Haitian Creole Alphabet Start Here
The Haitian Creole Alphabet
A beginner-friendly guide to the 32 Haitian Creole graphemes, built for English-speaking learners.
32
letters and sound groups
1. What learners need to know first #
Haitian Creole spelling is designed to be phonetic. Once you learn the graphemes, reading becomes more predictable than in English or French.
Pronunciation guide: every alphabet article includes an English sounds-like cue, but recorded Haitian Creole audio should be the final model.
2. Alphabet sequence #
Recommended series: A, AN, B, CH, D, E, EN, È, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, O, Ò, ON, OU, OUN, P, R, S, T, UI, V, W, Y, Z
3. Sound families #
Oral vowelsa, e, è, i, o, ò, ou
Nasal vowelsan, en, on, oun
Semi-vowelsw, y, ui
Consonants and digraphsb, ch, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, ng, p, r, s, t, v, z