Creole

To tell someone to go to sleep in Haitian Creole, say Al dòmi or Ale dòmi. The verb dòmi means “to sleep”. Parents use Al dòmi with children at bedtime.

The everyday way to ask “how are you” in Mauritian Creole is Ki manyer? The expression is very common in Mauritius.

In Haitian Creole “how” is kijan, which is also written ki jan. Kouman is another word with the same use.

This page covers Haitian Creole. To like something is renmen, the same verb that also means “love”.

In Haitian Creole, the language most people mean by “Creole”, “work” is travay. It is both the noun for a job and the verb “to work”.

In Haitian Creole “say” is di. This page covers Haitian Creole. The verb does not change with the person or the time.

A granddaughter in Haitian Creole is pitit pitit fi, literally “child child girl”. Pitit pitit alone means grandchild.

In Haitian Creole “bedroom” is chanm dòmi, literally “sleeping room”. People often just say chanm, which means “room”. Say chanm mwen for “my room”.

In Haitian Creole, “to wait” is tann. To ask someone to wait, say Tann or Tann yon ti moman. Tann mwen means “wait for me”.

In Haitian Creole “summer” is ete. This page covers Haitian Creole. Say nan ete for “in summer” and ete a for “the summer”.