al

Contraction of French ale, from French aller.


voir

Haitian Creole: wè

From French voir (“to see”). Compare Louisiana Creole oua.

Mo voir ly ahier.


ye

From French est (“is”), third person singular of the indicative present of être (“to be”).

Kimoun ou ye?

“Who are you?”, literally “Who you are?”

Form of se used at the end of a phrase, after the predicate and the subject, in that order; to be.


fair

Haitian Creole: fè

Ly doi fair nion l'autre quichoy avant cila là.

He should do another thing before that one.


pale

Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou “sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”

2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik:

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."


di

From Saint Dominican Creole French dir, from French dire.


dir

Haitian Creole: di

Mo prié vou tant seulement vou pas dir personne à rien.

I just ask that you don't tell anyone a thing.


monde

Haitian Creole: moun

Hinder nion monde dans bisoin.


kite

Bondye, poukisa ou te kite m' soti nan vant manman m'? Mwen ta mouri anvan pesonn ta wè m'.

God, why did you let me leave my mother's belly? I would have died before anyone would have seen me.


bay

From Saint Dominican Creole French baye, from French bailler.


mete

From Saint Dominican Creole French mété, from French mettre.


hinder

Hinder nion monde dans bisoin.


prepare

From French préparer (“prepare”), from Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”).


bobo

Haitian Creole: bo

Mo bobo ly là su bouche.


capable

Haitian Creole: kapab

Nous promené jouc nou pas té capable encore.

(Saint-Domingue) (auxiliary) can, to be able to


chode

Fwi a chode.


rete

Kote ou prale, mwen prale avè ou. Kote ou rete, m'a rete avè ou. Se moun pa ou yo ki va moun pa m'. Bondye w'ap sèvi a, se li m'a sèvi tou.

Wherever you will go, I will go with you. Wherever you will stay, I will stay with you. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.


ka

Contraction of kapab, from French capable


mande

From Saint Dominican Creole French mandé, from French demander.


prende

Haitian Creole: pran

From French prendre (“to take”). Compare Louisiana Creole prende.

Vou vlé prende qui choy?


monte

From French monter (“rise”), from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).


sitta

Haitian Creole: chita


perdi

Haitian Creole: pèdi

Mo perdi grand mat perroquet à moué.


leve

From French lever (“rise”), French soulever (“raise”).


pete

(intransitive) to start (doing something)


doi

Haitian Creole: dwe

(Saint-Domingue) (auxiliary) to have to, must


agrave

Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”

American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the situation in Venezuela, which is worsening."


bese

From French baisser (“lower, fall, decline”).


chape

Yon mesaje kouri vin jwenn Jòb, li di l' konsa: -Nou t'ap raboure tè ak bèf yo, fenmèl bourik yo t'ap manje toupre, lè yon bann moun Seba tonbe sou nou, yo pran tout bèt yo, yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.


pase

(intransitive) to come to pass, to happen, to take place


mandé

Haitian Creole: mande

Mo mandé l'amitié à vous.


marré

Haitian Creole: mare

From French amarrer (“to tie with rope”).


reservé

Haitian Creole: rezève

Mo té reservé yo pour charrié tête à canne.

I reserved then to cart the sugar cane head.


gagné

Haitian Creole: genyen

Ly gagné l'argent en pile.


gade

From a merger of two distinct verbs:
* French regarder (“look, watch”).
* French garder (“watch over, guard”).


santi

(before reflexive pronoun) to feel (a certain way, an emotion)


cassé

Haitian Creole: kase


renmen

From Saint Dominican Creole French haimé, from French aimer (“to love”). Compare Louisiana Creole l'aimin.


soti

Li te soti nan kay li He left his house


konnen

From Saint Dominican Creole French coné, from French connaître.


inonde

Rivyè a debòde ak inonde vil la.

The river overflowed and flooded the town.


commencé

Haitian Creole: kòmanse

From French commencer (“to begin”). Compare Louisiana Creole commencé.


dépende

Haitian Creole: depann

Ça dépende à choix.


pè

(intransitive) to be afraid, to be scared


tacher

Haitian Creole: tache


kab

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).


doué

Haitian Creole: dwe

Membre là yo doué avoir aussi fatigué.

(Saint-Domingue) alternative form of doi


chache

From French chercher (“search, look for”).

Haitian Creole Bible, Jòb 7.8

You see me now, but you will never see me again. You'll look for me, you won't find me.

Ou wè m' koulye a, men ou p'ap janm wè m' ankò. W'a chache m', ou p'ap jwenn mwen.


lage

From French larguer (“to unfurl, to let go”).


vle

From Saint Dominican Creole French vlé, from French vouloir. Compare Louisiana Creole oulé.


wè

From Saint Dominican Creole French voir (“to see”), from French voir (“to see”). Compare Louisiana Creole oua (“to see”).


genyen

From Saint Dominican Creole French gagné, from French gagner (“to earn”).

Mwen genyen yon liv.

Genyen yon kominote ayisyen nan Monreyal.

