local_library What You Will Learn
In this lesson, you will figure out how to compare the features of people or things in Haitian Creole.
You will learn the following:
1. Saying what something is like
2. Saying what something looks like
3. Saying something is the same
4. Saying something works the same way
In this lesson, you will figure out how to compare the features of people or things in Haitian Creole.
You will learn the following:
1. Saying what something is like
2. Saying what something looks like
3. Saying something is the same
4. Saying something works the same way
How to Say What Something is Like
Use the word tankou to show what something is like
Consider These Examples
1. Ou tankou yon wa → You are like a king
2. Ou tankou yon rèn → You are like a queen
3. Li tankou yon ti bebe → He is like a little baby
How to Say What Something Looks Like
Use the word sanble to show what something looks like.
You must use sanble with the word avèk, ak or tankou.
It does not matter which one you use.
You must use sanble with the word avèk, ak or tankou.
It does not matter which one you use.
Consider These Examples
Remember to use sanble with the words avèk, ak or tankou.
1. Ou sanble avèk Samson → You look like Samson
2. Lisa sanble ak matant → Lisa looks like auntie
3. Yo sanble tankou fi → They look like women
How to Show Something is the Same
Use the word menm to show that something is the same.
Consider These Examples
1. Yo gen menm souri → They have the same smile
2. Nou gen menm kay → We have the same house
3. Nou gen menm rad → We have the same clothes
How to Show Something Works the Same Way
Use the words menm jan to show that something works in a similar way.
Consider These Examples
1. Yo kouri menm jan → They run the same way
2. Li ekri menm jan → She writes the same way
3. Yo pale menm jan → They talk the same way