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To say good morning beautiful in Haitian Creole, say Bonjou bèl. To a partner, Bonjou cheri is just as common and very warm.

In Haitian Creole, Wednesday is mèkredi. It comes from French mercredi. Use it alone for “on Wednesday”: Mèkredi mwen lib means “On Wednesday I am free”.

This page covers Haitian Creole. Ice cream is commonly called krèm in Haitian Creole, a word that comes from French crème.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A lie is a manti, and the verb “to lie” is bay manti, literally “give a lie”. Sa se manti means “that is a lie”.

In Haitian Creole “red” is wouj. This page covers Haitian Creole, the Creole of Haiti.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for “purple” is vyolèt. It comes from the French violet.

In Haitian Creole “church” is legliz, from French l’église with the article fused to the noun. Add a for legliz la.

The word yon is already Haitian Creole. It means “a”, “an” or “one” and goes before the noun. Yon liv is “a book” and yon kay is “a house”.

The usual way to say “excuse me” in Haitian Creole is Eskize m. When you bump into someone, Padon is also common.

This page covers Haitian Creole. To say you are tired, use fatige, as in Mwen fatige. Bouke also says you are worn out.