Haitian Creole Flashcards

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	yune
Two	de
Three	twa
Four	kat
Five	senk
Six	sis
Seven	sèt
Eight	wit
Nine	nèf
Ten	dis
First	premye
Second	dezyèm
Monday	lendi
Tuesday	madi
Wednesday	mèkredi
Thursday	jedi
Friday	vandredi
Saturday	samdi
Sunday	dimanch
Now	kounye a
Yesterday	yè
Today	jodi a
Tonight	aswè a
Tomorrow	demen
Fruits	fwi
Apples	pòm
Bananas	fig
Tomatoes	tomat
Potatoes	pòmdetè
Onions	zonyon
Red	wouj
Green	vèt
Blue	ble
White	blan
Black	nwa
Grey	gri
Breakfast	manje maten
Lunch	manje midi
Dinner	dine
Milk	lèt
Coffee	kafe
Bread	pen
Sunny	li fè soley
Windy	van
Rainy	lapli ap tombe
Snowy	la nèj ap tombe
Cold	frèt
Hot	cho
Boy	ti gason
Girl	ti fi
Son	pitit gason
Daughter	pitit fi
Brother	frè
Sister	sè
Man	gason
Woman	fanm
Father	papa
Mother	manman
Grandfather	gran pè
Grandmother	grann
House	kay
Toilet	twalèt
Room	chanm
Bedroom	chanm
Kitchen	kwizin
Table	tablo
Cat	chat
Dog	chen
Mouse	sourit
Bird	zwazo
Cow	bèf
Horse	cheval
Socks	chosèt
Shoes	soulye
Trousers	pantalon
Shirt	chemiz
Sweater	swetè
Coat	manto
English	angle
French	franse
German	alman
Spanish	panyòl
Italian	italyen
Portuguese	pòtigè
Greek	grèk
Russian	larisi
Arabic	arab
Hindi	hindi
Chinese	chinwa
Japanese	japonè
Taxi	taksi
Bus	otobis
Hotel	hotel
Reservation	rezèvasyon
Airport	ayewopò
Passport	paspò
Student	elèv
Teacher	pwofesè
Pen	plim
Books	liv
Page	paj
Dictionary	diksyonè
Hand	men
Feet	pye
Hair	cheve
Eye	je
Mouth	bouch
Nose	nen
Ambulance	anbilans
Doctor	doktè
Hospital	lopital
Pharmacy	famasi
Police	lapolis
Stomach ache	lestomak-fèmal
And	epi
Under	anba'l
Before	anvan'l
After	apre'l
Inside	andedan
Outside	deyò
With	ak
But	men
For	pou
From	nan
In	nan
What?	ki sa?
Who?	ki moun?
How?	ki jan?
Why?	poukisa?
Where?	ki kote?
Never	pa janm
Rarely	rarman
Sometimes	pafwa
Usually	anjeneral
Always	toujou
Very	anpil
I	mwen menm
You	ou menm
He	li menm
She	li menm
We	nou menm
They	yo meam
My	mwen
Your	ou
His	li
Her	li
Our	nou
Their	yo
I speak English	mwen pale angle
You speak French	ou pale franse
He speaks German	li pale alamn
She speaks Italian	li pale italyen
I visited France	mwen te vizite lafrans
I will drink milk	mwen pral bwè lèt
I understand you	mwen konprann ou
I don't understand you	mwen pa konprann ou
I don't speak French	mwen pa pale franse
This is my house	sa'a se kay mwen
That restaurant is far	restoran sa'a byen lwen
No problem	pa gen okenn pwoblèm
Hi	allo
What is your name?	ki gen ou rele?
Nice to meet you	se te on plezi
How are you?	ki gen ou ye?
I'm good, thanks	m'bien, mesi
And you?	et ou mem?
Do you speak (English/Creole)?	es'ke ou pale engle/kreyol
Does she speak Chinese?	èske li pale chinwa?
A little bit	on ti kal
How old are you?	ki lag ou
I'm 33 years old	mwen gen trant twa zan
It was nice talking to you	se te yon plezi pale avec ou
What do you mean?	ki sa ou vle di?
I don't understand	mwen pa konpran
I don't know	mwen pa konen
Sorry	padon
What is that called in Creole?	komen yo di sa'a en kreyol
What does that word mean in English?	sa mo sa'a vle di en engle
Where are you from?	kote'w soti
I'm from the U.S	mwen soti o zeta zuni
I'm American	mwen se ameriken
Where do you live?	kote ou rete
I live in the U.S	mwen ap viv o zeta zuni
What do you do for a living?	kisa ou fe kom travay
I'm a student	mwen se yon elèv
Can I help you?	es'ke mwen ka ede'w
Can you help me?	es'ke ou ka ede'm
Where is the airport?	ki kote ayeopò'a ye?
Go straight	ale dwat
Then	epi
Turn left	vire agoch
Turn right	vire adwat
Happy birthday	bonne fet
Happy New Year	bonne ane
Merry Christmas	joyeux noel
Good luck	bonne chanse
Congratulations	konplimen
I have a reservation	mwen gen on rezevasion cham
Do you have rooms available?	es'ke ou gen'yen yon cham vid?
I would like a non-smoking room	mwen ta remen on cham kote moun pa fimen la dan
How much it costs per night?	konbien chak swa
Waiter	gacon
How much is this?	konbien sa'a koute
What is this?	sa sa'a ye
Are you okay?	es'ke ou bien
I need a doctor	mwen beswen on docte
Help	ede'm
Call the ambulance	rele ambulans
Call the police	rele la polis
I am sick	mwen santi ke mwen malad

