English→Haitian Creole

Translate English to Haitian Creole like a local.

Kreyòl Ayisyen pran son pa l nan òtograf ofisyèl la, kout fòm tankou “m ap,” salitasyon “sak pase / n ap boule,” ak pwovèb lè moman an mande sa.

Going the other way? Haitian Creole to English

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What locals actually say

Hey, what’s up?

Sak pase? N ap boule.

“Sak pase” ak “n ap boule” se fòm salitasyon ayisyen moun sèvi nan pale chak jou, olye yo ta tradui kesyon an mo pou mo.

Where can I catch a tap-tap?

Ki kote m ka pran yon tap-tap?

“Tap-tap” se non ayisyen an pou yon kalite transpò piblik moun pran sou wout, epi “m ka” se kout fòm pale pou “mwen ka”.

Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.

Pa bay tèt ou pwoblèm, m ap regle sa.

“Pa bay tèt ou pwoblèm” se yon ekspresyon natirèl pou kalme yon moun, pandan “m ap regle” sèvi ak fòm pwogresif ayisyen an pou montre se moun nan k ap pran swen bagay la.

I only have a thousand gourdes.

Mwen gen sèlman mil goud.

“Goud” is Haiti’s currency name, signaling a specifically Haitian money context.

Put a little more pikliz on it, please.

Mete yon ti pikliz anplis sou li, souple.

“Pikliz” is the spicy pickled relish commonly served with Haitian food, signaling a local culinary context.

My aunt is coming over tonight.

Matant mwen ap vin lakay mwen aswè a.

The construction “ap vin” signals an action that is planned or about to happen in Haitian Creole.

I have to finish this before lunch.

Fòk mwen fini sa anvan midi.

“Fòk” is the Haitian Creole necessity construction, signaling “must” or “have to.”

The rain caught me on the way home.

Lapli pran m pandan m t ap tounen lakay.

The phrase “pran m” literally means “takes me” and signals the Haitian Creole idiom for getting caught by rain.

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How Haitian Creole differs

Kreyòl Ayisyen (official orthography); sak pase / n ap boule conventions casually; proverbs are prized where naturally apt.

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