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Useful phrases in Haitian Creole

A collection of useful phrases in Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), a French-based creole spoken mainly in Haiti.

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English	Kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole)
Welcome	Byen venu V byenvini N bèlantre
Hello (General greeting)	Bonjou
How are you?	Sak pase? Koman ou ye? Ki jan ou ye?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Mwen byen (I'm well) N'ap boule M ap boule (I'm fine, lit. 'I'm on fire') Kon si, kon sa (So, so) M ap viv (I'm living) et ou (mem)? (and you?)
Long time no see	Sa fè lontan Sa fe lon temps nou pa we
What's your name?	Koman ou rele?Ki jan ou rele?Ki non ou?Ki non w?
My name is ...	M rele ...Mwen rele ...Non m se ...
Where are you from?	Ki kote ou sòti? Kote ou sòti?
I'm from ...	M'soti ...
Pleased to meet you	Anchante M'kontan fè konesans ou Mwe kontan fe konesana ou Se youn plaisir fè konesans ou!
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Bonjou Bon maten
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Bon apre-midi
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Bonswa
Good night	Bònn nui Bonswa Bonswa et bon rev
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Adye Orevwa Babay N a wè pi ta A pi ta (see you later) A demen (until tomorrow)
Good luck!	Bòn chans
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Ochan! Sante! Onè Respè!
Have a nice day	Pase yon bònn jounen Bònn jounen
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Bon apeti
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Bon vwayaj
Do you understand?	Ou konprann? Eske ou konprann?
I understand	Mwen konprann
I don't understand	Mwen pa komprann
Yes	Wi
No	Non
Maybe	Petèt
I don't know	Mwen pa konnen
Please speak more slowly	Souple pale dousma Ou ka pale dousman souple?
Please say that again	Ou ka repete souple?
Please write it down	Es'ke ou ka ecri'l, tanpri?
Do you speak English?	Eske ou pale angle?
Do you speak Haitian Creole?	Eske ou pale kreyòl?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Wi, piti piti Wi, on ti kal
I'm learning Haitian Creole	Mwen aprann kreyòl ayisyen
How do you say ... in Haitian Creole?	Kijan ou di ... an kreyòl?Kij an yo di...an kreyòl?Kòman ou di ... an Kreyòl?
Excuse me	Eskize mwen Eskize m
How much is this?	Konbyen?
Sorry	Dezole! Mwen regret sa! Padon!
Please	Souple
Thank you	Mesi Mesi ampil
Reply to thank you	Merite Padekwa De ryen
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kote twalèt la?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?	Eske ou vle danse?
I miss you	Mwen sonje w
I love you	Mwen renmen w
Get well soon	Fè mye talè
Go away!	Ale vou zan!
Leave me alone!	Ki te'm anrepo'm!
Help!	Anmwe!
Fire!	Dife!
Stop!	Rete!
Call the police!	Rele la polis!
Christmas greetings	Jwaye Nowèl
New Year greetings	Bònn Ane
Easter greetings	Bònn fèt pak
Birthday greetings	Bonn fèt Erez anivèsè
Congratulations!	Felisitasyon!
One language is never enough	Yon sèl lang se janm ase
My hovercraft is full of eels	Se bato mwen ki flote sou dlo a ki te ranpli avèk èèl

Note

The hovercraft phrase, which was provided by Athena Kolbe, means literally, "my boat that hovers on the water is full of eels" - there is no word for hovercraft in Haitian Creole.

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If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Information about Haitian Creole | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Find Haitian Creole books on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr

Links

Other collections of Haitian Creole phrases http://www.kreyol.com/dictionary/creole-phrases.html http://www.travelinghaiti.com/haitian_kreyol.asp http://www.clubcreole.org/news/resource http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_language http://wikitravel.org/en/Haitian_Creole_phrasebook http://www.iadopt.info/kreyol/KreyolBook.pdf http://mylanguages.org/haitian_phrases.php

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