In this lesson you will learn some of the most basic questions to start a conversation. You will learn the following:
1. How to ask for someone's name
2. How to ask where someone is from
3. How to ask where something is
4. How to ask how someone is doing
How to Ask for Someone's Name
- Here are three ways to ask what is your name?
- 1. Kòman ou rele?
- 2. Ki jan ou rele?
- 3. Ki non ou?
Examples
Replace ou (you) to ask for the name of others.
1. Ki jan ti fi a rele?
What is the girl's name?
2. Ki jan bèt la rele?
What is the animal's name?
3. Ki non ti gason an?
What is the girl's name?
How to Ask Where Someone is From
- Say Ki kote ou soti? to ask Where are you from?
Examples
Replace ou (you) to ask where someone or something else is from.
1. Ki kote Pierre soti?
Where is Pierre from?
2. Ki kote ti chen an soti?
Where is the little dog come from?
3. Ki kote Geralda soti?
Where is Geralda from?
How to Ask Where Someone is
- Say Ki kote ou ye? to ask Where are you?
Examples
Replace ou (you) to ask where someone or something else is from.
1. Ki kote Mirlande ye?
Where is Mirlande?
2. Ki kote ti chat la ye?
Where isthe little cat?
3. Ki kote Ronald ye?
Where is Ronald?
How to Ask Someone is Doing
- You may also say Ki jan ou ye? to ask How are you?
Examples
Replace ou (you) to ask someone or something else is doing.
1. Kòman Marie ye?
How is Marie?
2. Ki jan zwazo a ye?
How is the bird?
3. Ki jan Ronel ye?
How is Ronel?
Don't Stop Here
As you have seen in this lesson, asking basic and common questions in Haitian Creole is not hard at all. But, you should not stop here, because there is more you need to learn.
But, you can take things to the next level by learning the basic question words such as who, what when, where, hoow and why in Haitian Creole. Knowing them will make it eaisier to start and hold a conversation
Check our lesson on question words in Haitian Creole