Belinda Olive

In Haitian Creole, “to want” is vle. “I want” is Mwen vle. For a question say Kisa ou vle?, “What do you want?”. For “do not want” say Mwen pa vle.

In Haitian Creole, “congratulations” is Felisitasyon. Bravo is a shorter, warmer way to say it.

To say “my name is” in Haitian Creole, say Mwen rele followed by your name. Non mwen se also works. Mwen rele Marie is the usual way to introduce yourself.

In Cape Verdean Creole, also called Kabuverdianu, “good morning” is Bon dia. It is also used as a greeting during the day.

A godmother in Haitian Creole is marenn. A godfather is parenn, and “my godmother” is marenn mwen or marenn m.

This page covers Haitian Creole. The word for “and” is e. The word ak means “with” and is also used to join nouns, as in Jan ak Mari.