Haitian Creole - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Haitian Creole language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
zewo
zero
1
yon
one
2
de
two
3
twa
three
4
kat
four
5
senk
five
6
sis
six
7
sèt
seven
8
uit
eight
9
nèf
nine
10
dis
ten
11
onz
eleven
12
douz
twelve
13
trèz
thirteen
14
katòz
fourteen
15
kenz
fifteen
16
sèz
sixteen
17
disèt
seventeen
18
dizwit
eighteen
19
diznèf
nineteen
20
ven
twenty
30
trant
thirty
40
karant
forty
50
senkant
fifty
60
swasant
sixty
70
swasanndis
seventy
80
katreven
eighty
90
katrevenndis
ninety
100
san
hundred
1K
mil
thousand
1M
milyon
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
blan
white
⚫
nwa
black
🔴
wouj
red
🔵
ble
blue
🟡
jòn
yellow
🟢
vèt
green
🟣
vyolèt
purple
🟤
mawon
brown
🟠
zoranj
orange
🌸
woz
pink
⭐
lò
gold
🌑
ajan
silver
☁️
gri
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
chen
dog
🐱
chat
cat
🐴
chwal
horse
🐮
bèf
cow
🐷
kochon
pig
🐦
zwazo
bird
🐟
pwason
fish
🐭
sourit
mouse
🦊
rena
fox
🐇
lapen
rabbit
🐻
lous
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefan
elephant
🐢
tòti
turtle
🦒
jiraf
giraffe
🦆
kana
duck
🕷️
arenyen
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
fanmi
family
🧔
gason
man
👩
fanm
woman
👦
ti gason
boy
👧
ti fi
girl
👶
timoun
child
👨🦳
papa
father
👩🦳
manman
mother
👴
granpapa
grandfather
👵
grann
grandmother
🧑🦰
frè
brother
👩🦱
sè
sister
🧑
zanmi
friend
👥
moun
people
🙋
moun
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
kay
house
🏢
bilding
building
🏫
lekòl
school
🏪
magazen
store
🛣️
wout
road
🌆
vil
city
🌳
pyebwa
tree
💧
dlo
water
☀️
solèy
sun
☁️
nwaj
cloud
📚
liv
book
🖊️
plim
pen
📱
telefòn
phone
🔑
kle
key
🚗
machin
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
pòm
apple
🍌
bannann
banana
🍞
pen
bread
🧀
fwomaj
cheese
🥩
vyann
meat
🥛
lèt
milk
☕
kafe
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
dlo
water
🍺
byè
beer
🍷
ven
wine
🍽️
manje
food
🍳
ze
egg
🍚
diri
rice
🥕
legim
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
jou
day
🌙
nuit
night
⏰
lè
hour
🗓️
semèn
week
📅
mwa
month
🗓️
ane
year
🗓️
lendi
Monday
🗓️
madi
Tuesday
🗓️
mèkredi
Wednesday
🗓️
jedi
Thursday
🗓️
vandredi
Friday
🗓️
samdi
Saturday
🗓️
dimanch
Sunday
🌅
maten
morning
🌆
swa
evening
🕛
kounye a
now
🔜
byento
soon
🕒
tan
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
pale
to speak
🚶
mache
to walk
🏃
kouri
to run
🍽️
manje
to eat
🍷
bwè
to drink
😴
dòmi
to sleep
📖
li
to read
✍️
ekri
to write
👀
wè
to see
👂
tande
to hear
💭
panse
to think
🤔
konnen
to know
❤️
renmen
to love
👍
renmen
to like
👋
vini
to come
🚪
ouvri
to open
🔒
fèmen
to close
💡
aprann
to learn
➕
bay
to give
💸
achte
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
kontan
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
facilite
angry
👍
bon
good
👎
move
bad
⬆️
gwo
big
⬇️
ti
small
🆕
nouvo
new
🕰️
ansyen
old
💯
anpil
many
🤏
kèk
few
🥵
cho
hot
🥶
frèt
cold
💪
fò
strong
👶
fèb
weak
✨
bèl
beautiful
👹
lèd
ugly
✅
kòrèk
correct
❌
mal
wrong
⚡
rapid
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
ak
and
➡️
men
but
👉
oswa
or
🤔
paske
because
👉
konsa
so
🤨
sepandan
however
🤔
Se poutèt sa
therefore
➕
tou
also
🕒
lè
when
🤔
si
if
🕒
anvan
before
🕒
apre
after
🕒
depi
since
🕒
pandan
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
pwofesè
teacher
🧑⚕️
doktè
doctor
👩💻
enjenyè
engineer
👨🍳
chèf
chef
🧑🌾
kiltivatè
farmer
👮
polis
police officer
🧑🎨
atis
artist
🧑💼
travayè biwo
office worker
🔬
syantis
scientist
🛒
vandè
salesperson
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