Beginners - Class 1 1

THE ENGLISH ALPHABET

(Alfabè a lang angle) The English alphabet is similar to the Haitian Creole alphabet. The Haitian Creole phonetic sound of the letters is in brackets. Sometimes, the pronunciation of the letter will change depending on the letter that is next to it. (Alfabè a lang angle se menm jan ak alfabè a kreyòl ayisyen. Kreyòl ayisyen fonetik elemantè son an nan lèt yo se nan parantèz. Pafwa, pwononsyasyon a nan lèt la pral chanje depann sou lèt la ki se pwochen li.) A [a] N [en]

B [bee] O [oh]

C [cee] P [pee]

D [dee] Q [cue]

E [ee] R [ar]

F [ef] S [ess]

G [gee] T [tee]

H [(h)aich] U [you]

I [ay] V [vee]

J [jay] W [double U]

K [kay] X [ex]

L [el] Y [wi]

M [em] Z [zee] Suggestions / (Sijesyon:)

Practice the alphabet. (Pratike alfabè a.) Spell each letter of a word out loud. (Korektè chak lèt nan yon mo byen fò.)

Spell your name in English. (Korektè non ou nan lang angle.)

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Vowels (Vwayèl)

The Haitian Creole phonetic sound of the vowels is in the brackets. (Kreyòl ayisyen fonetik elemantè son an nan vwayèl yo se nan parantèz yo.)

A [a] E [ee] I [ay]

O [oh] U [you] Suggestions / (Sijesyon:)

• Practice the alphabet and the vowels. (Pratike alfabè a ak vwayèl yo.)

• Use the dictionary to look up and spell words in English. (Sèvi ak diksyonè a yo gade jiska ak eple mo nan lang angle.)

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Beginners - Class 1 3

Simple Greeting or Dialogue

(Senp Greeting oswa Dyalòg)

Conversation Konvèsasyon Person A (Moun A) Person B (Moun B) Hello! [Hèl-o!] (Alo!) Hi! [Hay] (Hi!) My name is Andre. [May nem iz An-dre.] I'm Chantal. [Aim Chan-tal.] (Non mwen se Andre.) (Mwen se Chantal.) How are you? [Haw aè you?] I am fine. Thank you! [Ay am fayn.] (Kouman ou ye?) [Tfenk you!] (Se mwen menm amann. Mèsi!) Nice to meet you. [Nays tou mitt you.] Nice meeting you too. (Nice al kontre ou.) [Nays mitt-ing you tou.] (Nice satisfè ou tou.) Substitute your name for the names underlined above. (Ranplase non ou pou non yo souliye pi wo a.) Also, substitute the following words for the word fine (Person B.) (Epitou, ranplase mo sa yo pou mo amann la (Moun B.) OK [ohkay] (OK) good [goud] (bon) sick [sik] (malad) happy [hap-i] (kontan) sad [sad] (tris)

Snowman [sno man] (bonom)

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Pronouns or Personal Words (Pwonon oswa Mo Montre Granmoun)

When speaking or asking questions, you often use pronouns, sometimes called personal words. Six of these pronouns are called subject pronouns. (Lè w ap pale oswa poze kesyon, ou yo itilize souvan pwonon, pafwa yo rele mo pèsonèl. Sis nan pwonon sa yo yo rele yo pwonon sijè.)

When you are talking about two or more people, including yourself, use the pronoun we [wi] (nou). We is plural. (Lè w ap pale de de oswa plis moun, ki gen ladan tèt ou, sèvi ak pwonon a nou. Nou se pliryèl.)

When talking or writing to one person, or more than one person, use the pronoun you [you] (ou.) (Lè w ap pale oswa ekri nan yon sèl moun, oswa plis pase yon sèl moun, sèvi ak an pwonon ou.)

You is singular when talking to one person, and plural when talking to two or more people. (Ou se sengilye lè w ap pale nan yon sèl moun, ak pliryèl lè w ap pale a de oswa plis moun.)

I am reading.

When you talk about yourself, use the pronoun I [ay] (mwen.) (Lè w ap pale sou tèt ou, sèvi ak pwonon mwen an.) I is singular, meaning one person. ((Mwen se sengilye, sa vle di yon sèl moun.)

We are a family. We are

teachers

You are pretty

You are teachers

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When talking about one person, use the singular subject pronoun he [hi] (li) or she [chi] (li.) (Lè w ap pale sou yon sèl moun, sèvi ak sijè pwonon a sengilye li oswa li te.)

