Vocabulary Word List (English - Trinidad French Creole)

Vocabulary word list
Vocabulary words ---- English - Creole (This list of vocabulary words is placed here for Custom Google search purpose)

A

 

act (n.) - zak

act (v.) - aji

accident -aksidan

after - apwé

again - ankò

against - kont

age - laj

ago - pasé

air - lèzè

almighty - tou pisan

almost - matjé, piskè

alone - tousèl

all - tout

anger - kòlè

angry - faché

animal - bèt, zanimo

answer - (n) wépons

answer - (v) wéponn

anteater - matapèl

anthill - nich-foumi

anthem - lim

any - népòt

anybody - népòt moun

anything - népòt bagay

anywhere - népòt koté

any manner - népòt mannyè

apologise - mandé padon

apple - ponm-fwans

armpit - anba bra

arrest (v) awété

ask - mandé

Avocado - zaboka

avoid - évité

B

 

baby - bébé, ti-bébé

baby bottle - bibon

back - do

bad - mové

bag - sak

bald - chòv

ball - boul

ball (game) - pèlòt

banana - fig

bark (v.) - japé

bark (dog) - jap

bark (tree) zékòs, lapo-bwa

bath - ben

bathe - benyen

bathroom - chanmben

bater - machandé

basket - pannyé, kobéy

beach - bòdlanmè, lans

beat (n) - kadans

beat - (vb) bat

bed - kabann, kouch, lilit

beer - labyè

before - (prep.) douvan

before - (adv.) avan

belly - bouden, vant

bench - ban

bible - bib, labib

big - gwo

bird - zwézo, jibyé

bite (v.) - mòdé

bite (n.) - kout dan

block (v.) - bawé, kowé

block (n.) - blòk

blockade (n.) bawad, bawaj

blood - san

body - kò

bone - zò

book -liv

book-store - boutik-liv

bookshelf - létajé-liv

boots - bòt

born (v.) - fèt

boy - gason

boy / men's underwear - kalson

boyfriend - bonlonm, nonm

braid (n.) - twès

braid (v.) - twèsé

break (v.) - kasé, kwazé

break wind - pété, pasé van, fè van

breast - tété

bread - pen
breath - souf
breathe (v.) pwan souf, wéspiwé
breathe in - walé souf
breathe out - ladjé souf
bridge - pon
bring - poté
broken - kwazé, kasé
brother - fwè
brush (v.) - bwòsé
brush (n.) - bwòs
build - bati
burn - bwilé
busy - otjipé
bury - antéwé
buy - achté

C

cable - kab

cake - bonbon

call (v.) - kwiyé

can (to be able) sa, pé

candle - bouji, chandèl

car - motoka

care (n) - swen, ka

care (v.) - pwan swen, pwan ka

carrot - kawòt

catch (v.) - twapé

catch (n.) - lapwiz

carry - chayé, pòté

chair - chèz

cheap - bonmaché (the pants is cheap - pantalon-an bonmaché)

cheap - chis (that old woman is cheap - vyé fanm-sala chis)

cheat (in class) - kopyé
cheat (infidelity in relationship) - bay konn, kouwi dèyè nonm, kouwi dèyè fanm, ni moun asou koté

cheat (game ect) - fè kotjen

cherry - siwiz

chest (body) - lèstomak

chest - (box) - bahot

child - ti-mamay, ti-moun, yich

chocolate - sikola, chokola
choke - toufé, twanglé

church - légliz

clap - bat lanmen

clap (encourage) bat bwavo, bay kayto

class - kas

claw - gwif

clean (adj) - nèt, pwòp

clean (v.) nétwayé

clock - mont

clock (alarm) - wévèy

close - fèmé

clothes - wad, lenj

cloud - nwaj, niyaj

clown - pyéwo

cobweb - fil-zagwiyen

coconut - koko

colour - koulè

comb (v.) - penyen

come - vini

come again - vini ankò

come back - wétounen

come in - antwé

come out - sòti

complain - fè plent

concert - konsè

conch - lanbi

comfort (v.) -soulajé

comfort (n.) - soulajman

comandmant - komanman

cost (n.) -pwi

cost (v.) - kouté

cough (n.) - tous

cough (v.) - tousé

count - konté

country - péyi

courthouse - lakou-lwa

crazy - fou (men) / fòl (women)

