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How to Avoid Mistakes When Pronouncing Creole Vowels

Pronunciation Guide
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In this lesson, you will learn how to avoid common mistakes when pronouncing vowels in Haitian Creole.

To start off, be sure to know the difference between an, en, on and in. As a beginner, you might mistakenly misuse one for the other. 

an


an sounds like /un/ in skunk

an does not sound like /an/ in pan

en


en sounds like /en/ in sent

en does not sound like /en/ in enter

on


on sounds like /on/ in won't

on does not sound like /on/ in onto

in


in sounds like /een/ in seen


in does not sound like /in/ in inside


The sounds ay and im are quite different from their English counterparts. For example, the sound ay is not pronounced the same way in Creole as it does in English.

Therefore, be sure to understand the difference between how both of these vowels sounds are pronounced in English and Creole

ay



ay sounds like /eye/ in eyeball

ay does not sound like /ay/ in day

im



im sounds like /eem/ in seem


im does not sound like /im/ in dim


The main thing you need to remember about the following is that the extra letter "n" at the end creates a lingering sound.

*The sound onn hardly exists in English. One of the closest matching sounds to it is /on/ in won. 

ann


ann sounds like un in fun

enn


enn sounds like en in enter

onn


onn sounds like on in won*
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