Shopping Vocabulary in Creole (where you can buy things)

Here is a list of different places you can purchase everyday needs in Haiti. There isn’t a Wal-Mart here and Amazon doesn’t deliver yet. So it’s frequently open air markets and street vendors.

ki kote moun ka achte bagay an Ayiti
Where people can buy things in Haiti

mache – open air market
makèt – supermarket
machann pèpè – clothing vendor
Moun ki vann nan lari  – people selling in the steets
Mache Ipolit – The Iron Market in Port-au-Prince
Mache Kwabosal  – Another large market in Port-au-Prince
Ti boutik – Small shops (usually in someone’s home)
Gwo depo – Large shops (usually not in the home)