blan
color, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole, the color white is blan. It comes from French blanc.
Meaning: the color white (adjective)
Which one should you use?
Blan is also used for a foreigner, regardless of skin color. Context shows which meaning is meant.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective follows the noun: rad blan is "white clothes".
How do you pronounce it?
Say blan as "blahn" with a nasal vowel.
Did you know?
- In Creole blan can mean "foreigner", a use that goes beyond color.
Examples in context
- Mwen renmen rad blan.I like white clothes.
- Kay la blan.The house is white.
- Li gen yon chat blan.He has a white cat.
Example conversation
A shopper named Estelle talks to a seller.
- EstelleOu gen chemiz blan?Do you have a white shirt?
- MachannWi, men li.Yes, here it is.
- EstelleMwen pran li.I will take it.
