diri ak pwa
dish, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole "rice and beans" is diri ak pwa. A common dish with the two cooked together is diri kole. This page covers Haitian Creole.
Meaning: a dish of rice with beans (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Creole | Note |
|---|---|
| diri ak pwa | dish, Haitian Creole |
| diri kole | dish, rice cooked with beans |
Diri is rice, pwa is beans and ak is "with". Rice is usually served with a bean sauce, called sòs pwa.
Which one should you use?
Diri kole means rice cooked together with the beans in one pot, while diri ak pwa can also mean plain rice served beside beans.
Did you know?
- In Haitian Creole grangou is hunger and one says mwen gen grangou for "I am hungry", literally "I have hunger".
Examples in context
- Mwen vle manje diri ak pwa.I want to eat rice and beans.
- Manman m fè diri kole jodi a.My mother made rice and beans today.
Example conversation
Edwin asks his grandmother Mimose what is for lunch.
- EdwinGrann, kisa nou ap manje?Grandma, what are we eating?
- MimoseDiri ak pwa ak vyann.Rice and beans with meat.
- EdwinMwen gen grangou deja.I am already hungry.
