Exercise 16 - Past tense

Thank you to everyone who continue to learn this exciting language!
Review the lesson on past tense before doing this exercise.
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/03/lesson-22-past-tense.html

Translate in Haitian Creole.

1. Lulu forgot her suitcases.

2. Nènè went to town yesterday.

3. Journalists swarmed over her like flies.

4. I saw you on top of the roof last night.

5. The repairman fixed the leaky faucet.

Translate in English.

6. Nou pa te patisipe nan kominyon an maten an.

7. Nou mete tout valiz yo sou kamyonèt la.

8. Li pase tout nwit la ap pale nan telefòn.

9. Nou netwaye tout kay la nan de minit.

10. Nou tale nan makèt maten an. Nou achte anpil manje.

Exercise 15 - Answers to Exercise 13

1. Li New York.

2. Nou Canada.

3. Yo Miami.

4. Mwen Mexico.

5. Mwen an Haiti.

6. Map ekri.

7. Lizette ap chante.

8. Yap danse.

9. Nap chante yon chante.

10. Profesè a ap pale ak tifi a.

11. Sa se pa yon chat. Sa se yon chyen.

12. Li gen karant tan.

13. Vera gen swasant tan.

14. Mwen gen senkan.

15. Ti bebe a gen en nan.

16. Chyen sa a gen dezan jodi a.

17. Gen yon tas anba kabann sa.

18. Gen yon legliz sou katye sa.

19. Gen anpil machin nan pakin sa..

20. Gen twòp moun la.

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

Exercise 13 - Translating sentences with the verb to be

The following sentences are made with the verb to be. Please translate them in Haitian Creole.

1. He is in New York.

2. we are in Canada.

3. They are in Miami.

4. I am in Mexico.

5. I am in Haiti.

6. I am writing.

7. Lizette is singing.

8. They are dancing

9. we are singing a song.

10. The teacher is talking to the girl.

11. That is not a cat. That's a dog.

12. He is 40 years old.

13. Vera is 60 years old.

14. I am 5 years old

15. The baby is one year old.

16. That dog is two years old today.

17. There is a cup under this bed.

18. There is a church on this block.

19. There are many cars in this parking lot.

20. There are too many people here.

Good luck!

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.
Check out your progress. Take a test on the Definite Articles
http://hosted.onlinetesting.net/HaitianCreole/login.pl

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

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 :)
Check out your progress.  ake a test on the Definite Articles:
http://hosted.onlinetesting.net/HaitianCreole/login.pl

Exercise 9 - Posted exercises for next class

Hi!
Print these questions so you can work on them. We'll go over them at the next class. Thanks!

1. My room has a bed and three chairs.

2. My uncle has two children.

3. This is my son. He has a small car.

4. That is my house. It has four rooms.

5. Paula is my neighbor. She is a doctor.

6. I have three small books, one hat, a truck, and two t-shirts

7. Go sit over there.

8. Stand here.

9. This is a big tree.

10. We are Americans.

Exercise 8 - Answers to Questions in Exercise 7

Answers to questions in the previous exercise.
There are two ways to ask the question - where?

1. Ki kote kay la ye? or
Kote kay la?

2. Ki kote ou te apran-n pale Kreyòl?
Kote ou te apran-n pale Kreyòl?

3. Ki kote wap dòmi aswè-a?
Kote wap dòmi aswè-a?

4. Ki kote ou te tande chante sa-a?
Kote ou te tande chante sa-a?

5. Ki kote m-ta dwe ale?
Kote m-ta dwe ale?

Exercise 7 - Where are you?

Before we continue on to Exercise 7, here are the answers to Exercise 6 (hope you did well with them).

Answers (Exercise 6)
1. Li pat ale lekòl.
2. Li prale nan teyat la.
3. Yale nan klas chak lendi.
4. Leyla tale nan magazen an.
5. Joujou pa prale nan fèt la.
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AUDIO SECTION

This audio clip is downloadble from this link:http://limanecasimi.audioacrobat.com/download/e3a17c7a-abe3-0f40-f54f-704f06a3d97b.mp3
Click on the play button, listen and follow along.

Let us ask questions with where.

Where - kote

Where - ki kote (or sometimes, Ki bò)
Where - ki bò

1. Where are you? - Ki kote ou ye?  or
2. Where are you? - Kote ou ye?

3. Where's the car? - Ki kote machin nan ye?  or
4.. Where is the car? - Kote machin nan?

5. Where did you go? - Ki kote ou te ale?   or
6. Where did you go? - Kote ou te ale?

7. Where will you stay? - Ki kote ou ap rete?  or
8. Where will you stay? - Kote ou ap rete?

9. Where are the trees? - Ki kote pye bwa yo ye?  or
10. Where are the trees? - Kote pye bwa yo?

Mèsi e orevwa :)

Track:  Nonm sa by Emeline Michel

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Let's Practice


Your turn... Please translate the following sentences.