There is a Haitian community in Montreal.


bwè

From Saint Dominican Creole French boir, from French boire.


tande

Mwen rete konsa mwen wè yon moun kanpe devan m'. Mwen pa t' rekonèt ki moun li ye. Men, fòm moun lan te la devan je m'. Mwen pa tande yon ti bri menm. Apre sa, mwen tande yon vwa ki t'ap pale tou dousman, li t'ap di…

I stayed like that when I saw a person standing before me. I didn't recognize who he was. But his figure was there before my eyes. I didn't hear even a small sound. After that, I heard a voice that talked softly, he said…


fè

From Saint Dominican Creole French fair, from French faire (“do, make”).


fèmen

Bondye o! Pa bliye, lavi m' tankou yon nwaj k'ap pase. Lè m'a fèmen je m', mwen p'ap janm kapab jwi lavi a ankò.

Oh, God! Don't forget, my life is like a cloud that is passing. When I will close my eyes, I will never be able to enjoy life again.


kapab

From Saint Dominican Creole French capable, from French capable (“capable”).

kap (alternative)
kab (alternative)
ka (alternative)


jwenn

Haitian Creole Bible, Jòb 7.8


dezobeyi

Si pitit ou yo te dezobeyi lòd li yo, li fè yo peye sa yo fè a.

If your children disobeyed his orders, he makes them pay for what they did.


konprann

From French comprendre (“understand, comprehend”).


pran

From Saint Dominican Creole French prende, from French prendre (“take”, verb).


dwe

From Saint Dominican Creole French doué, from French dois, doit (“must”).


pèdi

From Saint Dominican Creole French perdi (“to lose”), from French perdre (“to lose”).


tcheke

From French checker (“check”), from English check.


patisipe

From French participer (“to participate”).


kòmanse

komanse (alternative)
koumanse (alternative)


jwe

N renmen jwe baskètbòl.


baye

Haitian Creole: bay

Vou va baye moué 200 gourdes.


asire

From Saint Dominican Creole French souré, from French assurer.


tonbe

tonbe danse


pwodui

prodwi (alternative)
pwodwi (alternative)


sipòte

From French supporter (“support, tolerate”).


chita

From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from French assieds-toi (“sit down”, imperative, second person singular). Compare Louisiana Creole assite, Cajun French assir.


caba

Nou caba planté pièce la vou té ordonné.

We finished planting the place you ordered.


parèt

From Saint Dominican Creole French paroître (“to appear”), from French paraître (“to appear”).


fè nwa

(idiomatic) To be dark, or have no light to see


deranje

From French déranger (“bother, disrupt”).


kwè

From Saint Dominican Creole French crére, from French croire (“to believe”).


dòmi

From Saint Dominican Creole French droumi, from French dormir. Compare Guianese Creole dronmi.


pyete

(intransitive) to pace off (measure distance with one's feet)


rayi

Li rayi bwokoli.


defann

Dapre Misey Guaido, 2 peyi sa yo ap defann sèlman enterè biznis yo ak Venezuela.

According to Mr. Guaido, these two countries are only defending their business interests in Venezuela.


prale

Wherever you will go, I will go with you; and wherever you will stay, I will stay with you. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.


savé

From French savoir (“to know, be able”).

Alor que tout convini nou savé boir nion bol punch?

As everything comes together can we drink a bowl of punch?


vlé

Haitian Creole: vle

From French vouloir (“to want”). Compare Louisiana Creole oulé.

Ly vlé parti démain.


manyen

Evite manyen je w, nen w ak bouch w.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Safety Tips, https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/images/initiatives/coronavirus/flyer-safety-tips-8.5x11.pdf

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.


haimé

Haitian Creole: renmen

From French aimer (“to love”). Compare Louisiana Creole l'aimin.

Vou haimé ly à taffia ou ben à rum?

Do you like it made out of taffia or rum?


monceler

From French amonceler (“to accumulate”).


bisoin

Haitian Creole: bezwen


crére

Haitian Creole: kwè

Vous va crére ça vous vlé.


tien ben

From French tenir (“to hold”) + bien (“well”). Compare Louisiana Creole tchombo.


droumi

Haitian Creole: dòmi

From French dormir (“to sleep”). Compare Guianese Creole dronmi.


coné

Haitian Creole: konnen

From French connaître (“to know”). Compare Louisiana Creole connin.

Mo coné ça tan quon vou.


paroître

Haitian Creole: parèt

From an older form of French paraître (“to seem”).

Ly paroître vou chargé parce ly pa posé.

It seems strong to you because it's not settled.


dourér

Haitian Creole: andire


mété

Haitian Creole: mete

Malgré ça mo mété necque 45 jours dans traversée à moué.

Nevertheless I put hardly 45 days in my crossing.


boir

Haitian Creole: bwè


dijiné

Haitian Creole: dejene

Nou va dijiné ensemble.

(Saint-Domingue) to breakfast, to eat breakfast, to have breakfast


souré

Haitian Creole: asire

Mo ben souré.


avlà

Avlà jambon qui excellent?


pèpèt

From pètpèt, reduplicated form of pèt, from French pet (“fart”).


komanse

kòmanse (alternative)
koumanse (alternative)


koumanse

komanse (alternative)
kòmanse (alternative)


ankouraje

From French encourager (“to encourage”).


pyange

(intransitive) to get along, to scrape by, to eke out a living


twouve

Poukisa kèk moun twouve l difisil pou yo konprann Bondye renmen yo?

Why do some people find it difficult to understand that God loves them?

Li twouve kay la pa gran ase pou moun yo rete.

She finds the house not large enough for [all] the people to live in.


debòde

Rivyè a debòde ak inonde vil la.

(figurative) to go overboard, to lose oneself