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How to Pronounce Trailing Sounds and Contractions in Haitian Creole

Pronunciation Guide
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In this lesson, you will learn how to pronounce lingering sounds such as a, an and ou. You will also learn how to pronounce contractions as one word.

How to Pronounce the Trailing Sounds

The trailing sounds to focus are a, an and ou. All three of those words are always pronounced as if they are combined with the words that comes before them.

In order to know how to pronounce these words as trailing sounds, it helps to know what they mean.

The words a and an mean "the" [See lesson on definite articles]. The word ou simply means "you" or "your". 

For example, let's consider the Creole expression Bato a (The boat). It is actually pronounced as Bato-a.

As you can see, both words are pronounced as if they are one or combined.

Consider These Examples


1. Kaye a (The notebook)
Pronounced as: Kaye-a


2. Chen an (The dog)
Pronounced as: Chen-an


3.
Kreyon ou (Your pencil)
Pronounced as: Kreyon-ou


How to Pronounce Contractions

You should pronounce Creole contractions as one word even though they appear to be separated. 

Trailing Sounds - You Must Know How to Pronounce Them

As you have seen in this lesson, pronouncing trailing sounds is quite simple. But, they are very important. Your reading and speaking ability will be choppy if you don't learn them.

Other Creole speakers will immediately realize that you are a beginner if you don't know how to pronounce trailing sounds. Therefore, you should not underestimate the importance of learning them.
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