Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Lesson 18 - Asking questions with the "WH" words [part 2]


In this lesson we will learn how the form a sentence with WH words when the question word is the subject (thing being talked about) of the sentence.

Example:
What killed the plant?
When did he speak?
Which plastic shoe?
Who passed here?

Trinidad French Creole equivalent.

What ---> ki sa ki

When ---> kilè ki, or what + time + ki

Which ---> ki (subject) ki 

Who ---> (which one of) kilès ki 

Whenever we are using the question words as the subject of the sentence, ki is repeated. 

What - Kisa?

1. Ki sa ki ka fè'w twis?
    What is making you sad?

2. Ki sa ki ka fè'w kontan?
   What makes you happy?

3. Ki sa ki nan ji fwi-a?
   What's in the fruit juice?

4. Ki sa ki wivé'w?
   What happened to you? 

5. Ki sa ki ni? (Litterally means "what that has?" or "what have we?")
   What's going on?

Note: a shorter form of kisa ki ni is "sa ki ni?"
w is a contracted form of the pronoun "ou"

When, what time - kilè or ki tan

1. Kilè ki fèt mwen?
   When  is my birthday?

2. Ki tan ki akouchman'w?
    When is your delivery date?

Which - ki + subject + ki

1. Ki jou ki pli bon?
   Which day is better?

2. Ki bonbon ki pli dou?
  Which cake is sweeter?

3. Ki kay ki pli gwo?
   Which house is bigger?

Who - Ki moun?

1. Ki moun ki fè Jonny pléwé?
   Who made Jonny cry?

2. Ki moun ki nan batiman-an?
  Who is in the building?

3. Ki moun ki vlé djaman-an?
   Who wants the diamond?

4. Ki moun ki ka manti?
  Who is lying?

5. Ki moun ki ka pasé la?
  Who's passing there?

Kilès ki - who, which one of?

1. Kilès ki sésé'w?
   Who's your sister?

2. Kilès ki vlé alé avan?
  Which one of you wants to go first?

3. Kilès ki pwéféwé ponm-fwans?
   Who prefers apples?

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