rat
noun, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole "rat" is rat. This page covers Haitian Creole, the Creole spoken in Haiti, since "Creole" on its own most often means that language.
The word is a noun and takes its article after it, so "the rat" is rat la and "the rats" is rat yo.
Meaning: rodent (noun)
Which one should you use?
It looks like the English and French word, but the Creole spelling is read the Creole way, with the r pronounced further back in the throat than in English.
Did you know?
- Haitian Creole became an official language of Haiti alongside French in the 1987 constitution.
Examples in context
- Gen yon rat nan kay la.There is a rat in the house.
- Rat la kouri met deyò.The rat ran outside.
Example conversation
Marie tells her neighbor Jean about a noise in her kitchen.
- MarieMwen tande yon bri nan kwizin nan.I heard a noise in the kitchen.
- JeanSe yon rat sa a.That is a rat.
- MarieEde m chase l, tanpri.Help me chase it away, please.
