Haitian Creole/Basic Vocabulary

Personal pronouns These are the personal pronouns. They are the same ones for both subjects and objects; that is to say, there is no distinction between I and me, for example. SingularPluralFirst personmwen or mnou or nSecond personou or wThird personli,l or iyo or y The word li/l can mean he, she or it. i is commonly used in the Northern part of Haiti There are short and long forms of each pronoun. They are synonymous, but there are circumstances when one is preferred over the other. Some more vocabulary: Verbs aleto gofèto do, to makekiteto leave, to let (someone do something)gen, genyento have, there is/aremanjeto eatpaleto speakreleto call, to name (something or someone). Used when asking what someone's name is: Kijan ou rele?: (literally) How are you called? Note: Verbs don't conjugate. Nouns angleEnglishAyitiHaitibagaythingdlowaterfranseFrenchkreyòl ayisyenHaitian Creolemanje*foodmounperson Note: There is no way to make nouns plural without a definite article, which will be taught in a later lesson, or the word kèk, meaning "some". *Manje can mean either "food" or "eat". Adjectives anpila lot.*ayisyenHaitiankèksome. This noun indicates that the following noun is plural.lòtothersathis, that.**yona, an Note: Most adjectives go after the noun they modify. Yon, anpil and kèk are exceptions. *This can also be an adverb **This can also be a pronoun, meaning "this" or "that". Other bonjouhellobonswagood eveningkijanhowmenbutmèsithank younaninpanotpoufor Haitian Creole/Basic vocabulary