Haitian Creole from English
a
- a - with, the, at, about, and, in
- abityèlman - usually
- abiye - to get dressed
- achitèk - architect, architects
- achitekti - architecture
- achte - to buy, [to buy/to purchase/to bribe/to corrupt/artificially acquired/ foreign]
- afekte - to affect, [to have an effect on/to influence/to upset/to distress/to affect/to hit]
- afriken - African
- aje - old
- aji - to behave
- ajoute - to add, to add [to/on]
- ak - and, with
- akademik - academic
- akonpli - to accomplish, to [accomplish/carry out/fulfill/come about/come to pass/happen/marry/live together/settle down/establish a home]
- akoz - because of, because
- aktè - actor, male actor
- aktris - actress, female actor, actor
- ale - to go, [to go do something/to go away/leave/disappear/to pass away/die/way/path/aisle/to/up to/until/shoo!]
- ale retou - round trip
- alkòl - alcohol, rubbing alcohol, rubbing alcohols, alcohols
- alò - so, thus, consequently, then
- alo - hello, hi
- amelyore - to improve
- ameriken - Americans, American
- an - years, the, year, tooth, into, to, oh!, of, from, in, years old
- an favè - in favor of
- an menm tan - at the same time
- an reta - to be late
- an reyalite - actually, in reality
- anba - under
- anbrase - to hug, to kiss, to embrace, to welcome, to get involved in a project, to kiss each other
- anchante - delighted
- andedan - inside, insides, inner, indoors, indoor, interior, entrails
- ane - year, years
- anfòm - okay
- angle - English, Englishman
- anivèsè - birthday, birthdays, anniversary, anniversaries
- ankò - anymore, again, [still/yet/in addition]
- anlè - up in the air
- ann - let's, in, let us
- anpil - a lot, much, seriously, very, many, plenty, plenty of, a lot of, impudent, insolent, haughty, arrogant
- anpil fwa - over and over
- anplwaye - employee
- antre - to enter, [to put in/to insert/to put/to bring inside/to make disappear/to enter/to penetrate/to go in, come in/to come back/to fling/to throw oneself into/to run into/to get back/to recover/entrance/entrance fee/admission]
- anvan - before, beforehand, first, in advance of, previously
- anwo - above
- anyen - anything
- ap - going to, will, going, being, are, am
- apeprè - approximately
- aplike - to apply
- aprann - to learn
- apre - after, next, next to, besides, in addition to
- arab - Arabic
- arenyen - spider, spiders
- ase - enough, only, that's enough!, enough!
- asepte - to accept, [to accept/to agree to/to consent to/ to accept/to accept/to tolerate/to compromise]
- asiste - to attend
- aswè - in the evening, at night, evening, evenings, in the evenings
- aswè a - tonight, this evening
- atè - ground, floor, artery, on the ground, on the floor, down, ashore, probable
- atis - artist
- atitid - attitude
- atizana - art
- avanjou - dawn, early morning, gathering, meeting, pre-dawn konbit, before dawn
- avèk - with, as, to, and, from
- Avril - April
- avwàn - oatmeal, oats, oatmeals
- avyon - airplane, plane
- ayè - yesterday
- ayewopò - airport, airports
- ayisyen - Haitian Creole, Haitian, Haitians
- azi - Asia
b
- bab - beard
- babay - bye-bye, good-bye, bye
- bagay - things, to do whatever, object, thing, stuff
- bal - ball
- balkon - balcony, balconies, upper floor
- bannann - plantain, plantains
- bat - to beat, [to beat strike/to beat/to flay/to beat/to win/to flap/to reach/to struggle/to fight off/to persevere/to keep on trying/ to flap]
- bati - to build
- bay - giving, gave, to hand over, to empty, to give, to sell to a soul, for, to produce, gives, to permit, to betray, to cause, to let, to give to the devil, to give off, to, to contribute, to reach, to yield, to denounce, to tell, give, given
- bay pri - to bargain
- bayamas - Bahamas
- bebe - baby, babies, doll, dolls
- bèk - beak, beaks, bills, bill
- bèl - beautiful, good-looking, handsome, nice, pretty, lovely
- bèlfi - daughter-in-law, stepdaughter
- bèlmè - mother-in-law, mothers-in-law, stepmother, stepmothers
- benyen - to bathe
- bese - to lower, [to lower/to turn down/to lower/to lessen/to denigrate/to go down/to lessen/to decline/to wind down/to reduce/to deduct something from/to ben over/to crouch/to squat/to bow/to stoop /to stoop down/to lower oneself/to lessen/to humble/to become emaciated/t
- bèso - crib, cribs, craddle, cots, cot, craddles
- bèt - animal, animals, bug, bugs, insects, insect, cattle
- bezwen - to need, to want, [need/want]
- bil - bill, check
- bileng - bilingual
- bis - bus
- biznis - business
- blag - joke
- blame - to blame
- blan - white, whites, white person, white people, foreigner
- ble - blue, blues, [to thrash/to make someone black and blue/to overwhelm with/ to deceive/wheat]
- bliye - to forget, to omit
- bò - near
- bo - to kiss, to sting, kiss
- bofis - son-in-law, stepson, stepsons, son-in-laws
- bon - good, skillful, tasty, right, correct, suitable, safe, authentic, full, to succeed, brilliant person, bound, leaps, payment, installment, bond, well then!, good!, look at that!
