Haitian Creole Vocabulary
- F.O.T.C.O.H. mission volunteers may find the following Haitian Creole vocabulary words and phrases useful while working in Haiti (note that these phrases are conversational and not necessarily grammatically correct).
- Hello, or Good morning Bonjou
- Hello, or Good afternoon Bonswa
- How are you ? Koman ou ye ? or Ki Jan ou ye ?
- I am fine Mwen byen
- Not too bad Pa Pi Mal
- My name is ______ Mwen rele ______
- How old are you ? Ki lag ou ?
- What time is it ? Ki le li ye ?
- How much does this cost ? Konben li koute'
- Please Souple
- Thank you Mesi
- Thank you very much Mesi ampil
- Yes Oui
- No No
- Children Timoun yo
- A man Yon msye
- A woman Yon madamn
- Mother Manmon
- Father Papa
- Sister Se
- Brother Fre
- baby Tibebe
- Medicine Medikaman
- Clothing Rad
- I am hungry Mwen grangou
- I am thirsty Mwen swef
- I feel sick Mwen sentim pa byen
- I have a headache M'ap tet femal
- I have a stomach ache M'ap stomak femal
- I am tired Mwn fatigue
- Weak Faible
- Stomach - estomak or vat
- Fall Tombay
- Fever La fie'vre
- Pain Doule' or Pe' mal
- Illness Maladi
- Ill Malad or fe' mal
- Dizzy Vertege
- Nauseous Nawsee or vomay
- Vomit Vomay
- Diarrhea Djaray
- Constipated Konstipe'
- Go to toilet Okabinay
- Worms Vermin
- Itch Gratel
- Burn Boolay
- Wound Blessay
- Chill Frisson
- Cough Toosay
- Head cold Anrimay
- Headache Tet fe' mal
- Breathe Resppeeray
- Swallow Valey
- Spit Crachez
- Sore throat Mal gorge
- Sit - chita
- Pretty - bel
- Stand up - levay
- Much, lots - ampil
- can (able to) - kap
- Not, none - Pa non
- Do, make - fe'
- Few - kek
- Say, tell - di
- Late - ta
- Want - vie'
- Sad - trist
- Come - vini
- Happy - kontant
- Go - allay
- Take - pran
- White - blanc
- Walk - machay
- Black - noir
- Eat - mangay
- Yellow - jawn
- Stop - zile'
- Blue - bleu
- Know - kone'
- Green - vert
- Red - rouge
- Lie down - kouch'
- Sleep - domay
- Lear - apran
- Read - li
- Teach - asegne'
- Need - bayzoin
- Follow - suiv
- Listen to - tanday
- is, to be - se'
- Need to - fok
- Finish - fini
- Write - ekri
- Head - tet
- Neck - kou
- Eyes - je
- Nose - nez
- Face - figi
- Chin - menton
- Mouth - bouche
- Tooth - dent
- Lips - lev
- Shoulder - epouple
- Chest - pwatreen
- Heart - ke'
- Throat - gorge
- Knee - genau
- Leg - janm
- Foot - pic'
- Arm - bra
- Finger - dwat
- Muscle - moosla
- Ear - zoray
- Skin - po
- Body - ko'
- 1. youn
- 2 . dux
- 3. twa
- 4. kat
- 5. sank
- 6. sees
- 7. sept
- 8. huit
- 9. neuf
- 10. dees
- 11. onze
- 12. dooze