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 #
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