What You Need to Know
1. How to Pronounce Haitian Creole Letter O
2. Common Haitian Creole words that have the letter O
How to Pronounce the Letter O
- 1. The Haitian Creole Letter O sounds more similar to the long vowel /o/ in okay than it does to the short vowel /o/ in stop.
- 2. The Haitian Creole letter O thus sounds similar to but not exactly the same as the letter O in English.
- 3. Our video on how to pronounce the letter O in Haitian Creole shows how you can pronounce it even better.
It Doesn't Sound like 'Ah'
In English, letter O sounds as AH when it is used as a short vowel and as OH when it used as a short vowel.
Out of these two sounds, the long vowel O sound is arguably the closest, but it is still not completely the same as the Creole letter O.
As a learner, using the long vowel O sound will be close enough to communicate in Haitian Creole.
10+ Common Creole Words with the Letter O
1. Orijinal- Original
2. Dlo - Water
3. Korije - To correct
4. Lopital - Hospital
5. Moto - Motorcycle
6. Kote - Place
7. Oma - Lobster
8. Oze - To dare, to act audaciously
9. Pote - To carry
10. Kole - To stick, to glue together
11. Konekte - To connect
12. Oblije - Have to / Obligated
Do This If You Are a New Learner
If your native language is English and you are new to learning Haitian Creole, start by pronouncing Haitian Creole letter O as the English long vowel O.
As you get more familiar with Haitian Creole pronunciation, you can try to pronounce it like Haitians do by using this video as a helpful guide.