- bòn - kilometer marker, maid, battery terminal, boundary marker, charm, potion bottle
- bon mache - cheap
- bonè - early, narrow-minded, edged, fringed, delimited by marked out boundaries, to mark a boundary, to limit power of the dead, to surround a house with magic objects preventing evil spirits from entering , happiness
- bonjou - good morning
- bonswa - good afternoon
- bòpè - father-in-law, step-father, fathers-in-law, stepfathers
- bòs chapant - carpenter, carpenters
- bòt - boots, boot, blow, hit, bundle of corn
- bote - beauty
- bouch - mouth, opening, neck, spout
- bouche - butcher
- boukannen - grilled, to barbecue, barbecues, broiled, barbecue, grill, roasted, to roast, to broil, scaled, roast, barbecued
- bouke - out of breath
- boulanje - baker, bakers
- boulanjri - bakery
- boutèy - bottle
- boutik - corner store, small shop, small variety store
- bouyon - broth, soup, soups, bouillon, bouillons, broths, stews, stew, scrap paper, scrap papers, rough draft, rough drafts
- bra - arm
- bwat - box, boxes, [building that is poorly constructed/lacking symmetry/carton/cardboard box/case/ can]
- bwè - to drink
- bwòs a dan - toothbrush, toothbrushs
- bwose - to brush
- byè - beer, beers
- byen - well, very, really, safely, all right, good, fine, intimate, on good terms, wealthy, well-off, property, possessions, assets, inheritance, asset
- byenveni - welcome
c
- chabon - charcoal
- chaje - to load, [to fill/to load/to charge/to load/to burden/to lift/to charge/to tackle illegally/to entrust/to have responsibility/to take responsibility/ full/crammed/having loads of]
- chak - every
- chalè - heat
- chanday - sweater, sweaters
- chanje - to exchange, to change
- chanjman klima - climate change
- chanm - room, rooms, bedroom, bedrooms, inner tube, bedroom furniture, [room/to be from/complete set of bedroom furniture/inner tube]
- chanm a kouche - bedroom
- chante - to sing, [to sing/to chant/to chirp/to harp on/to talk nonsense/song/singing/ chripping/crowing]
- chapit - chapter
- chapo - hat, hats
- chat - cat
- chè - expensive
- chèche - to attempt, to try to, to look for, looked, to go get, to search for, to seek, seek
- chèf - boss, bosses, chief, chiefs, leader, leaders, headman, headmen, government official, government officials, military person, military persons
- chèk - check, checks, paycheck, paychecks
- chemiz - shirt, shirts
- chen - dog, dogs
- cheve - hair, hairs
- chèz - chair, seat, chairs, seats
- chinwa - Chinese, to avoid someone, to take off, to speed away, to stay at home, to hide, Chinese Haitian
- chita - to sit, [to sit/to sit down/to sit idle/to suit/to fit/to stagnate/to dawdle over/to keep on/session/meeting/basis, foundation/ assets [financial standing]/ butt/rear]
- cho - hot
- chodyè - pot, cauldron
- chosèt - socks, sock
- chwa - choice
- chwal - horse, horses
- chwazi - to chose
d
- dabitid - usually
- dam - lady
- damou - to be in love, to [love each other/love/be in love/fall in love/make love/neck], in love
- dan - teeth, tooth
- danse - to dance
- dat - date, end period of pregnancy, due date, due dates, period, periods, time, times, eczema, rash, rashs, long time, long ago
- dawou - August
- dayè - besides, moreover
- de - a few, canopy, two, thimble, about, concerning, some, of, on
- de fwa - twice
- de twa - a few, some, a couple of
- defann - to defend
- deja - already, yet, previously, before, so quickly
- deklare - to declare
- demen - tomorrow, future
- demenaje - to move out
- demi - half
- dènye - last
- depann - to depend on
- depans - cost
- depi - since, spite, resentment, for, as soon as, after, once, as long as, if, because, resentments
- deplase - to move
- depo - deposits
- desanm - December
- desann - to get down, to [lower/put down/let down/belittle/demote/take off the fire/take off the stove/descend/come down/go down/climb down/step down/ go down in price/decline/ deteriorate/get off/get down/ alight from/put away/stuff down/gobble down/overflow/ take/stay/stop]
- deskripsyon - description
- destriksyon - destruction
- dèt - debt
- detaye - to explain thoroughly, [to give in detail/to explain thoroughly/to narrate with minute details/to scrutinize/to examine carefully/to cut up /to retail/to sell at retail/detailed]
- devan - in front of, in front, front, before, leading position, forefathers, ancestors, genitals, ahead, to be ahead, forward!
- devlope - to develop
- devwa - homework
- dèyè - behind
- deyò - outside, exterior, exteriors, outsides, out, beyond, out of bounds, to be on the prowl, to attempt, to break in, to be leaving, to be going out, to be out, to leak
- dezagreyab - unbearable
- dezyèm - second
- di - to tell, to say, [to say/to tell/to pronounce/declare/give one's opinion on something/hard/firm/tight/strenuous/difficult/ severe/intense/harsh/tough/callous/ heartless/stingy/durable/resistant/rugged/tough/hard /strenuously/firmly/in the/of the/from the]
- di maten - A.M., a.m.
- di swa - P.M., p.m.
- diferan - different
- difisil - difficult
- dimanch - Sunday, Sundays, day of rest, days of rest
- dimansyon - dimensions, dimension, size, sizes
- diminye - to discount
- diri - rice
- dirije - to direct
- dis - ten
- diskisyon - discussion
- disponib - available
- distans - distance, periods of time
- ditou - at all
- diven - wine, wines, divine
- divize - to divide
- divòse - to divorce, to seperate
- djakèt - jacket
- djòb - job, jobs, position, positions, racket, rackets, scam, scams, graft, grafts
- djondjon - black mushroom spice, djondjon, mushroom, mushrooms
- dlo - water
- dlo k ap koule - running water
- do - back, backs, cover, covers, top, tops, flat side, C
- doktè - doctor
- dola vèt - United States Dollar
- dòmi - to sleep
- dominiken - Dominican
- donasyon - donation
- doub - double
- doulè - pain
- dous makòs - fudge, dous makòs
- dousman - slowly, quietly, calmly, gently, peacefully, calm, peaceful, quiet
- douz - twelve, queen, queens, 12
- dra - bedsheets, bed sheets, sheets, sheet, scapegoat, scapegoats
- drapo - flag, Vodou ceremonial banners, Vodou ceremonial banner, flags
- dwat - upright, right, straight line, straight
- dwe - to have to, [to owe/must/should/giftted]
- dwèt - finger, fingers
e
- è - o' clock, hour
- e - and
- echèk - failure
- èd - help, aid, assistance, helper, helpers, aides, aide, assistant, assistants
- ede - to help
- edikasyon - education
- edisyon - edition
- èdtan - hour
- egal - equal
- egzak - exact
- egzanp - example
- egzije - to demand
- èkondisyone - air conditioning, air conditioner , air conditioners, AC, ACs
- ekri - to write down, to write, to jot down, to record, to correspond, to write to
- ekselan - excellent
- ekstansyon - expansion
- elefan - elephant, elephants
- elektrisite - electricity
- elèv - student, students, pupil, pupils
- endepandan - independent
- endistri - industry
- endistriyèl - industrial
- enjenyè - engineer
- enpak - impact
- enposib - impossible
- enpòtan - important, importantly
- enpòte - to import
- enstale - to install
- entelektyèl - intellectual
- entènasyonal - international
- enterè - interest rate
- enteresan - interesting
- envite - guest, [to invite/ to be invited/guest]
- epè - thick
- epi - and then, and, and also
- epitou - and also, [moreover/furthermore/in addition]
- eple - to spell, to read haltingly
- eseye - to try, to try out, tried, tries, to try on, to check, to experiment, to try to do something, try
- èske - did, do, does, were
- eskize - to excuse, [to excuse/to forgive/to apologize/to excuse someone]
- eskòpyon - scorpion, scorpions
- espageti - pasta, spaghetti
- espere - to hope, to hope for
- esperyans - experience
- espesyal - special
- espesyalite - specialty, specialties
- espesyalman - especially
- espètiz - expertise
- esplike - to explain
- espwa - hope
- estabilize - to stabilize
- estil - style
- estrès - stress, stressed
- etaj - floor
- etale - to display
- etazini - the USA, the United States, the U.S., u.s
- ete - summers
- etidye - to study
- etranj - strange
- evite - to avoid, to pass up, to avert
- evye - sink, sinks
- ewòp - Europe
f
- fache - mad
- fanmi - family, families
- fasil - easy
- fasilman - easily
- fason - way
- fatige - tired
- fatra - trash, rubbish, garbage, waste, junk
- fè - to make, to do
- fè makèt - to buy groceries
- fè mal - hurts, is in bad shape
- fèk - to have just
- felisitasyon - congratulations
- fèmen - to block, to corner, to lock, to imprison, bashful, to shut, to confine, to enclose, shut, introvert, shy, close, to form a scar, to close, closed, be withdrawn to oneself, to turn off, timid, closes
- fenèt - windows, window
- fèt - party, parties, holiday, holidays, feast, feasts, celebrations, celebration, festival, festivals, feast days, feast day, anniversary, anniversaries, birthday, birthdays, done, completed, made, produced, to happen, to occur, to take place, to be born
- fevriye - February
- fèy - leaf
- fi - woman, women
- fidèl - loyal
- fig - banana
- figi - face, outward apperances, outward apperance, faces, looks, look, normal appearance, picture cards
- fim - movie
- final - final, finals
- finalman - eventually
- fini - to finish, [to finish/to end/to end up/to complete/to finish/to end/to expire/to become/to end up/to come with a hair's breadth of/finished/worn out]
- fini pa - to finally
- flè - flower
- fò - loud
- fonksyone - to function
- fòs - number, capability, grave, intensity, strength, sum, stamina, tomb, force, ditch, power, courage, sum of, quantity
- fòtin - fortune
- foto - picture
- fouchèt - fork, foot rot
- franchman - frankly
- franse - French, Frenchman, Frenchmen
- fre - cool
- frè - brother, brothers, friar, friars, friend, fellow man, expenses, fee
- fredi - cold
- frèt - chilly, suddenly
- frèz - strawberry, strawberries
- fri - to freeze up, fry, to fry, done for, fried, to broil, washed up, finished, to deep fry
- fritay - fried food, fritay
- fwa - epigastric area, liver, faith, time, times, once, twice
- fwi - fruit
- fwi lanmè - seafood
- fwomaj - cheese
g
- gade - to look, [to take a look/to check/to examine/to consider/to watch over/to take care of/to keep/to store/to raise/look/glance/watch it!/stop it!]
- garaj - garage, garages
- gason - man, men
- gaspiye - to waste, [to squander/to go to waste/to die on the vine]
- gato - cake, cakes
- gen dòmi - sleepy
- gen rezon - to be right
- gen tò - to be wrong
- genyen - got, won, had, owned, there are, beat, to beat, to earn, to have, to win, to get, to own, there is, there's, has
- gèp - wasp, yellow-jacket, wasps, yellow-jackets
- geri - to heal, to cure
- ginen - faraway place, ancestral homeland, yam, West Africa, lwa homeland, Ginen
- glas - mirror, mirrors, pane of glass, panes of glass, stone, ice, frost, frosting, icing
- gòch - left, clumsy, leftist, awkward
- gonayiv - Gonaïves, Gonayiv
- gou - savor, tastes, taste, flavor, tasty
- goud - gourde, gourdes
- goute - to taste
- gran - main, large, famous, long, grown, older, big, important, wide
- grandèt - oldest
- grangou - hungry
- granmè - grandmother, grandma, grandmas, elderly women, elderly woman, madam
- granmoun - elderly, older person, grown up, in a late stage, elders, old, in a developed stage, adult, elder, adulthood, independent, relative, guardian, sovereign
- granpapa - grandfather, grandfathers, grandpa, grandpas, poppop, granddaddy
- granparan - grandparent, grandparents
- gras a dye - thank God, thanks to God, thanks be to God
- gratis - free
- grenadja - passion fruit
- gri - gray, grays, drunk, grille, grate, screen
- griyo - griot, spicy fried meat, fried pork, story teller, griyo
- gwayav - guava
- gwo - big, large, fat
- gwoup - group
i
- ideyal - ideal
- imen - human being, humans, human, considerate, generous, humane
- isit - here, right here, over here
- istwa - history
- itil - useful, helpful, handy, profitable, beneficial
- itilize - to use, to [utilize/employ]
j
- jamayik - Jamaica
- jamayiken - Jamaican
- janm - legs, leg, never
- janti - kind
- janvye - January
- je - eyes, eye, eye of needle, set, series, g
- jedi - Thursday, Thursdays
- jen - June
- jeneralman - generally
- jenn - young, new, inexperienced
- jenn fi - teenage girl
- jenn gason - young man, teenage boy, teen boy, teenage boys, teen boys
- jenou - knee
- jete - to throw away, [to throw away/to discard/to throw down/to overthrow/to topple/to defeat/to bud/to sprout/to escape/to run/to dash off/to take off/to take off for/to leave/to leave for/to decide to do something]
- ji - juice
- ji kokoye - coconut milk
- jij - judge, judges
- jilèt - razors
- jip - skirt, skirts
- jiyè - July
- jodi a - today, nowadays
- jòn - yellow, yellows, [faded/dingy/ ripe]
- jou - day, days, daylight, opening, hemstitch
- joumou - squash, squashes, pumpkin, pumpkins
- jounal - newspaper
- jounen - day
- jwa - joy
- jwe - to play
- jwenn - to find, [to find out/to discover/to obtain/to receive/to join/to meet with/to catch up/to regain]
k
- kabann - bed, beds
- kabrit - goat, goats
- kach - cash
- kafe - coffee
- kalandriye - calendar, calendars, programs, program, schedules, schedule, timetable, timetables
- kalfou - street corner, crossroads, street corners, junction, junctions, intersection, intersections
- kalite - quality, good quality, kind, sort, variety, type, class, quanity
- kamyonèt - jitney, taptaps, public transportation, pick up truck, pick up trucks, van, vans, station wagon, station wagons, taptap, jitneys
- kanadyen - Canadian
- kanape - couch, couches, sofas, sofa
- kann - sugar cane
- kanna - duck, ducks
- kanpe - to stand up, [to stand something up/to place something upright/to place something on its end/to raise/to erect/to build/to start up/to set up/to initiate/to launch/to stand/to stand up/to get up/to stand still/ to remain standing/to stop/in good shape/stop/rest/break/
- kantite - quantity
- kapab - competent, can, might, capable, to be able, to can, could, to be liable to
- kapital - capital
- kapitèn - captain, captains
- karabela - denim, karabela, denim dress, traditional Haitian dress, quadrille
- karant - forty
- karayib - caribbean
- Karayibeyen - Caribbean
- kat - playing card, name badge, admission ticket, permit, map, four, card, playing cards
- katòz - fourteen, 14
- katreven - eighty
- katreven dis - ninety
- kay - house, hut, huts, houses, dwelling, dwellings, building, buildings, office, offices, quail, quails, bobwhite, bobwhites
- kaz - huts, small house, animal cage, compartment, division, pigeonhole, hut, square, cabins, small houses, mail box, cabin
- kè - heart, hearts, courage, endurance, stomach, stomaches, core, choir, refrain, choirs, refrains
- ke - tail, [tails/end/ tail fin/caudal fin/read end/last/line/queue/which/whom/that/than/in comparison to]
- kèk - a few, some, several, about
- kèk nan - some of
- kenbe - to keep, [to hold/to support/to sustain/to hold/to grasp/to take hold/to take hold of/to need to urinate/to need to defecate/to hang on to/to hold onto/to capture/to take/to catch/to get/to grab/to seize/to hold onto/ to keep in store/to hang on to/to contain/to h
- kenèp - kenèp, Spanish limes, mamoncillo, mamoncillos, Spanish lime
- kenz - fifteen, 15
- kepi - cap, [/baseball] [caps/cap]
- kesye - bank teller, cashier, teller
- kesyon - question, [question/subject/matter/questions/subjects/matters]
- ki - what, that, who, which, what does
- ki jan - how, how come, how is it that
- ki lè - when, what time
- ki moun - who, whom
- kiben - Cuban, Cubans
- kilès - who, which one, which
- kilomèt - kilometer
- kiltivatè - farmer, farmers
- kirye - nosey, inquisitive, curious, nosy
- kite - to divorce, to resign, left, to abandon, to allow, leave, to permit, divorced, to leave, to let, to quit, to stop doing a thing, to separate, let
- kiyè - spoon, spoons, spoonful, spoonfuls
- kizin - kitchen, kitchens
- kizinye - chef, male chef, cook, male cook
- kizinyèz - female chef, chef, chefs, cook
- klas - classes, level, classroom, solemnity degree, studies, class, grade, finesse, type, social class
- kle - key, bottle opener, can opener, wrench, clef, solution, solutions
- klè - clear
- klete - to lock
- klima - climate
- kò - body, bodies, corpse, corpses, group, groups, unit, units, corn, corns, callus, calluses
- kochon - pig, pigs, [hog/hogs/slob/dirty/indecent]
- kokoye - coconut
- kola - soda, pop
- kòman - in what manner, in what way, how
- kòmann - order
- kòmanse - to start
- konben - how many, how much
- kondi - to drive, to [lead/guide/escort/drive/steer/pilot]
- konfye - to confide in
- Kongrè - Congress, House of Representatives, Legislative Palace, National Assembly, House of Deputies
- konmen - common
- konmès - commerce
- konn - to know how, [to know how/usually]
- konnen - to know, [to know/to recognize/to know/to be familiar with/to know/to know how]
- konnesans - knowledge
- konpatiman pou malèt - luggage compartment, luggage compartments
- konplètman - completely
- konprann - to understand, [to understand/to believe/to think/understanding/ comprehension/intelligence/sense/consideration/respect]
- konsa - like that, like this, all, in that way, so, thus, approximately, around, more or less, about, that, this way
- konsa konsa - so-so
- konsève - conserved, preserved, to save, to preserve, to conserve, to keep, to put aside, keep, saved
- konsidere - to consider, [to consider/to think about/to examine/to regard/to esteem]
- konsilte - to consult, to [consult/seek advice/consult/examine/have a medical check-up]
- konsyan - aware, conscientious
- kontan - happy, content, satisfied, satisfied with, glad
- konte - to count
- kontinye - to continue, to extend
- kontra - contract
- kontre - to find, to see, to meet, to get together, to encounter, to run into
- kòrèk - correct
- kostim - suit, suits, tuxedo, tuxedos
- kote - where
- kou - neck, class, course, necks, courses, clasess, blow, blows, hits, hit, shock, shot, time, shots, occasion, court, tribunal
- kouche - to go to sleep
- koud - elbow, bend, to sew, to stitch up, bends
- koulè - color, colors, colored, pigmentation , diver
- koulèv - snake, snakes
- kouman - how
- kounye a - now
- koupe - to cut, [to cut/to cut down/to mow/to shorten/to perform an episiotomy/to amputate/to disconnect/to unplug/to cut off/to interrupt/to cut/ to dilute/to cut/to trump/to whack/to hit/to have sex/to have a skin rash]
- kouri - to run
- kout - short, brief, hit, thrust, lunge, shot, gulp
- koute - to cost, to listen, to obey, listened, listen, cost, costs, listens
- kouto - knife, knives
- kouvri - to cover
- kouzen - male cousin, cousin, cousins
- kowosòl - soursop
- krab - yaws lesion, yaws, losing combo in dice, crab, crabs
- kravat - tie, neck tie
- kraze - to break
- kredi - credit
- kremas - Haitian cream liqueur, kremas
- krevèt - shrimp
- kreye - to create
- kreyòl - Haitian Creole, Creole, Kreyol, Native to Haiti, kreyòl
- kriye - to cry
- kuit - bakes, baked, cooked, well-done, to boil, to bake, bake, to cook, completely ice, boiled, ready, cooking, cooks
- kuit manje - to cook, to boil, to bake
- kwè - to believe, to trust, to think
- kyòs - kiosk
l
- l - he, she, it , they
- la - the, the A chord, this, alive, right away, lard, here, then, immediately, whoa, there, present, art, bacon
- laba - over there
- labank - bank
- labouyi - porridge, hot cereal, oatmeal, weak person, flabby person, weak people, flabby people
- Lafrans - France, [Lafrans/Frans]
- lage - to let out, [to let go/to release/to dismiss/to let out/to free/to untie/to undo/to loosen/to let one's hair down/to interrupt/to end/to be over/to drop/ to pour out by drop/to put drops in/to drop someone off/to give a ride to someone/to drop out/to quit/to shoot/to
- laj - loose, wide, generous, large, broad, age, widely, baggy, big, roomy
- lajan - money, monies, pay, pays
- lajè - width, breadth
- lajounen - day, workday, during the day, daytime, day's work
- lakay - home, at home, [that person/the person we're talking about/at home/at the home of someone's place/hey, man!]
- lalo - jute, lalo
- lamerik di nò - North America
- lamerik di sid - South America
- lamerik santral - Central America
- lamveritab - breadfruit
- lan - slow, slowly, the, year, in
- lanbi - conch, conch shell [horn/]
- lang - tongue, tongues, languages, language
- lanjelis - dusk, twilight, Angelus
- lannuit - at night, during the night, nocturnal
- lanp - light, night light, lamp, lamps
- lapen - rabbit, rabbits
- lapli - rain
- lari - street
- latrin - outhouse, toliet, latrins, toliets, latrin, outhouses
- lave - to wash, to [wash out/do laundry/irrigate/wash away/devetate/do laundry]
- lè - while, moment, manner, at what time, at the time of, air, appearance, instant, season, time, attitude, behavior, watch, melody time, looks, clock, when, period
- lè maten - every morning, morning time
- lè swa - every night, night time
- lèd - ugly, homely, dishonest
- legim - vegetable stew, vegetables, legume, greens, legumes, legim
- lekòl - school
- lekòl primè - elementary school
- lekòl segondè - high school
- lendi - Monday, Mondays
- lès - east
- lestomak - chest, chests, heart, hearts, close friend, close friends
- lèt - milk
- lèv - lips, lip, works, ministry, good works, ministries
- leve - to wake up, to [start/to raise/lift/pick up from the ground/elevate/wake someone up/make someone get up/relieve/replace/remove an employee/withdrawal/abolish/have an official document written/erect/build/rebuild/raise/bring up/rear/educate/make prettier/make more att, sprouting
- leve kanpe - to stand up, to [stand/stand up/get up]
- li - he, she, they, it
- lib - single, free, unoccupied, available, freely, not in a relationship, loose
- likidasyon - sale
- limenm - themself, himself, herself, itself
- linèt - eyeglasses, glasses, hole, opening, good pass
- lis - list
- literati - literature
- liv - book, pound
- livè - winter, winters
- lojik - logical, logic
- lokal - local, locals, domestic, domestics, place, places, locale, locales, premises
- long - slow, long
- loray - thunder
- lòt - next, other, other one, else, others
- lòtbò - on the other side
- lous - bear, bears
- louvri - to unlock, frank, to begin, sore, open, impertinent, fresh, to start up, to turn on, to start, to open, opens
- lwe - to rent, to hire, to rent out, to lease, to praise
- lwen - far away
- lwès - west
- lyon - Leo, lions, lion
m
- m - I, me, my, I'd
- m ap boule - I am well, I am fine, I am doing fine, nothing much, nothing, I am doing well, I'm good
- machann - vendor, merchant, street vendor, vendors, merchants, small retailer, small retailers, street vendors
- mache - to walk, to work, to function
- machin - car
- madam - mrs.
