Sweetcoconut vocab l to z Flashcards
kid
pitit; timoun
kitchen
kwizin
knot
ne
know
konnen
knowledge
konesans
lack
manke
lady
fanm; nègès (nègès is a non vulgar word which means black woman. It is synonymous with “classic black beauty”)(another word that means “beautiful black woman” is marabou)
language
lang
lamp
lanp
lap
janm
Large
gran
last
dènye
late (time)
ta; anreta: (it’s late
late (the dead)
defen
laugh
ri
law
lwa
lawyer
avoka
leaf
fèy
learn
aprann
left (direction)
goch
Lesson
leson
let go
lage; kite ale
Let’s
Ann; An nou
Letter
lèt
lettuce
leti
lick
niche
lie (n)
manti
lie (v; not telling the truth)
manti
lie down
kouche
life’s crazy!
lavi a dwòl!
light
limyè
limp
bwete
Little
piti
listen
koute
living room
salon
load (n)
chaj
load (v)
chaje
lock (n)
kadna
lock (v)
klete
loin
fouk
Long
Lonng
Look at
gade
Look for
chache
Lose
pèdi
Love
Renmen
low
ba
luck
chans
lucky
gen chans a (you’re lucky
Luggage
malèt
magnet
leman
magnify
agrandi
maiden
jennfi
mail (n)
lèt
mail (v)
poste
mailbox
bwat postal
main
prensipal
maintain
mentni; kenbe
make
fè; fèt
make love
fè lanmou
makeup (beauty products)
makiyaj
makeup (to reconcile)
byen
man
mesye; gason; nèg (nèg is creole for negro which means black man. It’s a non vulgar term. Haitians use it often.)
many
anpil
marriage
maryaj
marry; married
marye
masculine; male
maskilen
mattress
matla
may (v)
mèt
may (month
me
maybe
petèt
mean (v)
sinyifye
mean (not nice)
malouk
meat
viann (chicken
meet
rankontre
medicine
medikaman
memory
memwa
merchant
machann
merchandise
machandiz
mess
gagòt; melimelo
milk
lèt
mistake
erè
missing
manke
mix
melanje; brase
moan
plenn
money
kòb; lajan
moon
lalin
more (adj)
plis
more (superlative)
pi
mosquito
moustik
mouth
bouch
move
deplase; bouje
moving (leaving a house)
demenaje
music
mizik
must
fòk; dwe
mute
bèbè
Nail (fingers)
zong
Nail (hardware)
clou
naked
toutouni
nap (v)
kabicha
nation
nasyon; pèp
necklace
chèn
Need
bezwen
needle
zegwi
Neighbor
Vwazen
neighborhood
vwazinaj
New
nèf
News
Nouvèl
night
nwit
Night
Nwit
Nothing
anyen
Not ripe
wòwòt
Not yet
poko (which is a contraction for Pa ankò)
No one; nobody
okenn moun; pa gen moun
now
kounye a
number
nimewo
nun
mè
Nurse
enfimyè
often
Souvan
Occupation; trade
metye
Old
vye
On; over; on top
sou
one
en (when you’re counting)
one
youn (description)
Only
sèlman
On the floor/ground
atè a
overseas
lòt bò dlo
pail
bokit
pain
doulè
painful
fèmal
Paint
pentire
Pant (clothing)
pantalon
panties (feminine underwear)
kilòt; pantalèt
participate
patisipe
party
fèt
Pass
Pase
pastor
pastè
Pencil
Kreyon
people
moun; pèp
Piece of paper
mòso papye
place
kote
plate
plat; asyèt
please
tanpri souple
pole
poto (light pole
police officer
polis
pool
pisin
pop
pete
post office
lapòs
pour
vide
pray
priyè; lapriyè
priest
pè
prison
prizon
prohibit
intèdi
pull
tire
pull up
monte (pull up your pants
quiet
pe
quietness
silans
rain
lapli (it’s raining.
