lous
Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole the animal "bear" is lous, from French ours. Add the article for lous la, "the bear".
The word names the animal in stories and zoos. A teddy bear is a different thing, so a toy is usually described with other words.
Meaning: large wild animal (noun)
Did you know?
- Lous comes from French ours, with the final sound spelled the Creole way.
Examples in context
- Lous la gwo.The bear is big.
- Mwen wè yon lous.I saw a bear.
- Timoun yo renmen lous la.The children like the bear.
Example conversation
Fabienne and her son Jonas look at a picture book together.
- JonasManman, sa se ki bèt?Mom, what animal is that?
- FabienneSe yon lous.It is a bear.
- JonasLi gwo anpil!It is very big!
