jenou
standard, Haitian Creole
This page covers Haitian Creole. The knee is called jenou.
To say that your knee hurts, use jenou m fè m mal, literally "my knee hurts me". Both knees are jenou yo.
Meaning: joint in the middle of the leg (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
It is said close to "zhuh-NOO", with the j like the "s" in "measure".
Did you know?
- The word jenou comes from French genou and keeps almost the same sound.
Examples in context
- Jenou m fè m mal.My knee hurts.
- Li blese jenou li.He hurt his knee.
Example conversation
Dr. Fanfan examines a patient named Josué.
- Dr. FanfanKi kote ou santi doulè a?Where do you feel the pain?
- JosuéNan jenou m, doktè.In my knee, doctor.
- Dr. FanfanMwen pral gade li.I will look at it.
