Hello! Your blog is great! Thank you! You taught me that the singular definite articles are A,An,La,Lan & Nan...I see a word "yon" used for the english word "a"...how & why is this used?Thank you!

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Yon is Haitian Creole for the indefinite articles: a & an

It is also used to translate "one" sometimes.
Example:
I have a car.
Mwen gen yon machin.

Is this a house or a boat?
Eske sa se yon kay oubyen yon bato?

I saw one bird.
Mwen te wè yon zwazo.

They have one child.
Yo gen yon timoun.

Check out the following link about "yon":
Yon: Indefinite articles

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Lesson 10 - Indefinite Article

The indefinte articles Yon or On always precede the noun.

You may use YON or ON interchangeably.

1. Yon gason - A man

2. On gason - A man

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Let's Practice.  Translate the following.

1. This is a car.

2. She has a house.

3. A cup

4. A table

5. I have a baby

Find answer key at the bottom of this page



1.sa se yon machin    2.li gen yon kay    3.yon tas    4.yon tab    5.m gen yon bebe