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

In Louisiana Creole, the French-based language of Louisiana, Bonjou is used for “good morning”. It is also the general word for “hello” during the day.

The Haitian Creole word for “teacher” is pwofesè. In schools children often say mèt for a male teacher and metrès for a female one.

In Haitian Creole “something” is yon bagay. A shorter word with the same sense is kichòy. This page covers Haitian Creole.

In Haitian Creole, “witch” is sorsyè. The word comes from French sorcier and is not tied to one gender. It appears in stories and folk talk.

In Haitian Creole “bed” is kabann. With the article it is kabann lan. Use kabann for the piece of furniture, as in Kabann lan konfòtab.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A common word for a foolish person is sòt, and enbesil is a stronger insult.

In Haitian Creole, white rice is diri blan. Diri is rice and blan is white. It is often served with sòs pwa, a bean sauce. Diri ak pwa is rice with beans.

To say “God bless you” in Haitian Creole, use Bondye beni ou. In speech it is often shortened to Bondye beni w.

To say “hurry up” in Haitian Creole, use Prese! or Fè vit! The second is literally “go fast”. Both are direct commands.