This is the song to Frere Jacques (repeat each line)I am special. Don't you see? Someone very special. Because God made me.

Here are two different versions.

Mwen trè spesyal (2 fwa)
gade mwen  (2 fwa)
Paske Bondye kreye m  (2 fwa)
Li renmen m. (2 fwa)

Or

Mwen trè spesyal
Nan Bondye
Mwen se yon moun spesyal
Li kreye m

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Do you pronounce accented letters differently from their non-accented counterparts? If not, how do you pronounce them?

In Haitian Creole, the accented words letters are pronounced differently than their non-accented counterparts.

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The three accented letters in Haitian Creole are: e, o, an.

1. O pronounced like letter "o" in  slow.

    example:

    bo (kiss)

    mo (word)

2. ò pronounced like letter "o" in dot.

    example:

    bò (side)

    mò (the dead)

3. e pronounced like "day"

    example:

    ke (tail)

    te (tea)

4. è pronounced like the letter e in get.

    kè (heart)

    tè (land, earth)

5. an

    pan (peacock)

    tan (time)

6. àn

    pàn (inconvenience, dilemma)

    soutàn (the frock that a priest wears)

The accent is called:  aksan grav  or  aksan fòs.

Spelling accented words in Haitian Creole.

7. mòn (m-ò-n)

8. vètè (v-è-t-è)

9. pàn (p-à-n)

practicing...

10 . dakò (agree)

11.  miyò (better)

12. tablo (blackboard or a painting)

13. panno (wall)

14. souke (to shake)

15. woule (to roll)

16. lanmè (ocean)

17. vètè (earthworm)

18. manman (mother)

19. frekan (arrogant, bold)

20. bekàn (bicycle)

21. avwàn (oatmeal)

Enben se tout.  Mèsi e orevwa.
Well that's all.  Thanks and goodbye.

how do you say "what is your address?"

What is your address?

Ki adrès ou?

Where do you live?

Ki kote ou abite?

or

Ki kote ou rete?

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HAITIAN MUSIC

Haitian Music → Mizik Ayisyen.

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To say "sleepy" or "hungry" etc, do you just say "Sleep" Is "I'm sleepy" just "Mwen domi." ?

There are two ways to say "I'm sleepy." in Creole:
I'm sleepy → Mwen gen dòmi.
or
I'm sleepy. → Dòmi nan je mwen.
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It's different from saying "I'm hungry"...In which case we only use the subject and the adjective.
I'm hungry → Mwen grangou.

I'm happy → Mwen kontan.

I'm sad → Mwen tris.

I'm angry → Mwen fache.

I'm tall → Mwen wo.

I'm sick. → Mwen malad.
etc...

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Whats comoyella mean?

Actually, it is spelled "Kòman ou ye la?"

Kòman ou ye la?
How are you?

What you hear is: kòman w ye la?

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what does couper mean

koupe - to cut

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e pou ou

e pou ou...

and for you...

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Nan ki mwa nou ye?

We're in the month of August.
Nou nan mwa out. 

Mwa prochen va mwa septanm.

Next month will be September.

I will see you in October.
Mwen va wè w an oktòb.
or
Mwen va wè w nan mwa oktòb.

My birthday is in April.
Fèt mwen se an avril.
or
Fèt mwen se nan mwa avril.

There are twelve months in a year.
Genyen douz mwa nan yon ane.

My daughter was born in February.
Pitit fi mwen te fèt nan mwa fevriye.
or
Pitit fi mwen te fèt an fevriye.

you like it that way?

Do you like it that way

Eske ou renmen li konsa?

That's the way it is.

Se konsa li ye.

That's the way it was.

Se konsa li te ye.

That's the way it happened.

Se konsa sa te pase.

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say good morning beautiful in haitian

Good morning beautiful!

Bonjou labèl!

or

Bonjou Mabèl!

or

Bonjou bèl Kreyòl!

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Pase yon bon jounen, Manda!

Mèsi anpil, Ou menm tou!
Mwen espere tout bagay ap mache byen pou ou :)

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Ale nan bathroom That alright!

Go to the bathroom.

Ale nan twalèt.

I am in the bathroom.

Mwen nan twalèt.

He/she's in the bathroom.

Li nan twalèt.

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You are a beacon. Or You are a guide. (i want to make allusion to "light"). Creole please.

Ou se yon boul dife. (indirectly speaking)

You are a fireball.

Ou se yon flanm dife. (indirectly speaking)

You are a flame.

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What is the equivalent of the Haitian "gourde" in English.

The Haitian goud also called pyas in Creole is about 20 cents.

5 goud = $1
cents → kòb
25 cents → vennsenk kòb
10 cents → dis kòb
dollar → dola
$20 → ven dola
$100 → san dola
basic monetary unit in Haiti → goud (1/5 of the American dollar)
money → lajan, kòb, lamama, tyotyo, mago

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