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In Haitian Creole the noun “love” is lanmou and the verb “to love” is renmen. Mwen renmen w means “I love you”.

In Haitian Creole, “things” is bagay. With the plural article it is bagay yo, “the things”.

In Haitian Creole, “hello” is Bonjou in the daytime or Bonswa in the evening, and “goodbye” is Orevwa. Babay is a casual goodbye among friends.

To say “go to bed” in Haitian Creole, use Al dòmi, which means “go sleep”. Al kouche means “go lie down” and is also common.

The word for “goat” in Haitian Creole is kabrit. It is used for the animal and also for goat meat.

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

The Haitian Creole word for the okra vegetable is gombo. Gombo is used in the market and in the kitchen, where it appears in sauces and stews.

The common way to say “be safe” in Haitian Creole is Pran swen ou, literally “take care of yourself”.

To say “my brother” in Haitian Creole, use frè m. Frè mwen is the full form with the same meaning. The short m after the noun is the normal spoken form.

The standard way to say goodbye in Haitian Creole is Orevwa. Friends also say Babay, and N a wè pita means “see you later”.