Eske ou janm...? → Have you ever...? (in Haitian Creole)

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Eske ou janm... → Have you ever...

1. Eske ou janm bwè diven jiskaske ou sou?
    Have you ever drunk wine until you were intoxicated?

2. Eske ou janm kenbe yon sekrè ki pi fò pase w?
    Have you ever held  a secret that was stronger than you?

3. Eske ou janm pran lapenn pou yon moun ki koupab?
    Have you ever felt sorry for someone who was guilty?

4. Eske ou janm priye pou Bondye modi yon moun?
    Have you ever prayed for God's curse on someone?

5. Eske ou janm vòlè nan men yon rich pou bay yon pòv?
    Have you ever stolen from the rich in order to give to the poor?

6.  Eske ou janm wè solèy leve oubyen solèy kouche?
     Have you ever seen the sunrise o rthe sunset?

7.  Eske ou janm vwayaje sou motosiklèt? 
     Have you ever travelled by motocycle?

8.  Eske ou janm te nan yon aksidan?
    Have you ever been in an accident?

9.  Eske ou janm fè kònmsi ou se yon lòt moun?
    Have you ever pretended to be someone else?

10. Eske ou janm pale Kreyòl Ayisyen nan telefòn?
      Have you ever spoken Haitian Creole on the phone?

Se tout.  Mèsi anpil e orevwa:)
That's all.  Thank you very  much and goodbye.

how to say "have you ever...?" and "I have never..."

I have never... - M pa janm...
I have never spoken to her. - M pa janm pale avè li.
I have never eaten a mango. - M pa janm manje yon mango.

I had never said that. - M pa te janm di sa.

Have you ever...? - Eske ou janm...?

Have you ever gone to Haiti? - Eske ou janm ale Ayiti?

Have you ever seen the sun set? - Eske ou janm wè solèy la kouche?

Have you ever eaten goat meat? - Eske ou janm manje vyann kabrit?

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mwen pa janm manje

Mwen pa janm manje. - I never ate.

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Making negative sentences (NEVER) - Part II

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BONJOU TOUT MOUN! – HELLO EVERYONE!

Last time we made negatives sentences such as:
M pa pale – I don’t speak
m pa konprann - I don't understand

Today we’ll make negatives sentences with NEVER.
Jamè - never
Janm - never

Jamè is a French word for never. In French it is written as jamais
Janm is the creole word derived from jamais.

In Haitian Creole we use both jamè and janm
Negative sentence = pa janm, or pa jamè


1. M pa konnen – I don’t know
2. M pa janm konnen – I never know

3. Nou pa pale – we don’t talk
4. Nou pa janm pale - We never talk

5. Ou pa konprann – you don’t understand
6. Ou pa janm konprann – you never understand

7. Pa gen moun la - There’s no one here
8. Pa janm gen moun la – there’s never anyone here

9. Pa lage – don’t give up
10. Pa janm lage – never give up, don’t ever give up

Let us look at a few more examples:

11. M pa janm li – I never read
12. Li pa janm travay – it never works
13. M pa janm bwè – I never drink
14. Li pa janm twò ta – it’s never too late
15. M pa janm sèl – I’m never alone

16. Pa janm bliye m – don’t ever forget me
17. Pa janm lage m – don’t ever let me go
18. Pa janm pale ak bouch plen – never talk with your mouth full
19. Pa janm di jamè – never say never
20. Pa janm sispann souri - never stop smiling


Believe - kwè
How would you translate: I never believe


Sit down – chita
How would you translate : I never sit down


.Mèsi, orevwa e pa janm sispann aprann
Thank you, goodbye and never stop learning.

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