Lesson 2 - Consonant Sounds

b sounds like the letter <b> in the words bat, bop, barber.

ch sounds like the <sh> in the words shack, ship, shelter.

d sounds like the <d> in the words dip, day, dam.

dj sounds like the <j> in the words  job, jump, jet.

f sounds like the <f> in the words fight, fit, fail.

g sounds like the <g> in the words gain, gallop, gift. (Never as barge, large, espionage)

h sound like the <h> in the words hop, help, helmet.

j sounds like the <g> in the word genre. (Never as in Job or Jesus)

k sounds like the <k> in the words kelp, cool, cola.

l sounds like the <l> in the words love, lips, lever.

m sounds like the <m> in the words melt, milk, mate.

n sound like the <n> in the words nap, net, nick.

ng sounds like the <ng> in the words finger, five, fringe.

p sounds like the <p> in the words pet, petal, parish.

r sound like the <r> in the words radio, rapper, rip. (Only heard in words derived from English)

s sounds like the <s> in the words sun, summer, Sam

t sounds like the <t> in the words time, tin, tap.

tj sounds like the <ch> in the word chapel, chapter, chart.

v sounds like the <v> in the words vault, victory, Venice.

w sounds like the <w> in the words wealth, weapon, whisky.

y sounds like the <y> in the words yellow, yell, yap.

z sounds like the <z> in the words zip, zap, zilch.

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Now, let's practise! Please say out loud!


b - bato, bobo, boul, bas

ch - chabon, chachaba, chakal, chal

d - dadawa, dan, dé, don

dj - djab, djamèt, djèp, djiyon

f - fab, fèt, fidji, fifidanj

g - gad, goud, gagaya, gayap

h - habi, hakawi, hòd, houma

j - jabal, jou, jòdi, jibyé

k - kabann, kalalou, koko, kilti

l - labas lèv, loséyan, lò

m - mango, mèt, mizik, mòkò

n - nago, nèg, nas, nwè

ng - gangan, tingting

p - pa, palinani, papa, paspò

r - radyo, roro, rapa, rèkòd

s - salad, sèpan, satan, savann

t - taya, téson, tim-tim, tit

v - vach, venni, viwé, vwèl

w- waya, wéléwélé, wan, wéyonm

y - yenyen, yéfé, yon, yè

z - zaboka, zwézo, zanm, zèb

Lesson 1 - Vowel Sounds

Trinidadian French Creole vowel sounds are divided into two groups:

1. Non-nasalised vowels - a, é, è, i, o, ou
2. Nasalised vowels - an, en, on

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A is pronounced like the letter <a> in mad, fad, pad, dad, sad. Please say these words out loud:

dada, mama, papa, fafa, tata, gaga

AN is pronounced like the <an> in tanner, rendezvous. Please say these words out loud:

ban, pan, van, tan, gangan


É is pronounced like the sound <ay> as in pay, lay, flay, play. Please say these words out loud:

pété, mété, lélé, hélé, palé

È is pronounced like the sound <eh> as in wet, let, pet, set. Please say these words out loud:
flè, lè, nèt, palèt, lèt


EN is pronounced like the sound <en> as in then, pen, ken, sent. Please say these words out loud:
enmen, nenen, senyen, limen, entèl




I is pronounced like the sound <ee> as in seep, deep, keep, steep. Please say these words out loud:
piwa, pikan, di, piti, tifi.



O is pronounced like the sound <ow> as in low, tow, mow, blow. Please say these words out loud:
poto, moto, foto, toto, koko.




ON is pronounced like the sound <oun> as in French bonbon. Please say these words out loud:
bonbon, tonton, pon, vonvon, sonson.




Ò is pronounced like the sound <oh> as in sore, core, shore, pore, more. Please say these words out loud:
pò, kò, pòpò, dòdò, hòtòtò.




OU is pronounced like the sound <oo> as stoop, coop, poop, boom, booth. Please say these words out loud:
boubou, touloulou, doudou, koukou, sou.

See also our Wiki: http://kweyol.wikispaces.com/Sounds+and+Spelling