SOME USEFUL CREOLE WORDS & PHRASES
| English | Creole | English | Creole | |
| airplane | avyon | Jesus | Jezi / Jezu | |
| bathroom | watè | Jesus Christ | Jezikri | |
| bed | kabann | lumber | planch | |
| Bible | Labib | man | gason | |
| breakfast | ti dejene | Methodist | Méthodiste | |
| brother | frè | milk | tire | |
| building | kay | mosquito | maryengwen | |
| car | machin | money | kòb / lajan | |
| carpenter | chapant | nail | klou | |
| church | legliz / tanp | paint | penti | |
| child / children | timoun / pitit | please | tanpri / souple | |
| concrete | beton | police | lapolis | |
| customs | lodwann | prayer | priye | |
| farmer | kiltivatè | roof | do kay | |
| floor | atè | school | lekòl | |
| food / eat | mange | song | chante | |
| God | Bondye | sister | sè | |
| good afternoon | bonswa | store | magazen | |
| good bye | babay | team | ekip | |
| good morning | bonjou | thank you | mèsi | |
| good night | bon nui(t) | United States | Zetazini | |
| hammer | mato | wall | mi | |
| helper | ede | wheelbarrow | bourèt | |
| high school | secondè | walk | mache | |
| hotel | otèl | woman | fi | |
| house | lakay |
| English Phrase | Creole Phrase |
| What is your name? | Ki jan ou rele? |
| My name is _________. | M' rele _________. |
| Hello, how are you today? | Bonjou, Ki jan ou ye jodia? |
| Good Morning. | Bonjou pratik. |
| I' fine. | M' byen |
| Hello, ma'am. How are you? | Bonjou, ti dam. Ki jan ou ye? |
| Is that your child? | Se pitit-ou? |
| What's his name? | Ki jan li rele? |
| His name is _______. | Li rele _______. |
| What are you doing? | Ki sa ou ap fè? |
| What time is it? | Ki lè li ye? |
| OK, see you later. | Oke, n'a wè pita |
| Did you have a good day? | Ou pase bon jounen? |
| What happened? | Sa k' pase konsa? |
| What did you do? | Ki sa nou fè? |
| How do you feel? | Ki jan ou santi ou? |
| How much will that cost me? | Konben sa ap koute m? |
| What do you want? | Ki sa ou ap pran? |
| What brings you here? | Sa k' mennen ou isit? |
| Let me see! | Ban m wè! |
| Thanks a lot! | Mèsi anpil! |
| What do you mean? | Kouman? |
| I'll give you ten gourdes .... | M'a ba ou di goud.... |
| Where's everybody? | Kote moun yo? |
Words from A Learner's Dictionary of Haitian Creole by Albert Valdman, Indiana University Creole Institute, 1996 and Creole Made Easy by H. Ormonde McConnell in 1945 and revised and edited by Wally Turnball 2000.
Phrases extracted from ann pale kreyòl An Introductory Course in Haitian Creole - Albert Valdman, Indiana University Creole Institute, 1988.
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