Haitian Nouns
Welcome to the third Haitian lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Haitian to help you practice your daily phrases.
potatoes pòmdetè | tomatoes tomat | onions zonyon | carrots karòt |
fruits fwi | apples pòm | bananas fig | oranges zoranj |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules | Haitian |
|---|---|
| do you have milk? [verb + noun] | èske ou gen lèt? |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] | mwen gen lèt ak kafe |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] | li te gen twa pòm |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] | li gen sèlman yon sèl pòm |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] | nap viv non ti kay |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] | mwen renmen mange maten sa'a |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread pen | milk lèt | butter bè | cheese fwomaj |
coffee kafe | sandwich sandwich | meat vyann | chicken poul |
fish pwason | breakfast manje maten | lunch manje midi | dinner dine |
Conversation in Haitian
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English | Haitian |
|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Haitian)? | es'ke ou pale engle/kreyol |
| Just a little | on ti kal |
| I like Haitian | mwen remen kreyol |
| Can I practice with you? | es'ke mwe ka pratike avec ou |
| How old are you? | ki lag ou |
| I'm thirty three years old | mwen gen trant twa zan |
| It was nice talking to you | se te yon plezi pale avec ou |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Haitian. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Haitian Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |