P
P ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( Pe ) ( as in pay )
pace / v apante
package / pakèt
page / paj
pacific / pasifik
pack / n pake, koli
pack / v anpakte, anbale
padlock / kadna
pain / doulè
paint / v pentire
paint / n penti
painting / tablo
pair / n pè
pair / adj doub
pale / pal
palm / pye palmis, plamye
palsy / paralize
pamper / v dòlote
Panama / Pènama
pan / n kasròl, bonm
panic / n panik
panic / v panike
pantry / gadmanje
pants / pantalon
papaya / papay
paper / paye
paradise / paradi
parcel / n palè
parcel / v separe tè
parch / v griye
parent / paran, fanmi
parley / v palmante
parley / n poupale
parole / pawèl
parrot / jako
parsley / pèsi
part / moso, pyès
partake / patisipe
participate / patisipe
participation / patispasyon
particular / espesyal, patikilye
party / pati, fèt
party / pati politik
pass / pase
passenger / pasaje
passion / pasyon
passport / paspò
past / lepase
pastor / pastè
pastry / patisri
patch / n patch, pyès
patch / v patche, rakomode
path / chemen
patience / pasyans
pattern / n modèl, egzanp
pattern / v modele
pauper / pòv, endijan
pavement / pave, asfalt
paw / pat, grif
pawn / plannen
pay / peye
pay attention / gade
pea / pwa
peace / lapè
peach / pèch
peak / tèt, somè
peasant / peyizan, abitan
peck / v beke
peculiar / spesifik
pedal / n pedal
pedal / v pedale
pee / pipi - pese
peek / v gade vit
peel / v kale
peep / v fè jouda
peeve / v irite, anmède
pelt / v kalonnen
pen / plim
pencil / kreyon
penetrate / penetre, antre
people / moun, pèp
pepper / pwav, piman
percent / pousantaj
percentage / pousantaj
perform / egzekite, fè travay
performance / pèfomans
perfume / pafen
perhaps / petèt
peril / danje
periodic / peryodik
periodic table / tablo peryodik
perish / peri
per up ones ears / kole zorèy
permission / pèmisyon
permit / n lisans, pèmi
permit / v pèmèt
perplex / anbarase
persecute / pèsekite
persist / pèsiste
person / moun
personnel / pèsonèl
perspiration / swè
persuade / pèsuade
pet / n bèt kay
petrol / petròl
photograph / foto, pòtre
phrase / fraz
physical / fizik
physical education / edikasyon fizik
pick / v ranmase, pran
pick / n pik
picnic / piknik
picture / n foto, pòtre
picture / v figire, imajine
pie / tat
piece / n moso, pyès
piece / v kole
pierce / pèse
pig / kochon
pigeon / pijon
pile / n pil
pillar / poto, pilye
pillow / zorye
pimple / bouton
pin / n zepeng
pin / v tache
pincers / pens
pinch / v zongle
pine / bwapen
pineapple / anana
pink / roz
pipe / n pip, tiyo
pipe / v kondi
pitcher / krich
pity / n pitye
place / n kote
place / v mete, poze
~take place / pase
placebo / plasebo
placid / trankil
plain / adj klè, kare
plian / n laplenn
plait / n très
plait / v trese, kòde
plan / plan
plane (flat area) / plèn
plane (airplane) / avyon
plant / n plant
plantain / bannan ( food: bannan pezé )
plate / asyèt, plat
play / v jwe
play / n pyèsteyat
plea / n plèd, jistifikasyon
plead / plede, enplore
pleasant / anizan
please / v plè kontante, tanpri
please note / note byen
please! / silvouple!, souple!