rainbow
akansyèl
Read
li
Ready
pare
receive
resevwa
recognize
rekonèt
Red
Wouj
rent (n)
lwaye
rent (v)
lwe
repair
repare
Ring (jewelry)
bag
ripe
mi
river
rivyè
road
wout; chemen
rock
ròch
roll
roule
roof
tèt kay; twa kay
Room
chanm
rope
kòd
round
won
Run
kouri
sad
tris
sale
vant
salt
sèl
Salty
sale
same
menm
save
sove; sere
school
lekòl
scratch
grate
search
chache; fouye
seat
plas
sermon
prèch
serve
sèvi
See
wè
sell
vann
send
voye
shadow
lombraj
shake
souke
shame
wont
shameless
sanwont
share
separe; pataje
shave
raze
sheet (bedding)
dra
sheet of paper
fèy papye
shiny
briyan
Shirt
Chemiz
shock (n)
sezisman
shock (v)
sezi; fè sezisman
Shoe
soulye
Shop (n)
magazen
Short
kout
short of breath
respirasyon kout
shot (medicine)
piki
shower
benyen (he’s taking a shower
shrink (v)
ratresi
shy
timid
sick
malad
silver
ajan
Sing
Chante
Sit
Chita
size
gwosè
skin
po
Skirts
Jip
Sky
Syèl
Sleep
dòmi
slide
glise
slim
mens
slip (v)
glise
Slow
dousman
Slow Down
ralanti
Small
piti
Smoke (n)
lafimen
smoke (v)
fimen
snake
koulèv
snore
wonfle
snow
nèj
soccer
foutbòl
sock
chosèt
soul
nanm
sofa
fotèy
soil
tè
south
sid
speak
pale
speed (n)
vitès
speed (v)
ale vit; ale ak tout boulin
spell (v)
eple
spin
vire
spinach
zepina
spit
krache
split
separe; pataje
sport
espò; spò
spread (v)
layite; ouvri; louvri
square
kare
squat down
akoupi
squeeze
peze
stadium
stadyòm
stand
kanpe
star
zetwal
start
kòmanse
Stay
Rete
stick
pikèt
stomach
vant
stomachache
malvant
stop
sispann
straight
dwat
strand (n)
fil
straw (dries stalks)
pay
straw (thin tube to drink)
chalimo
strawberries
frèz
stream
rigòl; kanal
stretch
detire
strength
fòs
stroll
pwonmnen
strong
fò
student
elèv
stuff (n)
bagay
stuff (v)
boure
sugar
sik
stupid
sòt; bouki
suck (to pull in with tongue)
souse
sun
solèy
sunglasses
linèt solèy
surgery
operasyon
sweet
dous
Sweetheart
cheri; boubout; chouboulout; kòkòt; anmourèz
swell
anfle; gonfle
swim
naje
syrup
siwo
T
Shirt
tackle
krible
tail
ke
take
pran
Talk
Pale; koze
tall
wo
tardy
anreta
taste (n)
gou
taste (v)
goute
tea
te
Teach
Ensenye
teacher
pwofesè
team
ekip
tear
chire
tell
rakonte
Test
tès; Egzamen
thaw
dejele
the
a; la; an; lan; nan;
Theater
Teat
the floor
atè a
thing
bagay
think
panse
Thirsty
swaf
thought
panse
three
twa
throat
gòj
throat pain or sore throat
malgòj
throw
voye
tie (men’s clothing worn around the neck)
kòl; kravat
tie (v.)
mare ( make a big knot when you tie the rope
tight
sere
tile
mozayik
Time (hour; min; sec)
tan
time (frequency)
fwa
Tire
Kaoutyou
Tired
fatige
to
a; pou
Toilet
twalèt
tomato
tomat
tongue
lang
Too much
twòp
tool
zouti
tool box
bwat zouti
tooth
dan
toothache
maldan
toothbrush
bwòsadan
touch
manyen
Tourist
Touris
toy
jwèt
Translate
Tradwi
travel (n)
vwayaj
travel (v)
vwayaje
tree
pye bwa
trim
taye
Trouble
pwoblèm
turn (n; maneuver)
devire ( he made a big turn
turn (n; opportunity)
kou (it’s your turn to drive
turn (v)
vire ( Turn here
two
de
truck
kamyon
TRUE
vre
trust (n)
konfyans
trust (v)
konfye
truth
verite
twice
de fwa
twist
makònen
ugly
lèd
umbilical cord
kòd lonbrit
Uncle
Tonton
under
anba
underground
anbatè
Unfortunately
malerezman; malchans pou (subject).
United States
Etazini
unload
dechaje
unwrap
dekachte
up
anlè; anwo
upstairs
chanmòt
used
ize
urine
pipi
use
itilize
vegetables
vejetab
virgin
vyèj
violin
vyolon
voice
vwa
volunteer
volontè
vomit
vomi
wag
souke
wait
tann
wait out
pare
wake up
reveye
walk
mache; pase
wall
mi; miray
want
vle
war
lagè
warn
avèti
wash
lave
waste (n)
fatra; gaspiyaj
waste (v)
jete; gaspiye
watch (v)
gade; veye
watch (jewelry)
mont
watch televesion
gade televizyon
water
dlo
watercress
kreson
way (direction)
chemen; wout
way (method)
fason
wax (v)
sire
Weak
fèb
weather
tan
Week
semèn
wed
marye
wedding
maryaj
weep
kriye
weigh
peze
well
byen
wet
mouye
whatever
nenpòt kisa
whisper
chichote
white
blan
who; which; that; whom
ki
wide
laj
Wife
madanm
will
volonte
win
genyen
wind
van
window
fenèt
wing
zèl
winner
ganyan
wipe (v)
siye
With
Avèk; ak; a
within
andedan; anndan
without
san
witless; klutz
bouki
Woman
fanm
wood
bwa
word
mo; pawòl
work
travay
worth (v)
vo
worth (n)
valè
wring
tòde
wrinkle
pli
Write
ekri
yard
lakou
yank
rale; rache
yawn
baye
yes
wi
yield
kite pase
young
jèn
younger
pi jèn
young man
jennjan
young woman
jennfi
youth
jenès