Haitian Adjectives
Welcome to the second Haitian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Haitian to help you practice your daily phrases.
black nwa |
grey gri |
white blan |
blue ble |
green vèt |
yellow jòn |
red wouj |
brown mawon |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Haitian |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] lakay mwen blan |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] peyi'w gwo |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] liv nef che |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] nou kontan isit la |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] li gen twa ti chen |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] lang sa se trè fasil |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mwen gen yon ti kay vet |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold frèt |
hot cho |
cloudy tan pare |
rainy lapli ap tombe |
snowy la nèj ap tombe |
sunny li fè soley |
windy van |
warm cho |
Conversation in Haitian
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Haitian |
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| hi allo |
| how are you? ki gen ou ye? |
| I'm good, thank you m'bien, mesi |
| and you? et ou mem? |
| what is your name? ki gen'w rele |
| my name is Maya m'rele maya |
| nice to meet you se te on plezi |
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