What is "lezom"? Is it "man"?

Lèzòm or Lòm → mankind, man, people, humanity

Kisa ki ka sove lèzòm?
What can save mankind?

Lèzòm planifye men Bondye deside.
Man plans but God decides.

Pa mete konfyans ou nan lòm.
Do not put your faith in man.

Li fè sa pou tout lèzòm.
He did it for all mankind.

"Lòm pa ka viv ak pen sèlman..."
"Man cannot live by bread alone..."

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fanm creole yo dous?

Se sa m tande.

Mwen pa nan pozisyon pou mwen kòmante sou sa :-)

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WOMAN

woman → fanm, fi, madanm, dam, demwazèl,

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what is si ou se fanm oswa gason

Si ou se fanm oswa gason.

Whether you're a woman or man.

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endearing names for girlfriend, fanm

kòkòt, doudous, chouboulout, ti chouchou, anmourèz, ti boubout, menaj mwen, choupèt...

Find more here: Endearing names for girlfriend/boyfriend in Creole

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My husband, my boyfriend

My husband → mari mwen

My boyfriend → menaj mwen

My girlfriend → menaj mwen

My wife → madanm mwen

My ex-husband → ansyen mari mwen

My ex-boyfriend/girlfriend → ansyen menaj mwen

My ex-wife → ansyen madanm mwen

My significant other (man) → nonm mwen

My significant other (woman) → fanm mwen

"la fanm" what is that means...Does it means "woman"

Yes.

"fanm" comes from the French "femme".
It means "woman"
Sometimes, you'll hear "la femme" which the French way of saying "the woman".

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Creole translation for "man"

There are many ways to translate ‘man’ in Creole:
Man → mesye, gason, nonm, nèg, mouche, frewo, konpè, konfrè

Young man → jennjan, jenngason, jennonm,

Boy →gason, tigason, tibray


I might as well give you the many ways to translate ‘woman’ in Creole:
Woman → fanm, nègès, fi, sò, dam, madanm, kòmè

Young woman →demwazèl, matmwazèl, dam, jennfi, jennfanm, jenndam

Girl→ fi, tifi

Why did you use "nèg" to translate 'man'? #1.Doesn't "man" translate as "mesye"? and #2. Isn't 'nèg' sort if a denigrating word?

Nèg is not a negative word in Haitian Creole. The female equivalent is ‘nègès’.

There are many ways to translate the word  ‘man’ in Creole:

Man → mesye, gason, nonm, nèg, mouche, frewo, konpè, konfrè
Young man → jennjan, jenngason, jennonm,
Boy →gason, tigason, tibray

I might as well give you the many ways to translate the word ‘woman’ in Creole:

Woman → fanm, nègès, fi, sò, dam, madanm, kòmè
Young woman →demwazèl, matmwazèl, dam, jennfi, jennfanm, jenndam
Girl→ fi, tifi

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you are a good man

ou se yon bon nèg.

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Sexy Chocolate Woman

marabou
or
bèl nègès

(I didn't know they came in chocolate colors :)

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how do you say girl and boy in creole

girl - fi,  ti fi (literally means little woman)

ladies - medam, dam


Young woman - jenn dam, jenn ti dam, jenn fanm, jenn fi

woman - fi, fanm, madanm, dam, ti dam, kòmè, nègès

boy - gason, ti bray, ti gason (literally means little man)

Young man - jenn jan, jennnom, jenòm, jenn gason

man - gason, nèg, mesye, nonm, konpè

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