kizin
everyday, Haitian Creole
This page covers Haitian Creole. A kitchen is a kizin, from French cuisine.
The same word is also used for cooking itself, as in fè kizin for "to cook". With the article it becomes kizin nan, "the kitchen".
Meaning: room where food is cooked (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
It is said "kee-zeen", with the stress at the end.
Did you know?
- The article nan in kizin nan is used instead of la because the noun ends in a nasal-free sound followed by a nasal article form, a common pattern in Haitian Creole.
Examples in context
- Manman m nan kizin nan.My mother is in the kitchen.
- Kizin nan gen bon sant.The kitchen smells good.
Example conversation
Evelyne asks her daughter Mimi where the pot is.
- EvelyneMimi, ki kote ou ye?Mimi, where are you?
- MimiMwen nan kizin nan.I am in the kitchen.
- EvelyneBon, mwen vini.Good, I am coming.