- madanm - wife, woman, wives, women, ma'am, lady, she, her
- madi - Tuesday, Tuesdays
- magazen - store
- magazinen - to go shopping
- majorite - majority, majorities
- makak - monkey, monkies
- makawoni graten - baked macaroni and cheese
- makèt - grocery store, supermarket
- mal - in bad shape, bad things, improperly, bad, pain, suitcase, doesn't bear fruit, ache, huge, badly, immense, footlocker, clumsy, wrong, poorly, sick, difficult, awkward, sterile, evil, male, injustice, trunk, harm
- malad - sick, sick person, sore, ill, injury, wound, patient, diseased
- malèt - suitcase, suitcases, luggage, luggages, footlocker, footlockers, trunk, trunks
- manba - peanut butter
, peanut butters
- mande - to ask, [to ask for/to request/to inquire/to ask/to bed/to demand/to require/to need/to require]
- mango - mango
- manje - to eat, [to eat/to gnaw at/to chew up/to eat away/to erode/to wear down/to mutilate/to irritate/to chafe/to hurt s.o./to kill/to destroy/to outdo], do perfectly, shine (on exam)/ to enjoy sexually/ food, nourishment/ [feed/meal/food and drink for Vodou spirit/prey/victim]
- manje maten - breakfast
- manje midi - lunch
- manman - mom, mother
- manto - coat, coats, [wrap/wraps/overcoat]
- manyen - to touch, to feel
- manyòk - cassava
- mare - cloudy
- marenn - godmother, godmom, godmoms, godmothers, maid of honor, maid of honors, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, sponsor, backer, mentor, connections
- mari - husband, husbands
- mas - March, Mars, mass, masses, punch, sledgehammer, sledgehammers, the masses, the people, mob, mask, masks
- matant - aunt, aunts, auntie, aunties, aunty, auntys
- matematik - math
- maten - morning
- matinik - Martinique, Matinik
- mawon - brown, browns, wild, savage, savages, incorrect, false, not licensed, chestnut
- mayi moulen - cornmeal
- mayl - mile
- mayo - t-shirt, t-shirts, muscle shirt, musle shirts, jersey, polo shirt, polo shirts
- me - May
- mechan - cruel
- medam - ladies
- mèkredi - Wednesday, Wednesdays
- melanje - to mix, to [blend/tangle/mess up/confuse]
- mele - to mix up
- men - there you are!, there you go!, yet, sou-ee!, but, hands, so much, so far, that, look, round, handful, ever so, hand, so many, manpower, ever so much, here is
- meni - menu, menus
- menm - same, indentical, exactly, preciously, very, in addition, further
- mennaj - girlfriends, animal pairs of each sex, significant other, girlfriend, housework, boyfriend, partner, boyfriends
- mennase - to threaten, to warn, to give a warning
- mèsi - thank you
- mesye - sir, gentleman, men, man, mister, companions, companion, gentlemen, Mr.
- mèt - owner, teacher, owners, professor, school teacher, meters, to may, address to a lawyer, ace, meter, tape measure, master, to can, expert, even if, to be allowed, teachers
- mete - to put, [to put/to put in/to insert/to put on wear/to set/to place/to lay/to begin/to start to/to lay/to take/to appoint/to name/let's say]
- mezire - to measure
- midi - noon, midday, break, breaks, time out, time outs
- mil - thousand, thousands, mile, miles
- milyon - million, millions
- minè - minor, minors, adolescent, adolescents, miner, miners
- minis - minister, governmental minister, ministers, clergyman, clergymen, governmental ministers
- minit - minute, minutes
- mitan - middle
- mizik - music, tune, tunes, musics
- mizisyen - musician, musicians, Hispaniolan solitary, Hispaniolan solitaries
- mòd - fashion
- modèn - modern
- moman - moment, moments, instant, instants, seconds, second
- mondyal - worldwide
- monnen - change
- monnonk - uncle, uncles
- mont - watch
- montre - to teach
- moso - pieces
- mouch - fly, flies
- moun - person, human, people, one, they, inhabitant, family, friends, boyfriend
- mouri - to die, [to die/to pass away/to go out/to diminish progressively/to stop/to stall/dead/lifeless/numb/gone to sleep/having pins and needles/dead/worn out/exhausted/to stop/to control the ball/ to numb/to deaden]
- mouton - sheep
- move - terrible
- mwa - month, months, period, periods, menstruation period, menstruation periods
- mwayenn oryan - Southwest Asia, West Asia, the Middle East, Maghreb, Khaleej, Mashreq, Al-Sham
- mwen - I, me, my, mine
- mwenmenm - myself
- mwens - less, minus, the least
- myèl - bee, honeybee, bees, honeybees
n
- n - we, you
- n a wè pita - see you later, see ya
- n ap boule - we are fine, we are boiling, we are doing well, nothing much, we are good
- naje - to swim
- nan - at
- nasyonal - national
- natirèl - natural
- nèf - new, nine, brand new
- nen - nose, noses, hood of car, dwarf
- nenpòt - anybody, anyone, any one of
- nenpòt bagay - anything
- nesesè - necessary
- nesesèman - necessarily
- nèt - completely
- netwaye - to clean, [to clean/to wash/to wash out/to wipe/to pick clean/to thrash/to whip/to beat/to insult]
- ni - denuded, him, bare, naked, she
- nimewo - number, numbers, issue, issues, size, sizes, character, characters, oddball, oddballs
- nivo - level
- nò - north
- nòmalman - normally
- non - no, not, name, first name, noun
- note - to take note
- nou - we, you, our, your
- noumenm - ourselves
- nouvo - new, recent, modern
- nouyòk - New York, New York City, the USA
- novanm - November
- nuit - night, evening
- nwa - black, blacks, darkness, Black person, Black people, nut, nuts, cashews, cashew, testicles, testicle
o
- obsève - to observe, to [observe/study/analyze/spy on/watch/reprimand/scold/respect/observe/obey]
- ofri - to offer, to invite
- ògàn - organs, voice, organ, voices
- okanada - Canada
- okap ayisyen - Cape Haitian, Okap Ayisyen, Cap-Haïtien, okap
- okazyon - occasion
- oke - okay!, all right!
