S
Kreyol [ Haitian Creole ]
Dictionary
S
S ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( es ) ( same as english )
sack / n sak
sacrifice / n sakrifis
sad / tris
safe / adj senesòf
safe / n kòfrefò
sail / n vwal
sail / v navige
salad / salad
salary / salè
sale / n lavant
saliva / krache
salmon / somon
salt / sèl
salute / v salye
same / menm
sample / n echantiyon
sand / sab
sandwich / sandwich
sane / lisid
sash / sentiwon
satisfy / v satistè
saturate / satire, boure
Saturday / samdi
sauce / sòssaucer / sokoup
sausage / sosis
save / sove
savior / sovè, lesovè
savor / gou
say / di
scald / chode
sale / balans
scare / efreye, alame, fè pè
scarf / echap
scent / sant, orè
schedule / n orè
school / lekòl
science / syans
scientific / syantifik
scissors / sizo
scold / reprimande
scorch / rousi, boule
score / n skò
scorn / v meprize
scoundrel / kannay
scrape / v grate, rafle
scratch / v grafouyen
screen / ekran
scribble / v madjigridji
scrub / v frote
sea / lanmè, loseyan
seal / n tanpon
seal / v sele
search / v chèche
seat / chèz
second (number)/ dezyèm
second (time) / segonn
secondly / dezyèmman
secret / n sekrè
secretary / sekrite
secure / adj ansekirite
security / sekirite
sedate / andòmi
seduce / sedui
see / wè
seed / grenn
seek / chèche
seem / sanble
seize / sezi
select / seleksyone, chwazi
self / tèt, kò
selfish / egoyis
sell / vann
senate / sena
send / voye
sensational / sansasyonalis
sensationalize / v. sansasyonalize
sense / sans
sensible / sansib
sentence / fraz
separate / adj apa, separe
separate / v separe
separately / separe
September / septanm
sequel / fen, sauit
sequence / sekans
series / seri
serious / serye
serpent / koulèv
servant / restavèk, bòn
serve / sèvi
service / sèvis
settle / v etabli, tabli
seven / sèt
seventy / swadandis
several / plizyè
severe / sevè
sew / koud
sex / sèks
shabby / ranyon
shade / n lonbraj
shadow / lonbraj
shake / v souke
shallow / pa fon
shame / n ront, dezonè
shampoo / chanpou
shape / fòm
share / separe, pataje
shark / rèkin
sharp / file, pwenti
shave / fè bab, raze
she / li
sheep / mouton
sheet / dra
shelf / etajè
shell / koki
shelter / n ladesant, tonnèl
shift / v chanje
shine / klere
ship / bato
shirt / chemiz
shirt long-sleeved / chemiz manch-long
shiver / v tranble (fredi)
shock / n chok
shock / v choke
shoe / soulye
shoot / v tire
shop / n magazen, boutik
shop / v achte
shore / bòdmè
short / n chòt, nout kanson
shoulder / n zepòl
shoulder / v sipòte
shout / v rele fò show / v montre
show / n program
shower / n douch
shower / v. binyin
shrink / retresi
shut / v fèmen
shy / timid
sick / malad
side / n bò, kote
sign / n siy, pankat
sign / v siyen
signature / siyati
silence / silans
silk / swa
silly / enbesil, bèt, komik
silver / ajan, lajan
similar / sanble, genlè menm
simple / senp
sin / n peche
since / depi
sincere / sensè
single / selibatè, grenn
sink / v plonje, koule
sip / v sirote
sister / sè
sit / chita
situation / sitiyasyon
six / sis
sixty / swasant
size / n grosè, dimansyon
skate / monte paten
skew / krochi
skid / patinen
skill / talan
skin / po
skin / v. koche
skirt / jip sky / syèl
slack / n pantlon, kanson
slander / kalomnye
slang / jagon
slap / v souflete
sleek / swa, dous
sleep / v dòmi
sleeve / manch
slice / n tranch
slide / v glise
slightly / toupit
slim / mens
sling / n echap
sling / v voye
slip / v glise
slow / dousman
slowly / dousman
sluggard / adj parese
sly / rize, sounwa
sly fellow / bankoulou
small / piti
smart / fò, entelijan
smash / v kraze
smell / v santi, pran odè
smile / v souri
smoke / v fimen
smoke / n lafimen
smooth / lis
smother / trangle, toufe
smoulder / mijote, konsonmen
snack / n goute
snail / kalmason
snake / koulèv
sneeze / v etènye
snore / v ronfle
snout / djòl, machwè
snow / n lanèj
so / alò, sitèlman, otan
so-so / kan sa
soak / v tranpe
soap / n savon
soap / v savonnen
sob / v kriye
social / sosyal
society / n sosyete, lasosyete
sock / chosèt
soft / mou
soil / v sal
soldier / solda
solemn / solanèl
solid / fèm , solid
solution / n solisyon, tranpe
solve / rezoud
somber / sonm
some / enpe, kèk
some (pl article) / de
somebody / yon moun
