Florence Erica

For “handsome” in Haitian Creole you say bèl gason, literally “beautiful boy”. The word bèl alone means beautiful or handsome.

Lettuce in Haitian Creole is leti. A salad is salad, so a lettuce salad is salad leti. At the market, ask for yon tèt leti, “a head of lettuce”.

In Haitian Creole “crazy” is fou. To call someone a crazy person you say moun fou, and to say someone is crazy you say Li fou.

In Haitian Creole you say Mwen se Ayisyen for “I am Haitian”. A woman can say Mwen se Ayisyèn. The word se links mwen to a noun.

This page covers Haitian Creole. The word for rabbit is lapen.

A friendly Haitian Creole version is Sak pase, cheri?, “what’s up, darling?”. Another is Bonjou, bebe, “hello, baby”.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for “ocean” is oseyan.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for “name” is non.

In Haitian Creole “shut your mouth” is Fèmen bouch ou. It is rude and should only be used with people you are very close to, or in anger.

In Haitian Creole, “bye” is Orevwa. Friends say Babay, and N a wè demen means “see you tomorrow”. Orevwa fits any situation. Babay is relaxed.