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Creole Words

English Creole Pronunciation
Good morning! Bonjou! Boh-zhoo
Good evening! Bonswa! Boh-swah
Good night! Bonn nwit! Bonn nweet
What’s happening? Sak pase? Sock pah-seh?
I’m doing great! M-ap boule! Mop boo-lay.
How are you? Kòman ou ye? Kohmah oo yay?
I’m fine. Mwen byen. Mweh byehn.
I’m sick. Mwen malad. Mweh mah-lahd.
What’s your name? Kòman ou rele? Kohmah oo reh-leh?
My name is… Mwen rele… Mweh reh-leh
I’m from the United States. Mwen soti Ozetazini. Mweh sow tee Ozay-tah-zee-nee.
I’m visiting Haiti. M-ap vizite Ayiti. Mop veezeetay Ah-yee-tee.
I like/love Mwen renmen Mweh reh-mehn
I want Mwen vle Mweh vleh
I need Mwen bezwen Mweh behz-wey
I see Mwen wè Mweh way
food/to eat manje mah-zhay
water dlo d-low
money lajan lah-jah
Bible Bib la beeb-lah
church legliz lay-gleeze
God Bondye boh-dee-yah
school lekòl lay-cole
student(s)  elèv ay-lehv
children timoun tee-moon
adult granmoun grah-moon
house kay kie (like pie)
car machin mah-sheen
What kisa kee-saw
When kilè kee-leh
Where kote ko-tay
Why poukisa poo-key-saw
Please silvouplè seel-voo-play
Thank You mèsi meh-see