
8. volan an
9. telefòn nan
10. abitan an
11. move tan an
12. pwatann nan
13. wonn nan
14. deklarasyon an
15. machann nan
Exercise 12 - More review for the definite article
Review of the definite articles an and nan.
1. (mission)misyon
2. (airplane)avyon
3. (bridge)Pon
4. (bra)soutyen
5. (TV)televizyon
6. (sausage)sosison
7. (meat)viann
8. (wheel)volan
9. (phone)telefòn
10. (villager)abitan
11. (bad weather) move tan
12. (green beans) pwatann
13. (circle) wonn
14. (declaration) deklarasyon
15. (seller)machann
You'll find answers Exercise 14.
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1. (mission)misyon
2. (airplane)avyon
3. (bridge)Pon
4. (bra)soutyen
5. (TV)televizyon
6. (sausage)sosison
7. (meat)viann
8. (wheel)volan
9. (phone)telefòn
10. (villager)abitan
11. (bad weather) move tan
12. (green beans) pwatann
13. (circle) wonn
14. (declaration) deklarasyon
15. (seller)machann
You'll find answers Exercise 14.
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Exercise 11 - Answers to exercies in 10
Answers to exercise 10
1. kanape a
2. moto a
3. jenjanm nan
4. valiz la
5. dra a
6. kiyè a
7. kretyen an
8. jwèt la
9. fèy la
10. nanm nan
11. pant lan
12. nimewo a
13. fant lan
14. pòt la
15. moun nan
16. nannan an
17. mayi a
18. prezidan an
19. chato a
20. vizyon an
1. kanape a
2. moto a
3. jenjanm nan
4. valiz la
5. dra a
6. kiyè a
7. kretyen an
8. jwèt la
9. fèy la
10. nanm nan
11. pant lan
12. nimewo a
13. fant lan
14. pòt la
15. moun nan
16. nannan an
17. mayi a
18. prezidan an
19. chato a
20. vizyon an
Exercise 10 - Reviewing the definite article / And answer to exercise 9
Before continuing on to the definite articles. here are the answers to exercise 9.
***In response to the question about what role the definite articles play when using possessive adjectives - Sometimes Haitian Creole speakers do drop the definite article. You will see it mostly when they use it with demontratives (this is, that is, these are, those are).
Example: This is my pencil - Sa se kreyon mwen. (Although it's perfectly fine to say Sa se kreyon mwen an).
1. Chanm mwen gen yon kabann ak twa chèz. (Or you can also say:)
1. Chanm mwen an gen yon kabann ak twa chèz.
2. Tonton mwen gen de ti moun.
3. Sa se ti gason mwen. Li gen yon ti machin. (Or you can also say:)
3. Sa se ti gason mwen an. Li gen yon ti machin.
4. Sa se kay mwen. Li gen kat chanm. (Or you can also say:)
4. Sa se kay mwen an. Li gen kat chanm.
5. Paula se vwazen mwen. Li se yon doktè.
6. Mwen gen twa ti liv, yon chapo,ak de mayo.
7. Al chita la.
8. Kanpe isi.
9. Sa se yon gwo pye bwa.
10. Nou se Ameriken.
Hope you did well here.
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Good news! I have posted a video lesson on the singular definite article. Look to the left column of the screen in the Audio/Video section and choose the Singular Definite Article parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Hope it helps.
A lot of you wanted to review the definite articles.
Hope these exercises will help. (you'll find more on the definite article in LESSON 8)
A. Answer this question: In Haitian Creole, does the definite article follow or precede the noun?
B. Provide the correct definite article for the following words. Good luck!
1. (sofa)/kanape
2. (motorcycle)/moto
3. (ginger)/jenjanm
4. (bag)/valiz
5. (bedsheet)/dra
6. (spoon)/kiyè
7. (christian)/kretyen
8. (toy)/jwèt
9. (leaf)/fèy
10. (soul)/nanm
11. (edge)/pant
12. (number)/nimewo
13. (crease)/fant
14. (door)/pòt
15. (person)/moun
16. (nucleus)/nannan
17. (corn)/mayi
18. (president)/prezidan
19. (castle)/chato
20. (vision)/vizyon
Find answers for 1-20 in next blog (exercise 11). Thanks :)
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***In response to the question about what role the definite articles play when using possessive adjectives - Sometimes Haitian Creole speakers do drop the definite article. You will see it mostly when they use it with demontratives (this is, that is, these are, those are).
Example: This is my pencil - Sa se kreyon mwen. (Although it's perfectly fine to say Sa se kreyon mwen an).
1. Chanm mwen gen yon kabann ak twa chèz. (Or you can also say:)
1. Chanm mwen an gen yon kabann ak twa chèz.
2. Tonton mwen gen de ti moun.
3. Sa se ti gason mwen. Li gen yon ti machin. (Or you can also say:)
3. Sa se ti gason mwen an. Li gen yon ti machin.
4. Sa se kay mwen. Li gen kat chanm. (Or you can also say:)
4. Sa se kay mwen an. Li gen kat chanm.
5. Paula se vwazen mwen. Li se yon doktè.
6. Mwen gen twa ti liv, yon chapo,ak de mayo.
7. Al chita la.
8. Kanpe isi.
9. Sa se yon gwo pye bwa.
10. Nou se Ameriken.
Hope you did well here.
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Good news! I have posted a video lesson on the singular definite article. Look to the left column of the screen in the Audio/Video section and choose the Singular Definite Article parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Hope it helps.
A lot of you wanted to review the definite articles.
