Haitian Creole Phrasebook: Essential Expressions for Communicating in Haiti
By Jowel C. Laguerre and Cecile Accilien
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The essential terms you need to communicate with the nation’s 8-plus million Haitian Creole speakers
If you are travelling to Haiti to help with the relief effort or to aid in its rebuilding, Haitian Creole Phrasebook is your must-have resource. In addition to featuring content specifically related to relief and rebuilding, this book also covers the basic topics such as introducing yourself, asking for directions, giving instructions, or asking for information. A separate section is devoted to key words and phrases related to relief efforts from communicating with medical personnel to construction and engineering terminology
Features:
- A mini-dictionary includes essential vocabulary for quick reference
- An 30-minute audio download that features key words and phrases
- Vital vocabulary and phrases relevant to relief and rebuilding processes
McGraw-Hill will donate a percentage of sales to the Haitian rebuilding effort.
Topics include: Basic Vocabulary, Basics of Haitian Creole, Greetings and Wishes, Expressing Preferences and Opinions, Numbers, Time, and Weather, Family, People, and Description, Communication, Living and Working in Haiti, Transportation and Directions, Money and Shopping, Accommodations, Food and Drink, Specialized Vocabulary, Earthquake, Construction Rebuilding, Relief Effort, Medical Vocabulary, Security, Resources
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Haitian Creole Phrasebook - Jowel C. Laguerre
HAITIAN CREOLE PHRASEBOOK
Essential Expressions for Communicating in Haiti
Cécile Accilien, Ph.D., and Jowel C. Laguerre, Ph.D.
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Select phrases from the book are featured in a free audio download that can be found on mhprofessional.com.
Tèt ansanm pou bati yon Ayiti ki desantralize ak estab!
Heads together to build a decentralized and sustainable Haiti
To the memory of Roseline Massé, fanm vanyan, who was a caring, thoughtful, and loving rainbow in so many people’s clouds and especially Cécile’s.
To the memory of Sonia Biassou Lamothe, Jowel’s other mother.
We dedicate this book to the memory of the many Haitians and non-Haitians who lost their lives in the earthquake of 01/12/10 and to the rebuilding of a more prosperous Ayiti Cheri!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 Basic Vocabulary
Chapter 1
Basics of Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
Alphabet
Chapter 2
Greetings and Introductions
Key Words and Phrases
Greetings
Introductions
Occupations
Family and Friends
Wishes
Talking on the Phone
Chapter 3
Opinions and Descriptions
The Magic
Words
Likes and Dislikes
Preferences
Opinions
Agreement and Disagreement
Description
Colors
Chapter 4
Numbers, Time, and Weather
Cardinal Numbers
Expressions of Quantity
Ordinal Numbers
Telling Time
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Weights and Measures
Weather
Part 2 Living and Working in Haiti
Chapter 5
Transportation and