Creole

In Haitian Creole “shoes” is soulye. This page covers Haitian Creole. The same word is used for one shoe and for shoes.

The Haitian Creole word for hot is cho. It describes weather, food and objects.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. A very common way to express “oh my God” is Mezanmi.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The common informal word for “poop” is kaka.

This page covers Haitian Creole. Mother is manman, and mama is a more affectionate form. Children say manman when speaking to their mother and about her.

In Haitian Creole “bad” is move, from French mauvais. It goes after the noun, so “bad weather” is move tan.

In Haitian Creole a kiss is bo. To kiss someone you say bay bo, literally “give a kiss”. People ask for a kiss with ban m yon bo, “give me a kiss”.

This page covers Haitian Creole. The word for “lazy” is parese. It works as an adjective and also describes a lazy person: Ou parese means “you are lazy”.

In Haitian Creole “call me” is Rele m. The short m stands for mwen, meaning “me”, and Rele mwen is the full form.

The standard way to say hello in Haitian Creole is Bonjou before midday and Bonswa after it. Alo is used when answering the phone.