Language/Haitian/Vocabulary/Colors

Haitian - Colors

In today's lesson, we will learn about the colors in Haitian. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!

Main Terms

The following table contains the main words related to colors in Haitian.

Word in Haitian	Pronunciation (transliteration)	Translation in English
blan	blan	white
wouj	wouj	red
jòn	jòn	yellow
vèt	vèt	green
ble	ble	blue
nwa	nwa	black

Dialogue

Let's practice the words above in a dialogue.

• Person 1: Koulè blan ou ye? (koulè blan ou ye?) – What color is your shirt?
• Person 2: Mwen gen yon blan. (mwen gen yon blan.) – I have a white one.
• Person 1: Koulè wouj ou ye? (koulè wouj ou ye?) – What color is your dress?
• Person 2: Mwen gen yon wouj. (mwen gen yon wouj.) – I have a red one.
• Person 1: Koulè jòn ou ye? (koulè jòn ou ye?) – What color is your hat?
• Person 2: Mwen gen yon jòn. (mwen gen yon jòn.) – I have a yellow one.
• Person 1: Koulè vèt ou ye? (koulè vèt ou ye?) – What color is your bag?
• Person 2: Mwen gen yon vèt. (mwen gen yon vèt.) – I have a green one.
• Person 1: Koulè ble ou ye? (koulè ble ou ye?) – What color is your shoes?
• Person 2: Mwen gen yon ble. (mwen gen yon ble.) – I have a blue one.
• Person 1: Koulè nwa ou ye? (koulè nwa ou ye?) – What color is your coat?
• Person 2: Mwen gen yon nwa. (mwen gen yon nwa.) – I have a black one.

Related lessons

• Animals
• Food
• Family
• Clothes
• Body

Sources

• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/haitian.htm (the Haitian language and its writing system)
• https://www.ethnologue.com/language/hat (the Haitian language and its dialects)
• https://www.haitiancreole.com/colors-in-haitian-creole/ (colors in Haitian Creole)
• https://www.haitiancreole.com/vocabulary-in-haitian-creole/ (vocabulary in Haitian Creole)