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