diri blan
noun, Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole, white rice is diri blan. Diri is rice and blan is white.
It is often served with sòs pwa, a bean sauce. Diri ak pwa is rice with beans.
Meaning: plain cooked rice (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective follows the noun, so it is diri blan, never blan diri.
How do you pronounce it?
Say diri as "dee-REE".
Did you know?
- Rice and beans are a staple of Haitian meals.
Examples in context
- Mwen vle diri blan.I want white rice.
- Nou manje diri blan ak sòs pwa.We ate white rice with bean sauce.
- Diri a cho.The rice is hot.
Example conversation
A customer named Frantz orders lunch from a cook named Odette.
- FrantzOu gen diri blan jodi a?Do you have white rice today?
- OdetteWi, avèk sòs pwa.Yes, with bean sauce.
- FrantzBan m yon asyèt.Give me a plate.