She is reading. He is a priest.

[Chi iz rihd-ing.] [Hi iz a prist.] When talking about an animal, place, thing, or idea; use the singular, subject pronoun it [it] (li.) (Lè w ap pale sou yon bèt, plas, bagay, oswa ki lide; itilize sengilye, sijè pwonon nan li.)

It is a horse. It is a car. It is a bank.

[It iz a hòrs.] [It iz a kar.] [It iz a benk.] When talking about more than one person, animal, place, thing or idea; use the plural, subject pronoun they [dve] [yo.] (Lè w ap pale sou plis pase yon sèl moun, bèt, plas, iryèl, sijè pwonon a yo.)

iryèl, sijè pwonon a yo.)

They are married

Examples include: They are parrots.

[Dve aè per-òts.] or They are pictures. [Dve aè pik-tyèus.]

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More Pronouns

(Plis Pwonon)

Notes / Nòt : The plural pronoun they can be used when referring to objects and people. Sometimes we personalize animals by using the pronouns he or she when we refer to them. (Pwonon nan pliryèl yo ka itilize lè refere li a objè ak moun. Pafwa nou pèrsonalize bèt lè l sèvi avèk pwonon yo li oswa li te lè nou al gade nan yo.)

First, Second and Third Person (Premye, Dezyèm ak Twazyèm Moun)

The singular form means one person or thing. The plural form means two or more people or thing. (Fòm nan sengilye vle di yon sèl moun oswa bagay. Fòm nan pliryèl vle di de oswa plis moun oswa bagay.) First Person (Premye Moun): The singular form of the first person is "I," and the plural form is "we." You will continually use these two pronouns when you refer to yourself and when you refer to yourself with others. (Fòm nan sengilye nan premye moun nan se "Mwen," ak fòm nan pliryèl se "nou." Ou pral toujou sèvi ak de pwonon sa yo lè w al gade nan tèt ou ak ki lè ou gade nan tèt ou ak lòt moun.) Examples (Ezanps): I like my son. We are reading. [Ay layk may sonn.] [Wi aè rihd-ing.] I am hungry. We are at home.

[Ay am hann-gri.] [Wi aè at hom.]

First person, second person, and third person refer to personal pronouns. Each "person" has a different perspective, a "point of view," and the three points of view have singular and plural forms. (Premye moun, dezyèm moun, ak twazyèm moun, al gade nan pwonon pèsonèl. Chak "moun lan" gen yon pèspektiv diferan, yon "pwen de vi," ak twa pwen yo de vi gen fòm sengilye ak pliryèl.)

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Beginners - Class 1 7 Second Person / (Dezyèm Moun:) You will use the second person "point of view" to talk to people. We use this pronoun when talking or writing to one or more than one person. (Ou pral sèvi avèk dezyèm moun ki "nan pwen de vi" pou pale ak moun. Nou itilize pwonon sa a lè w ap pale oswa ekri nan youn oswa plis pase yon sèl moun.) Examples / (Ezanps:) You wash the dishes tonight. (Talking to one person) [You wach ða dich-iz tou-nyt.]

Do you work in a school building? (Talking to one person) [Dou you wèurk in a skoul bild-ing?] The three of you are sitting down. (Talking to more than one person) [ða tfri of you aè sit-ting dawn.] All of you will come with me. (Talking to more than one person) [Òwl of you wil kòm witf mi.] You students will take a test. (Talking to more than one person) [You stèu-dennts wil tek a tèst.] Third Person / (Twazyèm Moun:) The third person uses the singular, subject pronouns "he," "she," or "it" when referring to or talking about a person, object, place, thing or idea. The third person also uses the plural, subject pronoun "they" in the same way. (Moun nan twazyèm sèvi ak sengilye, pwonon yo sijè "li," "li", oswa "li" lè refere li a oswa pale sou yon moun, objè, kote, bagay oswa lide. Moun nan twazyèm sèvi ak tou pliryèl, sijè pwonon nan "yo" nan menm fason an.)

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Beginners - Class 1 8 Examples / ( Ezanps ): Third Person

Singular

He is happy. He washes a car. He was sad. [Hi iz hap-i.] [Hi wach-iz a kar.] [Hi wòz sad.] She is cooking dinner. She speaks English. She was tired. [Chi iz khouk-ing din-èu.] [Chi spiks Ing-lich.] Shi wòz tayèud.] It is a red car. It was a parrot It's a picture [It iz a rèd kar.] [It wòz a per-òt.] [Its a pik-tyèu.] It looks like an elephant. It's a small table. It ate the corn. [It looks layk an el-e-fant.] [Its a smòl te-bl.] [It et ða khòrn.]

