daughter → pitit fi
son → pitit gason
boy → ti gason
girl → ti fi
man → nonm, mesye (also misye, msye, or mouche), nèg, monkonpè (or konpè), frewo, jennonm (for younger and for those who feel young), lepè (for older and for those who feel old)
woman → fanm, fi, madanm, dàm, sò, kòmè, makòmè
Young woman → demwazèl (matmwazèl, mademwazèl, or manmzèl), sò, kòmè, jenn dàm, jenn fanm, and jenn fi, and also fanm, fi, or dàm
older person → granmoun, pèsonaj, grandèt
Older woman → grann (also means grandmother)
Older man → lepè, granpè (also means grandfather)
baby → bebe, ti bebe, ti katkat
child / kid → timoun, pitit, ti pitit
son → pitit gason
boy → ti gason
girl → ti fi
man → nonm, mesye (also misye, msye, or mouche), nèg, monkonpè (or konpè), frewo, jennonm (for younger and for those who feel young), lepè (for older and for those who feel old)
woman → fanm, fi, madanm, dàm, sò, kòmè, makòmè
Young woman → demwazèl (matmwazèl, mademwazèl, or manmzèl), sò, kòmè, jenn dàm, jenn fanm, and jenn fi, and also fanm, fi, or dàm
older person → granmoun, pèsonaj, grandèt
Older woman → grann (also means grandmother)
Older man → lepè, granpè (also means grandfather)
baby → bebe, ti bebe, ti katkat
child / kid → timoun, pitit, ti pitit
Thanks, Mandaly. I can use all the practice I can get, sorting out these common terms. - Dory
ReplyDeleteDakò Dory. Mwen kontan tande w :)
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