Creole

The word sòt means stupid or foolish in Haitian Creole. Bèbè means unable to speak, which is the other meaning of “dumb” in English.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. For “nasty” in the sense of dirty or gross, the usual word is sal.

In Haitian Creole people say Mezanmi or Ay Bondye when they are shocked or surprised. Bondye means “God”.

This page covers Haitian Creole, the creole most people mean by “Creole”. The word for juice is ji. Orange juice is ji zoranj.

The word for “words” in Haitian Creole is mo yo, the plural of mo. Pawòl means spoken words or speech. This page covers Haitian Creole.

To say “have a good day” in Haitian Creole, use Bon jounen. Jounen means “day” in the sense of the whole daytime.

In Haitian Creole, Thursday is jedi. It comes from French jeudi.

This page covers Haitian Creole. The word for “thanks” is Mèsi, and Mèsi anpil makes it stronger. Mèsi fits shops, family and strangers alike.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. To say “my heart” use kè m or the fuller kè mwen.

In Haitian Creole the days of the week are lendi, madi, mèkredi, jedi, vandredi, samdi, dimanch, which run from Monday to Sunday.