somehow / enpòt kijan
something / bayay, kichoy
son / pitit gason, fis
son-in-law / bofis
song / chante
soon / talè
sore / kòkraz
sorrow / chagren
sorry / v regrèt
soul / nanm
sound / son
sound / v. sonnen
soup / soup, lasoup
sour / si
south / sid, nansid
Souteast Asia / Azi di Disès
soviet / sovyetik
sow / v simen
space / plas, espas
Spanish / panyol, panyèl
spare / derechany
sparkle / c klere
speak / pale
special / espesyal
spectacle / spektak, program
speed / n vitès
spelling / òtograf, ètograf
spend / v depanse
spice / zepis
spider / zariyen
spill / devide
spin / vire
spinster / vyèyfi
spirit / lespir, move zèspit / v krache
in spite of / malgre
slendid / splandid
split / v separe
spoil / v gate
spoon / kiyè
spot / tach
spread / v gaye
spring / resò spring (the season) / prentan
square / adj kare
square (plaza) / plas
squash / n joumou, kalbas
squash / v kraze
stage / etap
stair / eskalye
stammer / bege
stamp / n tenm
stamp / v tenbre
stand / v kranpe
stand / n etanda
standard / estanda
star / etwal, setwal
stare / fikse, gade fiks
start / v stat
get started / derape
starve / grangou, mouri grangou
state / n leta, eta
state / v deklare
station / stasyon
statistic / estatistik
status / estati
stay / rete
steady / fiks
steal / vole, vòlè
steam / vapè
steel / asye
steering wheel / volan
step / pa, mach
stew / bouyon
stick / baton
still / gildiv, toujou
stingy / kripya
stocking / ba
stomach / vant, anbativant
stone / ròch
stool / taboure
stop / n stop stop / v estope, rete
store / n boutik, magazen
storm / van, move tan, loraj
story / istwa, kont
story (floor) /etaj
stove / recho
straight / dwat
straight ahead / tou dwat
strain / v fòse
strange / dròl, etranj
strangle / trangle
strategy / estrateji
straw / pay, chalimo
stream / sousdlo, rivyè
street / ri, lari
strength / fòs, kouraj, pwisans
stress / tansyon
stretch / v rale
strict / strik
strike / v frape
string / fisèl, kòd
strong / gen kouraj, fò
structure / estrilti
struggle / n batay, lit, boule
struggle / v lite
stuck / bare
student / elèv
study / etidye
stupid / estipid
stupidity / sòt
subject / sijè
submit / soumèt, remèt
subscribe / v abòne, souskri
suburb / fobou
succeed / reisi
success / siksè
such / kalite, tèl
such a way / tèlman
suck / v souse
suddenly / sanzatann
suffer / v soufri
sugar / sik
suggest / v sijere
suggestion / sijesyon
suicide / n sisid
suicide (commit ...) / v siside
suit / n kostim
suit / v byen tonbe, fè prosè
suitcase / valiz
sullen / mòksis
summer / ete, lete
summon / konvoke
sun / solèy, sole
Sunday / dimanch
sunflower / flè, solèy
sunglasses / youn kat je nwwa
superior / siperyè
supervise / sipevize
supply / v founi
support / v sipòte, soutni
suppose / v sipoze
supreme / siprèm
supreme court / lakou siprèm
sure / sèten, si, asire
make sure / pou pi si
surely / siman
surface / anlè
surgeon / chirijyen
surprise / n sipriz
be suprised / sezi
surrender / v baylegen
survive / siviv, chape
suspect / adj sispèk
suspect / v sispekte
suspend / sispann
suspicion / suspisyon
suspicous / sispèk
swallow / v vale
swear / jire
sweat / sue, swe
sweep / bale
sweet / dous, sikre
sweet potato / patat
swell / anfle
swift / rapid
swim / naje
swimming pool / pisin
swine / kochon
swing / n balansin
swing / v balanse
switch / n switch
switch / v chanje, pase
syllable / silab
Syrian / siryen
syringe / sereng
system / sistèm
Kreyol - English
S
sa tout fason - anyway
sab - sand
sachè - bag
sadepan - that depends, it all depends
safrete - gluttony
saj - wise
sajfanm - midwife
sak - sack n
sakrifis - sacrifice n
sakrifye - sacrifice v
sal resèpsyon - reception room
sal - dirty
sal - filthy
sal - soil v
salad - salad
salè, peròl - wage n
salè - income
salè - salary
salitasyon - greeting
salte - dirt
salte - grime
salye, voye yon kout chapo - salute v
salye - greet v
samdi - Saturday
san pitye - callous
san pitye - callous
san souf - breathless
san, deyò - without
san konesans - unconscious
san limit - boundless
san limit -bountiful
san - blood
san - hundred
sanblans - resemle, likeness
sanble, genlè menm - similar
sanble - to gather together, to seem, appear
sanble - resemble v.
