prensès
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The Haitian Creole word for princess is prensès. Parents also use it as a sweet name for a little girl.
Meaning: a king's daughter, or a term of affection (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
A prince is prens. With the article placed after the noun, "the princess" is prensès la.
How do you pronounce it?
The final ès sounds like the "ess" in "dress", and the en is nasal, as in French.
Did you know?
- In Haitian Creole the article comes after the noun, so "the princess" is prensès la, not "la prensès" as in French.
Examples in context
- Ou se yon prensès.You are a princess.
- Prensès la rete nan yon chato.The princess lives in a castle.
Example conversation
Papa wakes up his daughter Mika on her birthday in Miami.
- PapaBonjou, ti prensès mwen!Good morning, my little princess!
- MikaBonjou, Papa!Good morning, Daddy!
- PapaBòn fèt!Happy birthday!
