Mwen renmen ou
like or love, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole "I like you" is Mwen renmen ou. The verb renmen covers both "like" and "love", so context decides which one you mean.
Haitians also use renmen for things, as in Mwen renmen mizik for "I like music". For a friend, the tone makes it clear you mean friendship.
Meaning: expressing liking someone (phrase)
Which one should you use?
Haitian Creole has no separate everyday verb for "like". Add words like anpil for "a lot" to make it stronger.
Did you know?
- The Creole renmen is related to French aimer, "to love".
Examples in context
- Mwen renmen ou.I like you.
- Mwen renmen w anpil.I like you a lot.
- Mwen renmen mizik.I like music.
Example conversation
Two school friends, Kettly and Lucas, talk after class.
- LucasKettly, mwen renmen ou, ou se bon zanmi.Kettly, I like you, you are a good friend.
- KettlyMwen renmen ou tou.I like you too.
- LucasMèsi.Thanks.