Plural

They are happy. They wash a car. They were sad. [Dve aè jáp-i.] [Dve wach a kar.] [Dve wèr sad.] They are cooking dinner. They speak English. They were tired. [Dve aè khouk-ing din-èu.] [Dve spik Ing-lich.] [Dve wèr tayèud.] They are red cars. They are parrots. They are pictures. [Dve aè rèd kars.] [Dve aè per-òts.] [Dve aè pik-tyèus.] They look like elephants. They are small tables. They ate the corn. [Dve look layk el-e-fants.] [Dve aè smòl te-bls.] [Dve et ða khòrn.] They bought a house. They eat dinner. They go swimming. [Dve bòt a haws.] [Dve it din-èu.] [Dve go swim-ing.] Created by: L. Kaplan Edited by: A. Napierkowski Updated by: W. Nichols LVCC

Beginners - Class 1 9 Exercise 1 / Egzèsis 1: Print the corresponding pronoun for each noun. Some nouns will have more than one answer. (Lèt enprimri: Ekri pwonon ki koresponn lan pou chak non. Gen kèk nouen pral gen plis pase yon repons.) 1. Andre = ________ 2. My mom and dad = ________ 3. Mercedes = ________ or ________ 4. The employees = ________ 5. Louis and I = ________ 6. The doctor = ________ or ________ 7. The child = ________ or ________ 8. The table = ________ 9. The children = ________ 10. The cell phone = ________ 11. Claude and Chantal = ________ 12. The restaurant = ________ 13. Renaud, Andre, and Laurette = ________ 14. The cat = ________ or ________ or ________ 15. The men = ________ 16. The hamburger = ________ 17. The car = ________ 18. Osse and Celita = ________ 19. My mom and I = ________ 20. My boss = ________ or ________ 21. Mica, my brother and my dad = ________ 22. My cousin and his cat = ________ 23. The ice cream = ________ 24. The giraffe (jirafa) = ________ or ________ or ________ 25. Claire-Marie = ________ 26. Renaud and Pierre ________ 27. Mr. and Mrs. Jones = ________ 28. Mr. Jones and Mrs. Smith = ________ 29. The woman = ________

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Beginners - Class 1 10

Verbs: "To Be" (Vèb: "Pou Fè")

Pronoun Verb Contraction Negative Question [pro-nawn] [vèub] [konn-trakt-chonn] [ neg-an-tiv] [kwest-chonn] I am I am = I'm I am not Am I ____? [Ay] [am] [Ay am] = [aim] [Ay am nòt] [Am ay ___?] Examples: I am Haitian. I am not Haitian. Am I Haitian? I'm Cuban. I am not Cuban. Am I Cuban? _____________________________________________________________ We are We are = We're We are not. Are we ____? [Wi] [aè] [Wi aè] = [Wi-r] [Wi aè nòt] [Aè wi ____?] Examples: We are Haitians. We are not Haitians. Are we Haitians? (Plural) We're learning. We're not learning. Are we learning? _____________________________________________________________ You are You are = You're You are not Are you ____? [You] [aè] [You aè] = [Yòr] [You aè nòt] [Aè you___?] Examples: You are Cuban. You are not Cuban. Are you Cuban? (Singular) You're tall. You are not tall. Are you tall? (Plural) You are students. You are not students. Are you students? You are eating. You are not eating. Are you eating? Created by: L. Kaplan Edited by: A. Napierkowski Updated by: W. Nichols LVCC

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More Verbs: "To Be"

Pronoun Verb Contraction Negative Question He is He is = He's He is not. Is he ____? [Hi] [iz] [H iz] = [Hiz] [Hi iz nòt] [Iz hi ____?]