- okenn - not any, not one, none, any
- okouran - informed
- oktòb - October
- onz - eleven, 11
- oranj - orange
- orevwa - goodbye, good-bye, bye-bye, bye
- oswa - or, nor
- òtdòg - hot dog
- otè - author, authors, cause, causes, agent, agents, person responsible for an action, people responsible for an action
- otèl - hotels
- otès - flight attendant, hostess, hostesses, stewardess, stewardesses, flight attendants
- otòn - fall, autumn
- ou - you, your
- oubyen - or, or else
- oumenm - yourself
p
- p - not
- pa - not, do not, did not, is not, does not, line in marbles game, part, portion, share, per, step, by, are not
- pa li - his, hers, theirs, its
- pa m - mine
- pa nou - ours
- pa w - yours
- pa yo - theirs
- padkwa - you are welcome
- padone - to forgive, to pardon
- pafè - perfect
- pafètman - perfectly
- pale - to talk, to testify, to count, to tattle, to warn, to snitch, to speak, to chatter, to utter, to disclose, to divulge, to report, to tell on, to be meaningful, talk, to be of importance, to confess one's guilt, some one's way of talking, speaks, speak, talked, fight, spoke, altercation, count, dispute, short conversation, speaking, talks
- palè sansousi - Sans-Souci Palace, Palè Sansousi
- pandan - during
- panse - to think, [to think/to believe/to conceive/to imagine/to think/to reflect/to consider/to bandage/to dress/thought/idea/pansy]
- pantalon - pants, trousers, slacks
- panyòl - Spanish, Latino, Hispanics, Latinos, Latina, Latinas, Latinxs, Latinx, Spaniard, Spaniards, the Dominican Republic, citizen of a Latinx country, Dominican prostitute, Dominican prostitutes, citizens of a Latinx country
- papa - dad, father
- paran - parent, parents, relative, relatives, kin
- pare - ready, [to extend/to ward off/to deflect/to fend off/to take cover/to take shelter/to do something to prevent something/to get ready/to prepare/to get ready for a celebration/ready/solved/resolved/ resolved/determined/overcast/threatening to rain]
- parenn - godfather, godfathers, best man, best men, sponsor, sponsors, patron, patrons, mentor, mentors
- pase - to pass, [to pass over/to pass out/to give/ to hand over/to distribute/to pass out/to deal/to strike/ to deal/to give/to administer/to smear on/to put on/to put on/to sift/to sieve/to strain/to pass/to succeed in/to purge/to take effect/to surpass/to be more than]
- paske - because
- paspò - passport, passports
- pataje - to share, [to divide/to distribute]
- patat - sweet potato, sweet potatoes
- pate - meat pies, meat patties, patties, meat pie, patty, meat patty, pate
- pati - to depart, [to start/to leave/to depart/to get away/to flee/to escape/to emit/ to produce/to go off/to slip/get!/out!/departure/part/section/portion/share/party/a group of/political party/genitals/round of a game/go away/get lost]
- patikilye - particular
- patikilyèman - particularly
- patisipe - to participate
- patnè nan kay - cohabitating partner, cohabitating partners, nesting partner, cohabitating couple, domestic partners, nesting partners
- pè - pair, pairs, couple, couples, even, fear, to fear, to dread, to be nervous, to be afraid of, father, old man, priest, fathers, priests, old men, clergymen
- pèdi - to lose, loss, [to misguide/to lead astray/to lose/to get lost/to lose one's way]
- pèfòmans - performance
- pèmèt - to let, [to permit/to make possible/to enable/to dare someone/to be daring/to be impudent/impertinent]
- pen - bread
- penn - to paint, to paint art
- penti - paint
- pentire - to paint
- penyen - to comb
- pèp - people
- pèsòn - no one
- pèsonèl - personal
- petèt - maybe
- peye - to pay
- peyi - country, countries, nation, nations, land, lands, region, regions, district, districts, zone, zones, area, areas, birthplace, birthplaces, fatherland, fatherlands, domestic, local, national
- peze - to press
- pi - more, pi, real, most, water well, the most, discharge, absolute, pure, too
- pi gran - bigger
- pi piti - smaller
- piblik - public
- pike - spicy, hot
- pikliz - spicy coleslaw, pikliz, spicy relish
- pilòt - pilot, pilots, sergeant major , sergeant majors
- Piman - scotch bonnet pepper
- pinga - watch out for, don't you ever, warning, don't, obstacle
- pisin - pool
- pita - later
- piti - small, slight, thin, little, weak, young, poor, disadvantaged, small Rada drum, small Petwo drum
- pitit - child, children, kid, kids
- pitit fi - daughter, daughters
- pitit gason - son, sons
- pito - rather, preferably, better, instead, to be better to, to be preferable
- plaj - beach
- plas - place
- plase - to place
- plat - plate, platters, platter, serving dish, serving dishes, course, courses, plaster, plasters, plaster cast, plaster casts, to smooth out, to plane, to ruin financially, flat, horizontal, thin, emaciated, even, smoth, penniless
- plen - filled, full, to fill out, to fill, plump, satiated, covered with, swollen, full of, fill
- plezi - pleasure
- plis - more, [beyond/further/plus/the most/plus]
- plizyè - various
- po - skin, epidermis, leather, leathers, covering, coverings, peelings, peeling, shells, shell, rind, rinds, husks, husk, hull, hulls, pods, pod, pitcher, pot, cartridge, chamber pot, bedpan, specimen cup, empty, unfurnate
- po ko - not yet
- politisyen - politician, politicans
- ponmdetè - potato, potatoes
- ponyen - to grab, [to grasp/to clasp/to grip/to grab/handful]
- popilasyon - population
- popilè - popular, well known, widespread, populist, populists
- posede - to own, to posses
- posib - possible, possibly
- posibilite - opportunities
- pòt - gates, door, gate, untamed, wild, unruly, doorway, doors
- pote - to bring
- pòtoprens - Port-au-Prince, Pòtoprens
- pòtoriken - Puerto Rican, Boricua
- pòtre - portrait
- pou - for
- poubwa - gratuity, tip
- poukisa - why
- poul - chicken, hen, fowl
- pousan - percent
- pousantay - percentage
- pousyè - dust
- powèm - poem
- powèt - poet, poets
- poze - to touch down, to pause, ask, to lay, calm, to settle, put, asking, to put, pose, to pose, to perch on, to set forth, set, to come to rest, to clown about, to rest, to land, to set, to place, posing, to alight, placed, place, rest, controlled, to take a break, at ease, poses
- pozitif - positive
- pral - to be going to, to go
- pran - to take, [to take/to get/to start to/to hand/to choose/to seize/to grab/to snare/to take/to steal/to seize/to take hold of/to come upon (illness)/to catch/to trap/to receive/to contract/to catch/to inherit/to accept/to contain/to hold/to take for/to consider/to ea
- pratikman - practically
- pre - near, ready, close, nearby, almost
- premye - first
- prentan - spring
- prepare - to prepare
- prèske - almost, nearly, about
- prezante - to introduce
- prezidan - chairman, presidents, chairperson, president
- pri - price
- pwa - bean
- pwason - fish
- pwezi - poetry
- pwobableman - probably
- pwoblèm - difficulty, care, concern, trouble, problem, worry, math problem, problems
- pwochen - next
- pwofesè - professor, teacher, teachers, professors
- pwofesyon - profession, occupation
- pwofesyonèl - professional
- pwomosyon - promotion
- pwòp - well, good for, quality, fine, tidy, attribute, suitable, own, charateristic, neat, honest, thoroughly, cleanly, appropriate, clean, properly, use
- pwopoze - to propose, to offer, to propose marriage, offered, offer, proposing, proposed
- pwoteyin - protein, proteins
- pye - foot, lower leg, lower legs, shift, shifts, menstrual period, labor, birthing, tree, bush, plant
r
- rad - clothes, clothing, garment, dress, harbor, anchorage
- radyo - radio
- randevou - appointment, dates, date, meeting, meetings
- ranje - to put in order
- rankontre - to meet
- ranpli - to fill, [to fill up/to fill in/to fill out/to fulfill/to comply with/full]
- rapidman - rapidly
- rat - rat, louse, rats
- rayi - to hate, to detest, to [dislike/be disgusted], hatred
- razè - broke, penniless
- raze - to shave
- redui - to reduce
