M praktike kreyòl pou yon edtan chak maten. Jodia m ap praktike envèse fraz tankou:
/k/ Kisa Joj ye pou ou?
/r/…
- Joj se kouzen mwen
- Kouzen mwen Joj ye
- Se kouzen mwen Joj ye
Tèt mwen fè m mal! / Tèt chaje!
I’m inverting responses to the question-form “What/who is <person> to you?” with the relationship given in the question. So it’s a great way to learn two things:
- What is the relationship?
- How to invert a sentence so that you can use either “se” or “ye” (both forms of “to be,” used in different positions in a sentence), or even both.
So …
Kesyon (question) “Kisa Joj ye pou ou?” (What/who is George to you?) and relasyon (relationship) to you (kouzen) means that George is my (male) cousin.
“Joj se kouzen mwen” is straightforward. “George is my (male) cousin.” (“kouzen” is a male cousin or any cousin. “kouzin” is specifically a female cousin.)
But then “Kouzen mwen Joj ye” is the inversion of that, where the “se” connecting Joj and I becomes “ye” because it’s at the end of the sentence or phrase.
Then that can be further modified by adding the signifier “se” at the beginning. The “Se” in “Se kouzen mwen Joj ye” is not literally “is,” but is a marker or signifier for a more emphatic statement, something like “gosh darn it, yes of course George is my cousin!” Now, it’s really not quite that strong, but there’s definitely a stronger meaning than the plain ol’ inverted “kouzen mwen Joj ye.”
Only twelve/douz of these sentences…
Oh, and the sentences are numbered using the alphabet as in “a. first question; b. second question; c. third question…” but using the Haitian Creole alphabet “a. premyè kesyon; an. dezyèm kesyon; b. twazyèm kesyon; ch. katrizyèm kesyon….”
Pwofesè, tèt mwen chaje!
Mwen espere pale kreyòl tankou natif natal, men travay la se difisil.