ROBERTS: Let's take a call. This is Johnny in Fresno, California. Johnny, welcome to TALK OF THE NATION.
JOHNNY (Caller): Hello.
ROBERTS: Hello.
JOHNNY: Thank you for having me.
ROBERTS: Sure.
JOHNNY: Yes, basically, I live in California. And just like all other Haitians, you know, leaving (unintelligible) Haiti, I am very concerned about my parents and - who are stuck back there. And basically, for the past three days, I've asking myself how I can help. And as I watched the different media, the different network, I realized that there is a great need for communication. Many people from all over the world, from this country and anywhere else, you know, have rushed in to help Haitian. But they are unable to connect, to talk to the Haitians, even to say hello or to say hi.
Haitians enjoy or appreciate people when they say hi to them, bon jour. So that's why I have created Haitian Creole MP3 file. And I post them on haitiancreolemp3.libsyn.com...
ROBERTS: So Johnny, why don't you give us a quick lesson. How do you say, we wish you the best in Creole?
JOHNNY: (Creole spoken). It is just easy stuff. (Creole spoken). How are you? What's hurting you? (Creole spoken).
And a lot of the people who want the aid workers, they don't know how to ask the basic questions. So I was compiling a list of basic Haitian phrases that they can use - they can download to their iPods or MP3 players. And basically, they can use it as they go. They can use it on the (unintelligible) wherever, you know, they're going.
ROBERTS: Johnny, thank you so much for your call. We are talking about the Haitian diaspora this hour on TALK OF THE NATION, the 800,000 Haitians here in the U.S. and many, many more around the world, their response to the earthquake last week and how they are keeping in touch with Haiti and trying to help the situation there.
We want to hear from you: 800-989-8255 is our email address - our email - I mean our phone number. Our email address is talk@npr.org.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122701264
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
World Wide Haitian Creole Classes - California
Introductory Haitian Creole
Worldwide Haitian Creole Classes introduces both the spoken and the written language, with conversational proficiency as the primary goal. our main goal is to get ready to start talking to Haitians in the field. Our course emphasizes grammar, oral expression, and listening comprehension. It is designed to give beginning students a practical command of the Haitian language and rich culture. Upon completion of this course, you can expect to be able to speak in a present and a future tense, to have enough vocabulary (between 1000 to 5,000 words) to participate in basic and intermediate daily conversation, and to be able to read and write a simple letter or notes.
The purpose of the course is to give volunteers and relief workers, doctors and short-term missionaries introductory skills in Haitian Creole, as well as an understanding for the culture in Haiti. Learners will also be introduced to Haitian customs, traditions, popular beliefs and communication styles. This aspect of the course will help volunteers to understand Haitian ways of thinking and non-verbal cues so that they can be more effective in their work.
Classes are given in English, Spanish and French. And if you are an advanced learner of the language, please know that you will gain a lot from our lessons too.
Contact us above or listen to some of our lessons right here: http://aprenderkreyolhaitiano.blogspot.com (Spanish speakers); http://annpalekreyolaudio.blogspot.com (English speakers)
Once you have completed the payment, please email us at haitiancreole[at]Gmail.com to inform us and provide us with the following:
Your Full Name:
E-mail address:
Phone Number:
Skype Name/Username: (We will send you a request so you can have our skype name too)
Professional background or area of expertise:
State or country:
Organization you are affiliated with:
How do you plan to be involved in Haiti?
With the advance of technological tools readily available on the Web and through social media, you can learn any foreign languages from the comfort of your home or your office. We are excited about the number of widgets and gadgets at our disposal these days. We are happy that you want to work with us. We want to make sure that we work with you to accommodate your professional schedule. We will do our best to take into consideration the difference in time zones.
A great number of classes are currently offered online. By joining this Haitian Creole language class, you have just added to this number. Remain assured that you are learning the language from a native of the country who has studied in both Haiti and the U.S.A. So, you will get the best of both worlds in terms of comprehension, bicultural understanding and transnational sensitivities.
Thanks for signing up and welcome to WorldWideHaitianCreoleClasses and SakPaseLearnHaitianCreole Now!
Worldwide Haitian Creole Classes introduces both the spoken and the written language, with conversational proficiency as the primary goal. our main goal is to get ready to start talking to Haitians in the field. Our course emphasizes grammar, oral expression, and listening comprehension. It is designed to give beginning students a practical command of the Haitian language and rich culture. Upon completion of this course, you can expect to be able to speak in a present and a future tense, to have enough vocabulary (between 1000 to 5,000 words) to participate in basic and intermediate daily conversation, and to be able to read and write a simple letter or notes.
The purpose of the course is to give volunteers and relief workers, doctors and short-term missionaries introductory skills in Haitian Creole, as well as an understanding for the culture in Haiti. Learners will also be introduced to Haitian customs, traditions, popular beliefs and communication styles. This aspect of the course will help volunteers to understand Haitian ways of thinking and non-verbal cues so that they can be more effective in their work.
Classes are given in English, Spanish and French. And if you are an advanced learner of the language, please know that you will gain a lot from our lessons too.
Contact us above or listen to some of our lessons right here: http://aprenderkreyolhaitiano.blogspot.com (Spanish speakers); http://annpalekreyolaudio.blogspot.com (English speakers)
Once you have completed the payment, please email us at haitiancreole[at]Gmail.com to inform us and provide us with the following:
Your Full Name:
E-mail address:
Phone Number:
Skype Name/Username: (We will send you a request so you can have our skype name too)
Professional background or area of expertise:
State or country:
Organization you are affiliated with:
How do you plan to be involved in Haiti?
With the advance of technological tools readily available on the Web and through social media, you can learn any foreign languages from the comfort of your home or your office. We are excited about the number of widgets and gadgets at our disposal these days. We are happy that you want to work with us. We want to make sure that we work with you to accommodate your professional schedule. We will do our best to take into consideration the difference in time zones.
A great number of classes are currently offered online. By joining this Haitian Creole language class, you have just added to this number. Remain assured that you are learning the language from a native of the country who has studied in both Haiti and the U.S.A. So, you will get the best of both worlds in terms of comprehension, bicultural understanding and transnational sensitivities.
Thanks for signing up and welcome to WorldWideHaitianCreoleClasses and SakPaseLearnHaitianCreole Now!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Aprendan Creole Haitiano Con Este Nuevo Libro
Compren su copia del libro electronico hoy. Bajen su libro electronico!
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