- refize - to refuse
- regilye - regular
- regilyèman - regularly, consistently
- reklamasyon pou malèt - baggage claim
- rekonèt - to recognize, to recognize paternity, to know, knew, to make the acquaintance, to meet, be acquainted, to be acquainted, to acknowledge, recognized, to admit, recognize
- relasyon - relationship
- rele - to name, called, to greet, to summon, to invoke, to cry, to weep, to shout, to cry out, to be named, to call, to tempt, limpkin, calls, to attract, to yell, to call out, to telephone, name is
- remake - to notice, to [remark/notice/observe]
- renmen - to like, to [love/enjoy/be fond of/be in love/appreciate], [love/love affair]
- rense - to rinse
- repa - meal, meals
- repete - to repeat, to [repeat/do again/repeat/go around repeating/practice/rehearse/reproach/recur/be repeated/resound/echo]
- repite - famous
- reponn - to respond, [to answer/to respond/to reply/to be up to/to be capable of doing something/ to match]
- repons - response
- repouse - to reject, [to turn someone away/to reject/to turn back/to fight off/to grow backagain/resprout/powder used in vodou-inspired remedies]
- reprann - to start again
- resevwa - to receive, [to receive/to get/to receive/to welcome/to entertain/to host/to serve refreshments to guests/to take in/to put up/to house]
- resi - receipt, receipts
- reskonsablite - responsibility
- respekte - to respect
- restoran - restaurant, restaurants
- retabli - to recover, to get well
- rete - to hold, to fix, live, to stop, stayed, remain, to remain, to stay, lived, pause, to be left, to be past menopause, to reside, resides, stop, break, rest period, reside, to live, lives, stays, to reach menopause, resided, to cut off top of plant, stopped
- retire - to remove
- retounen - to return, [to return/to give/to bring back/ to rewind/to turn over/to return/to go/to come back/to turn around/to become again]
- rèv - dream
- reve - to dream about, to dream, to dream of someone
- reyalize - to realize, to [fulfill/achieve/accomplish/earn/make]
- reyèl - authentic
- rezève - to reserve, [to reserve/to make a reservation/to reserve/to put away/to save/reserved/polite/distinguished]
- rezilta - results
- rezoud - to resolve, to solve
- ri - to laugh
- rive - to arrive, [to happen/to occur/to take place/to manage/to succeed in/to arrive/to come to/to reach/to succeed/to prosper/to have financial success/arrival]
s
- sa - sick 'em, this, sick 'em!, to may, that, that one, to be able to, that person, who, the one, which, to can, what, whatever
- sa a - this one, this, that, that one
- sa k pase - what's going on, how are you, what's up, what's
- sa yo - these
- sache - bags, plastic bag, paper bag, bag, packet
- sal - dirty
- sal de ben - bathroom, [restrooms/restroom/water closet/water closets/bathrooms]
- sal lesiv - laundry room, laundry rooms
- salad - salad, salads
- sali - hey, hi
- samdi - Saturday, Saturdays
- san - one hundred, without, blood, 100
- sanble - to resemble
- sandal - slipper, sandal, floater, slippers, sandals
- sandwich - sandwich, sandwiches
- sant - smell, oder, smells, oders, aroma, aromas, fragrance, fragrances, stench, center, small hospital, dispensary
- sant komèsyal - shopping mall
- sante - health
- sante piblik - public health
- santi - to smell, [to smell/to smell/to sniff/to smell/ to stink/to smell bad/smelling/ smell/vulgar person/disreputable person/to feel/to experience/to feel/to feel like]
- sapat - flip-flops, sandal, slipper, sandals, slippers
- savon - soap
- sè - sister, sisters, my dear, nun, nuns
- se - is, to be, am, it's, that's, this is, be, are
- seche - to dry, [to dry/to cause to lose weight/to become emaciated/to become dry, dry up/to evaporate/to be stumped/to be incapable of action/to suffer/dehydrated]
- sechrès - drought, droughts
- segonn - seconds, second, short time, short times, short period of time, short periods of time, second hand, junior year, 11th grade
- sèjousi - nowadays, these days
- sekirite - security, security guard, security guards, securities, guard, guards, safety, security deposit, security deposits
- sektanm - September
- sèl - salt
- selibatè - single, unmarried
- selilè - cellphone
- sèlman - only, merely, simply, but
- sen domeng - the Dominican Republic
- senk - five
- senkant - fifty
- senmak - St. Marc, Saint Marc, Senmak
- senmenn - week, weeks
- senp - simple, easy, mere, unassuming, modest, ritual actions, ritual action, ritual gesture and words, incantation, incantations, magic cure, magic cures
- senpleman - simply
- sentiwon - belt, belts
- sere - to save, to [store/conceal/reserve/conteract diarrhea/corner/overwhelm/reserve/hoard/put away/keep/hide], [narrow/close-fitting/tight/taut/constipated]
- serye - serious, important, serious-minded, earnest, sincere , trustworthy, reliable, dependable, honest, virtuous, seriously, hard, really
- sèt - seven, tennis set, set
- sèvèl - brain, brains
- sèvi - to serve
- sèvyèt - towel
- sezon - season
- si - if
- si dye vle - God willing
- sid - south
- sik - sugar
- siklòn - hurricane
- sinema - movie theater
- sipòte - to support
- sipriz - surprise
- siryen - Syrian-Haitian, Syrian, Haitian of Syrian descent, Haitian of Lebanese, Lebanese-Haitian
- sis - six
- sispann - to stop, [to cease/to discontinue/to suspend/to adjourn/to cease/to stop/to resign/to quit]
- sitadèl - Citadel Laferrière, Sitadèl
- sitwayen - citizen
- sitwon - lime
- sitwonnèl - citronella, lemon grass
- siye - to dry
- siyen - to sign
- siyifikatif - significant, meaningful
- solèy - sunny
- solitè - lonely
- sonje - to remember, [to remember/to recall/to think about/to think of/to miss/to need/to feel the lack of someone/to feel the lack of something]
- sòs - sauce
- sote - to jump, [to jump/to jump over/to leap/to spring/to skip/to omit/to sauté/to blow up/to blast/to explode/to blow up/to blast/to blow/to burn out/ to start/to jump/to be startled/not cooked enough/rare/jump/start]
- sòti - stroll, to take out, release, first publication, out, drive, appearance, to get out, comes from, to come out, to become, get out of here!, leave, to come, outing, to be the first, born into, to leave, leaves, to be published, to pull out, to come from, exit, shoo!, to lead, out!, to go out, from, came, to play, to drop out of school, to come out as, left
- sòti ijans - emergency exit, emergency exits
- sou - on, in, on the surface of, above, over, upon, ahead, about, of, during, interested in, feeling, among, out of, from, with, in the presence of, toward, in the direction of, at one's place, again and again, over and over, on and on, money, drunk, intoxicated
- soufri - to suffer, [to endure/to be in distress/to suffer for/to make sacrifices]
- soulye - shoe, shoes
- soup - soft, friendly, stew, kind, lithe, soup, agile, nice, soups
- soupe - supper, suppers, [evening meal/to eat supper]
- souple - please
- souri - to smile
- sourit - mouse, mice
- sousi - eyebrows, eyebrow, care, worry, concern, anxiety, marigold
- sousòl - basement, basements
- souvan - often
- sove - to rescue, [to save/to rescue/to save someone's life/to save/to run away/to flee, /to escape/to redeem someone/to survive/to recover/safe/in good shape/to be lucky]
- suiv - to follow
- swa - soft, level, even, gentle, kind, easily, of excellent quality, sleek, smoothly, polished, of every good quality, evening, nice, smooth, silky, supple, luster, either
- sware - evening
- swasann dis - seventy
- swasant - sixty
- swete - to wish, to hope [for/]
t
- ta - late, overdue, would, supposing that
- tab - table
- tab bouche - butcher block
- tablo - painting
- taks - tax
- tan - weather, times, while, music beat, horsefly, as long as, season, a certain amount, as, time, when, hurricane, verb tence
- tan pou - instead of
- tande - to hear, [to hear about/to overhear/to listen to/to listen/to understand/to obey/hearing/understood?]
