Creole

The Haitian Creole word for “milk” is lèt. It covers drinking milk and milk in recipes. People say yon vè lèt for “a glass of milk”.

In Haitian Creole “I like you” is Mwen renmen ou. The verb renmen covers both “like” and “love”, so context decides which one you mean.

To say “get up” in Haitian Creole, use Leve! Leve kanpe! means “stand up”. Parents say Leve! to wake children. Add the person: Jean, leve!

The Haitian Creole word for “look” is gade. As a command, Gade! means “Look!” Use gade to point something out.

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 kitchen is a kizin, from French cuisine. The same word is also used for cooking itself, as in fè kizin for “to cook”.

In Haitian Creole “boy” is gason, from French garçon. For a small boy people say ti gason, literally “little boy”.

The casual way to ask “how are you” in Haitian Creole is Sak pase? The neutral question is Kijan ou ye? Friends answer Map byen or N ap boule.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A casual “hi” is Salut, and Alo also works among friends. For a more polite greeting use Bonjou.

In Haitian Creole you can ask for help with Ede m, “help me”. When it is an emergency, people shout Sekou! Ede is the verb “to help” and m is “me”.