crib - ti-kabann

criminals - kwiminèl

crooked - kwochi

cross (n.) - lakwa

cross (v.) twavèsé

cup - tas

cut - koupé

cut up - haché

D

dance (n.) - dans

dance (v.) - dansé

daylight - lajounen

day - jou

dead - mò

deaden - fè mò, mòti

deaf - soud

delicious - goutan, ni bon gou

diaper - kouchèt

die - mò

difficult - difisil

dining room - lazal, chanm-a-manjé

dirty - sal

disapear - dispawèt

distress - détwès

doctor - dòktè

dog - chyen

do - fè ( what are you doing there? - kisa ou ka fè la?)

dream (n.) - wèv

dream (v.) - wèvé

dress (n) - wòb

dress (v.) [wound] pansé

dress up - abiyé

driblet - chikèt

drink (n.) - bwè, bwèson

drink (v.) - bwè

drip (n) - gout

drip (v.) - dégouté

drive (v.) - kondwi

drum (n.) - tanbou
drummer - tanbouyè

dust (n.) - lapousyè 

E

egg - zé

early - bonnè

ear - zòwèy

earrings - zanno

easy - fasil

eat - manjé

edit - kowijé

erase - éfasé

earth - latè

earthquake - twanblaman tè

endless - san fin, san bout

enough - asé

enroll - apliké

even if - menm si

even though - malgwé

each - chak

 evil - mal, malé

excite - éksité, fè chal, chalélé, fè chalé

exceed - déplasé

exam - lègzanmen

expensive - chè

eye - zyé

eyeglasses - linèt

F

fab - fable, story, lie

fabric - fabwik, twèl

face - fidji

fall (n) - so

fall (v.) - tonbé

fall (season) sézon flè, loton

fear (n.) lapèwèz, lapè

fear (v.) pè, kwenn

feel - senti

family - fanmi

fast - vit

February - Févwiyé

female - fimèl

feminine - feminen

fight (n.) - batay

fight (v.) goumen

finger - dwèt

fire - difé

firefly - bèt-a-fé, koukouy

first - pwèmyé

five - senk

flame - flanm

flight - vòl

floor - létaj

flower - flè

foam - tjim

foam (v.) tjimé

follow - swiv

for - pou

forget - bliyé

force - lafòs

fortune - fòtin

four - kat

free (adj, not pay for object) - gwatis

free (adj, attain freedom) - lib

free (v) - libéwé

freedom - libèté

friend - kanmawad, zanmi

friendship - zanmityé

frog - kwapo

from - soti, hòd

from time to time - tanantan, tanzantan

fruit - fwi, fwitay

fulfil - akonpli

fun - plézi

full - plenn

funny - konmik

G

gable - piyon

gaffle - lagaf

 gag - labadinay

 galaxy - bann zétwal, galiksi

 gail - tanpèt

gait - balans

get up - lévé

get ready - pawé

gift - kado

girl - tifi

girlfriend - djal, mabèl

give - ba, bay, ban

give birth - akouché

glass - (to drink) vè

glass  - (general) - laglas

glove - gan

glow (n.) - èkla

glow (v.) - èklaté

go - alé

gold - lò

good - bon

goodness - bonté

group - gwoup, gany, kwèy

grass - zèb

grow - gwandi

guest - vizitè, étwanjè

guitar - gita

go one's own way - fè chimen, chimenen

goat - kabwit

goat-fish - babawen

goblin - boubou

God - Bondyé, Gwanmèt

goddess - déyès

godfather - pawenn, konpè

godmother - mawenn, makoumè 

H

habit - labitid, lakoutim

hailstone - lagwèl

hair - chivé

Haiti - Ayiti

ham - janbon

hamlet - kasèl

hammer - mato

hand -lanmen

hang - pann

happy - kontan

hard - di, difisil
hat - chapo
have - ni or tini
head - tèt
headache - maltèt
health - santé

 hear - tann
heart - tjè
heart attack - batmantjè
heat - chalè
heavy - lou

hell - lanfè. (go to hell - alé wè djab!)
help - édé
here - isi, la
here I am - mi mwen
high - wo, anwo

hold - tjenbé

homework - devwa
hope - espwa
horse - chouval
hospital - lopital
hot - cho
hot pepper - piman
house - lakay, kay
hum - fwédonen

hungry - fen
hurricane - siklòn
hurry - pwésé, fè vit
hurry up! - fè vit!

