Yeral E. Ogando - Teach Yourself Haitian Creole

TEACH YOURSELF HAITIAN CREOLE Yeral E. Ogando, 2010-2015 Publisher: Christian Translation LLC www.christian-translation.com Printed in the USA Cover Design by SAL media All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meansnow known or hereaftersuch as electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or othewisewithout the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher.

The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews. First Edition 2010 Dominican Republic Updated Second Edition 2014 USA ISBN 13: 9780996687300 paperback ISBN 10: 0996687300paperback ASIN: B013VV2C9QKindle eBook editions are licensed for your personal enjoyment only. eBooks may not be re-sold, copied or given to other people. If you would like to share an eBook edition, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated are taken from the King James translation, public domain. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am very thankful to God for giving me the opportunity to write this book: Teach Yourself Haitian Creole; which is dedicated to God first of all.

To my beloved daughters Yeiris and Tiffany Ogando. Without their and patience it would not have been possible to finish this work. Also to my dear father, Hector Ogando, my dear aunt, Nelly Ogando, my beloved mom, and grandmother Seferina. Additionally, I want to dedicate this work to all of those who desire and want to improve themselves in life. Especially to my brother in Christ, Fre Lazard Medilien, for his collaboration; he has reviewed this work and has contributed to its creation. This work has been inspired by all of you, to provide you with an easy and understandable tool for your quick learning.

This work is composed of 10 lessons. Just remember that in Creole, all words have the stress in the last syllable, and there is only one acute accent mark over the letter e () and sometimes over the letter o (), in other words, those accentuated in the last syllable. The key to learning this language is to learn many verbs in the four or five main tenses, in addition to acquiring a great amount of vocabulary. Practice what you learn; this will give you an opportunity to see your growth. I invite you to study the content of this book, and you will see the results in a very short time.

1. Dedicate 20 minutes daily to study, instead of a couple of hours a week.
   
   

   It is much more effective to spend no more than 20 or 30 minutes a day studying Creole.

2. Return to the previous lessons and review the words and language structures until the topics that seemed difficult become easy.
3. Pronounce the words and phrases out loud and listen to the MP3 Audio when you can. CHECK THE BONUS PAGE FOR MP3 AUDIO DOWNLOADING.
4. Take advantage of every opportunity to practice the language. Try to meet native speakers so that you can practice with them, or practice with your classmates; it is always more beneficial to speak to a native speaker and listen to the accents and the pronunciations directly from a native.
5. Do not worry about making mistakes. What is most important is to communicate and interact with the little you have learned, you could be surprised at how well you can make yourself understood. Do not forget that you are learning a new language; therefore, you do not know everything about it, it is logical to make mistakes. As a matter of fact, the best way to learn is making mistakes and having those mistakes corrected.
   
   

   If you already knew Creole, you would not be studying it. DO NOT BE ASHAMED TO SPEAK...

SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS A udio Smbol : This indicates that the MP3 Audio download is needed for this section Dialogue Symbol : This indicates dialogue Exercises Symbol : This indicates exercises Grammar Symbol : This indicates grammar or explanations History and Culture Symbol : This indicates cultural or historic country information. Credit goes to Wikipedia for much of this informatin A little More Symbol: This indicates we have added a little more information to the lesson. 1

• How to read the Creole Alphabet
• How to read any text in Creole
• How to say good morning

Creole has some sounds that will be new to your ears. You will need the MP3 to practice the pronunciation of words. If you listen carefully and repeat the words clearly, you will be soon pronouncing the words correctly. I recommend that you always read out loud, so you can listen to yourself and compare the pronunciation with the one in the MP3 Audio. Remember to check the Pronunciation Guide. Do not forget that it is more effective to study a few minutes a day than to attempt to study a big portion occasionally.

Your concentration will be best taken advantage of with 20 minutes of daily study. The Creole Alphabet We have divided the Creole Alphabet in 3 different sections: consonants, vowels and consonants & combinations. C onsonants and how they sound in English Bsounds like... in B oyBl Dsounds like... in D avidDevwa Fsounds like... in G argoyleGenyen Jsounds like... in Job Jezi Ksounds like... in C atKay Lsounds like... in Larry Limy Msounds like... in M arryManman Nsounds like... in Nancy Nasyon Psounds like... in Paul Papa R*is not pronounced like the English R Rat Ris - Ras Ssounds like... in Sam Silvoupl Tsounds like... en TomTravay V*sounds like... en VetVr Z*sounds like... en ZebraZepol Vowels and how they sound in English A sounds like... in A ppleAnk Esounds like... in G e tEspesyal Isounds like... in S ee Istwa Osounds like... in Ph o t o Otel OU*sounds like... in PutOumenm Special Cases