How to Pronounce Vowels in Haitian Creole
Pronunciation Guide play_circle_filled- You will learn how to pronounce the basic vowels.
- You will learn how to pronounce more distinctive sounds such as ay, anm, enn, etc.
What You Will Learn
How to Pronounce the Basic Creole Vowels
- Pronouncing Creole vowels is simple because you can find the same sounds in some English words.
Keypoint
- 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'
- The sound òn does not exist in English. Please watch the video to hear how to pronounce it.
Keypoint
- Many Creole vowels end with n. Be sure to notice the difference between an, en, in and on.

How to Pronounce Other Vowel Sounds
- Pay close attention to the sounds ay anm. They are very common in Creole.
Keypoint

- 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.