Use our Haitian Creole interpretation services to communicate seamlessly in Haiti.

 

If you live in the English-speaking world, it’s easy to think that English is more widespread than it is. As the supposed “universal language,” English is the most widely spoken language in the world, learned as a second language by people in all sorts of countries. But still, English is only spoken by around 1.4 billion people—which is far from the majority of the planet. In Haiti, English proficiency is remarkably low, and although many educated Haitians can speak French, few can communicate effectively in English.

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So, if you’re traveling around Haiti for whatever reason—be it for business, research, humanitarian aid, tourism, or another reason—it’ll be hard for you to connect with locals without Haitian Creole or at least French. Haitian Creole is, of course, more effective, allowing you to connect with nearly all Haitian residents. At TranslationServices.com, we’re proud to present our Haitian Creole interpretation services, which can guide you through your communications with Haitian Creole speakers no matter where you are and whom you’re talking to.

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Our Haitian Creole interpretation services are more affordable than you might think—ask for a free quote today!

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Discovering the unique language of Haiti: Haitian Creole

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Haitian Creole is the national language of Haiti, with its around 12 million speakers comprising nearly all residents of Haiti as well as some Haitians living abroad. The language is unique in that it’s a French-based creole: in other words, many different ethnolinguistic groups essentially created their own language when trying to learn the island’s colonial language of French. While the vocabulary is largely derived from French, the grammar draws heavily on West African languages such as Fon. Haitian Creole has also been influenced by Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Taíno, the now-extinct indigenous language of the island.

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Given the vast grammatical differences between Haitian Creole and French, the languages are mutually unintelligible, with the largely monolingual Haitian population generally unable to understand French. Haitian Creole features little inflection, with even plural nouns simply marked by a particle after the noun. The language lacks the grammatical gender of French, but it nonetheless features different indefinite and definite articles depending on the phonological makeup of the noun, although the article comes after the noun, unlike in French. Like the plural, tense and aspect are marked by particles, with no verbal inflection. While Haitian Creole may have developed from French, it’s entirely its own entity now.

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Would you like us to interpret Haitian Creole in person or remotely?

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To make Haitian Creole interpretation services as accessible as possible, we offer our services both on site and online. You can choose between meeting up with one of our Haitian Creole translators in person in Haiti or in a Haitian Creole-speaking minority outside the country or connecting with our interpreter online for a convenient interpretation session from wherever you may be.

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We’ve taken care to select skilled Haitian Creole interpreters from all over Haiti to ensure that no matter where you are in the country, we have someone near you ready to help you connect with locals. If you’re far away from a Haitian Creole-speaking region, we probably don’t have anyone in your area, but don’t worry—we’ll send one of our interpreters on a plane if you’re willing to cover their transportation costs!

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Alternatively, you can set up a telecommunications call—on Zoom, Skype, the landline phone, or anything else—with one of our Haitian Creole interpreters. This way, you can receive high-quality Haitian Creole interpretation services no matter where you are in the world. We can work around all sorts of time zones, so you don’t need to worry about that either.

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Choose between simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for Haitian Creole.

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There are two main types of interpretation, and since they require different skills, it’s important to know which one you need. Simultaneous interpretation is appropriate for one-way communication, such as a TV broadcast or a presentation. It also works for large multilingual conferences, where participants wear headsets to receive information in their language. In simultaneous interpretation, the interpreter doesn’t wait for the speaker to finish—they translate in real time as they listen to the speaker.

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Consecutive interpretation is more geared for smaller applications, such as a small meeting, conference, or interview. Here, the interpreter acts as an intermediary, interpreting information back and forth between the parties in Haitian Creole and English. They wait until the speaker is finished before relaying the information to the other party. Since we offer both services, simply let us know which one you’re looking for.

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Haitian Creole interpreters available for all kinds of content

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You may need your Haitian Creole interpreter to have some expertise in a particular topic—don’t worry. Our team is so vast that we have interpreters from just about every field, so no matter what kind of content you need interpreted, we can set you up with the right Haitian Creole interpreter for you.

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Send us a message today if you’d like high-quality Haitian Creole interpretation services.