demen
everyday, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole, "tomorrow" is demen. It comes from French demain.
Add a time of day for detail. Demen maten is "tomorrow morning" and demen swa is "tomorrow evening".
Meaning: the day after today (adverb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The future is shown by pral or va. Mwen pral vini demen means "I will come tomorrow".
How do you pronounce it?
Say demen as "deh-MEN". Final en is a nasal vowel.
Did you know?
- N a wè is a short form of nou a wè and literally means "we will see".
Examples in context
- N a wè demen.See you tomorrow.
- Mwen pral travay demen.I will work tomorrow.
- Demen maten mwen ale.Tomorrow morning I leave.
Example conversation
Carline says goodbye to her friend Michel after class.
- CarlineKisa ou pral fè demen?What are you going to do tomorrow?
- MichelMwen pral lakay mwen.I will be at home.
- CarlineBon, n a wè demen.Good, see you tomorrow.