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Creole Vocabulary
The Creole vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.
| One: yune | Two: de | Three: twa |
| Four: kat | Five: senk | Six: sis |
| Seven: sèt | Eight: wit | Nine: nèf |
| Ten: dis | First: premye | Second: dezyèm |
Time Expressions
Days of the week and time expressions:
| Monday: lendi | Tuesday: madi | Wednesday: mèkredi |
| Thursday: jedi | Friday: vandredi | Saturday: samdi |
| Sunday: dimanch | Now: kounye a | Yesterday: yè |
| Today: jodi a | Tonight: aswè a | Tomorrow: demen |
Most popular fruits and vegetables:
| Fruits: fwi | Apples: pòm |
| Bananas: fig | Tomatoes: tomat |
| Potatoes: pòmdetè | Onions: zonyon |
| Red: wouj | Green: vèt | Blue: ble |
| White: blan | Black: nwa | Grey: gri |
Some words related to food:
| Breakfast: manje maten | Lunch: manje midi |
| Dinner: dine | Milk: lèt |
| Coffee: kafe | Bread: pen |
Weather terms and sensations:
| Sunny: li fè soley | Windy: van | Rainy: lapli ap tombe |
| Snowy: la nèj ap tombe | Cold: frèt | Hot: cho |
Words related to family and relatives:
| Boy: ti gason | Girl: ti fi |
| Son: pitit gason | Daughter: pitit fi |
| Brother: frè | Sister: sè |
| Man: gason | Woman: fanm |
| Father: papa | Mother: manman |
| Grandfather: gran pè | Grandmother: grann |
Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:
| House: kay | Toilet: twalèt | Room: chanm |
| Bedroom: chanm | Kitchen: kwizin | Table: tablo |
Animals and pets popular to everyone:
| Cat: chat | Dog: chen | Mouse: sourit |
| Bird: zwazo | Cow: bèf | Horse: cheval |
The clothes most worn by most people:
| Socks: chosèt | Shoes: soulye | Trousers: pantalon |
| Shirt: chemiz | Sweater: swetè | Coat: manto |
Most popular languages in the world:
| English: angle | French: franse | German: alman |
| Spanish: panyòl | Italian: italyen | Portuguese: pòtigè |
| Greek: grèk | Russian: larisi | Arabic: arab |
| Hindi: hindi | Chinese: chinwa | Japanese: japonè |
Travel Vocabulary
Most popular terms when traveling:
| Taxi: taksi | Bus: otobis |
| Hotel: hotel | Reservation: rezèvasyon |
| Airport: ayewopò | Passport: paspò |
Words you can use in class or talking about school:
| Student: elèv | Teacher: pwofesè | Pen: plim |
| Books: liv | Page: paj | Dictionary: diksyonè |
Body parts which are talked about more often:
| Hand: men | Feet: pye | Hair: cheve |
| Eye: je | Mouth: bouch | Nose: nen |
Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:
| Ambulance: anbilans | Doctor: doktè |
| Hospital: lopital | Pharmacy: famasi |
| Police: lapolis | Stomach Ache: lestomak-fèmal |
As you can see, this Creole vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.
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Did you know? People use only a small amount of their vocabulary on a daily basis. The rest of the words are either unused or not used often. |