Learn English Contractions | Pronoun + 'be' Verb Pronunciation | Full Course 1

Hi, everyone. I’m Lynn. 

HI tout moun. Mwen se Lynn.

In today's video,

Nan videyo jodi a,

I’m going to teach you eight basic contractions

mwen pral anseye w uit kontraksyon debaz

combining pronouns and the ‘be’ verb.

ki konbine pwonon ak vèb 'be'.

Now, it's important to memorize these contractions.

Koulye a, li enpòtan pou memorize kontraksyon sa yo.

And you have to know how to make them

Epi ou dwe konnen ki jan fè yo

and how to say them.

ak ki jan yo di yo.

Pronouncing these contractions correctly in English

Pwononse kontraksyon sa yo kòrèkteman nan lang angle

will help you sound like a native speaker.

ap ede ou son tankou yon moun ki pale natif natal.

Let's get started.

An n kòmanse.

Okay,

Oke,

here's my list of eight common contractions

isit la nan lis mwen an nan uit kontraksyon komen

using pronouns and ‘be’ verbs.

lè l sèvi avèk pwonon ak vèb 'be'.

I will say each example two times.

Mwen pral di chak egzanp de fwa.

The first time, I will say it slowly.

Premye fwa a, mwen pral di li tou dousman.

The second time,

Dezyèm fwa a,

I will say it at a normal speed

mwen pral di li nan yon vitès nòmal

like a native speaker.

tankou yon moun ki pale natif natal.

It's really important that you repeat along after me,

Li vrèman enpòtan pou w repete apre mwen,

so don't be shy.

donk pa timid.

And repeat after each example.

Epi repete apre chak egzanp.

Okay

Oke

First example, ‘I am’ goes to ‘I’m’.

Premye egzanp, 'mwen menm' ale nan 'mwen menm'.

‘I’m waiting for my friend.’ 

'Mwen ap tann pou zanmi mwen an.'

Okay, one more time.

Oke, yon lòt fwa ankò.

I’m waiting for my friend.

map tann zanmim.

Next,

Apre sa,

‘he is’ - ‘he's’‘

'li se' - 'li se''

He's walking home.’

Li ap mache lakay li.'

Again, ‘he's walking home’.

Ankò, 'li ap mache lakay'.

‘she is’ – ‘she's’.

'li se' - 'li se'.

‘She's reading a book.’

'Li ap li yon liv.'

And again. ‘She's reading a book’.

Epi ankò. 'Li ap li yon liv'.

The next one, ‘It is’ = ‘it's’.

Pwochen an, 'Li se' = 'li a'.

‘It's a nice day.’

'Se yon bèl jou.'

And again, ‘It's a nice day’. 

Epi ankò, 'Se yon bèl jou'.

Next one, ‘You are’ = ‘you're’.

Next youn, 'Ou se' = 'ou se'.

‘You're a nice person.’

'Ou se yon moun bèl.'

And again, ‘You're a nice person’. 

Epi ankò, 'Ou se yon moun bèl'.

‘we are’ = ‘we're’.

'nou ye' = 'nou ye'.

‘We're ready for the test.’

'Nou pare pou tès la.'

‘We're ready for the test.’ 

'Nou pare pou tès la.'

Next one, ‘they are’ = ‘they’re’.

Next youn, 'yo ye' = 'yo ap'.

‘They're very happy.’

'Yo kontan anpil.'

‘They're very happy.’ 

'Yo kontan anpil.'

The last one, ‘Lynn is’ = ‘Lynn’s’.

Dènye a, 'Lynn is' = 'Lynn's'.

‘Lynn's teaching English.’

'Lynn ap anseye angle.'

‘Lynn's teaching English.’ 

'Lynn ap anseye angle.'

Good job, everyone.

Bon travay, tout moun.

Let's move on.

Ann avanse.

Okay, now, we're going to take a look at some dialogues. 

Oke, kounye a, nou pral pran yon gade nan kèk dyalòg.

These will help you know how

Sa yo pral ede w konnen ki jan

and when to make contractions.

ak ki lè fè kontraksyon.

And how to pronounce them correctly.

Ak ki jan yo pwononse yo kòrèkteman.

Conversation 1.

Konvèsasyon 1.

Adam says: “I am going to work.”

Adan di: “Mwen pral travay.”

Brian says: “You are late.”

Brian di: “Ou an reta.”

Adam says: “No. It is still early.”

Adan di: “Non. Li toujou bonè."

Which words can be changed into contractions?

Ki mo ki ka chanje an kontraksyon?

Yes these ones.

Wi sa yo.

“I’m going to work.”

"Mwen pral travay."

“You're late.”

"Ou an reta."

“No. It's still early.”

"Non. Li byen bonè toujou."

Let's look at another conversation. 

Ann gade yon lòt konvèsasyon.

Conversation 2.

Konvèsasyon 2.

Tim says: “I like Steve. He is a nice guy.”

Tim di: “Mwen renmen Steve. Li se yon bèl nèg."

Julie says: “His girlfriend is Sarah. Sarah is a nice girl.” 

Julie di: “Mennaj li se Sarah. Sara se yon bèl ti fi."

Tim says: “They are a nice couple.’

Tim di: “Yo se yon bèl koup.'

Which words can be made into contractions?

Ki mo yo ka fè nan kontraksyon?

Yes, these ones. 

Wi, sa yo.

“I like Steve. He's a nice guy.”

"Mwen renmen Steve. Li se yon bèl nèg."

“His girlfriend is Sara. Sara's a nice girl.”

"Mennaj li se Sara. Sara se yon bèl fi."

“They're a nice couple.”

"Yo se yon bèl koup."

Let's look at another conversation.

Ann gade yon lòt konvèsasyon.

Pete says: “Are you a teacher?”

Pete di: "Eske w se yon pwofesè?"

Sally says: “Yes, I am.

Sally di: “Wi, mwen menm.

Pete says: “Is your brother a teacher?”

Pete di: “Èske frè w se yon pwofesè?”

Sally says: “Yes, he is.”

Sally di: "Wi, li se."

Which of these words can be changed into contractions?

Kilès nan mo sa yo ka chanje an kontraksyon?

Right. None of them. 

Dwa. Okenn nan yo.

As you can see, ‘I am’ and ‘he is’

Kòm ou ka wè, 'mwen ye' ak 'li se'

cannot be used as contractions

pa ka itilize kòm kontraksyon

at the end of a sentence.

nan fen yon fraz.

All right, great job, everybody.

Oke, bon travay, tout moun.

We practiced a lot today.

Nou te pratike anpil jodi a.

And I know you worked hard,

Apre sa, mwen konnen ou te travay di,

so keep on working hard

kidonk kontinye travay di

because these contractions,

paske kontraksyon sa yo,

if you master them,

si ou metrize yo,

they will help you sound like a native speaker.

yo pral ede w son tankou yon moun ki pale natif natal.

Be sure to let me know

Asire w ou fè m 'konnen

how you're doing in the comments

ki jan w ap fè nan kòmantè yo

and see you in the next video.

epi wè ou nan pwochen videyo a.

Bye.

Bye.