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L~ Kreyol pronunciation ( el ) ( as in elevator )
labor / travay
labor pain / doulè akouman
lace / lase
lack / mank, (v) manke
lad / jennjan
ladle / louch
lady / madanm
lake / lak
lamb / mouton
land / tè, teren
land / v. debake, atèri
landlord / pwopriyetè
landscape / peyizaj, jaden flè
lane / liy, bò lari
language / lang
lapse / defayans, erè, (v) perime
lard / grès kochon, la
large / laj
lash / kout fwèt
lassitude / kò kraze
last / dènye
last / v. dire
late / anreta (adv) ta
Latin / Laten
Latin America / Amerik Latin
laugh / ri
law / lalwa, lwa, dwa
lawn / gazon
lax / neglijan, vag
lay / kouche, etann, blayi
lazy / parese
lead / plon
lead / dirije, kòmande
leader / bòs
leaf / fèy
leak / fuit
lean / panche, apiye
learn / aprann
lease / lwaye, (v) lwe
least / mwens, mwenn
leather / kui, tchwi
leave / kite, lese, pati, sotu
leech / sansi, vantouz
leek / poro
left / gòch
leg / pye
legal / legal
legal resident / legal rezidan
legible / lizib
leisure / pastan, lwazi
lemon / sitron
lend / prete
length / longè
less / mwens
lesson / leson
let / kite
let's / ann, annou
let's go / an alè
letter / lèt
level / nivo, (v) nivle
liar / mantlè, djòlè
liberty / libète
lick / niche, lanbe
lid / kouvèti, bouchon
lie / manti, boul
life / lavi, vi
lift / leve, monte
light / limyè, (adj) leje
light / v. limen
lightning / zeklè
light(weight) / leze
like / tankou, kon, (v) renmen
lime / lacho
limit / v. limite
line / liy
linen / dra, lenn
link / lyen, (v) relye
lion / lyon
lip / pobouch, lèv
liqeur / likè
liquid / likid
list / lis
listen / v. koute
literature / literati
little / piti, enpe
little by little / bout pou bout
live / viv, abite, rete
live in / abite
liver / fwa
living / vivan
lizard / leza, zandolit
loaf / pen, (v) flannen
loan / anpren, (v) prete
load / v. chaj
lobster / roma
local / lokal, peyi, natif-natal
locate / lokalize, jwenn
lock / kadna, (v) kadnase, bloke
lock (of hair) / très
lodge / l`j, (v) ebèje, bay ladesant
loft / galata
log / bout bwa
log book / jounal, dosye, (v) note
lone / sèl
long / lon
a long time / lon tan
look / rega (v) gade
loop / riban , (v) gade
loose / branlan
looter / piyajè
lose / pèdi
loss / pèt, chagren
(a) lot / anpil
lottery / lotri
loud / fò
lousy / degoutan
low / ba
lucid / lisid, tèt klè
luck / chans
lucre / magouyè
lug / trennen
lumber / bwa
lump / mas, gro moso
lunch / dine, manje midi
lure / aleche, fè lasisiy
lust / konvwate
Kreyol / English
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l`j, (v) ebèje, bay ladesant - lodge
la pou toutan - forever
la pou toutan - forever
la, prezan - present adj
la kochon - bacon
la - art
la - lard
la - there, here
laba - yonder
labab (laba-a) - abroad
labapen - (n) seedy breadfruit
labou - mud
labouyl - porridge
labrim - mist
labrin - dusk
lachanm - senate
lachas, (v) chase - hunt
lacho - lime
ladesant, tonnèl - shelter n
lafimen - smoke n
lage, libere - release
lage, ranvwaye - dismiss
lage, abondone - give up
lage, abandone - forsake
lage - drop v
lage - let v.
