chen
everyday
A dog in Haitian Creole is chen, a word that comes from French chien. The plural is chen yo.
Add a or an after the noun for "the", so chen an means "the dog".
Meaning: domestic animal (noun)
Did you know?
- The Creole chen keeps the sound of French chien but loses the second vowel.
Examples in context
- Chen an ap jape.The dog is barking.
- Mwen gen yon chen.I have a dog.
Example conversation
Two neighbors, Rose and Paul, hear barking at night.
- RoseChen an ap jape anpil.The dog is barking a lot.
- PaulSe chen mwen an.It is my dog.
- RoseFè l kalme.Calm him down.
