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In Creole, as a general rule each letter has one sound and one sound only and every letter is pronounced. |
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Li (he, she, it) |
lee |
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kapab (can/able to) |
kah-pahb |
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pa (not, don't) |
pah |
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There are just a few exceptions to this general rule about pronunciation. There is the "ou" combination which in Creole is pronounced like our English “oo”: |
nou (we, us)......sounds like "new" moun (person)..........."moon" ou (you)......................"oo" |
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There is the "ay" combination which is pronounced the way a pirate would say “Aye aye, Captain!” |
bagay (thing) = bah-guy kay (house) |
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an
Pronounced like the "un" in "bunny" but nasalized; that is, say it through the nose while shortening the sound of the “n”. |
Nan (in, at, into) anpil (a lot) medikaman an (the medicine) |
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en
Pronounced like the "en" in "bench" but nasalized; that is, say it through the nose while shortening the sound of the “n”. |
Lwen (far) bezwen (need) |
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on
Pronounced like the "on" in "don't" but nasalized; that is, say it through the nose while shortening the sound of the “n”. |
Bon (good) reyinyon (meeting) |
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ch
In Creole, the letters “c” and “h” are ONLY used in the “ch” combination. “Ch” is sounded like the “sh” as in “ship.” |
Chita (to sit) |
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g
The Creole “g” is ALWAYS a hard “g” sound like the “g” in the English word “gut.” |
Genyen (to have) |
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j
“j” is sounded like the “s” in the English word “measure.” |
Manje (to eat) |
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s
“s” is sounded like the “s” in the English word “soft.” It is NEVER sounded like a “z.” |
Souvan (often) |
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r
“r” is NOT rolled like a Spanish “r”. It pronounced more similar to the French "r", but is not quite as guttural, and sounds almost like "w" |
travay (to work / work) apre (after) |