Isaiah Edward

In Haitian Creole, winter is ivè. It comes from French hiver. Haiti has a warm climate all year, so ivè is more often used for winter in other countries.

The Haitian Creole word for head is tèt. It is pronounced a lot like English “tet” with an open è. Add the possessive after it: tèt mwen is “my head”.

The Haitian Creole word for “queen” is larèn. It names a queen in stories and history.

A bee in Haitian Creole is myèl. The same word appears in siwo myèl, the word for honey.

The Haitian Creole word for “pain” is doulè. To say something hurts, use fè mal. Mwen gen doulè means “I am in pain”.

Haitian Creole has no word placed before the noun for “the”. Instead the article comes after the noun and is la, a, an or yo for the plural.

In Haitian Creole, “baby” is bebe. Ti bebe means “little baby”. The definite article follows the noun, so “the baby” is bebe a.

In Haitian Creole you ask “what are you doing?” with Kisa w ap fè? The longer spelling Kisa ou ap fè? means the same thing.