1. Where is the house?

2. Where did you learn to speak Haitian Creole?

3. Where will you sleep tonight?

4. Where did you hear this song?

5. Where should I go?

Happy translating. I'll post the answers on the next blog. Thanks.

Exercise 6 - Verb to go

You will most often hear the contraction form of the verb to go in daily conversation.

To go - ale
To go - al (contracted form)

1. She went to the market.
Li te ale nan mache a.
Li tale nan mache a. (contracted form)
Li tal nan mache a. (contracted form)

2. We went to the concert yesterday.
Nou te ale nan konsè a yè.
Nou tale nan konsè a yè. (contracted form)
Nou tal nan konsè a yè, (contracted form)

3. We go to school every day.
Nou ale lekòl chak jou.
Nale lekòl chak jou. (contracted form)
Nal lekòl chak jou


4. She will go to the doctor with me.
Li pral ale kay doktè a avèk mwen.
Li prale kay doktè a avèk mwen. (contracted form)
Li pral kay doktè demen. (contracted form)

5. They will not go.
Yo pa pral ale.
Yo pa prale. (contracted form)

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Let's practice. Use contraction.

1. He did not go to school.

2. We will go to the theater.

3. They go to class every Monday.

4. Leyla went to the store.

5. Joujou will not go to the party.

Exercise 5

Here, you will find the answers to the problems in Exercise 4. So please, try to do Exercise 4 on your own and see how well you're doing. Then you may come back here and check your answers.

1. I passed the exam. -Mwen te pase egzamen an. or Mwen pase egzamen an.

2. Do not jump on this bed. -Pa sote sou kabann sa.

3. Are you going to eat these grapefruits? -Eske ou pral maje chadèk sa yo?

4. Did you see my bag? -Eske ou te wè valiz mwen an?

5. My country is in distress. -Peyi mwen an nan detrès.

6. That kid is going to fall off the table. -Ti pitit sa pral tonbe sot sou tab la.

7. The concert will play tonight. -Konsè a pral jwe aswè a.

8. The room is too small. I don't like it. - Chanm nan twò piti. Mwen pa renmen li.

9. Let's go people! Get ready! -An nou ale tout moun! Prepare nou!

10. This car drives too fast. Please slow down. -Machin sa kouri trò vit. Tanpri ralanti.

Exercise 4

Do not do exercise 4 unless you did exercise 3.

Let's translate the sentences from Exercise 3 ...

1. I went to a party yesterday. The music was too loud. The food was bad. And there was no dancing. I had an awful time.

Translation: Mwen te ale nan yon fèt yè. Mizik la te twò fò. Manje a pa te bon. E pa te gen danse. Mwen te pase yon move tan.


2. I read a book last month. It wasn't too bad. It was a good story.
Translation: Mwen te li yon liv mwa dènye. Li pa te mal. Se te yon bon istwa.

Tell me, tell me - I hope you did well here. (you get extra points for using contractions!)
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More practice exercises for you. - Translate the following sentences. The answer will be placed in the next blog.

1. I passed the exam.

2. Do not jump on this bed.

3. Are you going to eat these grapefruits?

4. Did you see my bag?

5. My country is in distress.

6. That kid is going to fall off the table.

7. The concert will play tonight.

8. The room is too small. I don't like it.

9. Let's go people! Get ready!

10. This car drives too fast. Please slow down.

(we'll also be working with the verb to go next blog. Thanks)

Exercise 3

To answer your questions about VOAnews.com: When you go on that site, you must select "Creole" from the language prompt to hear the news in Creole. They have many different programs in Haitian Creole.

Your homework this week is to listen for these specific words when you listen to the News in Haitian Creole at VOAnews.com:

Listen for:

Yo - they

Pa - (negation)

gen or genyen - to have

te - indicating past. You will hear it after a pronoun (mwen, ou, li, nou, yo)

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Let's translate a couple of sentences. Do not neglect your article. Take notice of the verb tense. if you need to, go back and review the corresponding lessons. Here it goes. Happy translating!

1. I went to a party yesterday. The music was too loud. The food was bad. And there was no dancing. I had an awful time.

2. I read a book last month. It wasn't too bad. It was a good story.

List of most frequently used prepositions

about - de

above - anlè


across - anfas


after - aprè


against - kont


along - avè

at - a (or sometimes silent)


because - paske


behind - dèyè


below - anba


beneath - anba


beside - bò kote






besides - antouka


between - nan mitan


down - anba


during - pandan

every, each - chak


except - eksepte


for - pou


from - de


in - nan, anndan

of - (about a subject) sou


on - sou






onto -sou


opposite - opose


out -deyò


outside - deyò


till - jiska


toward - bò zòn, bò kote, vè


under - anba


underneath - anba


until - jiskaske

with - a, ak, avèk