- tankou - just like, like, the same as, as, as if
- tann - to wait, [to wait for/to await/to expect/to spread/to hang out/to lay/to set/to be sprawled out/to be spread out/tender/soft/loving]
- tanperati - temperature
- tanpri souple - please
- tas - cups, cup, mug, mugs, glasses, glass
- tay - size
- tcheke - to check out
- te - tea
- telefòn - phone, telephone, phones, telephones
- televizyon - TV, TVs, television , televisions
- tèlman - so many
- teritwa - territory, territories, premises
- teste - to check out
- tèt - head, heads, hair, brain, brains, mind, minds, intelligence, smarts, head , important person, leader, authority
- tèt jòn - blond, blonde
- tèt li - himself, herself, themself, itself
- tèt mwen - myself
- tèt nou - yourselves, ourselves
- tèt ou - yourself
- tèt yo - themselves
- teyat - theater
- ti - little, small, young of animal
- ti bèf - calf, calves
- ti kras - little, few, lesser, short, little bit
- ti mouton - lamb, lambs
- tifi - girl
- tigason - boy
- tikè - ticket, tickets, traffic ticket, traffic tickets
- tikè ale senp - one-way ticket, one-way tickets, one-way, one-ways
- timoun - child, kid, kids, children
- tip - type, nuddy, man, kind, sound of heart beating
- tit - title
- tòde - to twist, [to wring/to wring out/to sprain/to writhe/crooked/bent]
- tolere - to tolerate, [to endure/to like/to appreciate]
- tomat - tomato, tomatoes
- tòn - ton
- tonbe - to fall, [to start/ to start doing something/to fall/to trip/to slip/to tumble/to drop/to collapse/to befall/to fall on/to occur/to subside/to fall from power/to fail/to be seduced/fall/drop/collapse/entrails/intestines/ edible part of coconut]
- tonmtonm - tonmtonm, fufu, coucou, mofongo, mangú
- totalman - totally
- tòti - turtle, turtles, torture, tortoise, tortoises
- tou - neither, entirely, all, wholly, tower, each, right away, although, too, no more, towers, quite, also, even though, immediately, completely, altogether, rook, at the same time, tour, electoral round, not at all, every, turn, very
- tou dwat - straight, straight on
- toujou - always, still, yet
- toulede - both
- tounen - return, to go bad, return (noun), to come back, to change into, to become, turned, small trip, to turn sour, to curdle, round, to return, to turn, turn around, turn
- tousuit - right away
- tout - all
- tout bagay - everything
- tout moun - everyone
- tout tan - always, constantly, regularly, all the time, as long as
- toutbon - really, without any doubt, truly
- towo bèf - bull, bulls
- tradisyonèl - traditional
- transpòte - to transport, transported, transport
- trant - thirty
- travay - to work, [to sap/to work/to apply oneself/to function/to ferment/work/job/employment/labor/place of work]
- trè - very, feature, line
- trèz - thirteen
- tris - sad
- twa - three, roof
- twa fwa - three times
- twalèt - toilet, bathroom, bathrooms, toliets, restroom, restrooms, excrements, excrement, washing, grooming
- twazyèm - third, third year in secondary school
- twò - very, too
- twòp - too much
u
- uit - eight, 8
v
- vach bèf - cow, cows
- vakans - vacation, vacations, paid vacation, paid vacations
- valè - value
- vale - to swallow, to stuff down, to gobble down, to be too loose, to large, to swallow up, valley
- van - wind, breeze, air, fart, body pain, draft
- vandredi - Friday, Fridays
- vann - to sell
- vant - stomach, stomaches, belly, bellies, womb, abdomen
- vantilatè - fan, fans, ventilator, ventilators
- varyete - variety
- vè - glass, [drinking/] [glass/glasses], eye glasses, lens, verse, verses, around, about, approximately, worm, worms, maggots, maggot
- vejetalyen - vegan
- vejetaryen - vegetarian, vegetarians
- ven - twenty
- vèt - green, greens, unripe
- vil - city
- vini - to come, [to come/to come/to reach/to orgasm/to intend to/to be out to/to become/coming/arrival]
- vire - to turn, [to turn over/to upset/to make someone lose their calm/to turn/to change direction/to turn around/to move/to change place/to spin/to switch camps/to fidget]
- viv - to live, [to experience/to know/to undergo/to live/to exist/to inhabit/starchy vegetables/grains/ weever/long live!]
- vizite - to visit
- vle - to want
- vòl - flight, flights, theft, thefts, robbery, robberies, rip-off, rip-offs
- vole - to fly, [to fly/to jump over/to leap over/to spring forward/to leap/to leave/to fly off/beating/whipping/a lot/great deal/many]
- vòlè - to steal, [to rob/theif/robber]
- voye - to send, [to send/to send out/to throw/to fling/to toss/to broadcast/to initiate/to start/to begin/to lash/to splash/to ejaculate/to come/to reach climax/ejaculation]
- vrè - authentic
- vrèman - really
- vwa - voice
- vwayaj - trip
- vwayajè - traveler, travelers, passanger, passangers
- vwayaje - to travel, to journey, to go, to depart from this life, to die
- vwazen - neighbors, neighbor
- vyann - meat, flesh, pulp, tissue, muscle
- vyann bèf - beef, beefs, beeves
- vyann kochon - pork, porks
w
- w - you, to you, your, yourself
- wachingtonn - Washington D.C.
- wè - to see, [to realize/seeing/to view/to watch/to look at]
- wi - yes
- wikenn - weekend, weekends
- wo - tall, high, loud, advanced, far away, whoa!
- wòb - dress, gown, bathrobe, dresses, gowns, bathrobes
- wonfle - to snore
- wonm - rum, rums
- wonma - lobster, lobsters
- wouj - red, reds, bloodshot, inflamed, crowded, real, packed
- wout - route
- woz - pink, rose, roses
y
- y - they
- ye - are, to be, is
- yè swa - last night, yesterday night
- yo - they
- yomenm - themselves
- yon - a, an, one
- yon bagay - something
- yon fwa - once, as soon as, one time
- yon lòt - another
- yon moun - someone
- yon ti jan - little bit
- youn - one
z
- zaboka - avocado
- zanmi - friend, friends, buddy, bddies, companion, companions
- zanmitay - friendship
- zannanna - pineapple, pineapples
- ze - egg
- zeklè - lightning
- zepòl - shoulder, Rada dance
- zèv atizay - work of art
- zewo - zero, 0
- zile - island
- zo - bones, bone, thin, skinny, in bad shape, die, dice, domino, dominos
- zonyon - onion, onions
- zoranj - oranges, orange
- zòrèy - ear, ears, gill, gills, handle, handles, straps, strap, colleus
- zòtèy - toes, toe
- zwazo - bird, birds
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