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Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen) is the one of the official languages of Haiti along with French and is spoken by by 8.5 million people in Haiti, which is nearly the entire population. It is also spoken by large Haitian communities in nearby Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Cuba and French Guiana. It is based on 18th century French and several West and Central African languages with minor Spanish influence. 90% of Hatian Creole is based on French

[edit] Pronunciation guide

Creole pronunciation is very phonetic. If you can make friends with a Haitian who speaks English, he or she will usually be glad to help with your pronunciation.

[edit] Vowels

e 

/a/ as in aim

è 

/ɛ/ as in leg

ou 

/u/ as in food

i 

/e/ as in bee

o 

/o/ as in toe

ò 

as in saw

[edit] Consonants

g 

always hard, as in go

j 

/ʒ/ as in joke

y 

/j/ as in yellow

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. (morning)

Bonjou. ( )

Hello. (afternoon)

Bonswa. ( )

How are you? 

Como ou ye? ( ?)

Not bad. 

Pa pi mal. ( ?)

What is your name? 

Koumon ou rele? ( ?)

My name is ______ . 

Mwen rele ______ . ( _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

Mwen kontan konnen ou. ( )

Please. 

Souple. ( )

Thank you. 

Mèsi. ( )

You're welcome. 

Merite. ( )

Yes. 

Wi. ( )

No. 

Non. ( )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

Eskize-m. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Se pa fòt mwen. ( )

I'm sorry. 

Mwen regret sa. ( )

Goodbye 

Orevwa. ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

Babay. ( )

I can't speak kreyol. 

Mwen pa pale kreyol. ( )

Do you speak English? 

Eske ou pale angle? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Ki moun isit ki pale angle? ( ?)

Help! 

Anmwe! ( !)

Look out! 

Atansyon! ( !)

Good morning. 

Bonjou. ( )

Good evening. 

Bonswa. ( )

Good night. 

Bonwi. ( )

I don't understand. 

Mwen pa konprann. ( )

Where is the toilet? 

Ki kote twalet la? ( ?)

[edit] Problems

[edit] Numbers

0 

zewo

1 

en

2 

de

3 

twa

4 

kat

5 

senk

6 

sis

7 

sèt

8 

wit

9 

nèf

10 

dis

11 

onz

12 

douz

13 

trèz

14 

katòz

15 

kenz

16 

sèz

17 

disèt

18 

dizwit

19 

diznèf

20 

ven, vent

30 

trant

40

karant

50 

senkant

60 

swasant

70 

swasenndis

80 

katreven, katrevent

90 

katrevendis, katreven-dis

100 

san

1000 

mil

2000 

de mil

5000 

senk mil

10,000 

di mil

100,000 

san mil

1 000 000 

milyon

1 000 000 000 

bilyon

[edit] Time

[edit] Clock time

How long? 

Pou konben tan?

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

Sunday 

dimanch

Monday 

lendi

Tuesday 

madi

Wednesday 

mèkredi

Thursday 

jedi

Friday 

vandredi

Saturday 

samdi

Today 

jodi a

Tomorrow 

denmen

Yesterday 

yè

[edit] Months

January 

Janvye

February

Fevriye

March 

Mas

April 

Avril

May 

Mè

June 

Jen

July 

Jiyè

August 

Daou

September 

Septanm

October 

Oktob

November 

Novanm

December 

Desanm

[edit] Writing time and date

[edit] Colors

black 

nwa

white 

blan

red 

wouj

green 

vèt

blue 

ble

orange 

oranj

yellow 

jòn

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

How much is a ticket? 

Konben koute biye?

Does this bus stop in ____ ? 

Tap la arete nan ____ ?

Can you stop here? 

Ou pve arèt isit?

[edit] Directions

I'm lost. 

Mwen se pèdi.

How do I get to ____ ? 

Koumon mwen pve ale o ____ ?

Which way? 

Kè wout?

[edit] Taxi

I need a taxi. 

Mwen bezwen you taksi.

Hey! Taxi! 

Woy! Taksi!

How much to go to ... 

Konben pou ale ...

Stop here, please 

Rete isit, souple.

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

How much does it cost? 

Konbyen sa koute?

Can I exchange euros/dollars/pounds here? 

Mwen pve chanje ewo/dolar/lib si?

[edit] Eating

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

Do you sell ____  ?

Èske ou vann ____ ?

Where can I buy ____  ? 

Kote mewn ka achte ____  ?

That's too expensive. 

Se twò chè.

I will give you ____ . 

Si mewn ba ou ____ .

OK! 

Dakò!

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

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