Lesson 3 - Verb: To Be

Sé: "To be"


The verb to be is used to identify a person or an object.

1. Mwen sé yon chat - I am a cat.

2. Ou sé yon doktè - You are a doctor.

3. Li sé Afwiken - S(he) is African.

4. Nou sé zélèv - We are students.

5. Zòt sé kanmawad - You (plural) are friends.

6. Yo sé fwè - They are brothers.

7. Sa sé yon djab - That is a devil.

8. Tig sé yon kalité zanimo - Tigers are a kind of animal.

9. Annette sé yon bèl fanm - Annette is a beautiful woman.

10. Jean sé papa-i - Jean is his father.


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Whenever the verb "Sé" appears at the end of a sentence, it becomes "Yé"


1. Nou konnèt ki moun nou yé - We know who we are.

2. ki koté mwen yé? - Where am I?

3. Ki lè i yé? - What time is it?

4. Sa sa yé? - What is that?

5. Sa i yé? - What's up?

6. Sa i yé, i yé - It is what it is.