lage - loaf v
lage - quit
lage - throw
lage - untie
lagè - war
laglwa - glory
lagras - grace
laj , sifizan - ample
laj, liberal - broad
laj , sifizan - ample
laj - age n
laj - large
laj - wide
lajan, kach - cash n
lajan, kòb - money
lajan - currency
lajan - silver
lajè - width
lajenès - youth
lajistis, jistis - justice
lajwa - joy
lak - lake
lakay - home
lake, ke - tail
lakizin - kitchen
lakòl - glue
lakomun - city hall
lakou siprèm - supreme court
lakou - court
lakou - yard
lakòz, rezon - cause
lakre - chalk
lalin - moon
lalwa, lwa, dwa - law
lam - blade
lamòd - fashion
lamòd - vogue
lan - annual
lanbe - lick
lanbi - conch
lanbinen, ranse - dawdle
lanbinen - dally
lane - year
lanèj, nèj - snow n
lanfè - hell
lang - language
lang - tongue
lank - ink
lanmè, loseyan - sea
lanmò - death
lanmou - love
lanouriti - food
lantèman, fineray - funeral
lantouray - fence
lanuit, nuit - night
lapè - fear n
lapè - peace
lapèch - catch n
lapen - rabbit
lapenn - pain
laperèz - fright
laplenn - plian n
lapli - rain n
lapolis - police
lapòs - post office n
laprès - press (news) n
lapryè - prayer
lari - street
larivyè - river
larouze - dew
las - asthma
lasajès - wisdom
lasante - health
lase - lace
lasosyete - society n
lasoup - soup
latè, tè - earth
Laten - Latin
laterè - terror
lavalas - flood n
lavalas - flood
lavalas - flooding
lavalas - torrential rain
lavant - sale n
lave - wash v
laverite, verite - truth
lavi, vi - life
lavil - city
lavil - downtown
lavil - town
lavni - future
lay - garlic
le pli vit ke posib - as soon as possible
le, (kou, kan, kilè, likè) - when
lè - air
lè - hour
lè - time (when)
lèd, efreyan - hideous
lèd - ugly
legal rezidan - legal resident
legal - illegal
legal - just (time)
legal - legal
legim - produce n
legim - produce
legim - vegetable
legliz - church
lejand - caption
leje - light (weight) (adj)
lekèl segondè - high school
lekòl - school
lemonn - world
lendi - Monday
lenmi - enemy
lenmi - foe
lenn - linen
lenn - quilt
lenstriksyon - instruction
lentansyon - intent
lepase - past
lès - east
lese, pati, sotu - leave
lesiv - wash n
leson - lesson
lesovè - savior
lespir, move zè - spirit
lèspri - intelligence
lespwa, (v) espere - hope
lèst - agile
lestomak - stomach
leta, eta - state n
lèt - letter
lèt - milk
lete - summer
lètkaye - curd
leton - brass
lèv - lip
levanjil - evangel
leve kanpe - the sun rises
leve, pouse, soti - protrude
leve, monte - lift
leve, drese, kanpe - raise v
leve-kanpe - stand (up)
leve - get up
leve - rise
leve - wake up
leven - yeast
leza, zandolit - lizard
lèz - ease
leze - light
li, fè lekti - read
li-menm - herself
li-menm - itself
li - he
li - her
li - it
li - she
lib - free (..of charge)
liberal - broad
liberasyon - release n
libere - release
libète - freedom
libète - liberty
librèman - freely
lightning bug - koukouy
likè - liqeur
likè - when
likid - fluid
likid - liquid
limanite - mankind
limen - light v.
limen - on
limit - extent
limite - limit v.
limyè - light
linèt - eyeglasses
linivè - universe
liny, tounen - trip n
lis - list
lis - smooth
lisans, pèmi - permit n
lisid, tèt klè - lucid
lisid - sane
lit, boule - struggle n
lite - perservere
lite - struggle v
lite - wrestle
literati - literature
liv - book n.
liv - manual n
liv - pound
livè - winter
liy, bò lari - lane
liy - line
lizib - legible
lizyè - border
lizyè - hedge
lò - gold
lòd, kòmann - order n
lòd - commend n
lòdè - odor
loje - accommodate
lokal, peyi, natif-natal - local
lokalize, jwenn - locate
lokatè - tenant
lòlàj - clock
lomisyon - errand
lon tan - a long time
lon - long
lonbraj - shade n
lonbraj - shadow
lonbrik - belly button
lonbrik - umbilical cord
lonè - honor
longè - length
lontan - past, in the
lopital - hospital
loraj - storm
loray - thunder
loseyan, oseyan - ocean
loseyan - sea
lòt bò dlo - across the water
lòt - other
lòtbò, aletranje - abroad
lòtbò - beyond
lotè, ekriven - author
lote - allot
lotèl - hotel
lotòn - autumn
lotri - lottery
lou, peze - heavy
louch - ladle
lougarou - werewolf
lous, ous - bear
louvri - open
luil - oil n
luile - oil v
lwa - god
lwa, dwa - law
lwaye - rent n
lwaye, (v) lwe - lease
lwazi - leisure
lwe - lease (v)
lwe - rent v
lwen - aloof
lwen - away
lwen - far
lwen - remote adj
lwès, nan lwès - west
lyas - bundle
lyèj - cork
lyen, (v) relye - link
lyetnan - (n) lieutenant
lyezon - affair
lyon - lion