Haitian Creole Phrases
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snifty on January 10, 2008
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151 terms
Haitian | English |
|---|---|
| Bonjou! |  Good morning! |
| Bonswa! | Good afternoon! (Evening! (used after 11 AM) |
| Komon ou ye? | How are you? |
| N'ap boule! (most common greeting and response) | Good! |
| Wi | Yes |
| yo | they, them |
| Non | No |
| Mesi | Thanks |
| Anmwe! | Help! |
| Non, mesi | No, thanks |
| Souple | Please |
| Merite | You're welcome |
| Pa gen pwoblem | No problem |
| Oke | OK |
| Eskize mwen | Excuse me |
| Mwen regret sa | I'm sorry |
| Gen... | There is/are... |
| Pa genyen! | There is/are not any! |
| Mwen pa genyen! | I don't have any! |
| Sekonsa! | That's right! |
| Piti piti | A little bit |
| Anpil | A lot |
| Gen anpil... | There are a lot of... |
| Isit | Here |
| La | There |
| Tout bagay anfom? | Is everything OK? |
| Pa kounye-a | Not now |
| Toupatou | Everywhere |
| Anyen | Nothing |
| Preske | Almost |
| Atansyon! | Attention!/Watch out! |
| Prese prese! | Hurry! |
| Dife! | Fire! |
| Rete! | Stop! |
| Kounye-a | Now |
| Nou ap chache... | We are looking for... |
| Souple, ban mwen... | Please give me... |
| Separe sa ant nou | Divide this among you |
| Ye | Yesterday |
| Jodia | Today |
| Demen | Tomorrow |
| Maten an | This morning |
| Apremidi a | This afternoon |
| Aswe a | This evening |
| lendi | Monday |
| madi | Tuesday |
| mekredi | Wednesday |
| jedi | Thursday |
| vandredi | Friday |
| samdi | Saturday |
| dimanch | Sunday |
| Ou byen? | You OK? |
| Mwen pa two byen | I'm not too well |
| Mwen malad | I'm sick |
| Te gen yon aksidan | There was an accident |
| Nou bezwen yon dokte/yon mis touswit | We need a doctor/a nurse right now |
| Kote Iopital Ia? | Where is the hospital? |
| Kote Ii ou fe mal? | Where does it hurt you? |
| Li ansent | She's pregnant |
| Mwen pa ka manje/domi | I cannot eat/sleep |
| Mwengendjare | I have diarrhea |
| Mwen anvi vonmi | I feel nauseated |
| Tout ko mwen cho | My whole body is hot |
| Mwen toudi | I'm dizzy |
| Nou bezwen pansman/koton | We need bandages/cotton |
| Mwen bezwen yon bagay pi blese sa a | I need something for this cut |
| Ou gen SIDA | You have AIDS |
| Mwen grangou | I'm hungry |
| Mwen swaf anpil | I'm very thirsty |
| Nou ta vle manje | We would like to eat |
| Konben | How much?/How many? |
| Poukisa? | Why? |
| Kote? | Where? |
| Kisa? | What? |
| Kile? | When? |
| Ki moun? | Who? |
| Kijan? | How? |
| Kiles? | Which? |
| Eske gen...? | Is/Are there...? |
| Eske ou gen...? | Do you have...? |
| Eske ou ka ede nou, souple? | Can you help us please? |
| Kote nou ka achte...? | Where can we buy...? |
| Eske ou ka di mwen...? | Can you tell me...? |
| montre | show |
| ban | give |
| Ki moun ki Ia? | Who is there? |
| Kisa ou vIe? | What do you want? |
| Kisa ou ta vIa? | What would you like? |
| Kisa ou ap fe Ia? | What are you doing there? |
| Kisa sa a ye? | What is that? |
| Sa k'genyen? | What's the matter? |
| Kisa pi nou fe? | What must we do? |
| Eske ou te we...? | Have you seen...? |
| Eske ou pale angle/franse? | Do you speak English/French? |
| Ki moun isit ki pale angle? | Who speaks English here? |
| Ou konprann? | You understand? |
| Kij an yo rele sa an kreyol? | What do they call that inCreole? |
| Kij an yo di...an kreyol? | How do they say... in Creole? |
| Kisa ou bezouen? | What do you need? |
| Kisa ki rive ou? | What happened to you? |
| Ki kote li ale? | Where did he go? |
| Kilaj ou? | How old are you? |
| Kote ou rete? | Where do you live? |
| Eske ou gen petit? | Do you have any children? |
| Kote nou ye? | Where are we? |
| genyen | to have |
| chita | to sit |
| manje | to eat |
| rete | to stop |
| kouri | to run |
| kouche | to lie down |
| vini | to come |
| ale/prale | to go |
| ban | to give |
| rete trankil | to be quiet |
| pran | to get, receive |
| leve | to get up |
| sede | to give up |
| touye | to kill |
| frape | to hit |
| kache | to hide |
| konnen | to know |
| manti | to lie (not truth) |
| gade | to look |
| koupe | to cut |
| kwit-manje, fe-manje | to cook |
| fimen | to smoke |
| atake | to attack |
| ban pemi | to authorize |
| kri | to shout, yell, scream |
| achte | to buy |
| fe-apel | to call, name |
| netwaye | to clean |
| femen | to close |
| fose | to coerce, force |
| fini | to finish |
| obeyi | to obey |
| fe | konfyans - to trust |
| console | to comfort |
| pati | to leave, depart |
| mouri | to die |
| fe-desen | to draw, sketch |
| bwe | to drink |
| tonbe | to drop, fall |
| mete abo | embark, load, board |
| atoure | to surround |
| ranfose | to enforce |
| ou | you, your |
| mwen | I, me, my, mine |
| nou | us, our, you (plural) |
| Ii | him, her, his, hers |
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