sanble - seem
sandriye - ashtray
sandwich - sandwich
sanisfè - content adj
sann - cinder
sanp - magic
sans - meaning
sans - sense
sansasyonalis - sensational
sansasyonalize - sensationalize v.
sansi, vantouz - leech
sansib - sensible
sansib - tender adj
sant, orè - scent
sante, lasante - health
santi move - reek v
santi, pran odè, pran sant - smell v
santi - feel
santiman - feeling
santral - central
santral - main
santralizasyon - centralization
sanzatann - freak
sanzatann - suddenly
sanzave - ragamuffin
satire, boure - saturate
satistè - satisfy v
sauit - sequel
savann, plato - valley
save - knowledge
savon - soap n
savonnen - soap v
se byen - OK
sè tè youn fwa - once upon a time
sè - sister, (Ti-sè - little sister)
sechrès - drought
sede, bay legen - cede
sedui - seduce
segonde - assist
segonn - second (time)
sèjèy - coffin
sèjousi - nowadays
sèk - circle
sèk - crisp
sèk - dry
sèk - rigid
sekans - sequence
sekirite - security
sekrè - secret n
sekrite - secretary
sèks - sex
sèl, annik - only
sèl, pou kont-(pron.) - alone
sèl - lone
sèl - salt
sele - seal v
selebre, fete - celebrate
seleksyone, chwazi - select
selibatè - bachelor
selibatè, grenn - single
sèlman - mere adj
sèlman, sèl, annik - only
selon lizaj - usual
sèman - oath
sèmante - swear
semèn, senmenn - week
sena, lachanm - senate
sen - breast
sen - holy
sendika - union
senk - five adj
senkant - fifty
senkyèm - fifth
senmenn - week
senp - simple
sensè - sincere
senti, sentiron - belt
sentiron - belt
sentiwon - sash
senyen - bleed
separe, pataje - share
separe, detache - apart
separe tè - parcel v
separe - break v.
separe - break
separe - separate adj
separe - separate v
separe - separately
separe - split v
sepedan, poutan, epoutan - however
septanm - September
sere, foure - hide
sere, ponyen - clench v
sere, foure, etenn - put
sere, foure - hide v.
sere - keep
sere - tighten
seremoni, degre - ritual
sereng - syringe
sereyal - cereal
seri - series
seriz - cherry
serye - serious
serye - vital
sèt - seven
sètadi - that is to say
sètaprèmidi - this afternoon
sèten, siswafè, si - certain
sèten, si, asire - sure
sètènman - certainly
sètifika - certificate
sètifye - certify
sevè - severe
sèvi ak - have use for
sèvi - serve
sèvis - service
sèvo, tèt - brain
sèvolan , kap - kite
sevre - wean
sèvyèt - napkin
sèvyèt - towel
sezi, pantan - startle
sezi - be suprised
sezi - seize
sezi - shocked
shè, sheri - dear
sheri - dear
shofe, anime - brisk
si, asire - sure
si - certain
si - if
si - sour
sibi - undergo
sid, nansid - south
sifizan - adequate
sifizan - ample
siflèt - whistle n
sigarèt - cigarette
sijè - subject
sijere - suggest v
sijesyon - suggestion
sik - sugar
sikisal - outlet
siklòn - hurricane
sikològ - psychologist
sikoloji - psychology
sikolojik - psychological
sikolojikman - psychologically
sikonstans - circumstance
sikre - sweet
siksè - success
silab - syllable
silans - hush
silans - silence
silèks - flint
silvouple!, souple! - please!
