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Phrases

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Bonjou! : Good morning!
Bonswa! : Good afternoon!/Evening!
Kouman ou rele? : What is your name?
M rele... : My name is...
Kouman ou ye? (common greeting) : How are you?
N'ap boule! (response) : Doing 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
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
Ou byen? : You OK?
Mwen byen : I am fine
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
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...?
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 in Creole?
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?
Ki mo pou faire? : What can I do?
Oke, n'a we pita : OK, see you later.
Ou pase bon jounen? : Did you have a good day?
Sa k' pase konsa? : What happened?
Ki sa nou fe? : What did you do?
Ki jan ou santi ou? : How do you feel?
Mesi anpil! : Thanks a lot!
Mwen grangou : I am not hungry
Lapli ap tonbe. : It is raining.
Li fe cho jodi a. : It is very hot today."

Personal Pronouns

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mwen (long form) : I
m (short form) : I
ou (long) : you, your
w (short) : you, your
mwen : I, me, my, mine
nou : us, our, you (plural)
Li : they
Li : he, she
Li : him, her
Li : his, hers
Li : it, it's
Ou : You are
Li : he is, she is
Nou : we are
Yo : they are

Verbs

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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
montre : to show
ban : to give
manti : to lie (not true!)
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
mande : to ask
pale : to speak
konnen : to know
we : to see
fe : to do
fe, fabrike : to make
manje : to eat
bwe : to drink
konprann : to understand
vle : to want
etidye : to study
aprann : to learn
chita : to sit
bezwen : to need
ale : to go
abite : to live (inhabit)
viv : to live (be alive)
vini : to come
achte : to buy
vann : to sell
cheche : to look for
travay : to work
visite : to visit
fimen : to smoke
remnen : to like
damou : to love
peye : to pay
tande : to hear
panse : to think
mache : walk

Nouns

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book : liv
pen : plim
table : tab
man : moun, nonm
woman : fanm
child : pitit
boy : gason
girl : tifi
student : elev
car : oto, machin, vwati
language : lang
tourist : touris
city : vil
money : lajan, kob
store : boutik
restaurant : restoran
family : fanmi
mother : manman
father : papa
sister : se
brother : fre
water : dlo
day : jou
night : nuit
evening : swa
morning : maten
afternoon : apremidi
breakfast : dejne
lunch : manje midi
dinner : dine
food : manje
chair : chez
friend : zanmi
newspaper : jounal
husband : mari
wife : madanm, fanm
God : Bondye
Jesus : Jezi / Jezu
Jesus Christ : Jezikri
Labib : Bible
prayer : priye
song : chante

Articles

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la : The (singular)
a (after vowel) : The (singular)
an (after n) : The (singular)
nan (after m, nn, gn, or ng) : The (singular)
yo : The (plural)

Demonstratives

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sa a : this
sa yo : these
sila a : that
sila yo : those
vil sila a : that city

Colors

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wouj : red
nwa : black
ve : green
oranj : orange
woz : pink
jon : yellow
ble : blue
vyolet : purple
maron : brown
blan : white
gri : grey"

Haitian Creole has no verb conjugation. A Creole verb chart looks like this:

Mwen travay (I work)

Ou travay (You work)

Li travay (He/she works)

Nou travay (We work)

Yo travay (They work)

Haitian Creole uses markers for tense such as te, ap and pral:

Mwen te travay (I worked)

M'ap travay (I am working)

Mwen pral travay (I am going to work)


Home 2010 Haiti Earthquake 2010 Trip to Haiti 2009 Christmas 2009 November Trip 2008 July Trip 2007 September Trip Learn Haitian Creole Creole Dictionary Contact Me	Learn how to speak Haitian Creole See an extensive Creole Dictionary... Phrases start stop Bonjou! : Good morning! Bonswa! : Good afternoon!/Evening! Kouman ou rele? : What is your name? M rele... : My name is... Kouman ou ye? (common greeting) : How are you? N'ap boule! (response) : Doing 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 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 Ou byen? : You OK? Mwen byen : I am fine 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 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...? 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 in Creole? 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? Ki mo pou faire? : What can I do? Oke, n'a we pita : OK, see you later. Ou pase bon jounen? : Did you have a good day? Sa k' pase konsa? : What happened? Ki sa nou fe? : What did you do? Ki jan ou santi ou? : How do you feel? Mesi anpil! : Thanks a lot! Mwen grangou : I am not hungry Lapli ap tonbe. : It is raining. Li fe cho jodi a. : It is very hot today." Personal Pronouns start stop mwen (long form) : I m (short form) : I ou (long) : you, your w (short) : you, your mwen : I, me, my, mine nou : us, our, you (plural) Li : they Li : he, she Li : him, her Li : his, hers Li : it, it's Ou : You are Li : he is, she is Nou : we are Yo : they are Verbs start stop 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 montre : to show ban : to give manti : to lie (not true!) 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 mande : to ask pale : to speak konnen : to know we : to see fe : to do fe, fabrike : to make manje : to eat bwe : to drink konprann : to understand vle : to want etidye : to study aprann : to learn chita : to sit bezwen : to need ale : to go abite : to live (inhabit) viv : to live (be alive) vini : to come achte : to buy vann : to sell cheche : to look for travay : to work visite : to visit fimen : to smoke remnen : to like damou : to love peye : to pay tande : to hear panse : to think mache : walk Nouns start stop book : liv pen : plim table : tab man : moun, nonm woman : fanm child : pitit boy : gason girl : tifi student : elev car : oto, machin, vwati language : lang tourist : touris city : vil money : lajan, kob store : boutik restaurant : restoran family : fanmi mother : manman father : papa sister : se brother : fre water : dlo day : jou night : nuit evening : swa morning : maten afternoon : apremidi breakfast : dejne lunch : manje midi dinner : dine food : manje chair : chez friend : zanmi newspaper : jounal husband : mari wife : madanm, fanm God : Bondye Jesus : Jezi / Jezu Jesus Christ : Jezikri Labib : Bible prayer : priye song : chante Articles start stop la : The (singular) a (after vowel) : The (singular) an (after n) : The (singular) nan (after m, nn, gn, or ng) : The (singular) yo : The (plural) Demonstratives start stop sa a : this sa yo : these sila a : that sila yo : those vil sila a : that city Colors start stop wouj : red nwa : black ve : green oranj : orange woz : pink jon : yellow ble : blue vyolet : purple maron : brown blan : white gri : grey" Haitian Creole has no verb conjugation. A Creole verb chart looks like this: Mwen travay (I work) Ou travay (You work) Li travay (He/she works) Nou travay (We work) Yo travay (They work) Haitian Creole uses markers for tense such as te, ap and pral: Mwen te travay (I worked) M'ap travay (I am working) Mwen pral travay (I am going to work) Creole Dictionary
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