What are the creole version to these and then some...? Here is a list: What the heck!, Holy moly!, darn! gosh!, goodness!, shucks!, ...
to express surprise, shock
Jezi Mari Jozèf!
Gras lamizèrikòd!
Mezanmi!
Mezanmi o!
O O!
RETE!
Adye o!
for WTF moments:
Ki koze sa!
Ki bagay sa!
Ki tenten sa!
Ki sendenden sa!
Ki betiz sa!
Ki kaka sa a!
Ki salopri sa a!
Expressing pity!
Podyab!
Adye!
Adye Bondye!
Adye frè
Adye sè
Adye manman
Adye papa
Expressing discontentment, aggravation, annoyance
Wouch!
Ayayay!
Fout!
Fwenk!
Koulangit!
Expressing amazement, surprise as in "WOW!"
Wipip!
Komabo, koumabo, koumanman, koumatiboulout!
Wifout!
Kèt!
Koulangèt!
Ayayay!
Wololoy, ololoy, loloy!
Wifout manman!
Vouzan, alevouzan, or ale w vouzan!
Laba, ale w laba!
Lakwann!
Lavoum!
Laprit!
Myann, nanmyann, or lanmyann!
Mèd, nanmèd, lanmèd, or lanmèd pou ou!
Saying, "You on your own!"
Zafè w!
Zafè pa w!
Zafè k gade w!
Who cares!
Kite mele m!
Sa pa gade m!
Awesome! (GREAT!)
Dako!
Trè byen!
Se sa!
Se sa nèt!
Se sa nèt al kole!
Anfòm!
Anfòm nèt!
Palemwadsa!
Pa gen pàn!
Some people swear by thunder or by the virgin Marie:
Vyèj pete je m!
Tonnè boule m!
Tonnè kraze m!
Your ass is mine!
Mwen nan dengonn ou!
Mwen nan wèl ou!
Mwen nan deng ou!
Mwen nan dengòt ou!
Calling for help
Anmwe! or Anmwey!
Osekou!
Woy!
Wouy!
How to answer in Creole when someone calls your name
Plètil or lètil?
wi?
wi madanm?
wi mesye?
Down with!
aba!
what a ...! or How .....! (as in What a jerk! → Ala yon enbesil!)
ala ...!
type of noise people often describe with their mouths:
voup! (sudden mouvement)
pè w! (a slap)
pa w! (a slap)
bow! (slamming)
pyout! (kiss)
tyoup! (penetration ...of a knife perhaps)
chou! (shooing a pig)
chi! (shooing a chicken)
Expressing disappointment over something you were otherwise expecting
"Nothing!"
kaka rat!
kaka rat deye bwat!
bichi!
Anyen ditou!
Anyen menm!
Well, well then!
Enben!
Eh byen!
Anben!
Expressing disgust or impatience
Hany!
Any! (pronounced An-y!)
Tchuip! (It's a sound yo make with your mouth)
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Hot darn this information is good! Ok, in expressing disgust, is 'yuck or yucky' means 'hany'? How does one say 'yum or yummy'? Now, one to vulgarisms. what are the many ways to say 'f**k Y*u!','f**k!','sh*t!, 'c*nt!', 'motherf**ker!','cocks**ker!', 'bullsh*t!','tw*t!','sl*t!','manwhore!','fag*t', 'd*ke',etc? Also, what are some slurs for other ethnic or racial groups? Just so you know, I'm don't want to know these words to use them but to recognize them when I'm having conversations with Haitians who use them or when reading something in creole where I might encounter them.
ReplyDeleteThe interjection which express disgust in Creole, ususally, is "wouch!"
DeleteAnd Haitians will say "Hmmm!", "Li gou!", or "Se koupe dwèt!" to express that something is tasty.
It's not "lètil". And I know for sure because it comes from French "Plait-il" (pronounced "plètil").
ReplyDeleteYes. It is 'plètil'. But some people say 'lètil'.
DeleteThanks :)
I need daily commonly used Haitian words
ReplyDeleteThanks it's very good 👍
ReplyDeleteWhat does Lanmèd pou ou mean?
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