What You Will Learn
1. You will learn how to say the basic colors in Creole.
2. You will learn how to say different color shades such as light blue and dark blue.
How to Say the Basic Colors
- Colors in Haitian Creole are the nearly the same as French. There are only slight differences in spelling and pronunciation.
How to Say the Colors When Speaking
- Always say the color after the object
Consider These Examples
Notice how the color appears after the object
1. Machin wouj — Red car
2. Fèy vèt — Green leaf
3. Syèl ble — Blue sky
How to Say Light and Dark Color Shades
- 1. Say klè for lighter color shades
- 2. Say fonse for lighter color shades
- 3. Say the color shade after the main color
Consider These Examples
Notice how the color appears after the object
1. Fèy vèt klèt — Light green leaf
2. Fèy vèt fonse — Dark green leaf
Focus on the Basic Colors
In many cases Haitian Creole speakers will say the main colors instead of their subtypes (i.e. saying red instead of magenta).
Therefore, as someone who is learning Haitian Creole, focus on knowing the main colors shown in this lesson first.
That will be enough to have everyday conversations with native speakers.