grangou
everyday, Haitian Creole
The Haitian Creole word for hungry is grangou. Mwen grangou means "I am hungry".
Creole uses no verb "to be" with adjectives, so just put the pronoun before grangou: Ou grangou? is "are you hungry?"
Meaning: wanting food (adjective)
How does it change in a sentence?
Grangou is also the noun for hunger, as in grangou ap touye m, "hunger is killing me", a common exaggeration.
Did you know?
- Rice and beans, diri ak pwa, is one of the most common Haitian meals.
Examples in context
- Mwen grangou.I am hungry.
- Ou grangou?Are you hungry?
- Timoun yo grangou anpil.The children are very hungry.
Example conversation
Father Yves comes home and talks with his daughter Mimi.
- MimiPapa, mwen grangou.Dad, I am hungry.
- YvesOu vle manje kisa?What do you want to eat?
- MimiMwen vle diri ak pwa.I want rice and beans.