Hope these exercises will help. (you'll find more on the definite article in LESSON 8)
A. Answer this question: In Haitian Creole, does the definite article follow or precede the noun?
B. Provide the correct definite article for the following words. Good luck!
1. (sofa)/kanape
2. (motorcycle)/moto
3. (ginger)/jenjanm
4. (bag)/valiz
5. (bedsheet)/dra
6. (spoon)/kiyè
7. (christian)/kretyen
8. (toy)/jwèt
9. (leaf)/fèy
10. (soul)/nanm
11. (edge)/pant
12. (number)/nimewo
13. (crease)/fant
14. (door)/pòt
15. (person)/moun
16. (nucleus)/nannan
17. (corn)/mayi
18. (president)/prezidan
19. (castle)/chato
20. (vision)/vizyon
Find answers for 1-20 in next blog (exercise 11). Thanks :)
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Lesson 9 - The Definite Article (Plural)
The plural definite article "yo" always follows the noun. It does not change.
1. Liv yo - The books
2. Machin yo - The cars
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Let's practice. Please translate.
1. the beds
2. the girls
3. the boys
3. the shoes are ready.
4. the houses have mice.
5. the cups are full.
6. the people are here.
Find answer key at the bottom of this page.
1.kabann yo 2.ti fi yo 3.ti gason yo 3.Soulye yo prè 4.Kay yo gen sourit 5.Tas yo plen 6.Moun yo la.
1. Liv yo - The books
2. Machin yo - The cars
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Let's practice. Please translate.
1. the beds
2. the girls
3. the boys
3. the shoes are ready.
4. the houses have mice.
5. the cups are full.
6. the people are here.
Find answer key at the bottom of this page.
1.kabann yo 2.ti fi yo 3.ti gason yo 3.Soulye yo prè 4.Kay yo gen sourit 5.Tas yo plen 6.Moun yo la.
Lesson 8 - Definite Article (Singular)
Good news! I have posted a video lesson on the singular definite article. Look to the left column of the screen into the Audio/Video section and select The Singular Definite Article parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Hope it helps.
More on the definite articles in Exercisae 10, and 12
You may also take a test on the definite articles at http://hosted.onlinetesting.net/HaitianCreole/login.pl
THE DEFINITE ARTICLE "THE" ALWAYS FOLLOWS THE NOUN!!!!!!!!!!
RULES TO FOLLOW
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A. For words ending with a nonnasal vowel, the definite article is "a".
1. Pye a - The foot
2. Kò a - The body
B. For words ending with a consonant preceded by a nonnasal vowel the definite article is "la".
1. Liv la - The book
2. Tab la - The table
C. For words ending with the nasal vowels "an, en, on" the definite article is "an".
1. Tan an - The time
2. Jaden an - The garden
D. For words ending with a consonant which is preceded by the nasal vowels "an, en, on" , The definite article is "lan".
1. Sant lan - The odor
2. Pant lan -The edge
E. For words ending with a resonating "m and n", The definite article is "nan".
1. Kann nan - The Sugar cane
1. fanmi an – the family (the ending “-mi” is preceded by a nasal sound “fan-“)
3. tanbou an – the drum
4. lennmi an – the enemy
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F. Let's practice! Practice makes perfect. Choose the correct definite article for the following words. Choose: a, nan, lan, la, an
1. Zanmi 2. Twalèt 3. Klou 4. Pen
5. Syèl 6. Vwazen 7. kay 8. Chapo
9. Semèn 10. Leson 11. Chanm 12. Mont
Find answer key at the bottom of this page
1.zanmi an 2.twalèt la 3.klou a 4.pen an 5.syèl la 6.vwazen an 7.kay la 8.chapo a 9.semèn nan 10.leson an 11.chanm nan 12.mont lan.
More on the definite articles in Exercisae 10, and 12
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THE DEFINITE ARTICLE "THE" ALWAYS FOLLOWS THE NOUN!!!!!!!!!!
RULES TO FOLLOW
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A. For words ending with a nonnasal vowel, the definite article is "a".
1. Pye a - The foot
2. Kò a - The body
B. For words ending with a consonant preceded by a nonnasal vowel the definite article is "la".
1. Liv la - The book
2. Tab la - The table
C. For words ending with the nasal vowels "an, en, on" the definite article is "an".
1. Tan an - The time
2. Jaden an - The garden
D. For words ending with a consonant which is preceded by the nasal vowels "an, en, on" , The definite article is "lan".
1. Sant lan - The odor
2. Pant lan -The edge
E. For words ending with a resonating "m and n", The definite article is "nan".
1. Kann nan - The Sugar cane
2. Fanm nan - The lady
Added: SPECIAL NOTE: For words ending in the vowels “i” and “ou” which is preceded by a nasal sound, Creole speakers will use the definite article: an
1. fanmi an – the family (the ending “-mi” is preceded by a nasal sound “fan-“)
2. senti an – the waist
3. tanbou an – the drum
4. lennmi an – the enemy
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F. Let's practice! Practice makes perfect. Choose the correct definite article for the following words. Choose: a, nan, lan, la, an
1. Zanmi 2. Twalèt 3. Klou 4. Pen
5. Syèl 6. Vwazen 7. kay 8. Chapo
9. Semèn 10. Leson 11. Chanm 12. Mont
Find answer key at the bottom of this page
1.zanmi an 2.twalèt la 3.klou a 4.pen an 5.syèl la 6.vwazen an 7.kay la 8.chapo a 9.semèn nan 10.leson an 11.chanm nan 12.mont lan.
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