Creole

In Haitian Creole a Haitian person is an Ayisyen, and a Haitian woman can be called an Ayisyèn. The same word works for the adjective, as in moun Ayisyen.

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

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for “pretty” is bèl. It is used for people, places and objects.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A lizard is a zandolit. The plural is shown with yo after the noun, so zandolit yo means “the lizards”.

To ask for a kiss in Haitian Creole, say Ban m yon bo. The word bo means kiss and m is a short form of mwen.

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

In Haitian Creole “stop talking” is Sispann pale. This page covers Haitian Creole. Sispann is “stop” and pale is “talk”.

An octopus in Haitian Creole is chatwouj. The word is used for the animal in the sea and for the dish on the table.

In Haitian Creole, honey made by bees is myèl. As a pet name, “honey” is cheri, meaning “darling”.

In Haitian Creole “soup” is soup. A thick, hearty soup is called bouyon. This page covers Haitian Creole. Soup is the general word.