Welcome to our Haitian list of the most popular words and expressions. If you memorize the whole vocabulary below, you will be able to communicate with most people in Afrikaas without many issues. Make sure you add this list to your must read pages so that you don't forget the words.
Coffee kafe |
Milk let |
Breakfast ti dejene |
Lunch dejene |
Dinner dine/ soupe |
Bread pen |
Cheese fwomaj, fwomay |
Chicken poul |
Eggs ze |
Fish pwason |
Food manje |
Fruit Fwi |
Meat vyann |
Sandwich sandwich |
Sugar sik |
Tea te |
Tomatoes tomat |
Vegetables Vejetal |
Water dlo |
Belt sentiwon |
Clothes rad |
Coat manto |
Dress rad |
Glasses linet* |
Gloves gan |
Hat chapo |
Jacket djaket* |
Pants (Trousers) pantalon |
Ring bag |
Shirt chemiz |
Shoes soulye |
Socks choset* |
Suit palto |
Sweater swete* |
Tie kol* |
Umbrella parapli |
Underwear souvetman* |
Wallet bous |
Watch bous |
Do you like my dress? eske* ou renmen wob* mwen |
Book liv |
Books liv |
Chair chez |
Desk biwo |
Dictionary disyone |
Languages Nan lòt lang |
Library librery |
Laptop laptop |
Page paj |
Paper papye |
Pen plim |
Question kesyon |
School lekol |
Student etidyan |
Teacher pwofese* |
University univesite |
I have a question mwen gen yon kesyon |
What's the name of that book? ki non liv sa'a |
Arm bra/ bwa |
Back do |
Ear zorey |
Eye zye |
Face figi/ fas |
Feet pye |
Fingers dwat |
Hair cheve |
Hand men |
Head tet |
Heart ke |
Leg janm |
Mouth bouch |
Neck kou |
Nose nen |
Teeth dan |
She has beautiful eyes Li gen bel zye |
Airplane Avyon |
Airport aewopo |
Bus bis |
Bus station stasyon bis |
Car machin |
Flight vol |
Help Desk biwo |
Hotel otel |
Passport paspo |
Taxi taxi |
Ticket tike |
Tourism fe touris |
Train (noun) tren |
Train station stasyon tren |
By train en tren |
By car machin |
By bus en bis |
By taxi en taxi |
By airplane en avyon |
Do you accept credit cards? Ou pran kat de kredi? |
How much will it cost? konbyen sa'a ap koute? |
I have a reservation Mwen genyen yon rezevasyon |
I'd like to rent a car Mwen ta renmen lwe yon machin |
I'm here on business /on vacation. M'la pou afe/m'la en vakanse |
Is this seat taken? Es ke gen on moun nan chez sa'a |
Good luck! bonn chans |
Happy birthday! bonn fet |
Happy new year! bonn ane |
Merry Christmas! jwaye noel |
Baby bebe |
Boy ti gason |
Brother frè |
Child (female) tifi |
Child (male) tigason |
Cousin (female) kouzin |
Cousin (male) kouzen |
Daughter pitit fiy |
Father papa |
Girl ti fi |
Grandfather gran papa/ gran pe* |
Grandmother grann/ grand me* |
Husband mari |
Man gason |
Mother manman |
People moun |
Sister se* |
Son pitit gason |
Wife madanm |
Woman fanm |
How old is your sister? ki laj se* ou |
What's your brother called? koman yo rele fre ou |
Actor akte |
Actress aktris |
Artist atis |
Businessman om* dafe* |
Doctor dokte* |
Nurse enfimye* |
Policeman polisye |
Singer chante* |
Student etidyen |
Teacher pwofese |
Translator entepwet** |
He is a policeman li so polisye |
I'm an artist mwen se atis |
I'm looking for a job ma chache travay |
Days Jou |
Monday lendi |
Tuesday madi |
Wednesday mèkredi |
Thursday jedi |
Friday vandredi |
Saturday sanmdi |
Sunday dimanch |
January janvye |
February fevriye |
March mas |
April avril/ avwil |
May me |
June jwen |
July jiye/ jiye* |
August out/ dawou |
September septanb |
October oktob* |
November novanb |
December desanb |
Autumn otòn |
Winter ivè |
Spring prentan |
Summer ete |
Time e*/ tan |
Hour e*/ èdtan |
Minute minit |
Second dezyem |
I was born in July mwen te fet* nan jiye |
