Creole Phrases with Pronunciation

This was a great reader question on Haitian Creole words they can teach their child their family’s native language. My father and his entire side of my family are Haitian. Unfortunately he didn’t teach me or my siblings the language so we have had to try to learn on our own. I just had my […]

Creole English Move Bad Pa bon Not good Mechan Evil or wicked Visye Bad Vye Bad / Old Ansyian Bad / Worn out Kraze Bad / Broken Tet amba Bad / Upside down Entèresant Person talks too much Pale anpil Person talks too much Joure twop Person curses too much Pa janm fè travay Person […]

Here is another recording where Estherline wanted to talk about love. Don’t miss our other articles and recordings for Valentines Day. Be sure to learn how to say “I LOVE YOU” in Haitian Creole. Lanmou pa konnen rich li pa konnen pòv Love doesn’t know rich, it doesn’t know poor Lanmou se sakrifis li sakrifye […]

Can you guess which holiday Estherline likes the best! We hope you enjoy some additional Creole listening practice related to Valentines Day. Make sure you get the basics of saying I love you in Creole. Fèt sent valenten Valentines Day Se yon fet tout fanm renmen Is a holiday all women love Se lè fet […]

Here are a few common terms for negotiating prices in Haitian Creole. Much of Haiti still deals in open air or sidewalk markets. Prices are often negotiated, especially if they thing you are not native to the area. It’s always best to trust a local friend to negotiate the price while you wait out of […]

This is a little geography lesson and some very frequently mispronounced words. Listen below to hear the names of each department (similar to US states) and their capitol cities. Note: These are the Haitian Creole names, many maps only list the French names. You can find detailed information about them all on this Wikipedia page. Depatman […]