What You Need to Know
1. How to pronounce the Haitian Creole letter Ch
2. Common Haitian Creole words that contain the letter Ch
How to Pronounce the Letter Ch
- 1. The Haitian Creole letter Ch usually sounds like /sh/ in share.
- 2. The sound of the Creole letter Ch matches the symbol ʃ from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
- 1. The Haitian Creole letter Ch does not sound like ch in chapter, chair, or teacher.
- 2. The Haitian Creole letter Ch does not sound like k. In English, the letter Ch sounds like k in the words character, cholesterol, and technology.
- Remember, the Haitian Creole letter Ch is not silent. Though rare, the letter Ch is silent in an English word like yacht.
Don't Make These Mistakes
The Haitian Creole letter Ch is common. Therefore, knowing how to pronounce it correctly will greatly help you in sounding more native and natural when you are speaking Creole.
10+ Common Haitian Creole Words with the Letter Ch
1. Chat - Cat
2. Chapit - Chapter
3. Mache - To walk / Market
4. Mechan - Evil
5. Chemiz - Shirt
6. Fache - Angry
7. Chire - To rip
8. Chèz - Chair
9. Machin - Car
10. Wòch - Rock
11. Pòch - Pocket
12. Bouch - Mouth / Lips
13. Rich - Rich
14. Cho - Hot
15. Chalè - Heat
Pay Attention When O Comes After Ch
When O comes after Ch, adjust your lips as if you are saying "Oh" and then make the Ch sound.
To really understand how to pronounce the letter Ch when it is followed by O, please watch our upcoming video on how to pronounce it.
This is also the case when Ch is followed by O in the form of O, On, Onn, Ou, Oun, Ò, Òn, and so on.