When is tankou preferable over "menm jan ak"?

1.
If you mean to say 'as if' , use 'tankou'
example:
I remember it like it was yesterday.
Mwen sonje sa tankou se te yè.


2.
Between 'tankou' and 'menm jan ak', tankou it will be your best choice when you mean 'such as'.
example:
A important person like myself, ...
Yon moun enpòtan tankou'm, ...


3.
If you want to have a contracted pronoun after the prep (as in: He's tall like me → Li wo tankou'm.), use tankou.  You may not use a contracted pronoun after menm jan ak, unless you're from North Haiti. (People from northern Haiti naturally use their pronouns a little different).

Expressions,in Haitian Creole, that are use to say similar to, like, equal to, as, same as, resembling, just like:
tankou (like, similar to, equal to, as, such as, just like)
Menm jan ak (same way as, the same as, same as)
Menm jan avèk (same way as, the same as, same as)
kòm (like, similar to, as)
kou (like, similar to, as)
kon (like, similar to, as)


Tankou link

tankou te sek ki swaf lapli

Tankou tè sèk ki swaf lapli...
Menm jan ak tè swaf lapli ...
Literally: Like a parched land thirsty for rain.

Meaning: Like a dry land in need of rain

Ask me anything

Please use tankou in a couple of sentences. Meci.

tankou → like, similar to, parallel to, the same as

In Haitian Creole, you can say tankou or menm jan ak.

Tankou and menm jan ak are synonyms.

You talk just like your dad.

Ou pale tankou papa ou.  or

Ou pale menm jan ak papa ou.

I love you like my son.

Mwen renmen ou tankou pitit gason m.  or

Mwen renmen ou menm jan ak pitit gason m.

I want a car similar to Kendra's car.

Mwen vle yon machin tankou machin Kendra a.  or

Mwen vle yon machin menm jan ak machin Kendra a

You walk like a soldier.

Ou mache tankou yon sòlda.  or

Ou mache menm jan ak yon sòlda.

He built a house similar to the one he had before.

Li bati yon kay tankou sa li te genyen avan an.  or

Li bati yon kay menm jan ak sa li te genyen avan an.

Ask me anything

Like (similar, compatible, equal to, resembling) → tankou

Haitian Creole word for 'like' (as in similar to, compatible with, equal to, resembling) is:
tankou → the same as
menm → same
menm jan ak → the same as
sanble ak →resemble like
kòm si → as if

1.  You look like your dad.
     Ou sanble ak papa w.

2.  She walks like a duck.
     Li mache tankou yon kanna.  or
     Li mache menm jan ak yon kanna.

3.  You look like Beyoncé
     Ou sanble ak Beyoncé.

4.  You talk as if you there.
     Ou  pale kòm si w te la.

5.  It was a day like today.
     Se te yon jou tankou jodi a.

6. Like a rock, I'll be strong.
    Tankou yon wòch, ma kenbe fò.  or
    Menm jan ak yon wòch, ma kenbe fò.

7.  She follows him around like a little puppy.
     Li mache dèyè l tankou yon ti toutous.