Daily Phrases and Numbers in Haitian Creole

Daily Phrases in Haitian Creole

• "A demen!" means "See you tomorrow!"
• "Bonjou" greets in the morning, while "bonswa" is used in the evening, both meaning "Welcome!"
• "Ki le li ye" translates to "What time is it?"
• "Mesi" means "Thank you."
• "Kijan ou ye" asks "How are you?"
• "Mwen rele..." means "My name is..."
• "Ki moun?" translates to "Who?"
• "Kisa?" means "What?"
• "Kile?" translates to "When?"
• "Ki kote?" means "Where?"
• "Poukisa?" translates to "Why?"
• "Kote lopital la?" means "Where is the hospital?"
• "Jodia" stands for "Today."

Numbers and Days of the Week

• Creole numbers: "un" (1), "de" (2), "twa" (3), "kat" (4), "senk" (5), "sis" (6), "sèt" (7), "ywit" (8), "nèf" (9), "dis" (10).
• Days:
  • "Lendi" is "Monday."
  • "Madi" translates to "Tuesday."
  • "Mekredi" means "Wednesday."
  • "Jedi" stands for "Thursday."
  • "Vandredi" means "Friday."

Common Verbs and Questions

• "Maten an" means "This morning."
• "Ale" translates to "to go."
• "Fè" means "to do" or "to make."
• "Kite" means "to leave" or "to let."
• "Gen, genyen" means "to have" or "there is/are."
• "Manje" translates to "to eat."
• "Pale" means "to speak."
• "Rele" means "to call" or "to name," asking "What is your name?" as "Kijan ou rele?"
• "Mwen" means "I, me, my."
• "Ou" translates to "you, your."
• "Li" means "he, him, his" or "she, her" or "it, its."
• "Nou" stands for "we, us, our."
• "Yo" means "they, them, their."

Conversational Phrases

• "Kijan ou ye jodia?" translates to "How are you today?"
• "Sa k' pase?" means "What's new?" or "What's up?"
• "Sa se zanmi mwen" translates to "This is my friend."
• "Ki sa sa-a ye?" means "What's that?"
• "Bay" translates to "to give."
• "Ou pase bon jounen?" means "Did you have a good day?"
• "Kijan ou di...sa an Kreyòl?" translates to "How do you say...this in Creole?"
• "Eskize" means "Excuse me."
• "Tanpri" translates to "please."
• "Kapab, ka" means "to be able" or "can."