Creole

In Haitian Creole, “be quiet” is Fè silans. The stronger Fèmen bouch ou means “shut your mouth”. Fè silans is fine for a parent or a teacher.

In Haitian Creole an informal “bye bye” is babay. The more polite farewell is orevwa, from French au revoir. Use babay with friends and family.

In Haitian Creole you say Bòn fèt Drapo for “happy Flag Day”. The holiday is Haitian Flag and University Day, celebrated on May 18.

This page covers Haitian Creole. To say “I agree”, say Mwen dakò. On its own, dakò means “okay”. Use dakò to accept a plan or an offer.

In Haitian Creole “beautiful woman” is bèl fanm. Bèl goes before fanm, the word for “woman”. Use bèl fanm as a compliment or a description.

“Yes” in Haitian Creole is Wi. To agree to a plan or say “okay”, use Dakò. This page covers Haitian Creole.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for “morning” is maten.

This page covers Haitian Creole. “Me too” is Mwen tou, with tou meaning “also”.

In Haitian Creole the standard question is Kijan ou ye? Kouman ou ye? is another common form and means the same thing.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. To say “one moment” use yon ti moman.