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Creole Grammar
The Creole grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Creole and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
| And: epi | Under: anba'l |
| Before: anvan'l | After: apre'l |
| Inside: andedan | Outside: deyò |
| With: ak | But: men |
| For: pou | From: nan |
| To: | In: nan |
Questions and Adverbs
To ask questions, use the following:
| What?: ki sa? | Who?: ki moun? |
| How?: ki jan? | Why?: poukisa? |
| Where?: ki kote? |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
| Never: pa janm | Rarely: rarman |
| Sometimes: pafwa | Usually: anjeneral |
| Always: toujou | Very: anpil |
Most commonly used pronouns in Creole:
| I: mwen menm | You: ou menm |
| He: li menm | She: li menm |
| We: nou menm | They: yo meam |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
| My: mwen | Your: ou |
| His: li | Her: li |
| Our: nou | Their: yo |
Grammar in a sentence
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
| I speak English: mwen pale angle |
| You speak French: ou pale franse |
| He speaks German: li pale alamn |
| She speaks Italian: li pale italyen |
| I visited France: mwen te vizite lafrans |
| I will drink milk: mwen pral bwè lèt |
Some extra grammatical structures:
| I understand you: mwen konprann ou |
| I don't understand you: mwen pa konprann ou |
| I don't speak French: mwen pa pale franse |
| This is my house: sa'a se kay mwen |
| That restaurant is far: restoran sa'a byen lwen |
| No problem: pa gen okenn pwoblèm |
The above Creole grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Creole vocabulary to obtain some popular Creole phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |