Creole

In Haitian Creole, “we” is nou. The same word also means “you” in the plural, so the context decides.

Dirty in Haitian Creole is sal. It comes from French sale and works for hands, clothes, a room or anything not clean.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. For “quiet” in the sense of calm, the word is trankil.

In Haitian Creole, Tuesday is madi. It comes from French mardi. Say madi alone for “on Tuesday”, as in Madi nou gen klas.

In Haitian Creole, Mwen renmen w anpil means “I love you so much”. The more poetic option is Mwen renmen w ak tout kè m, “I love you with all my heart”.

To say “rest in peace” in Haitian Creole, say Repoze an pè. It is said at funerals and on messages about someone who has died.

The Haitian Creole word for “shower” is douch. To take a shower, say pran yon douch. It names the act of showering and the shower itself.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. To say “no problem” use pa gen pwoblèm.

An inch in Haitian Creole is pous, from the French pouce, “thumb”. A foot as a unit is pye.

To call someone “my love” in Haitian Creole, say lanmou mwen. Cheri m, “my dear”, is just as common between partners.