What You Need to Know
1. How to Pronounce the Haitian Creole Letter S
2. Common Haitian Creole words that have the letter S
How to Pronounce the Letter S
- 1. The Haitian Creole Letter S usually sounds the same as the letter S in English.
- 2. The Haitian Creole letter S mainly sounds like /s/ in sat or like /s/ in site.
- 1. The Haitian Creole Letter S is not silent. For example, in English the letter S is silent in the words island, aisle, debris and so on.
- 2. The Haitian Creole Letter S doesn't sound like z. For example, in English the letter S sounds like z in the words is, was, reason and so on.
- 3. The Haitian Creole Letter S doesn't sound like the soft french J. For example, in English the words treasure and vision have soft french-like letter j sound.
- The key reason to avoid making these mistakes has to with how you should pronounce words in standard Creole writing. In standard Creole writing, you should pronounce all letters and all letters generally have one sound.
Don't Make These 3 Mistakes
The Haitian Creole letter s sounds like s seem.
10+ Common Creole Words with the Letter A
1. Samdi - Saturday
2. Sekirite - Security
3. Prese - To hurry
4. Pase - Go
5. Kase- To break
6. Serye - Serious
7. Pouse - To push
8. Eseye - To try
9. Respire- To breathe
10. Sezon - Haiti
11. Sitiyasyon - Situation
12. Solid - Solid
Keep it Simple!
Rememeber, the Haitian Creole letter S generally sounds the same as it does in English.
Just remember that it is not silent and that it doesn't sound like z from the s in reason and the suble j from the s in measure
Once you know these basic facts, you are all set! You will be able to pronounce the Haitian Creole letter S correctly.