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Lesson 4 of 10
Counting to ten in Haitian Creole
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Haitian Creole words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Haitian Creole phrases in this lesson
- Yonyon
- One
- Deduh
- Two
- Twatwah
- Three
- Katkaht
- Four
- Senksenk
- Five
- Sissees
- Six
- Sètset
- Seven
- Uitweet
- Eight
- Nèfnef
- Nine
- Disdees
- Ten
Also used for the article "a" or "an". In conversation, yon blends into "y'" so "y'ap pale" means "he/she is speaking".
Haitian counting is straightforward: yon, de, twa, kat, senk, sis, set, uit, nef, dis. Numbers do not get complicated until you reach the higher ranges.
Basic number, used constantly in counting and age-giving.
The fourth in the sequence. Essential for any numerical context.
Twenty is ven, thirty is trant, forty is karant, and so on. Easier than many European languages.