If you're trying to learn Haitian Articles which is also called Creole, check our courses about Definite and Indefinite Articles... to help you with your Haitian grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Haitian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Haitian Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Haitian articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Haitian Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | atik |
| the | nan |
| a | yon |
| one | youn |
| some | kèk |
| few | kèk |
| the book | liv la |
| the books | liv yo |
| a book | yon liv |
| one book | Youn nan liv |
| some books | kèk liv |
| few books | kèk liv |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Haitian.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Haitian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Haitian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Haitian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | manje |
| almonds | amand |
| bread | pen |
| breakfast | manje maten |
| butter | bè |
| candy | bonbon |
| cheese | fwomaj |
| chicken | poul |
| cumin | kimen |
| dessert | desè |
| dinner | dine |
| fish | pwason |
| fruit | fwi |
| ice cream | krèm |
| lamb | mouton |
| lemon | sitwon |
| lunch | manje midi |
| meal | repa |
| meat | vyann |
| oven | fou |
| pepper | pwav |
| plants | plant |
| pork | kochon |
| salad | sòs salad |
| salt | sèl |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | sosis |
| soup | soup |
| sugar | sik |
| supper | Soupe |
| turkey | kodenn |
| apple | pòm |
| banana | bannann |
| oranges | zoranj |
| peaches | pèch |
| peanut | pistach |
| pears | pwar |
| pineapple | anana |
| grapes | rezen |
| strawberries | frèz |
| vegetables | legim |
| carrot | karòt |
| corn | mayi |
| cucumber | konkonb |
| garlic | lay |
| lettuce | leti |
| olives | Oliv |
| onions | zonyon |
| peppers | piman |
| potatoes | pòmdetè |
| pumpkin | joumou |
| beans | pwa |
| tomatoes | tomat |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Haitian. Once you're done with the Creole Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Haitian lessons here: Learn Haitian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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