pleasure / plezi
pledge / n gaj
pledge / v garanti
plenty / ase, anpil
plot / v konplote
plot (of land) / n pasèl, teren
pluck / deplimen, rache, keyi
plug / v bouche
plug / n priz kouran
plum / prin
plump / gra
plunge / plonje
pneumonia / nemoni
pocket / n pòch
pocket / v anpoche
point / v montre
point / n pwen
poison / n pwazon
poison / v anpwazonnen
poker / pokè
police / polis, lapolis
polite / ploi, janti
political / politikal
politics / politik
poll / n vòt, eleksyon
pond / basen
ponder / reflechi
pool / pisin
poor / pòv
very poor / brizorye
population / popilasyon
pork / kochon
Port-au-Prince / Pòroprens
porter / pòtè
pose / pòz
pose / v. poze
possess / posede
possibility / posiblite
possibly / posib
post / v poste
post / poto
post office / n lapòs
postman / faktè
postpone / retade
pot / po
potato / pòmdetè
potato (sweet potato)/ patat
pour / vide
poverty / povrete
powder / poud
power / n pisans
power / v alimante
practically / prèxke
praise / v glorifye
praise / n elòj
pray / priye
prayer / lapryè
precaution / prekosyon
precede / presede, vin anvan
precious / presye, chè
precise / presi, egzak
predict / predi
prediction / prediksyon
preface / n prefas
prefer / prefer, pito
preference / gou
pregnant / ansent, gròs
prejudice / n prejije
prepare / prepare
presence / prezans
present / adj la, prezan
present / n kado
(be) present / prezante
presently / alèkile, kounye-a
preserve / v prezève
preserve / n konfiti
preside / prezide
president / prezidan
press / v peze
press (news) / n laprès
pretend / pretann
pretty / bèl
prevail / domine
prevent / prevni, evite, anpeche
previous / presedan
price / pri
prick / v pike
pride / fyète
priest / pè, prèt
primary / anpremye
primarily / premyèman
principle / prensip
print / v enprime
prison / prizon
private / prive
probability / pwobabilite
probable / prbab
proceed / kontinye
proceeds / benefis, montan
process / n. pwosesis
proclaim / prklame
procreate / prokreye, fè pitit
procure / bay, fè jwenn
produce / n danre, legim
profane / v. pwofane
profession/ metye, pwofesyon
professor / profesè
proffer / prezante
profit / n profi
profit / v profite
profound / fon, byen panse
profuse / abondan
program / pwogram
prohibit / defann
prolong / prolonje
prominent / repete, fò
promise / n promès
promise / v promèt
promote / avanse, monte grad
prompt / rapid
pronounce / prononse
proof / n prèv
proof / v verifye
proper / onèt, konvnab
property / propriyete, byen
propose / propoze
prosper / prospere, rive, reyisi
protect / proteje
prototype / pwototip
protrude / leve, pouse, soti
proud / fyè
prove / prouve
proverb / provèb, diton
provide / fourni
provided that / pouri ke
prowl / v rode
pub / kafe, bistro
publish / pibliye
puff / n souf
puff / v soufle
puke / v vomi
pull / rale, tire
pulley / pouli
pump / n ponp
pump / v ponpe
punish / pini, reprimande
punishment / pinisyon
pupil / elèv
puppet / poupe, mannken
purchase / n acha, komisyon
purify / pirifye
purpose / entansyon
on purpose / esprè
purse / n bous
purse / v plise
pursue / pouswiv
push / v pouse
put / mete, depoze, sere, foure, etenn
put under way / mete sou pye
puzzle / devinèt, problèm
Kreyol / English
P
pa janm - never
pa sipriz - aback
pa vre, manti - false
pa dakò - differ
pa janm - never
pa fon - shallow
pa dakò - disagree
pa vre, manti - false
pa ekzanp - for example
pa, mach - step
pa kontan - unhappy
pa - by (agent)
pa - not
padsi - overcoat
pafen - perfume
pafwa - sometimes
paj - page (of book)
Pak - Easter
pak - park
pake - batch
pake -chaff n
pake, lyas - bundle
pake, koli - pack n
pake - batch
pakèt - bunch
pakèt - package
pal - dim
pal - faint adj
pal - pale
pale - speak
pale de - speak of
pale, koze - talk v
palè - parcel n
palman - parliament
palmante - parley v
palpite - beat (heart)
pami, omilye - among
pan - ours
panche, apiye - lean
pandan, tandiske - while
pandan twa dènye ane-yo - during the last two
years pandan - during
