Creole

In Haitian Creole “breadfruit” is lam veritab. The word veritab comes from French véritable, “true”.

To tell someone they look good in Haitian Creole, say Ou bèl, “you are beautiful”. Ou anfòm means you look well and in good shape.

In Haitian Creole, a house is a kay. It is one short syllable that rhymes with English “eye” followed by a soft “y”.

In Haitian Creole, “weird” is dwòl. Etranj also means strange and sounds a bit more neutral. Sa dwòl means “that is weird”.

The Haitian Creole word for “uncle” is tonton. “My uncle” is tonton m.

This page covers Haitian Creole. Okipe zafè ou means “mind your business”, with zafè as “affairs” or “business”.

Dessert in Haitian Creole is desè, a spelling that follows French dessert but is written the way it sounds. Say desè for any sweet dish after the meal.

In Haitian Creole “sit” is chita. The command “sit down” is Chita. This page covers Haitian Creole.

In Haitian Creole “cheese” is fwomaj, from French fromage. With the article it is fwomaj la.

In Haitian Creole, “wife” is madanm. “My wife” is madanm mwen.