8. "A" & "An" (indefinite)

Question 1

The Creole word yon means a or an.

Like English, the indefinite article yon always comes before the noun.

Answer 1

So, in any situation where you would normally say a or an in English, say yon if you are speaking Haitian Creole.

For example, the Creole experession yon tab means a table.

Question 2

1. Yon bous
2. Yon chanm
3. Yon sandal

Answer 2

1. A wallet
2. A room
3. A sandal

Question 3

In Creole, there is no indefinite article when the noun is plural. Simply leave the word as it is.

You must not add the letter s at the end of plural word in Creole.

Answer 3

For example, let us suppose that you want to say I want movies in Haitian Creole.

The Creole translation of that sentence would be Mwen vle fim.

As you can see in the Creole translation, no changes were made to the word fim.

Question 4

1. I have pockets
2. I have three sisters
3. It has many rooms

Plural Creole words don’t end with the letter s

Answer 4

Right: Mwen gen pòch
Wrong: Mwen gen pòchs

Right: Mwen gen twa sè
Wrong:Mwen gen twa sès

Right: Li gen anpil chanm
Wrong: Li gen anpil chanms

Question 5

NOTES

Answer 5

1. Don’t confuse yon with the words yonn and youn. They don’t mean the same thing as yon. A future lesson will explain how to use yonn and youn.
2. Don’t confuse yon with yo. The word yo is the plural form of definite article the in Haitian Creole.