panik - panic n
panike - panic v
pankat - sign n
pann, kwoke - hang
pann - breakdown
panno - wall
panse, kwè - think
panse - thinking
panse - thought
pant, enklinasyon - inclination
pantalon, kanson - pants
pantalon - trousers
pantan - astound
pantan - startle
pantlon, kanson - slack n
panye - basket
panyol, panyèl - Spanish, hispanic
panzou pouvwa - seize power
papa, pè - father
papa - daddy
papa - enormous
pap - pope
papay - papaya
papiyon lanp - gnat
papiyon lanp - moth
papiyon - butterfly
papye twalèt - tissue
paradi - heaven
paradi - paradise
paralèl - parallel
paralize - palsy
paralize - paralize
paran, fanmi - parent
paran, fanmi - relative
paran - kin
parapè - rail
parapli - umbrella
parayj - betting
parazit, vèmin - vermin
pare, detounen - ward
pare - ready adj
parese - lazy
parese - sluggard adj
parèt, sanble - appear
parèy - alike
pari - bid
paryaj - wager n
parye - bet
parye - wager v
pasaje - passenger
pasdlo, ti rivyè - brook
pasè tout - than all
pase - hand v
pase - happen
pase - happen
pase - iron v
pase - occur
pase - pass
pase - sift v
pase - switch v
pase - take place
pasèl, teren - plot (of land) n
pasifik - pacific
pasifik - peaceable
pasifik - peaceful
pasifikman - peacefully
paske, akòz - because
paske - for
paspò - passport
pastan, lwazi - leisure
pastè - minister (religious)
pastè - pastor
pasyans - patience
pasyel - partial
pasyon - passion
pat zannimo - hoof
pat farin - dough
pat, grif - paw
pataje - share
patat - (sweet) potato
patat - sweet potato
patch, pyès - patch n
patche, rakomode - patch v
patè - garden
pati politik - party
pati, sotu - leave
pati, fèt - party
pati, sotu - leave
pati - depart
pati - escape
pati - part
pati - take off (leave) (fly)
patikilye - particular
patikilyeman - particularly
patinen - skid
patisipe - partake
patisipe - participate
patispasyon - participation
patisri - pastry
patnè - chum
patoje - wade
patou - everywhere
patriyot - patriot
patron - boss
pave, asfalt - pavement
pawèl - parole
pawòl - word
pay, chalimo - straw
payas - decoy
paye - paper
pé etranje - xenophobia (adj)
pè, prèt - priest
pè, efreye - afraid
pè - couple
pè - couple n
pè - father
pè - favor v
pè - fear v
pè - pair n
pèch - peach
peche - fish v
pechè - fisherman
peche - sin v
peche - sin n
pechè - sinner
pedal - pedal n
pedale - pedal v
pèdi - lose
pedi - misguide
pèfomans - performance
pemanans - permanance
pèmèt, otorize - allow
pèmèt - permit v
pèmi - permit n
pèmisyon - permission
pen, bisuit - bread
pen grye - toast n.
pen, (v) flannen - loaf
Pènama - Panama
penetre, antre - penetrate
penitan - boring
pens - pincers
penti - paint n
pentire - paint v
peny - comb
pèp - people
pepinyè - nursery (plant)
peri - perish
perime - lapse (v)
peròl - wage n
peryòd, kriz - bow
peryodik - periodic
pèse - pierce
pèsekite - persecute
pèsi - parsley
pèsiste - persist
pèsonèl - personnel
pèsonn - nobody
pespektiv - outlook
pèsuade - persuade
pèt, chagren - loss
pete, gaye, provni, plede - arise
pete - burst
pete - erupt
pete - explode
petèt - maybe
petèt - might adv
petèt - perhaps
petròl - petrol
peye - pay
peyi, natif-natal - local
Peyi Dayiti - Haiti
peyi - country (nation)
peyi - domestic adj
peyi - folk
peyizaj, jaden flè - landscape
peyizan, abitan - peasant
peze - depress
peze - extort
peze - heavy
peze - press v
peze - weigh
pezib - peaceful
pi mal - worse
pi bon - better
pi grav - even worse
pi bon - best adj
pi devan - further down
pi bon - best
pi....pase - more adv
piblisite - advertisement
pibliye - publish
pijon - dove
pijon - penis
pijon - pigeon
pik - pick n
pikan - thorn
pike - keen
pike - prick, spicy(hot)
piki - injection, inoculation, shot
piknik - picnic
pil fatra - dump n
pil - heap
pil - pile n
pilsab - dune
pilwen - farther
pilwen - further
pilye - column n
pilye - column
pilye - pillar
pire - to squeeze, extract juice, to leak, discharge; purulent
piman - pepper
pinèz, ensèk - bug n.
