Creole

This page covers Haitian Creole. Ice cream is commonly called krèm in Haitian Creole, a word that comes from French crème.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. To say “pretty girl” use bèl fi. For a young girl you can say bèl ti fi.

In Haitian Creole you can say Bòn fèt, cheri m, which is “happy birthday, my dear”. Bòn fèt, bebe uses the word bebe directly.

In Haitian Creole “school” is lekòl. This page covers Haitian Creole.

In Mauritian Creole, the main language of Mauritius, a casual “hi” is Salut. Bonzour is the general daytime greeting.

To say “stand up” in Haitian Creole, say Leve kanpe. The shorter Kanpe means “stand”.

In Haitian Creole, winter is ivè. It comes from French hiver. Haiti has a warm climate all year, so ivè is more often used for winter in other countries.

In Haitian Creole “calm down” is Kalme ou, from French calmer. It is a reflexive command meaning “calm yourself”.

This page covers Haitian Creole. A lie is a manti, and the verb “to lie” is bay manti, literally “give a lie”. Sa se manti means “that is a lie”.

The everyday way to say “hello” in Louisiana Creole is Bonjou.