Greetings - Learn Haitian Creole

Greetings words

~ Bonjou – from morning to 11:59 AM

~ Bonswa – from noon till night

~ Bòn nwi – when leaving someone at night, specially going to bed

~ Bòn joune – good day (wish)

~ Bòn sware – good evening (wish)

~ Bòn aprèmidi – good afternoon (wish)

~ Orevwa – good bye

~ Babay – bye bye

• Wish people to have a good day, night, evening, afternoon…

~ Pase bòn nwi ( pase yon bòn nwi )

~ Pase bòn aprèmidi ( pase yon bòn aprèmidi )

~ Pase bòn joune ( pase yon bòn joune )

~ Pase bòn sware ( pase yon bòn sware )

 

Informal greetings & Possible answers

~ Sak pase? ►     Ou konnen, mwen la.

Mwen la.

Anyen, m poze m.

~ Sa kap fèt? ►    Mwen anfòm.

Anyen (serye), nap gade.

~ Sak regle (menm)? ►   same as above

~Kòman tout bagay yo ye? ► Tout bagay anfòm.

Tout bagay oke.

                                                    Tout bagay byen.

• ***** And you? In Haitian creole is : E ou? E ou menm?
• ***** Thank you >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mèsi

 

Inquire after people

Let us learn the personal pronouns:

Singular= sengilye           /            Plural= pliryèl

Mwen =I                                            nou = we

ou =you                                               nou = you

li = he/she/it                                          yo = they ~ Kòman ou ye?

~ Kòman’w ye?

~ Kòman li ye?

~ Kòman’l ye?

~ Kòman nou ye? nou-pliryèl

~ Kòman’n ye?

~ Kòman yo ye?

To say you are good                            To say you are so so                        To say you are bad

Mwen byen                                                 Mwen pa pi mal                          Mwen malad = I am sick

Mwen anfòm                                               mwen ap fè efò                              Mwen pa byen.

Mwen oke                                                    Mwen pa anfòm.

• Replace the pronoun “mwen” by the other pronouns for the other person.

• The contracted form of the personal pronouns are :

mwen – m’               nou – n’

ou – w’                       nou – n’

li – l’                           yo – y’

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