What You Will Learn
In this lesson, you will learn how to compare the features of people or things in Haitian Creole.
You will learn the following:
1. Saying what something is like
2. Saying what something looks like
3. Saying something is the same
4. Saying something works the same way
How to Say What Something Is Like
Use the word tankou to show what something is like.
Consider These Examples
1. Ou tankou yon wa → You are like a king
2. Ou tankou yon rèn → You are like a queen
3. Li tankou yon ti bebe → He is like a little baby
How to Say What Something Looks Like
Use the word sanble to show what something looks like.
You can use sanble by itself, or you can use it with the word avèk or ak.
You may also see tankou after sanble, but ak and avèk are often clearer when you simply mean that someone or something looks like someone or something else.
You can use sanble by itself, or you can use it with the word avèk or ak.
You may also see tankou after sanble, but ak and avèk are often clearer when you simply mean that someone or something looks like someone or something else.
Consider These Examples
Remember that you can use sanble by itself, or with words such as avèk and ak.
1. Ou sanble avèk Samson → You look like Samson
2. Lisa sanble ak matant li → Lisa looks like her aunt
3. Yo sanble ak fi → They look like women
How to Show Something Is the Same
Use the word menm to show that something is the same.
Consider These Examples
1. Yo gen menm souri → They have the same smile
2. Nou gen menm kay → We have the same house
3. Nou gen menm rad → We have the same clothes
How to Show Something Works the Same Way
Use the words menm jan to show that something is done in the same way or in a similar way.
Consider These Examples
1. Yo kouri menm jan → They run the same way
2. Li ekri menm jan → She writes the same way
3. Yo pale menm jan → They talk the same way