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Learning the Haitian Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. Haitian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Haitian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Vokabilè |
| Countries | Peyi |
| Australia | Ostrali |
| Cambodia | Kanbòdj |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | Lachin |
| Egypt | Peyi Lejip |
| England | Angletè |
| France | Lafrans |
| Germany | Almay |
| Greece | Grès |
| India | End |
| Indonesia | Endonezi |
| Italy | Itali |
| Japan | Japon |
| Mexico | Meksik |
| Morocco | Maròk |
| Peru | Pewou |
| Spain | Espay |
| Thailand | Tayilan |
| USA | USA |
| Languages | Nan lòt lang |
| Arabic | Arab |
| Chinese | Chinwa |
| English | Angle |
| French | Franse |
| German | Alman |
| Greek | Grèk |
| Hebrew | Ebre |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italyen |
| Japanese | Japonè |
| Korean | Koreyen |
| Latin | Laten |
| Russian | Larisi |
| Spanish | Panyòl |
| Urdu | Oudou |
| Days | Jou |
| Monday | Lendi |
| Tuesday | Madi |
| Wednesday | Mèkredi |
| Thursday | Jedi |
| Friday | Vandredi |
| Saturday | Samdi |
| Sunday | Dimanch |
| time | tan |
| hour | èdtan |
| minute | minit |
| second | segonn |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Haitian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Haitian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Haitian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | koulè |
| black | nwa |
| blue | ble |
| brown | mawon |
| gray | Gray |
| green | vèt |
| orange | oranj |
| purple | vyolèt |
| red | wouj |
| white | blan |
| yellow | jòn |
| sizes | gwosè |
| big | gwo |
| deep | fon |
| long | tan |
| narrow | etwat |
| short | kout |
| small | piti |
| tall | wotè |
| thick | epè |
| thin | mens |
| wide | laj |
| tastes | gou |
| bitter | anmè |
| fresh | fre |
| salty | sale |
| sour | tounen |
| spicy | pike |
| sweet | dous |
| qualities | kalite |
| bad | move |
| clean | pwòp |
| dark | fonse |
| difficult | difisil |
| dirty | sal |
| dry | sèk |
| easy | fasil |
| empty | vid |
| expensive | chè |
| fast | vit |
| foreign | etranje |
| full | plen |
| good | bon |
| hard | difisil |
| heavy | lou |
| inexpensive | chè |
| light | limyè |
| local | lokal |
| new | nouvo |
| noisy | bwi |
| old | ansyen |
| powerful | pwisan |
| quiet | trankil |
| correct | kòrèk |
| slow | dousman |
| soft | mou |
| very | anpil |
| weak | fèb |
| wet | mouye |
| wrong | mal |
| young | jèn |
| food | manje |
| almonds | amand |
| bread | pen |
| breakfast | manje maten |
| butter | bè |
| candy | bonbon |
| cheese | fwomaj |
| chicken | poul |
| cumin | kimen |
| dessert | desè |
| dinner | dine |
| fish | pwason |
| fruit | fwi |
| ice cream | krèm |
| lamb | mouton |
| lemon | sitwon |
| lunch | manje midi |
| meal | repa |
| meat | vyann |
| oven | fou |
| pepper | pwav |
| plants | plant |
| pork | kochon |
| salad | sòs salad |
| salt | sèl |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | sosis |
| soup | soup |
| sugar | sik |
| supper | Soupe |
| turkey | kodenn |
| apple | pòm |
| banana | bannann |
| oranges | zoranj |
| peaches | pèch |
| peanut | pistach |
| pears | pwar |
| pineapple | anana |
| grapes | rezen |
| strawberries | frèz |
| vegetables | legim |
| carrot | karòt |
| corn | mayi |
| cucumber | konkonb |
| garlic | lay |
| lettuce | leti |
| olives | Oliv |
| onions | zonyon |
| peppers | piman |
| potatoes | pòmdetè |
| pumpkin | joumou |
| beans | pwa |
| tomatoes | tomat |
| alligator | Kayiman |
| alligators | kayiman |
| bear | lous |
| bears | lous |
| bird | zwazo |
| birds | zwazo |
| bull | towo |
