Language/Haitian/Vocabulary/Useful-Phrases

Useful Phrases in Haitian

English	Haitian Creole
Good morning ! Good evening ! what's your name ?	bonjou, bonswa ; ki jan ou rele ?
What's your first name ? My name is ...	ki non-ou ? m(wen) rele…
Which country are you from ? I am Haitian, French	ki kote ou moun ? m soti ayiti, lafrans
how old are you ? do you live with your parents?	ki laj ou ? ou rete kay granmoun ou ?
You are married) ? fiancée?	eske ou marye, fyanse ?
Yes I am married) ; no but I have a friend	m marye ; non, men mwen gen yon zanmi
do you have children? Yes ; How much ?	ou gen timoun ? wi ; konbyen ?
a daughter and two sons	yon pititfi ak de pititgason
where do you live ? I live in Paris, in the countryside	ki kote ou abite ? m abite Pari, andeyò
what do you do in life ? I go to school	ki travay ou fe ? mwen lekol toujou
I take care of small children; i don't have a job	map okipe timoun piti ; mwen pa gen travay
doctor, teacher, teacher	doktè, pwofesè, mèt lekol
who is this tall blonde (brunette)?	ki es grantay fi sa ki gen cheve blon (nwa) ?
this is my sister, daughter, mother, wife	se sèm, pitit fim, mamanm, madanm mwen
who is this obnoxious little fat guy?	ki es ti tonton tank li deszagreab ?
this is my brother, husband, father, son, boss	se frem, marim, papam, pitigasonm, patwonm,
What is his / her name ?	ki jan li rele ?
His / Her name is... ; I dont know ; no idea	li rele… ; m pa konnen di tou
what is the name of this boy, this girl?	ki jan yo rele ti gason sa, ti fi sa ?
who are you ?	ki moun ou ? ki ès ou ye ?
how are you ? everything is fine ?	ki jan (kouman) ou ye ?
It's okay ; it is not going well at all	mwen pa pi mal ; m pa bon di tou
what's new ? I am learning Creole; that's great !	sa ou fè ? map aprann pale kreyòl ; se byen !
I would like to learn Creole;	m ta remen pale kreyòl
I fell in love with a Haitian	m te tonbe pou yon ayisyen (ayisyèn)
i intend to learn creole	m soti pou aprann kreyòl
I would like to go to Haiti	m vle ale nan Ayiti
do you speak creole? French ?	ou pale kreyòl ? fransè ?
I understand a little, but I don't speak it well	m konprann ti moso, men m pa pale byen
not yet ; I'm only starting to learn it	poko ; map komense aprann
no not at all ; Yes a bit	non, pa di tou ; wi, ti moso
but I don't understand everything	men m pa konprann tou
but of course it's my mother tongue	ben wi, se lang manmanm
I don't understand well, you can repeat please	m pa konprann byen, repete souple
you speak very (too) fast	ou pale twò vit
I understand if you speak softly	m konprann si ou pale lant
speak more slowly please	ou pale pli lant souple
excuse me, where is the toilet?	eskizem, kote watè-a ye ?
do you like haitian cuisine? I think so	ou remen manje ayisyen ? m panse ke wi
I don't know, I've never eaten Haitian	m pa konen, mwen pa jam manje manje ayisyen
do you want to eat with us?	ou vle manje ansanm avek nou ?
with pleasure ; what are we eating ?	sa ta byen fem plezi ; ki sa nap manje ?
it’s very good, but I’m not very hungry	manje ou la bon anpil, men m pa telman grangou
that’s very nice; that's enough ; I can not stand it anymore	se janti anpil ; mwen pa kapab anko
if you don't want to eat, too bad for you	tanpi pou ou monchè si ou pa vle manje
I'm hungry ; me too	m grangou anpil ; mwen tou
this dish is delicious, what is it? you cook well	manje a bon, ki sa li ye ? ou kon fè manje
I am thirsty ; what do you want to drink ?	m swaf ; sa ou vle bwè ?
I would like beer, wine	m vle yon biè, diven
I will have beer; I prefer wine	map pran yon biè ; mwen pito bwè diven
pass me the bread please	lonje dipen-a pou mwen souple
beer, salt, sugar; one minute	biè a, sèl la, sik la ; tann
there it is ; thank you very much ! you're welcome	men ; mersi anpil ; tanpri
How do you say corkscrew in Creole?	ki jan yo di « tire-bouchon » an kreyòl ?
do you like haitian music?	ou remen mizik ayisyèn ?
are we watching the football match?	nap gade match la ?
do you want to come with me to the cinema?	ou vle vini ansanm avek mwen nan sinema ?
Yes OK ; with pleasure	wi dako, antandi ; avek plezi
No, that's not possible ; Why ?	non, m pap kapab ; pou ki sa ?
because my mom doesn't want	paske manmanm pa vle
i would like to go out with you tonight	aswè-a mwen ta renmen sòti avè ou
are you coming to dance? no ; Why ?	ou ap vini danse ? non ; poukisa ?
because my foot hurts; I do not have time	paske piem fèm mal ; m pa gen tan
what time is it ? seven thirty ; it's late !	ki lè li ye la ? setè edmi ; li ta
now i have to go	bon, li lè pou m ale
I'm tired, I'm going to bed	m bouke, mwen pral domi
good night ; sleep well,	pase an bon nwit ; dòmi byen
I'll be back right away, see you soon, see you right away,	map vini kounye a
when do we meet again? see you tomorrow	ki lè nap wé ? nap we demen
I am leaving in the morning ; goodbye	map pati demen maten ; babay
I think (often) of you	mwen sonje ou anpil
you are very beautiful (beautiful)! I like you	ou bel anpil ; mwen remen ou
I love you so much) ; kiss Me	mwen damou ou ; bom
leave me alone	kite m trankil
What do you think of.. ? I agree	kisa ou panse de… ? mwen dako
no, I don't understand English	m pas konprann anglè
I prefer not to speak English;	mwen pito pa pale anglè ;
i don't want to speak english	mwen pa vle pale anglè
if you speak english to me i will never learn creole	si ou pale anglè, mwen pa janm kapab aprann kreyòl
Yes ; no ; Okay ; not at all	wi ; non ; dako ; pa di tou

Source

• https://auberbabel.org/spip.php?article50

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