Haitian Creole / English Textbook, Vocabulary, and Mini Dictionary

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Habit – Abitid, Manni

Habitat – Abita

Half-way house – Ladesant tanporè

Habitual offender – Moun ki gen plizyè dosye, moun ki gen anpil zak

Hack – Chire, rache, taye

Hairbrush – Bwòstèt

Hairdo – koutpeny

Hair loss – Pèdi cheve

Hail – Grèl, lagrèl

Haircut – Fè, tèt, koupe cheve

Hairy – ki gen plim

Hall / hallway – Koridò, koulwa

Hall of fame – Kote pou onore moun, kote ki selèb

Hallucination – Vizyon, Alisinasyon

Halt – Kanpe, rete la

Ham – Janbon

Hamburger – sandwich vyann moulen, anbègè

Hammer – mato

Hand (assistance) – kout men, èd

Hand – men, plamen, pat,

Hand (verb) – remèt, mete nan men

Handbag – Valiz, sakamen

Hand washing – Lave men

Handbook – Mànyèl enfòmasyon

Handful – Ponyen

Handicap – Andikap, domaj, enfimite

Handicapped (adjective) – Andikape, domaje, enfim

Handkerchief – Mouchwa pòch

Handle – Lans, manch,

Handle (verb) – Manyen, touche, Okipe, brase, souke, sekwe, manipile, regle

Handle with care – pran prekosyon, frajil

Handle with gloves – Mete gan (lè wap fè travay sa a)

Handlebars – gidon

Hand-made – Ki fèt alamen

Hands on experience – Experyans Pratik

Handsaw – Goyin, si-a-men

Hang – jouke, pandye, Kwoke, pann

Hang up (verb) - kwoke

Hanger – Sèso

Hang out (verb) – Flannen

Harass – Talonnen, siveye, anmède, rann san souf, lage nan degonn

Harassment – anmèdman, pèsekisyon, arasman

Harness – lekipay, sèl pou chwal. Exanp: Lekipay gen sant mal bourik la – The harness has the smell of the jackass

Harness (verb) – sele. Exanp: Sele bourik la – harness the donkey or place the harness on the donkey

Harp – ap (enstriman mizik)

Harsh (adj.) – Mabyal, Tchak, Tyak

Hassle – Anmèdman, nwizans, anmède

Haste (noun) – anprèsman

Haste (verb) – Prese

Hatch – Kale. Exanp: Aprè ou fin bouyi ze, ou kale yo

Hate (noun) – èn, rayisman

Hate (verb) – rayi

Hate crimes – Krim kont moun ki diferan fizikman tankou jwif, nwa, meksiken, chinwa, japonè etsetera

Haughtily (adv) – angranman

Haughty (adj) – Aristokrat, granpanpan

Hearing aid – aparèy pou ede moun tande pi byen

Hearing-impaired – moun ki pa tande byen, soud, ki gen pwoblèm tande

Hearsay – Pawòl nan bouch, pawòl ou tande, pawòl yo di, rime

Heart attack – Kriz kadyak, Kriz kè

Heart of palm – chou palmis Heart pounding, heart racing – batman kè byen fò

Heart beat – batmann kè

Heartburn – doulè lestomak, endijesyon, zegrè lestomak

Head on collision – Aksidan fasafas

Head start – Pwogram pou degoche timoun

Headache – Tèt fè mal, maltèt

Headlights – gwo limyè machin

Headquarter – Katye general, biwo santral

Headscarf – Mouchwa tèt, foula

Heat rash – Bouton chalè, chofi, tife

Heavy heart – kè grenn, chagren

Heal – talon

Heal to toe – Depi nan tèt jis nan zòtèy

Hefty man – barak, potorik gason

Helmet – Chapo an metal, chapo pou pwoteje tèt, kas

Herdsman, shepherd – gadò, mawoule, gadyen bèt

Here and there – Pasipala

Here below – Sou latè beni

Hernia – èni

Hibernate – pase ivè dòmi, ibène, pase ivè

Hibiscus – choublak

Hiccup – Okèt

Hinge – Gon. Ekzanp: the hinge of the front door – gon pòt devan an

Hip – anch, ranch, sentay, senti, ren

Hip (adj) / Up to date – Modèn, alamòd

Hip bone – Zon ranch

Hippies – ipi

Hire (verb) – anboche, anplwaye, bay djòb

Hit – Kou, frape, bay kou, bay kout baton – hit with a stick

Honey – siwo myèl

Honey comb – Gato myèl

Honeydew – Melon despay

Hood – Kapo motè, kapo machin

Hoof – pat zannimo, zago

Hoop – sèk woulawoup

Hook – zen, kwòk (verb, kochte. Hook the door – kochte pòt)

Hot – cho, pimante, pike

Hot pepper – piman bouk

Hot relish – pikliz

Household – tout moun ki viv nan yon kay

Housekeeper – Moun ki fè netwayaj kay

Housework – travay kay

Hummingbird – Wanganègès, zwazo mouch

Hunchback – bosi

I.D. card – Kat idantite

I.V. – sewòm nan venn

Identical twins – Marasa idantik

Illicit (adj) – anbachal

Impeach (verb) – Revoke, kase yon ofisyèl nan djòb li

Impede – anpeche, defann I

n the wink of an eye – taptap, san pèdi tan,

Around here – Bò isitla,

In vain – Pou granmèsi, anven

Incenerator – Fou pou boule fatra, ensineretè

Inclination – pant, tandans, enklinasyon, atraksyon

Incognito – an kachèt

Ink – lank

Inkwell – ankriye

Insolent – Ensolan

Lava – wòch ki soti nan vòlkan

Lard – Mantèg, grès kochon, la kochon

Large intestine – Gwo trip

Larva – ze, lav, lava

Latrine cleaner – Bayakou

Laundry - Lesiv. M pral fè lesiv - I am going to do laundry.

Laundress – Lesivyè, lavandyèz

Leader – gid, dirijan, lidè, bòs, alatèt, chef

Lay (verb) – kouche, blayi, tann, ponn

Leg – janm

Leggy (adj) – janb long

Leap – vole

Lice – pou

Lie – manti, bay manti, fè manti

Lie detection test – Egzamen pou detekte manti

Liar – mantè, dyòlè

Lick – Niche, lanbe. Pa niche plat la. Don't lick the plate. Ou niche plat la aprè ou fin manje. You lick the plate after eating.

Lethargic – Kò kraze, Kò lage, san kouray, manfouben, kè pòpòz

Liar – mantè, dyòlè