Phrasebook
Although French is widely spoken you will find that many Haitian people appreciate you trying to communicate in Creole, even if you do have to revert to French or English in the end. Below are a few useful French and Creole phrases to get you started.
French Phrasebook
Meeting People
- English
- French
- yes
- oui
- no
- non
- thank you
- merci
- you are welcome
- de rien
- please
- s'il vous plaît
- excuse me
- pardon
- hello
- bonjour
- goodbye
- au revoir
- good morning
- bonjour
- good night
- bonne nuit
- I do not understand
- Je ne comprends pas
- Do you speak...?
- Parlez-vous...?
- English
- anglais
- French
- français
- What is you name
- Comment vous appelez-vous?
- Nice to meet you
- Enchanté de faire votre connaissance
- How are you
- Comment allez-vous?
- Good
- bon
- bad
- mauvais
Directions
- English
- French
- map
- carte
- left
- à gauche
- right
- à droite
- straight on
- tout droit
- far
- loin
- near
- près
Methods of Transport
- English
- French
- Where is...?
- Où est...?
- How much is the fare?
- Quel est le prix du billet?
- Ticket
- billet
- A ticket to..., please
- Un billet pour..., s'il vous plaît
- Where are you going?
- Où est-ce que vous allez?
- Where do you live?
- Où habitez-vous?
- Train
- le train
- bus
- un autobus
- underground
- le métro
- airport
- un aéroport
- train station
- la gare
- bus station
- la gare routière
- underground station
- la station de métro
- departure
- le départ
- arrival
- une arrivée
- parking
- le parking
Time
- English
- French
- What time is it?
- Quelle heure est-il?
- Today
- aujourd'hui
- yesterday
- hier
- tomorrow
- demain
Accommodation
- English
- French
- hotel
- un hôtel
- room
- une chambre
- reservation
- la réservation
- Are there any vacancies?
- Avez-vous des chambres disponibles?
- No vacancies
- Complet
- Passport
- le passeport
Places
- English
- French
- post office
- la poste
- bank
- la banque
- police station
- le poste de police
- hospital
- l'hôpital
- chemist
- la pharmacie
- shop
- le magasin
- restaurant
- le restaurant
- museum
- le musée
- church
- une église
- square
- la place
- street
- la rue
Shopping
- English
- French
- How much does this cost?
- Combien ça coute?
- I will buy it
- Je le prends
- I would like to buy...
- Je voudrais acheter...
- Do you have...?
- Avez-vous...?
- open
- ouvert
- closed
- fermé
- postcard
- la carte postale
- stamps
- des timbres
- little
- un peu
- lot
- beaucoup
- all
- tout
Meals
- English
- French
- breakfast
- le petit déjeuner
- lunch
- le déjeuner
- dinner
- le dîner
- vegetarian
- végétarien
- cheers!
- À votre santé
- the bill please
- l'addition, s'il vous plaît
Drinks
- English
- French
- drink
- la boisson
- coffee
- le café
- tea
- le thé
- juice
- le jus
- water
- l'eau
- beer
- la bière
- wine
- le vin
Food
- English
- French
- meat
- la viande
- fish
- le poisson
- vegetable
- le légume
- fruit
- le fruit
- potato
- la pomme de terre
- salad
- la salade
- dessert
- la dessert
Creole Phrasebook
Every Day conversation
- English
- Creole
- yes
- wi
- no
- non
- thank you
- mesi
- you are welcome
- merite
- please
- souple
- Excuse me
- Eskize mwen
- hello
- bonzour
- goodbye
- orewar
- good morning
- bonjou
- good night
- bonswa
- I do not understand
- M pa konpran
- Do you speak...?
- Eske ou pale…?
- English
- angle
- French
- franse
- Creole
- Kreyòl
- What is you name?
- Kouman ou rele?
- Nice to meet you
- M kontan fè konesans ou.
- How are you
- Komon ou ye?
- good
- N'ap boule!
- bad
- mové
Directions
- English
- Creole
- map
- kat
- left
- gòch
- right
- adv adwat
- straight on
- tou dwat
- far
- lwen
- near
- pre
Methods of Transport
- English
- Creole
- Where is...?
- Kote … Ia?
- How much is the fare?
- Konben pri kous?
- ticket
- biye
- Where do you live?
- Kote ou rete?
- Train
- tren
- bus
- otobis
- airport
- aeropò
- train station
- stasyon
- bus station
- estasyon bis
Time
- English
- Creole
- What time is it?
- Ki lè li ye la
- today
- jodia
- yesterday
- ye
- tomorrow
- demen
Accommodation
- English
- Creole
- hotel
- lotèl
- room
- chanm
- reservation
- rezève
- Are there any vacancies?
- Eske ou gen chanm?
- No vacancies
- Pa genyen!
- passport
- paspò
Places
- English
- Creole
- post office
- lapòs
- bank
- bank
- police station
- estasyon lapolis
- hospital
- lopital
- chemist
- farmasi
- shop
- magazen
- restaurant
- restoran
- church
- legliz
- square
- plas
- street
- lari
Shopping
- English
- Creole
- How much does this cost?
- Kombye kob sa kouté
- I would like to buy...
- Mwen ta renmen achté ...
- Do you have...?
- Eske ou gen...?
- open
- louvri
- closed
- fèmen
- little
- piti piti
- lot
- anpil
- all
- tout
Meals
- English
- Creole
- breakfast
- dejne
- lunch
- manje midi
- dinner
- dine
- the bill
- biye
Drinks
- English
- Creole
- drink
- bweson
- coffee
- kafe
- tea
- te
- juice
- ji
- water
- dlo
- beer
- byè
- wine
- diven
Food
- English
- Creole
- meat
- vyann
- fish
- pwason
- vegetable
- legim
- fruit
- fwi
- potato
- pòmdetè
- salad
- salad
- dessert
- desè
- pòmdetè
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