Haitian Vocabulary
Learning the Haitian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Haitian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Haitian.
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 |
List of Vocabulary in Haitian
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 |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Haitian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Creole Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Haitian lessons here: Learn Haitian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.