Creole

In Haitian Creole “rat” is rat. This page covers Haitian Creole, the Creole spoken in Haiti, since “Creole” on its own most often means that language.

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

To say good morning to your love in Haitian Creole, say Bonjou lanmou mwen. Bonjou cheri is a shorter way and means “Good morning, dear”.

This page covers Haitian Creole. The word for August is Out. Say nan mwa Out for “in the month of August”.

In Haitian Creole, “a little” is yon ti kras. Yon ti jan means about the same.

The devil is dyab in Haitian Creole. Satan is also used, mainly in religious talk.

This page covers Haitian Creole. “Lay down” or “lie down” is kouche.

In Haitian Creole you say Tann yon ti moman for “hold on a moment”. The short version is just Tann, “wait”.

In Haitian Creole a male cousin is kouzen and a female cousin is kouzin. Both come from French. Use kouzen for a boy and kouzin for a girl.

Haitian Creole uses different words for “time”. The general word is tan, lè is the time on the clock and fwa is a time as in “one time”.