Examples: He is French. He is not French. Is he French? He's working. He is not working. Is he working? _____________________________________________________________ She is She is = She's She is not. Is she ____? [Chi] [iz] [Chi iz] = [Chiz] [Chi iz nòt] [Iz chi ____?] Examples: She is Haitian. She is not Haitian. Is she Haitian? She is cooking. She is not cooking. Is she cooking? _____________________________________________________________ It is It is = It's It is not. Is it ____? [It] [iz] [It iz] = [Itz] [It iz nòt] [Iz it ____? Examples: It is a dog. It is not a dog. Is it a dog? It is broken. It is not broken Is it broken? Created by: L. Kaplan Edited by: A. Napierkowski Updated by: W. Nichols LVCC

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More Verbs: "To Be"

Pronoun Verb Contraction Negative Question They are They are = They're They are not. Are they ___? [Dve] [aè] [Dve aè] = [Tfaeir] [Dve aè nòt] [Aè dve ___?] Examples: They are Cubans. They are not Cubans. Are they Cubans? (Plural) They are talking. They are not talking. Are they talking? They are dogs. They are not dogs. Are they dogs? They are pictures. They are not pictures. Are they pictures? They are eggs. They are not eggs. Are they eggs?

Summary (Rezime)

The following "to be" verbs are simple, present tense verbs: Am Is Are [am] [iz] [aè] Later, you will learn about simple, past tense "to be" verbs. Created by: L. Kaplan Edited by: A. Napierkowski Updated by: W. Nichols LVCC

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Expressing Feelings (Eksprime Santiman)

How Are You? [Haw aè you?] (Kouman ou ye?)

Here is a list of words used to express feelings. (Isit la se yon lis mo itilize yo eksprime santiman.) afraid [ae-freid] (efreye) nervous [nèu-vòs] (nève ) angry [aenn-gri] (fache) not bad [nòt bad] (pa move) bored [bord] (anwiye) proud [prawd] (fyè) busy [biz-i] (okipe) sad [sad] (tris) cold [kold] (fredi) sick [sik] (malad) confused [kon-fyouz-d] (egare) sleepy [slip-i] (anvi dòmi) excited [ek-sayt-èd] (eksite) strong [strong] (gen kouraj) fantastic [fenn-tes-tik] (kokenn) surprised [sèur-prayz-d] (sezi) fine [fayn] (anfòm) thirsty [thers-ti] (sediento) hungry [hann-gri] (grangou) tired [tfèur-sti] (swaf dlo) happy [hap-i] (kontan) weak [wik] (fèb) hot [hat] (cho) worried [wèur-rihd] (enkyete) mad [mad] (fache)

tired worried surprised

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Marital Status:

(Eta Sivil:)

What is your marital status? (Ki kondisyon matrimonyal ou?) Married [mèr-rihd] (marye)

Single [sin-gl] (selibatè) Divorced [di-vòr-t] (divòse)

Widow [wid-o] (vèv) Widower [wid-o-wèu] (vèf) Examples / (Ezanps): Steve is angry. They are strong. The boys are happy. I am married. You are thirsty. I am a little sick. He is single. She is hungry. We are confused.

Exercise 2 / Egzèsis 2: Print sentences similar to the examples, using nouns and pronoun, and the words on page 13 and above. (Fraz Enprime menm jan ak egzanp yo, lè l sèvi avèk nouen ak pwonon, ak mo ki nan paj 13 ak pi wo a.) 1. ___________________ __________ 5. ____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 6. ____________________________ 3. _____________________________ 7. ____________________________ 4. _____________________________ 8. ____________________________

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Beginners - Class 1 15 Exercise 3 / Egzèsis 3: Use am, is or are correctly. (Sèvi ak menm, se oswa yo kòrèkteman.) 1. I ______ happy. (Mwen kontan) 2. She ______ sad. (Ii se tris.) 3. Andre ______ from New York. (Andre se soti nan New York.) 4. You ______ a teacher. (Ou se yon pwofesè.) 5. Laurette ______ my friend. (Laurette se zanmi m 'yo.) 6. My children ______ tired. (Timoun mwen yo fatige.) 7. We ______ from England. (Nou se soti nan Angletè.) 8. I ______ from Haiti. (Mwen menm mwen soti Ayiti.) 9. They ______ from the Dominican Republic. (Yo se soti nan Repiblik Dominikèn.) 10. Claude and Celita ______ old. (Claude ak Celita yo fin vye granmoun.) 11. Americans ______ friendly. (Ameriken yo zanmitay.) 12. You ______ my friend. (Ou se zanmi m '.) 13. They ______ married. (Yo se marye.) 14. She ______ divorced. (Li se divòse.) 15. We ______ single. (Nou se sèl.) Created by: L. Kaplan Edited by: A. Napierkowski Updated by: W. Nichols LVCC

