Creole

The Haitian Creole word for “rice” is diri. Diri is a daily food in Haiti, often eaten with beans as diri ak pwa, “rice and beans”.

In Haitian Creole “cold” is frèt, from French froid. It works for weather, water and how a person feels.

In Haitian Creole you can say Bòn jounen, “have a good day”. For a warmer wish, use Mwen swete w yon bèl jounen, “I wish you a beautiful day”.

In Haitian Creole, trash or garbage is fatra. A trash can is a poubèl. To throw something away say jete fatra. Jete means “to throw”.

Grandma in Haitian Creole is grann or granmè. Grann is the shorter everyday form, and grann mwen means “my grandma”.

To say “I love you, baby” in Haitian Creole, use Mwen renmen ou, cheri. Cheri means “dear”, and bebe is also used as a pet name.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A little girl is a tifi, made of ti (small) and fi (girl). Write it as one word or two, since both spellings occur.

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

Lettuce in Haitian Creole is leti. A salad is salad, so a lettuce salad is salad leti. At the market, ask for yon tèt leti, “a head of lettuce”.

The Haitian Creole word for donkey is bourik. The plural is bourik yo. Say bourik la for “the donkey”.