I will visit you in August mwen va vizite ou nan dawou |
Cold fe fret |
Hot fe cho |
Rain lapli |
Snow nèj |
Spring prentan |
Summer ete |
Sun soley |
Sunny tan'an bel |
Warm fe bon |
Wind ven |
Windy gen umpil ven |
Winter ivè |
It is raining lapli ap tombe |
It is sunny soley la leve |
It is windy gen ven |
It's cold li fret |
It's hot li cho |
Bed kaban |
Bedroom cham a kouche |
Computer odinate |
Door pot |
Furniture meb |
House kay |
Kitchen kuizin |
Refrigerator frigide |
Room cham |
Television televizyon |
Toilet twalet |
Window fenet |
Can you open the window? eske ou ka ouve fenet la? |
I need to use the computer mwen bezwen itilize yon odinate |
Arabic arab |
Moroccan mawoken |
Morocco mawok |
Chinese (language) shinwa |
Chinese (nationality) shinwa |
China shin |
English engle |
British engle |
Britain englete |
American ameriken |
America eta zini |
French (language) franse |
French (nationality) franse |
France la frans |
Italian (language) italyen |
Italian (nationality) italyen |
Italy italy |
Japanese (language) japonet |
Japanese (nationality) japonet |
Japan japon |
Russian (language) ris |
Russian (nationality) ris |
Russia risi |
Spanish (language) panyol |
Spanish (nationality) espanyol |
Spain espay |
I don't speak Korean m'pa pale koreyen |
I speak Italian m'pale italyen |
I want to go to Germany mwen vle ale en almay |
I was born in Italy mwen te fet en italy |
Black Nwa/ Nwè |
Blue Ble |
Brown Kako |
Colors Koulè |
Green Vè, vèt |
Orange oranj |
Red Wouj |
White blan |
Yellow jòn |
I have black hair Mwen gen cheve/chive nwa |
Your cat is white Chat ou blan/ Chat paw blan |
Far lwen |
Here isit la |
Left a goch |
Right a dwat |
Near pre |
Straight tou dwat |
There la |
Can I help you? eske mwen ka ede'w |
Can you help me? Eske ou kapab ede'm |
Can you show me? es ke ou ka montre'm |
Come with me! vin ave'm |
I'm lost M' pedi |
I'm not from here Mwen pa moun ici |
Turn left vire a goch |
Turn right vire a dwat |
Can you take less? Ou ka bese pri'a pou mwen? |
Do you accept credit cards? Ou pran kat de kredi? |
How much is this? Ki pri sa'a/ Konbyen sa'a ye? |
I'm just looking Se gade map gade |
Only cash please! Kash selmen sil vou ple |
This is very expensive sa'a che umpil |
I'm vegetarian M'pa manje vian |
It is very delicious! li bon enpil |
May we have the check please? Bam fish la sil te ple |
The bill please! Bam fish la sil te ple |
Waiter / waitress! seve |
What do you recommend? (to eat) Sa'a ou ta di pou'm konmande? |
What's the name of this dish? Ki manje sa ye? |
Menu Meni |
Spoon kiyè |
No problem! pas gen pwoblem |
Accident aksiden |
Ambulance anbilans |
Doctor dokte |
Headache tet fe mal |
Heart attack ke'l rete |
Help me ede mwen |
Hospital lopital |
Medicines medikaman |
Pharmacy famacy |
Poison pwzon |
Police polis |
Stomach ache vant fe mal |
Are you okay? es ke ou enfom? |
Call a doctor! rele dokte |
Call the ambulance! rele anbilans |
Call the police! rele polis |
Calm down! kalme'w |
I feel sick mwen senti'm malad |
It hurts here li fem mal la'a |
It's urgent! li se yon ijen |
Stop! suspan'n/ rete |
Thief! vole! |
Animal animal/ zannimo |
Cat chat |
Dog chyen |
Horse cheval |
Do you have any animals? eske ou gen zannimo |
I have a dog mwen posede yon chyen |
Small piti |
Big gwo |
Tall wotè |
Short kout |
Cheap bon mache |
Expensive chè |
Good Bon |
Bad Move |
Wrong mal |
Right (correct) kòrèk |
New nouvo |
Old (opposite of new) ansyen |
Young jèn |
Old (opposite of young) vye |
Difficult difisil |
Easy fasil |
This is too expensive Sa'a two che |