| bulls | towo bèf |
| cat | chat |
| cats | chat |
| cow | bèf |
| cows | vach |
| deer | sèf |
| many deer | anpil sèf |
| dog | chen |
| dogs | chen |
| donkey | bourik |
| donkeys | bourik |
| eagle | malfini |
| eagles | malfini |
| elephant | elefan |
| elephants | elefan |
| giraffe | jiraf |
| giraffes | jiraf |
| goat | kabrit |
| goats | kabrit |
| horse | cheval |
| horses | cheval |
| lion | lyon |
| lions | lyon |
| monkey | makak |
| monkeys | makak |
| mouse | sourit |
| mice | sourit yo |
| rabbit | lapen |
| rabbits | lapen yo |
| snake | koulèv |
| snakes | koulèv yo |
| tiger | tig |
| tigers | tig yo |
| wolf | lou |
| wolves | lou yo |
| objects | objè |
| bathroom | twalèt |
| bed | kabann |
| bedroom | chanm |
| ceiling | plafon |
| chair | chèz |
| clothes | rad |
| coat | manto |
| cup | tas |
| desk | biwo |
| dress | rad |
| floor | etaj |
| fork | fouchèt |
| furniture | mèb |
| glass | vè |
| hat | chapo |
| house | kay |
| ink | lank |
| jacket | levit |
| kitchen | kwizin |
| knife | kouto |
| lamp | lanp |
| letter | lèt |
| map | kat |
| newspaper | jounal |
| notebook | kaye |
| pants | pantalon |
| paper | papye |
| pen | plim |
| pencil | kreyon |
| pharmacy | famasi |
| picture | foto |
| plate | plak |
| refrigerator | frijidè |
| restaurant | restoran |
| roof | do kay |
| room | chanm |
| rug | tapi |
| scissors | sizo |
| shampoo | chanpou |
| shirt | chemiz |
| shoes | soulye |
| soap | savon |
| socks | chosèt |
| spoon | kiyè |
| table | tablo |
| toilet | twalèt |
| toothbrush | bwòs dan |
| toothpaste | pat dantifris |
| towel | sèvyèt |
| umbrella | parapli |
| underwear | kilòt |
| wall | mi |
| wallet | bous |
| window | fenèt |
| telephone | telefòn |
| this | sa a |
| that | ki |
| these | sa yo |
| those | sa yo |
| Questions | Kesyon |
| how? | kouman? |
| what? | ki sa? |
| who? | ki? |
| why? | poukisa? |
| where? | Ki kote? |
| different objects | objè diferan |
| art | A |
| bank | bank |
| beach | Plaj |
| book | liv |
| by bicycle | pa bisiklèt |
| by bus | nan otobis |
| by car | nan machin |
| by train | nan tren |
| cafe | Kafe |
| country | peyi |
| desert | dezè |
| dictionary | diksyonè |
| earth | latè |
| flowers | flè |
| football | foutbòl |
| forest | forè |
| game | jwèt |
| garden | jaden |
| geography | Jewografi |
| history | istwa |
| house | kay |
| island | zile |
| lake | lak |
| library | bibliyotèk |
| math | matematik |
| moon | lalin |
| mountain | mòn |
| movies | sinema |
| music | mizik |
| ocean | oseyan |
| office | biwo |
| on foot | sou pye |
| player | jwè |
| river | rivyè |
| science | syans |
| sea | lanmè |
| sky | syèl |
| soccer | foutbòl |
| stars | zetwal |
| supermarket | makèt |
| swimming pool | pisin |
| theater | teyat |
| tree | pye bwa |
| weather | tan |
| bad weather | move tan |
| cloudy | klè |
| cold | frèt |
| cool | fre |
| foggy | nyaje |
| hot | cho |
| nice weather | bon tan |
| pouring | vide |
| rain | lapli |
| raining | lapli ab tombe |
| snow | nèj |
| snowing | la nèj ap tombe |
| ice | glas |
| sunny | li fè soley |
| windy | van |
| spring | prentan |
| summer | ete |
| autumn | lotòn |
| winter | ivè |
| people | moun |
| aunt | matant |
| baby | ti bebe |
| brother | frè |
| cousin | kouzen |
| daughter | pitit fi |
| dentist | dantis |
| doctor | doktè |
| father | papa |
| grandfather | gran pè |
| grandmother | grann |
| husband | mari |
| mother | manman |
| nephew | neve |
| niece | nyès |
| nurse | enfimyè |
| policeman | polisye |
| postman | faktè |
| professor | pwofesè |
| son | pitit gason |
| teacher | pwofesè |
| uncle | tonton |
| wife | madanm |
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