Belinda Olive

In Haitian Creole “birthday” is anivèsè, from French anniversaire. Fèt means “party”, and the greeting for a birthday is Bòn fèt!

In Haitian Creole “boy” is gason, from French garçon. For a small boy people say ti gason, literally “little boy”.

The Haitian Creole word for “beach” is plaj, from French plage. With the article it becomes plaj la.

To say “I miss you” in Haitian Creole, use Ou manke m, literally “you are missing to me”. Mwen sonje ou also appears and means “I think of you”.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for “pretty” is bèl. It is used for people, places and objects.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A lizard is a zandolit. The plural is shown with yo after the noun, so zandolit yo means “the lizards”.

To ask for a kiss in Haitian Creole, say Ban m yon bo. The word bo means kiss and m is a short form of mwen.

In Haitian Creole, honey made by bees is myèl. As a pet name, “honey” is cheri, meaning “darling”.

Chewing gum in Haitian Creole is chiklèt. You chew it with the verb moulen, so “to chew gum” is moulen chiklèt.

The Haitian Creole word for “monkey” is makak. It names the animal in stories, at the zoo and in children’s talk.