vyolèt
everyday
This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. The word for "purple" is vyolèt. It comes from the French violet.
It works for the color of clothes, flowers and objects: yon rad vyolèt is "a purple dress".
Meaning: the color purple (adjective)
How does it change in a sentence?
Color words come after the noun: rad vyolèt, flè vyolèt.
Did you know?
- Vyolèt is the same word as the name of the flower, the violet.
Examples in context
- Mwen renmen rad vyolèt la.I like the purple dress.
- Flè sa a vyolèt.This flower is purple.
Example conversation
Anaïs shops for fabric with her aunt Solange.
- AnaïsMwen vle twal vyolèt.I want purple fabric.
- SolangeGade, gen yon bèl nuans la.Look, there is a nice shade there.
- AnaïsSe sa menm!That is the one!
