---
title: "Conversation: Buying a Bottle of Water"
description: Use a short market exchange to ask for water and price.
url: "https://oukaap.com/en/okahub/conversation-buying-a-bottle-of-water/"
updated: "2026-08-04"
category: Conversations
tags:
  - beginner
  - conversations
  - "haitian-creole"
  - practice
  - pronunciation
  - speaking
---

# Conversation: Buying a Bottle of Water

Haitian Creole Conversations, Lesson 02

 Conversation: Buying a Bottle of Water

Use a short market exchange to ask for water and price.

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## 1. Conversations focus

This conversation turns food vocabulary into a practical request.

**Pronunciation guide:** Mwen vle = mwen vleh; konbyen = kohn-byen.

## 2. How to use it

 Use **Mwen vle...** to request something. Use **Konbyen li ye?** to ask the price.

## 3. Conversations building blocks

Keep numbers simple in the first version.

| Creole dialogue | English sounds-like guide | English meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: Bonjou. Mwen vle dlo. | *Bon-joo. Mwen vleh dloh* | Hello. I want water. |
| B: Wi. Men dlo a. | *Wee. Men dloh ah* | Yes. Here is the water. |
| A: Konbyen li ye? | *Kohn-byen lee yeh* | How much is it? |
| B: Li senk goud. | *Lee senk good* | It is five gourdes. |

## 4. Interactive practice station

 Coming soon**Interactive practice is being prepared.**

Come back soon for the exercise.