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Ou ap gen tan rive nan dispanse-a. Mwen-menm, m'ap sot lekel a katre. Ou ap vin jwenn mwen?

Tu [verbe] a temps arriver à dispensaire-là. Moi-même, moi [verbe] sortir l'ècole à quatre-heures. Tu [verbe] venir joindre moi?

You have time to get to the pharmacy. Me, I'm getting out of school at four o'clock. You coming to meet me?

— Jun 30, 2026 02:17AM

Ann Pale Kreyol: An Introductory Course in Haitian Creole

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It also turns out that I can discuss the Krèyol sentences with the AI in French using Voice Mode. It says not to trust its pronunciation too much, but given that I have no idea where to find a native speaker who'd be interested in helping me it's a whole lot better than nothing.

— Jun 25, 2026 04:02PM

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Now up to Leson Kat.

ChatGPT-5.5 turns out to know Krèyol well and is a very helpful teacher. If there's a sentence I don't understand, I just ask it to create an image and I get one a minute later.

— Jun 20, 2026 06:00PM

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LWI: Bonjou, ti dam. Ki jan ou ye?

MARI: M' byen, wi.

LWI: Se pitit-ou?

MARI: Wi se pitit-mwen.

LWI: Ki jan li rele?

MARI: Li rele Sadrak.

LWI: M' rele Lwi. E ou-menm, ki jan ou rele?

MARI: M' rele Mari.

— Jun 19, 2026 05:59PM

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Few today would challenge the notion that the Haitian Creole is a language in its own right, and although its vocabulary is indeed about 90% French-based, that it is neither a pidginized nor a derivative form of French.

— Jun 19, 2026 04:11PM