Beginners - Class 1 16 More of Exercise 3 / Egzèsis 3: 16. Osse and Marie ______ married. (Osse ak Marie yo marye.) 17. We ______ Haitians. (Nou se Ayisyen.) 18. She ______ from France. (Li se soti nan France.) 19. I ______ from Cuba. (Mwen menm mwen soti Kiba.) 20. He ______ very sick. (Li se malad anpil.) 21. Emania and Chantal ______ tired. (Emania ak Chantal se fatige.) 22. My daughter ______ a nurse. (Pitit fi mwen an yon enfimyè.) 23. My mom ______ angry. (Manman mwen se fache.) 24. Andre, Marie, and Osse ______ very thirsty. (Andre, Marie, ak Osse yo trè fatige.) 25. They ______ tired from running. (Yo se fatige soti nan kouri.)

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Exercise 4 / Egzèsis 4: Use am, is or are according to the noun or pronoun. (Sèvi ak menm, se oswa yo dapre non la oswa pwonon.) 1. They ______ hungry. (Yo se grangou.) 2. Louis ______ 26 years old. (Louis se 26 zan.) 3. We ______ very thirsty. (Nou trè swaf dlo.) 4. My dogs ___ two and six years old. (Chen mwen yo de ak sis ane fin vye granmoun.) 5. I ______ cold. ( Se mwen menm ki frèt.) 6. My son ______ 12 years old. (Pitit gason m 'se 12 zan.) 7. My children ______ hungry. (Timoun mwen yo grangou.) 8. This restaurant's food ______ good. (Manje Sa a restoran an se yon bon bagay.) 9. She ______ almost 15 years old. (Li se prèske 15 ane fin vye granmoun.) 10. It ______ very hot in Florida. (Li se trè cho nan Florid.) 11. Emania ______ happy. (Emania se kè kontan.) 12. I ______ a student. (Mwen se yon elèv.)

Think about your answers. (Reflechi sou repons ou yo.)

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Beginners - Class 1 18 More of Exercise 4 / Egzèsis 4: 13. You ______ very pretty. (Ou se trè bèl.) 14. My daughter ______ very sick. (Pitit fi mwen an malad anpil.) 15. Renaud and Celita ______ not married. (Renaud ak Celita yo pa marye.) 16. The restaurant ______ very far. (Restoran an se trè byen lwen.) 18. The students ______ confused. (Elèv yo se konfonn.) 19. The men ______ tired. (Mesye yo se fatige.) 20. He ______ a strong man. (Li se yon nonm ki pi solid.) Exercise 5 / Egzèsis 5: Put words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the "to be" verbs. (Mete pawòl yo nan lòd ki kòrèk la fè fraz pozitif ak "yo dwe" vèb yo.) 1. years / twenty-five / I am / old. _____________________________________________________________________ 2. a student. / My name / Anton / I am / and / is _____________________________________________________________________ 3. is / This / my / book. / favorite _____________________________________________________________________ 4. today. / a nice / It is / sunny day _____________________________________________________________________ 5. name / is / Her / brother's / Louis. _____________________________________________________________________

14. My daughter ______ very sick. (Pitit fi mwen an malad anpil.)

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Beginners - Class 1 19 Exercise 6 / Ejercicio 6: Match each English word to its translation. (Matche ak chak mo angle tradiksyon li yo.) ____ 1. Where a. You ____ 2. Please b. Pa gen ____ 3. Happy c. Kikote ____ 4. Thank you d. Yès ____ 5. No e. Nan renmen ____ 6. You f. Non ____ 7. Yes g. Tfenk you ____ 8. To like h. Plè kontante ____ 9. Hello i. Neim ____ 10. Name j. Kontan

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Beginners - Class 1 20 Exercise 7 / Ejercicio 7: Make printed sentences using the correct pronoun, the verbs "to be" and words from the list on pages 13 and 14. (Fè fraz enprime lè l sèvi avèk pwonon ki kòrèk la, vèb yo "yo dwe" ak mo nan lis la nan paj 13 ak 14.

Example (Ezanp:) Ange She is very tired and sleepy. 1. Claude _____________________________________________________________ 2. My mom and dad _____________________________________________________ 3. Mercedes ____________________________________________________________ 4. The employees _______________________________________________________ 5. Emania and I _________________________________________________________ 6. The doctor ___________________________________________________________ 7. The child _____________ or ____________________________________________ 8. The dog ____________________________________________________________ 9. The children _________________________________________________________ 10. Ruben and Marie _____________________________________________________

You have completed class 1. Congratulations!

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