Isaiah Edward

In Haitian Creole you tell someone to be patient with Pran pasyans, literally “take patience”. Gen pasyans also works and means “have patience”.

In Haitian Creole, “home” is lakay, literally “at the house”. Kay alone means the house, the building.

In Haitian Creole, the usual reply to Mèsi is Pa dekwa. It comes from the French de rien.

The Haitian Creole word for “money” is lajan. Lajan is the general word.

The Haitian Creole greeting is Bòn fèt Drapo Ayisyen, literally “good Haitian Flag feast”. Shortened, Bòn fèt Drapo is just as common.

In Haitian Creole, tomato is tomat. With the article it is tomat la for one and tomat yo for several. Tomatoes are a base for many Haitian sauces.

In Haitian Creole “salad” is salad. This page covers Haitian Creole. The article comes after the noun, so “the salad” is salad la.

To say “hello, how are you” in Haitian Creole, use Bonjou, kijan ou ye? With friends you can say Alo, sak pase?

The casual word for “hi” in Haitian Creole is Salut. With people you should address politely, use Bonjou in the morning or Bonswa later in the day.

A nosey person in Haitian Creole is a fouyapòt. The word is used both as a noun and to describe someone who is nosey.