Language/Haitian/Vocabulary/Food

Haitian Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some Haitian words related to food. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Useful Phrases, Colors, Education & Health.

Main Words

Word in Haitian	Pronunciation	English Translation
manje	[manʒe]	food
bwason	[bwasɔ̃]	drink
bouyon	[bujɔ̃]	soup
pwa	[pwa]	beans
sòs	[sos]	sauce
diri	[diri]	rice
poisson	[pwasɔ̃]	fish
legim	[lɛʒim]	vegetables
zaboka	[zaboka]	plantain
kalalou	[kalalu]	okra
patat	[patat]	potato
kokoye	[kokoje]	pumpkin
bannann	[banan]	banana
kola	[kola]	cola

Phrases

• Mwen vle manje diri ak sòs. ([mwɛn vlɛ manʒe diri ak sos]) – I want to eat rice and sauce.
• Mwen pa renmen bouyon. ([mwɛn pa ʁɛnmɛn bujɔ̃]) – I don't like soup.
• Mwen vle bwason kola. ([mwɛn vlɛ bwasɔ̃ kola]) – I want a cola drink.
• Mwen renmen poisson ak legim. ([mwɛn ʁɛnmɛn pwasɔ̃ ak lɛʒim]) – I like fish and vegetables.
• Mwen pa renmen patat. ([mwɛn pa ʁɛnmɛn patat]) – I don't like potatoes.
• Mwen vle manje zaboka. ([mwɛn vlɛ manʒe zaboka]) – I want to eat plantains.
• Mwen renmen kokoye. ([mwɛn ʁɛnmɛn kokoje]) – I like pumpkins.
• Mwen pa renmen bannann. ([mwɛn pa ʁɛnmɛn banan]) – I don't like bananas.
• Mwen vle manje pwa. ([mwɛn vlɛ manʒe pwa]) – I want to eat beans.
• Mwen renmen kalalou. ([mwɛn ʁɛnmɛn kalalu]) – I like okra.

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• Idiomatic Expressions
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• Health
• Animals
• Drinks
• Fruits

Sources

• Haitian Vocabulary
• Haitian Creole vocabulary - Wikipedia