krèm
everyday, Haitian Creole
This page covers Haitian Creole. Ice cream is commonly called krèm in Haitian Creole, a word that comes from French crème.
To order it you can say Mwen vle yon krèm, meaning "I want an ice cream". The word yon is the article "a".
Meaning: frozen sweet dessert (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The è in krèm is an open vowel like the "e" in "bet", and the word has one syllable.
Did you know?
- Many Haitian Creole words for food come from French but are respelled by sound, which is why crème became krèm.
Examples in context
- Timoun yo renmen krèm.The children like ice cream.
Example conversation
Nadine and her son Luc stop at a sweet stand on a hot afternoon.
- LucManman, mwen vle yon krèm.Mom, I want an ice cream.
- NadineKi gou ou vle?Which flavor do you want?
- LucVanilya, tanpri.Vanilla, please.
