Haitian French→English

Translate Haitian French to English the way locals mean it.

Haitian French often softens requests, promises, and refusals through courteous phrases that a textbook reader may take more literally or more firmly than intended.

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What locals actually say

Je vous reviens dès que j’ai les éléments, merci déjà.

I’ll get back to you as soon as I have the details, thanks in advance.

“Je vous reviens” commonly means “I’ll follow up with you,” not that the speaker will physically return, while “merci déjà” expresses thanks before the help is completed.

Ne vous cassez pas la tête avec ça, on va trouver une solution.

Don’t worry about it, we’ll find a solution.

“Se casser la tête” is an idiom for worrying or struggling over something, not for literally hurting one’s head.

On va voir ce qu’on peut faire pour vous.

We’ll see what we can do for you.

“On va voir” is often a courteous way to keep a commitment open, so it may signal willingness to consider the request rather than a promise that it will be fulfilled.

Il me reste cinq cents gourdes pour la semaine.

I only have five hundred gourdes left for the week.

« Gourdes » names Haiti’s currency and signals a specifically Haitian financial context.

Pour vous rendre au marché, vous prenez un tap-tap jusqu’à la place Sainte-Anne.

To get to the market, take a tap-tap to Sainte-Anne Square.

« Tap-tap » is the Haitian term for a shared minibus or pickup, signaling everyday local transportation.

Aujourd’hui, on vous sert du riz au djon-djon.

Today, we’re serving rice cooked with djon-djon mushrooms.

« Djon-djon » refers to the Haitian black mushroom used to flavor rice and other dishes, signaling Haitian cuisine.

Mon frère de la diaspora arrive dimanche.

My brother who lives abroad is arriving on Sunday.

« La diaspora » commonly refers to Haitians living overseas, especially in family and community contexts.

Depuis tantôt, le ciel est bouché, on dirait qu’il va pleuvoir.

The sky has been overcast for a while now, and it looks like rain.

« Depuis tantôt » is a Haitian time expression meaning for a while or since earlier, signaling recent ongoing weather.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

How Haitian French differs

Haitian French. Formal register French (Creole handles casual life); keep courteous literate tone; gourde currency, local institutions in French.

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