Lesson 001 - Alphabet and Pronunciation Consonants |
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| Haitian orthography | IPA |
Examples | nearest English equivalent |
| b | b | bagay | before |
| ch | ʃ | cheve | shoe |
| d | d | dènye | do |
| f | f | fig |
festival |
| g | ɡ | gòch | gain |
| h | h | hinghang | hotel |
| j | ʒ | jedi | vision |
| k | k | kle | sky |
| l | l | lalin | clean |
| m | m | moun | moon |
| n | n | nòt | note |
| ng | ŋ | hinghang | feeling |
| p | p | pakèt | spy |
| r | ɣ | rezon | ruin |
| s | s | sis | six |
| t | t | tonton | telephone |
| v | v | vwazen | vision |
| w | w | wi | we |
| y | j | pye | yes |
| z | z | zero | zero |
| Vowels | |||
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| Haitian orthography | IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
| a
(or à before an n) |
a | abako
pàn |
apple |
| an
(when not followed by a vowel) |
ã | anpil | genre |
| e | e | kle | clay |
| è | ɛ | fèt | festival |
| en
(when not followed by a vowel) |
ɛ̃ | mwen | doyen |
| i | i | lide | unique |
| o | o | zwazo | sole |
| ò | ɔ | deyò | sort |
| on
(when not followed by a vowel) |
ɔ̃ | tonton | bon appétit |
| ou | u | kafou | you |
| oun
(when not followed by a vowel) |
ũ | youn | moon |
| ui | ɥi | lannuit | huis-clos |