pinèz - flea
pinga! - watch out
pinga - be careful
pini, reprimande - punish
pini - defy
pini - forbid
pinisyon - punishment
pip, tiyo - pipe n
piplis - more; even more, greater than
pirifye - purify
pis, pinèz - flea
pisans - might n
pisans - power n
pisin - pool
pisin - swimming pool
piti, enpe - little
piti - small
pitit gason, fis - son
pitit, timoun - child
pitit fi, tifi - daughter
pito - prefer
pito - rather
pitye - mercy
pitye - pity n
piu - well n
piyajè - looter
plafon - ceiling
plaj - beach
plak - patch, disk, spot
plake - affix
plamye - palm
plan - plan
plan - seed
planch - board n.
plannen - pawn
plant - plant n
plantasyon, jaden - farm
plante - plant v
planton - orderly in a hospital
plas rezève - reserved seat
plas, espas - space
plas - square (plaza), a space
plasay (plasaj) - common-law marriage, cohabitation
plase - to contract a common-law marriage, live together
plasebo - placebo
plat - dish
plat - flat
platfòm, pon - deck
plato - valley
plè kontante, tanpri - please v
plèd, jistifikasyon - plea n
plede, enplore - plead
plede - arise
plen - fill
plen - full
plèn - plane (flat area)
plenyen - complain
plezi - delight
plezi - fun n
plezi - pleasure
pli, ne - kink
pli - curl
pli - fold, crease
plim - feather
plim - writing pen
plim - body hair; pubic hair
plimen - to harm; to screw; to fuck
plimje - eyelash(es)
plis - more adj
plis - most
plise - to fold, crease, to wrinkle
pliye, koube - bend
pliye - fold v
plizye - many adj
plizye - many
plizyè - several
ploi, janti - polite
plon - lead
plonbri - plumbing
plonbye (bòs plonbye) - plumber
plonje, koule - dive
plonje, koule - sink v
plonje - dart v
plonje - dip
plonje - plunge
po - bark
po figi, jou - cheek
po, krout - rind
po - hide (n)
pò, waf - harbor
po - pot
po - skin
pobouch, lèv - lip
podjòl - lip poje - eyelid
pòch - pocket n
pokè - poker
poko - not yet
pokòk - forskin, prepuce polis, lapolis - police
politik - politics
politikal - political
pòm - apple
pomad (ponmad) - ointment, pomade: salve, cream
pòmdetè - potato
pon - bridge
pon - deck
pon - deck
ponp gaz - gas station
ponp - pump n
ponpe, vole - jump
ponpe - hop up and down
ponpe - pump v
ponyen - clench v
ponyèt - wrist
popilasyon - population
popile - popular
poro - leek
Pòroprens - Port-au-Prince
posede, genyen - own
posede, fè lajan - earn
posib - possibly
posiblite - possibility
positif - positive
pòslèn - china (porcelain)
poste - post v
pòt - door
pòt - entrance
pòtay - gate
pote, mete - wear v
pote, mennen - bring
pòte, direksyon - range n
pote - carry
pòtè - porter
poto, pilye - pillar
poto - post
pòtre - photograph
pòtre - picture n
pou lò m - by myself
pou pi si - make sure
pou kont-(pron.) - alone
pou - in order to
pou - lice
poud - brittle
poud - powder
poukisa - why
poul - chicken
pouli - pulley
poupale - parley n
poupe, mannken - puppet
poupe - doll
pouri, dekonpoze - decay v
pouri ke - provided that
pouri - addle
pouri - rot v
pouri - rotten
pouriti - rot n
pous - thumb
pousantaj, to - rate n
pousantaj - percent
pousantaj - percentage
pouse, soti - protrude
pouse soti - eject
pouse, soti - protrude
pouse soti - eject
pouse - push v
pousè dife - monger
pouse - bump v.
