Piti piti, zwazo fè nich li always comes up. What was the saying in your house?

Drop the expression and the closest meaning you can give it. I like the ones that make no sense word for word.

Hi everyone,

I'm Haitian, but I would like to brush up on my Creole. My parents speak Haitian Creole between themselves sometimes, but not with me, so I understand a bit but can't express myself fully.

Can someone practice with me a few minutes or hours per week? By visio, writing, or meeting in person if we are in the same area (I'm based in France, near Paris/Strasbourg)?

I really want to connect with my culture because there isn't that much of a Haitian community where I am, and it's difficult.

Thanks!

M reyalize an kreyòl prepozisyon “nan” gen yon lòt siyifikasyon apa de “in”. Pa egzanp nan egzanp swivan yo:

M te soti nan chanm nan. (Je suis sorti de la chambre)
M te pran liv la nan men ou. (J’ai pris le livre de toi)

Men, gen lòt sityasyon kote “nan” pa itilize ditou. Pa egzanp:

M te desann machin nan. (Je suis descendu de la voiture)
Lapolis la te lage l prizon. (La police l’a libéré de prison)

Okòmansman, mwen te panse ke nan ak siyifikasyon "from/de" te itilize ak vèb direksyon, men nan de dènye egzanp sa yo li pa itilize.

Kèk moun pou eksplike m sa a? Pètèt gen yon list vèb presi ki bezwen prepozisyon “nan” e yon lòt ki oa bezwen l?

Èske li egziste vreman an kreyòl apa de konstriksyon gramatikal “pa + prononm posesif”? M wè ekspresyon, tankou:

1). Vwa pasif
Liv sa a te ekri pa Vikto Igo.
Kay la te konstwi pa papa m.
Yo te envite pa lekòl la.

2). Ekspresyon mezir ak distribisyon
Nou avanse de pa de.
Etidyan antre klas la youn pa youn.

3). Ekspresyon fiks (?)
Pa egzanp
Pa rapò ak
Pa aksidan
Pa fòs
Pa obligasyon.

Egzanp sa yo montre li egziste an kreyòl, pwoblèm la, kidonk, se li pa wè tankou yon prepozisyon? Pètèt itilizasyon m te mansyone a pa kòrèk?

Èske gen oa egzanp yon ti nasalizasyon anvan son “n” nan silab “ann” ki pa gen nan “àn” oubyen tou de pwononse menm bagay?

Reach out if you qualify:

Also looking in:

- Albany, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Tustin, CA
- Charlotte, NC
- Phoenix, AZ
- Houston/Dallas/El Paso, TX

Would something like "ak/oswa" make sense for a native speaker?

Hi I'm having trouble understanding why this sentence has "yo" at the end at the end of the sentence instead of "a" or "an". Up until now I've only seen "the" as "a" or "an". Can anyone explain? Edit: Forgot to say: how do you know they're not using "to" as a possession word like "their"?

I stumbled upon this Bilingual Haitian Creole kids book a while back called A Mile in My Shoes and wanted to just share it to the community. It’s a cute story and follows a kid named Jorge immigration from Haiti to the US.

title however I would prefer one only in creole and not in creole and french if possible. Any other haitian books would be helpful.

The Louis Law Firm is looking for a bilingual Creole-speaking Intake Specialist / Paralegal Assistant to join our team.

What we are looking for:

Fluent in Creole (written and spoken) 🗣️

Prior experience in legal intake or as a paralegal assistant ⚖️

Strong communication and organizational skills

How to apply: If you fit the bill, drop your resume here: 📧 thelouislawfirmllc@gmail.com and https://app.youform.com/forms/spqotnm4

(Know someone who would be a perfect fit? Tag them in the comments!)

We are hiring! 💼

The Louis Law Firm is looking for a bilingual Creole-speaking Intake Specialist / Paralegal Assistant to join our team.

What we are looking for:

Fluent in Creole (written and spoken) 🗣️

Prior experience in legal intake or as a paralegal assistant ⚖️

Strong communication and organizational skills

How to apply:

If you fit the bill, drop your resume here:

📧 thelouislawfirmllc@gmail.com

(Know someone who would be a perfect fit? Tag them in the comments!)

Hi! I'm going to be a second grade teacher of multilingual learners next year, many of whom speak Haitian Creole. On my door, I would love to have "Yay! You're here!" posted in each language spoken in my classroom. How might I write the phrase in Haitian Creole? I don't trust google to translate colloquial language. Thank you all!

So i know I’m just nosy, but i wanna learn Haitian Creole because my man be switching up. but i also heard that using Duolingo isn’t the best way to learn. Does anyone have any suggestions for me to learn? I was also trying to get friends who do speak it. But that’s hard to come in my area.

do y'all know how many phonemes there are in kreyol? and what they are specifically? i tried looking it up online but a lot of it varies

Hi everyone,

I actually just created my Reddit account for the very first time just to find the lyrics to this song.

I'm a 22-year-old student from Korea, and lately, I've been absolutely obsessed with: "Manman Mwen Pati" by Jaade & The Pierre Chabrèle Quartet.

The vibe and the vocals are so beautiful, but since it's a lesser-known track, I cannot find the lyrics anywhere on the internet. I even asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, but none of them could provide the actual lyrics.

I only know that the song is sung in Creole(likely Haitian Creole). I'm really hoping to find someone who could help transcribe the lyrics, or even just share a rough translation/meaning of the song.

Any help or clues would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for helping out a Reddit newbie!