siman - concrete n
siman - surely
simen - sew (seeds)
simen - sow v
simityè - cemetery
sinema - cinema
sinonim - byword
siperyè - superior
sipevize - supervise
sipliye - beg
sipliye - beseech
sipliye - yearn
sipò - aid
sipò - aid n
sipòte, soutni - support v
sipòte - shoulder v
sipòte - withstand v
sipoze - allude
sipoze - assume
sipoze - suppose v
sipoziyon - allusion
siprann - astonish
siprèm - supreme
sipriz - surprise n
sirèt, bonbon - candy
sirèt - confectionery n
sirk - circus
sirote - sip v
siryen - Syrian
sis - six
sisid - suicide n
siside - suicide (commit ...) v
sispann, rete, stòp - cease
sispann - adjourn
sispann - stop (doing something)
sispann - suspend
sispèk - suspicous
sispèk - suspect adj
sispekte - suspect v
sistans, (v) ede - help
sistèm - system
siswafè, si - certain
sitadèl - citadel
sitèlman, otan - so
sitiyasyon - situation
sitron - lemon
sitwayen - citizen
siveye, veye - watch v
siveye - guard (v)
siveye - guard
siveye - watch for
sivik - civic
sivil - civil
siviv, chape - survive
sivoke - suffocate
siwo - honey
siy, pankat - sign n
siyati - signature
siye - wipe
siyen - sign v
siyifikasyon, sans - meaning
sizle, skilte - carve
sizo - scissors
skarabe - beetle
skilte - carve
skò - score n
sò, destine - fate
sòf, eksepte - barring prep.
sòf - safe, except
sokoup - saucer
solajman, alemye - relief n
solanèl - solemn
solda - soldier
sole - sun
solèy, sole - sun
solèy - sunflower
solid - firm adj
solid - solid
solisyon, tranpe - solution n
solisyone - solve
soloba - snack
somè - peak
somèy - sleep somon - salmon
son - sound
sonj - dream
sonje - remember
sonm - dreary
sonm - somber
sonnen, vante (the wind ...s) - blow v.
sonnen, rezone - clang v
sonnen - ring v.
sonnen - to sound v.
sòs - gravy
sòs - sauce
sosis - sausage
sosyal - social
sòsyè - witch
sòsye - wizard
sosyete, lasosyete - society n
sòt - stupidity
sòti - go out
soti - protrude
sotu - leave
sou kote - mistress
sou la men - handy adv
sou kote - aside
sou kiviv, eveye - alert adj
sou, sous - on top of
sou - drunk
sou sa - horny
sou - of (about a topic)
sou - on (a topic)
soud - deaf
souf - breath, pause or give a rest
souf - puff n
soufle, sonnen, vante (the wind ...s) - blow v.
souflè - fan v
soufle - puff v
souflete - slap v
soufri - ail
soujèm - second cousin; distant cousin
soufri - suffer v
souke - shake v
souke tèt - nod
soukekouche - cheap sleeping mat
soukoup - saucer
soukous - shock, blow, jerking or jolting movement; labor contraction(s)
soulaje, swaye - remedy v
soulaje, diminye - allay
soulajman - relief, consolation
soulay - dizziness, wooziness, light-headed
soule - drowsy; drunk; to mak dizzy or dazed, to be dizzy or dazed
soulezon - tipsiness, slight intoxicatiob
soulye - shoe
soumèt, remèt - submit
sounwa - sly
soup, lasoup - soup
soupi - sigh
soupire - to sigh
soupl - gentle
souple! (silvouplè, sivouplè) - please!
souplès - suppleness
souri - smile v
sourit - mouse
sous, pasdlo, ti rivyè - brook
sous - spring, source. origin
sous, piu - well n
sous - on top of
sousdlo, rivyè - stream
souse, tete - suck v
souse, (sise) - to suck
sousi - brow
sousi - eyebrow
souskri - subscribe v
sousòl - basement
soutèt - above
soutèt - atop
soutèt - up
soutni, kenbe - contend v
soutni - collaborate v
soutni - support v
souvan - frequent
souvan - often
souvni - souvenir
sovaj - brute
sovaj - brute adj
sovaj - wild
sove, chape, pati - escape
sove, mawon - evade
sovè, lesovè - savior
sove - save
sov&egrage; - savior
sovyetik - soviet
spektak, program - spectacle
spesifik - peculiar
splandid - slendid
stasyon - station
stat - start
steril - barren
stop - stop n
stòp - cease
strik - strict
sue, swe - sweat
suèl, paradi - heaven
suiv - follow
suiv - track v
suspisyon - suspicion
swa, dous - sleek
swa - evening
swa - silk
swadandis - seventy
swanye cure - cure v
swanye - care v
sware, swa - evening
swasant - sixty
swaye - remedy v
swè - perspiration, wish, evening
swe - sweat
swèf - thirst
swèf (swaf) - thirsty
swen - care, attention, (pran swan) to care for, (premye swen) first aid
swente - to seep out, ooze; to wet one's pants; to deficate on oneself
sweyay (laswenyaj, laswenyay) - (good) care, treatment
swenyen (swanye, swaye) to care for, look after, nurse, treat medically
swete - wish v
switch - light switch n
swiv - to follow
swivan - the following, next
syans - science
syantifik - scientific
syèk - century
syèl - sky, paradise, heaven
syès (lasyès) nap, snooze, siesta