How to Use the Word 'Youn' in Haitian Creole

Intermediate Lesson

What You Will Learn

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• The word Youn is pronounced as Yoon.
• You will learn how to use it in the following scenarios:

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• 1. As the pronoun one
• 2. For saying one of
• 3. For saying one another, each other, the other, etc.

How to Use Youn as the Pronoun One

Keypoints

• 1. Say youn whenever you would say one in place of a person or object in English.

Consider These Examples

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• 1. Ban mwen youn — Give me one
• 2. Mwen ka pran youn? — I can take one?
• 3. Youn te rele Jean — One was named Jean

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How to Use Youn for Saying One of

Keypoints

• 1. Say youn in situations you would normally say one of in English.
• 2. It appears as youn nan in such situations, which literally means one of.

Consider These Examples

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• 1. Pran Youn nan sa yo — Take one of these
• 2. Youn nan bwat yo — One of the boxes
• 3. Youn nan fi yo — One of the women

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How to Use Youn for Saying One Another

Keypoints

• 1. You can use youn along with lòt to say one another, each other, the other, etc.

Consider These Examples

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• 1. Renmen youn lòt — Love one another
• 2. Trete youn lòt byen — Treat one another well

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• 3. Youn apre lòt — One after another
• 4. Youn te ede lòt — One helped the other

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