Am I right or wrong? m'gen reson, wi ou non? |
Here isit la |
There la |
Quickly vit |
Really vrèman |
Slowly dousmen |
Always toujou |
Never jame |
Sometimes pafwa |
Next week semèn pwochèn |
Now kounye'a |
Soon byento |
Today jodia |
Tomorrow demen |
Tonight aswe'a |
Yesterday ye |
Do you like it here? es ke ou renmen isit la |
See you later! A plita, a byento |
Thank you very much! Mesi bokou |
Woman fam/ fanm |
Women fanm |
Man gason |
Men gason |
Boy tigason |
Boys ti gason yo |
Girl tifi |
Girls ti fi yo |
Country peyi |
Countries payi |
We speak two languages nou pale de lang |
Cat chat |
Dog chyen |
Woman fi |
Women fanm |
Mother manman |
Sister sè |
I have a dog mwen posede yon chyen |
I speak Italian m'pale italyen |
A French teacher is here gen on pwofese fanse isit la |
The French teacher is here pwofese fanse'a la'a |
Some languages are hard gen de lang ki difisil |
Many languages are easy gen umpil lang fasil |
The student speaks Korean etidyen yo pale koreyen |
A student speaks Korean gen yon etidyen ki pale koreyen |
Some students speak Korean kelke etidyen pale koreyen |
In front of deven |
Behind deye |
Before enven |
After apre |
Inside an dan |
With avek |
Without san |
Outside deyo |
On top of sou tèt |
Under anba |
And et |
Between ant |
But men |
For pou |
From de |
In nan |
Near tou pre |
Or ou |
Can I practice Italian with you? Mwen ka pratike italyen avek ou |
I speak French but with an accent M'pale franse men avek on aksen |
Boy ti gason |
Girl ti fi |
Man nonm |
Woman fam/ fanm |
Father papa |
Mother manman |
Brother fre* |
Sister se* |
Cat (Masc.) chat |
Cat (Fem.) chat |
He is tall li wo |
She is tall li wo |
He is a short man mesye sa'a kout |
She is a short woman fanm sa'a kout |
One en |
Two de |
Three twa |
Four kat |
Five senk |
Six sis |
Seven set |
Eight wit |
Nine nef |
Ten dis |
I Mwen mem |
You Ou mem |
He li |
She li |
We yo |
You (plural) nou mem |
They yo mem |
I love you mwen renmen'w |
Me M'/ mwen |
You 'w/ ou |
Him li |
Her li |
Us nou |
You (plural) ou |
Them yo |
Give me your phone number bam nimewo'w |
I can give you my email mwen ka ba'w adres email mwen |
My pa'm |
Your pa'w |
His pa'l |
Her pa'l |
Our pa nou |
Your (plural) pa'w |
Their pa yo |
His email is … adres email li se... |
My phone number is … nimewo'w se... |
How? ki gen? |
What? Ki sa? |
When? ki le? |
Where? kote? |
Who? kies? |
Why? pou ki sa? |
Can I help you? eske mwen ka ede'w |
Can you help me? Eske ou kapab ede'm |
Do you speak English? es ke ou pale engle |
How much is this? Ki pri sa'a/ Konbyen sa'a ye? |
What is your name? ki gen ou rele? |
What time is it? ki le l'ye? |
When can we meet? ki le ke nou ka renkontre? |
Where do you live? kote ou viv |
Who is knocking at the door? ki es ki ap frepe nan pot la? |
Why is it expensive? po ki sa sa'a che konsa? |
No non |
Nothing anyen |
Not yet poko |
No one pe sonn |
No longer pa enko |
Never pa janm |
Cannot paka |
Should not pa supoze |
Don't worry! Pa enkyete'w |
I cannot remember the word m'paka sonje mo'a |
I do not speak Japanese m'pa pale japonet |
I don't know! M'pa konen |
I'm not fluent in Italian yet m'poko pale italyen two byen |
No one here speaks Greek pa gen moun ki pale grak la'a |
No problem! pas gen pwoblem |
To drive kondi |
To drive kondi |
To give bay |
To have genyen |
To know konen |
To understand konpran |
To work travay |
To write ekri |
He understands me li konpran mwen |
He understood me li te konpran mwen |
He will understand me li pral konpran mwen |
I see you m'we'w |