pouse - bump
pouse - jog
pouswiv - pursue
pousyè, salte - dirt
pousyè - dust
poutan, epoutan - however
pòv, endijan - pauper
pòv - poor
povrete - poverty
pòz - pose
poze kesyon - ask a question
poze pye - camp
poze pye - camp v
poze - alight v
poze - place v
poze, - settle (liquid) v
pran - to steal
pran - get
pran - occupy
pran - pick
pran - to take
pran - to catch, caught
pran - to arrive, to start (how long till)
pran odè (pran sant) - to smell, odor
pran, obteni - obtain
pran, bare, trape, kenbe - catch v
pran pòz - to pretend
pran sant - smell v
pran swen - cherish
pran van - get a breath of fresh air
pratik - convenient
pratik - regular customer
prbab - probable
pre - near
preche - evangelize
predi - predict
prediksyon - prediction
prefas - preface n
prefer, pito - prefer
preferans - choice
prejije - prejudice n
prekosyon - caution
prekosyon - precaution
premye - first
premye - initial
premyèman - first adj
premyèman - first (at first)
premyèman - firstly adv
premyèman - primarily
prensip - principle
prensipal, santral - main
prensipal - major adj
prentan - spring (the season)
preparasyon - preparation
prepare - prepare v.
prepare - ready
preri - meadow
près - almost
prese - hurry
presan - pressing, urgent
presedan - previous
presede, vin anvan - precede
presidan, direkte - chairman
prèske, - almost
preskri - prescribe
preskripsyon - prescription
presye, chè - precious
prèt pou - almost
prèt - priest
pretann, sipoze - allude
pretann - pretend
prete - borrow
prete - lend
prete - loan (v)
prèv - proof n
prevni, evite, anpeche - prevent
prevni, acèti - warn
prèxke - practically
prezan - present
prezan - present adj
prezans - presence
prezante - (be) present
prezante - introduce
prezante - proffer
prezève - preserve v
prezidan - president
prezide - preside
pri - cost n
pri - price
pridan - chary v
prim - award
prin - plum
privatizasyon - privatization
prive - private
priye - pray
priyoite - priority
priz kouran - plug n
priz - dash n
priz - grip
prizon - prison
prklame - proclaim
problèm, troub - trouble
problem - matter
problèm - puzzle
pròche - draw near
profesè - professor
profesè - tutor n
profi - profit n
profite - profit v
program - show n
program - spectacle
projte - forecast v
prokreye, fè pitit - procreate
prolonje - prolong
promenad - drive n.
promès - promise n
promèt - promise v
prononse, pwononse - pronounce
prononse - voice v.
pròp clean - clean adj
propoze - propose
propozisyon - clause n
proprietè, mèt - owner
propriyete, byen - property
prospere, rive, reyisi - prosper
proteje - protect
proteksyon - cover
proteksyon - cover n
protokòl - formality
prouve - prove
provèb, diton - proverb
provèb, sinonim - byword
provni, plede - arise
ptit-pitit - grandchild
puvri, louvri - open
pwa (rouj)* - bean
pwa - pea
pwa - weight
pwal - hair
pwason - fish n
pwatrin - bosom
pwatrin - chest n
pwav, piman - pepper
pwazon - poison n
pwen, tach - dot
pwen - fist n
pwent - point n
pwent - end
pwenti, egu - acute
pwenti, bwòdè, koupe - sharp
pwisans - strength
pwobabilite - probability
pwochen - next
pwodui - generate
pwofane - profane v.
pwofesyon - profession
pwofesyonel - professional
pwofondè - depth
pwogram aprantisaj - apprenticeship program
pwogram - program
pwononse - pronounce
pwòp - neat
pwòp - tidy
pwòptaj - cleaning
pwòpte - to clean; to scrub; cleanliness
pwopriyetè - landlord
pwosesis - process n.
pwoteje - to protect; immune
pwoteksyon - protection; immunity
pwoteste - protest v
pwotestan - protestant
pwototip - prototype
pwovizyon (povizyon) - provisions, grocery,food, supplies
pyan - yaws
pyange - walking very slowly
pye, janm - leg
pye palmis, plamye - palm
pye - foot
pyebwa - tree
pyès, pati - part
pyès - piece n
pyèsteyat - play n
pyete, ankouraje - encourage