Prompt

Answer

One

yune

Two

Three

twa

Four

kat

Five

senk

Six

sis

Seven

sèt

Eight

wit

Nine

nèf

Ten

dis

First

premye

Second

dezyèm

Monday

lendi

Tuesday

madi

Wednesday

mèkredi

Thursday

jedi

Friday

vandredi

Saturday

samdi

Sunday

dimanch

Now

kounye a

Yesterday

yè

Today

jodi a

Tonight

aswè a

Tomorrow

demen

Fruits

fwi

Apples

pòm

Bananas

fig

Tomatoes

tomat

Potatoes

pòmdetè

Onions

zonyon

Red

wouj

Green

vèt

Blue

ble

White

blan

Black

nwa

Grey

gri

Breakfast

manje maten

Lunch

manje midi

Dinner

dine

Milk

lèt

Coffee

kafe

Bread

pen

Sunny

li fè soley

Windy

van

Rainy

lapli ap tombe

Snowy

la nèj ap tombe

Cold

frèt

Hot

cho

Boy

ti gason

Girl

ti fi

Son

pitit gason

Daughter

pitit fi

Brother

frè

Sister

sè

Man

gason

Woman

fanm

Father

papa

Mother

manman

Grandfather

gran pè

Grandmother

grann

House

kay

Toilet

twalèt

Room

chanm

Bedroom

chanm

Kitchen

kwizin

Table

tablo

Cat

chat

Dog

chen

Mouse

sourit

Bird

zwazo

Cow

bèf

Horse

cheval

Socks

chosèt

Shoes

soulye

Trousers

pantalon

Shirt

chemiz

Sweater

swetè

Coat

manto

English

angle

French

franse

German

alman

Spanish

panyòl

Italian

italyen

Portuguese

pòtigè

Greek

grèk

Russian

larisi

Arabic

arab

Hindi

hindi

Chinese

chinwa

Japanese

japonè

Taxi

taksi

Bus

otobis

Hotel

hotel

Reservation

rezèvasyon

Airport

ayewopò

Passport

paspò

Student

elèv

Teacher

pwofesè

Pen

plim

Books

liv

Page

paj

Dictionary

diksyonè

Hand

men

Feet

pye

Hair

cheve

Eye

Mouth

bouch

Nose

nen

Ambulance

anbilans

Doctor

doktè

Hospital

lopital

Pharmacy

famasi

Police

lapolis

Stomach ache

lestomak-fèmal

And

epi

Under

anba'l

Before

anvan'l

After

apre'l

Inside

andedan

Outside

deyò

With

But

men

For

pou

From

nan

What?

ki sa?

Who?

ki moun?

How?

ki jan?

Why?

poukisa?

Where?

ki kote?

Never

pa janm

Rarely

rarman

Sometimes

pafwa

Usually

anjeneral

Always

toujou

Very

anpil

mwen menm

You

ou menm

li menm

She

li menm

nou menm

They

yo meam

mwen

Your

His

Her

Our

nou

Their

I speak English

mwen pale angle

You speak French

ou pale franse

He speaks German

li pale alamn

She speaks Italian

li pale italyen

I visited France

mwen te vizite lafrans

I will drink milk

mwen pral bwè lèt

I understand you

mwen konprann ou

I don't understand you

mwen pa konprann ou

I don't speak French

mwen pa pale franse

This is my house

sa'a se kay mwen

That restaurant is far

restoran sa'a byen lwen

No problem

pa gen okenn pwoblèm

allo

What is your name?

ki gen ou rele?

Nice to meet you

se te on plezi

How are you?

ki gen ou ye?

I'm good, thanks

m'bien, mesi

And you?

et ou mem?

Do you speak (English/Creole)?

es'ke ou pale engle/kreyol

Does she speak Chinese?

èske li pale chinwa?

A little bit

on ti kal

How old are you?

ki lag ou

I'm 33 years old

mwen gen trant twa zan

It was nice talking to you

se te yon plezi pale avec ou

What do you mean?

ki sa ou vle di?

I don't understand

mwen pa konpran

I don't know

mwen pa konen

Sorry

padon

What is that called in Creole?

komen yo di sa'a en kreyol

What does that word mean in English?

sa mo sa'a vle di en engle

Where are you from?

kote'w soti

I'm from the U.S

mwen soti o zeta zuni

I'm American

mwen se ameriken

Where do you live?

kote ou rete

I live in the U.S

mwen ap viv o zeta zuni

What do you do for a living?

kisa ou fe kom travay

I'm a student

mwen se yon elèv

Can I help you?

es'ke mwen ka ede'w

Can you help me?

es'ke ou ka ede'm

Where is the airport?

ki kote ayeopò'a ye?

Go straight

ale dwat

Then

epi

Turn left

vire agoch

Turn right

vire adwat

Happy birthday

bonne fet

Happy New Year

bonne ane

Merry Christmas

joyeux noel

Good luck

bonne chanse

Congratulations

konplimen

I have a reservation

mwen gen on rezevasion cham

Do you have rooms available?

es'ke ou gen'yen yon cham vid?

I would like a non-smoking room

mwen ta remen on cham kote moun pa fimen la dan

How much it costs per night?

konbien chak swa

Waiter

gacon

How much is this?

konbien sa'a koute

What is this?

sa sa'a ye

Are you okay?

es'ke ou bien

I need a doctor

mwen beswen on docte

Help

ede'm

Call the ambulance

rele ambulans

Call the police

rele la polis

I am sick

mwen santi ke mwen malad

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