Useful Phrases

1. Se mwen ki fè aplikasyon sa a

   Se mwen ki fè aplikasyon sa a

   I made this app

   Usage

   Introduce the app in Haitian Creole

   Grammar Note

   Haitian Creole uses "Se...ki" cleft construction to focus the subject

2. Aplikasyon sa a gratis

   A-pli-ka-syon sa a gra-tis

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain the app is free

   Grammar Note

   Haitian Creole determiners follow the noun. "Sa a" (this) comes after the noun

3. Eseye telechaje l

   E-se-ye te-le-cha-je l

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Telechaje" is from French "télécharger" (to download)

4. Mwen se Japonè

   Mwen se Japonè

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality

   Grammar Note

   The copula "se" in Haitian Creole derives from French "c'est" (it is)

5. Mwen se yon vwayajè

   Mwen se yon vwayajè

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Identify yourself as a traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Vwayajè" comes from French "voyageur" (traveler)

6. Mwen ap vwayaje pou kont mwen

   Mwen ap vwa-ya-je pou kont mwen

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tell others you are traveling solo

   Grammar Note

   "Pou kont mwen" literally means "for my own account" — used to mean "by myself"

7. Se premye fwa m vini isit

   Se pre-mye fwa m vi-ni i-sit

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Express that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   "Premye" (first) + "fwa" (time) = "premye fwa" (first time) — from French

8. Èske mwen ka pran yon foto?

   Ès-ke mwen ka pran yon fo-to?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask for permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Èske" comes from French "est-ce que" — the question marker in Haitian Creole

9. Nou ka pran yon foto ansanm?

   Nou ka pran yon fo-to an-sanm?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Ansanm" comes from French "ensemble" (together)

10. Tanpri eskane kòd QR a

    Tanpri eskane kòd QR a

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Ask someone to scan the QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Tanpri" derives from French "s'il vous plaît" — the Haitian Creole "please"

11. Pa twonpe m

    Pa twon-pe m

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used to protest being cheated or overcharged

    Grammar Note

    "Pa" is the Haitian Creole prohibitive. "Twonpe" comes from French "tromper" meaning to deceive

12. Pa meprize m

    Pa me-pri-ze m

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone underestimates or disrespects you

    Grammar Note

    "Meprize" comes from French "mépriser" (to despise/look down on) — common in informal Haitian Creole

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