How-To Creole

How to Pronounce Vowels in Haitian Creole

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What You Will Learn

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• You will learn how to pronounce the basic vowels.
• You will learn how to pronounce more distinctive sounds such as ay, anm, enn, etc.

How to Pronounce the Basic Creole Vowels

Keypoint

• Pronouncing Creole vowels is simple because you can find the same sounds in some English words.

• The illustration below shows how to pronounce basic Creole vowels.
• Focus on the green letters, because they will help you to pronounce the vowels correctly.

How to Pronounce Creole Vowels that End with 'n'

Keypoint

• The sound òn does not exist in English. Please watch the video to hear how to pronounce it.

• Many Creole vowels end with n. Be sure to notice the difference between an, en, in and on.

How to Pronounce Other Vowel Sounds

Keypoint

• Pay close attention to the sounds ay anm. They are very common in Creole.

A Few Things to Keep in Mind

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• 1. The accented letter à is not shown in the first list of vowels because it is never used by itself. It is always used immediately before the letter n to make the sound àn.
• 2.The sound àn itself is very rare in Creole. It sounds somewhat almost like the name Ann. It is perhaps one of the rarest sounds in Creole.
• To get an idea of how elusive it is, you might not see it even after reading an entire book written in Creole.