Basic Haitian Creole Phrases

Tanpri (Tahn-pree)

Please

Kouri (ku-REE)

Run

Madam

Lady

Pita (PEE tah)

Later

Ann Ale' (ahn ah-leh)

Let's go

Ti (tee) or Pi Ti (pee tee)

Little

Renmen (wreh-MEH)

Love or like

Mesye (Mess- YAY)

Man

Mwen (mweh)

Me, myself, I

Moto

Motorcycle

Kouche (koo-SHAY)

Nap or lie down

No (noh)

No

Kounye a (kuhn yay ah)

Now

Pantalon (pantalahn)

Pants

Mwen pale Kreyold (mweh pah-leh krey-yol)

I speak Kreyol

M' Pale Kreyol (Mm PAH-leh kree-yol)

I speak Kreyold

Lave meh (lah-veh meh)

Wash hands

Nou (noo)

We

Nou renmen ou (noo wreh-meh oo)

We love you

Nou pral tounen tale' (tah-LEH)

We will be back soom

Nou pral tounen demen noo prahl too-neh deh-meh)

We will be back tomorrow

Nou pral tounen demen maten (mah-teh)

We will be back tomorrow morning

Bebe (beh-BEH)

Baby

Gwo (gwoah)

Big (more size than height)

Chemiz (shay-meez)

Button-down shirt

Gato (gah-toe)

Cake

Koule' kreyon (KOO leh cray yawh)

Color crayons

Ti Gato (tee gah-toe)

Cupcake (little cake)

Pa fe' sa (pah FEH sah)

Don't do that

Pa kouri (PAH ku REE)

Don't run

Pa touche (pah too-shay)

Don't touch

Sispann (SEES-pahn)

Down

Manje (mahn-zjay)

Eat and food (same word)

Dousman (DOOS mah)

Gentle

Ale (ah-leh)

Go

Bonswa

Good Afternoon (around 11am)

Bonjou

Good Morning

Orevwa (oyh-eh-vwah)

Goodbye

Timoun (TEE-moun)

School

Na we' pita (nah weh PEE tah)

See you later

Pantalon kout (pantalahn koot)

Shorts

Tale' (ta-leh)

Soon

Mayo (My-yo)

T-shirt

Wo (whoa)

Tall

Mesi

Thank You

Fatige (FAH tee gay)

Tired

Papye (POP yay)

Toilet paper or napkins

Vire (VEE-ray)

Turn

Machin

Vehicle

Tann (Tahn)

Wait

Mache (MAH-shay)

Walk

Fi (fee)

Woman

Wi

Yes

Ou (oo)

You, yourself