Public Transport

1. Ki bis ki ale nan sant vil la?

   Ki bis ki a-le nan sant vil la?

   Which bus goes to the city center?

   Usage

   Used at a bus stop to find the correct bus to the city center

   Grammar Note

   Haitian Creole is a French-based creole. The definite article "la" is postposed

2. Konbyen arè jiska [destinasyon]?

   Kon-byen a-rè ji-ska [destinasyon]?

   How many stops to [destination]?

   Usage

   Used to ask how many stops to the destination

   Grammar Note

   "konbyen" is the Haitian Creole question word for quantity

3. Tanpri, kite m desann la a.

   Tan-pri, ki-te m de-sann la a.

   Please let me off here.

   Usage

   Used to ask the driver to let you off here

   Grammar Note

   "tanpri" is the Haitian Creole equivalent of "please"

4. Chèz sa a okipe?

   Is this seat taken?

   Usage

   Used to check if a seat is occupied

   Grammar Note

   "okipe" means "occupied/in use"; a rising intonation makes it a question

5. Ki lè dènye bis la pase?

   Ki lè dè-nye bis la pa-se?

   What time is the last bus?

   Usage

   Used to find out when the last bus departs

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative for clock time is ki lè, written as two words, as in "Ki lè li ye?"; there is no interrogative spelt kiyè. Dènye precedes the noun it modifies.

6. Kote m ka achte tikè a?

   Ko-te m ka ach-te ti-kè a?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to purchase a transport ticket

   Grammar Note

   "ka" is the Haitian Creole modal expressing ability/possibility

7. Bis sa a kanpe nan mache a?

   Bis sa a kan-pe nan ma-che a?

   Does this bus stop at the market?

   Usage

   Used to confirm whether the bus stops at the market

   Grammar Note

   In Haitian Creole, questions have the same word order as statements; intonation marks them

8. Ki platfòm li demare?

   Ki plat-fòm li de-ma-re?

   Which platform does it depart from?

   Usage

   Used at a station to find the departure platform

   Grammar Note

   "demare" is a verb meaning "to depart/start moving"; "Ki platfòm" (which platform) is enough to ask "from which platform"

9. Èske gen yon wout dirèk?

   Ès-ke gen yon wout di-rèk?

   Is there a direct route?

   Usage

   Used to ask if there is a direct route

   Grammar Note

   "èske" is the Haitian Creole question marker for yes/no questions

10. Konbyen tan vwayaj la pran?

    Kon-byen tan vwa-yaj la pran?

    How long does the journey take?

    Usage

    Used to ask the duration of the journey

    Grammar Note

    "konbyen tan pran?" is the Haitian Creole expression for asking how long something takes

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