He reads a book li li on liv |
He understands me li konpran mwen |
She has a cat li gen on chat |
She knows my friend li kon zanmi'm |
We want to learn li vle apran |
We think Spanish is easy nou we panyol fasil |
They drive a car yo kondi machin'an |
They smile yap souri |
I saw you m'te we'w |
I wrote with a pen m'te ekri avek on plim |
You loved apples ou te kon renmen pom |
You gave money ou te bay kob |
You played tennis ou te jwe tenis |
He understood me li te konpran mwen |
She had a cat li te gen on chat |
She knew my friend li te kon zanmi'm |
We wanted to learn nou te vle apran'n |
They smiled yo te souri |
I will see you mwen pral we'w |
I will write with a pen m'pral ekri avek on plim |
He will read a book li pral li on liv |
He will understand me li pral konpran mwen |
We will think about you nap panse de ou |
Go! ale! |
Stop! suspan'n/ rete |
Don't Go! pa ale! |
Stay! ret la! |
Come here! vin la'a! |
Be quiet! pe! |
Go straight Al tou dwat |
Wait! tan! |
Let's go! un ale! |
Sit down! shita |
Good bon |
Better pi bon |
Best se li ki meyer |
Bad move |
Worse pi pa bon |
Worst se li ki pi pa bon |
Taller pi wo |
Shorter pi kout |
Younger pi jen |
Older pi gran |
As tall as ausi wo ke... |
Taller than pi wo ke... |
Shorter than pi kout ke... |
More beautiful pi bel |
Less beautiful mwen bel |
Most beautiful se li ki pi bel |
Happy Ere |
Happier pi kontan |
Happiest se li ki pi kontan |
You are happy ou kontan |
You are as happy as Maya ou ausi kontan ke Maya |
You are happier than Maya ou pi knotan ke maya |
You are the happiest se ou ki pi kontan |
Hi! Alo! |
Good morning! Bonjou |
Good afternoon! Bonswa |
Good evening! Bonswa |
How are you? (polite) Koman ou ye? |
How are you? (friendly) Koman ou ye? |
What's up? (colloquial) Sa ki pase/ Sa kap fet? |
I'm fine, thank you! Mwen byen mesi! |
And you? (polite) E ou menm? |
And you? (friendly) E ou menm? |
Good Bon |
Do you speak English? es ke ou pale engle |
Just a little on ti kal |
What's your name? ki gen ou rele |
My name is (John Doe) mwen rele... |
Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... Mr. /Mme./ Miss |
Nice to meet you! konten we'w |
You're very kind! ou s'on bon moun |
Where are you from? ki bo ou soti |
I'm from the U.S m'se moun le zeta zini |
I'm American mwen se yon ameriken |
Where do you live? kote ou viv |
I live in the U.S mwen viv au zeta zini |
Do you like it here? es ke ou renmen isit la |
How old are you? ki laj ou |
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old m'gen... |
Are you married? eske ou marye |
Do you have children? es ke ou gen ti moun |
I have to go fom ale |
I will be right back! map tounen kounye'a |
Nice to meet you! konten we'w |
Can I practice Italian with you? Mwen ka pratike italyen avek ou |
My French is bad M'pa pale franse byen |
I need to practice my French M'bezwen fe pratrike franse mwen |
Would you like to go for a walk? es ke ou ta renmen fe yon promnad |
Can I have your phone number? eske ou ka bam mwen nimero telefon ou |
Can I have your email? eske ou ka bam adres email ou |
Are you married? eske ou marye |
I'm single mwen pa marye |
Are you free tomorrow evening? eske ou lib demen swa? |
I would like to invite you for dinner Mwen ta renmen envite'w al manje |
Where do you live? kote ou viv |
When can we meet? ki le ke nou ka renkontre? |
Do you like it? es ke ou renmen'l |
I really like it! mwen renmen'l umpil |
I love you mwen renmen'w |
Would you marry me? es ke ou vle marye ave'm |
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