Creole

Chewing gum in Haitian Creole is chiklèt. You chew it with the verb moulen, so “to chew gum” is moulen chiklèt.

In Haitian Creole the verb “to call” is rele. It is used for calling someone by voice or by phone. Telefòne means “to phone”.

In Haitian Creole “shirt” is chemiz. This page covers Haitian Creole. “The shirt” is chemiz la and “my shirt” is chemiz mwen.

In Haitian Creole the noun “love” is lanmou and the verb “to love” is renmen. Mwen renmen w means “I love you”.

In Haitian Creole, “things” is bagay. With the plural article it is bagay yo, “the things”.

In Haitian Creole “child” is timoun, literally “small person”. Pitit means “offspring” and is used for someone’s own child.

The Haitian Creole word for “monkey” is makak. It names the animal in stories, at the zoo and in children’s talk.

In Cape Verdean Creole, also called Kabuverdianu, “thank you” is Obrigadu when a man speaks and Obrigada when a woman speaks.

In Haitian Creole, “hello” is Bonjou in the daytime or Bonswa in the evening, and “goodbye” is Orevwa. Babay is a casual goodbye among friends.

To say “go to bed” in Haitian Creole, use Al dòmi, which means “go sleep”. Al kouche means “go lie down” and is also common.