I

ice - glas
icy or cold - glasé
In - nan
inside - andidan, andan
Intravenous medication or IV - sewòm

inexpensive - bonmaché
iron (n.) - fè
iron (v.) - wépasé

itch (n.) - gwatèl
itch - (v.) gwaté

J

jewelry - bijou
joke - blag
journalists, news anchor - jounalis
joy - lajwa
judge (n.) - jij
judge (v.) - jijé
juice - ji (orange juice - ji zowanj)
jump - soté, janbé

K

keep - tjenbé, gadé

kick - choute, voye pye, bay kout pye
Kick a ball - chouté yon boul ( he kicked the ball into the goal - li choute boul-la nan gòl la)
Kick someone - bay kout pyé (I kicked him - mwen ba i kout pyé)
kid - ti-mamay, ti-moun
kitchen -tjwizin
knot - né
know - konnèt
knowledge - konésans

knapsack - abousak

knead - pentwi

knee - jenou

kneecap - zò jennou

knick nack - bèbèl

knife - kouto

knife blade - zanm kouto

knock - konyen

knock down - fésé

 

L

label (n.) - mak
label (v.) - matjé
ladder - léchèl

lack - manké
ladle (n.) - louch
ladle (v.) - louché
lady (n) - danm
lagoon - lagon
lake - lak, létan
lamb - ti-mouton
lamp - lanp
lampshade - abajou
land - latè, tèwen
landslide - falay
language - lanng, lanngaj
lash - kout fwèt
last (v) - diwé
last (prep.) - denyè
late - anwita
later - plita
late (dead) - défen
 laugh - wi
law - lwa
lawyer - avoka
leaf - fèy
learn - apwann
left (direction) - goch
Lesson - lisonn
let go - lagé, kité alé
Let's - Ann, Annou
letter - lèt
lettuce - léti
lick - niché
lie (n) - manti
lie (v, not telling the truth) manti
lie down - kouché
life's crazy! - lavi a dwòl!
light - limyè
limp - bwété
Little - piti or ti
listen - kouté
load (n) - chaj
load (v) - chajé
lock (n) - kadna
lock (v) - laklé
loin - fouk
long - lonng
look at - gadé
look for - chaché
lose - pèdi
love (n.)  - lanmou
love (v.) - enmen
low - ba
luck - chans
lucky - ni chans  (you're lucky - ou ni chans)
luggage - malèt

M

 

magnet - leman
magnify - agrandi
maiden - jennfi
mail (n) - lèt
mail (v) - posté
mailbox - bwat postal
main - pwensipal
maintain - mentni, tjenbé
make - fè, fèt
make love - fè lanmou

man - misyé, gason, nèg (nèg is creole for negro which means black man. It's a non vulgar term)

many - anpil
marriage - mayaj
marry, married - mayé
masculine, malé - maskilen
mattress - matla
may (v.) - pé
may (month - mé
maybe - pétèt
mean (v) - sinyifyé mean (not nice) - méchan

meat - viann (chicken - vyann poul, beef - vyann bèf, pork - viann kochon)
meet - kontwé
medicine - médikaman
memory - memwa
merchant - machann
merchandise - machandiz
mess - dézòd
milk - lèt
mistake - lèwè, fo pa
missing - manke
mix - mélanjé, mélé
moan - plenn
money - lajan
moon - lalin
more (adj) - plis
more (superlative) - pi
mosquito - moustik
mouth - bouch
move - deplase, boujé
moving (leaving a house) - démenajé
music - mizik
must - fòk, fo, dwé
mute - bèbè

N

nail (fingers) - zong
nail (hardware)- klou
naked - toutouni
nation - nasyon, pèp
necklace - kolyè
Need - bizwen
needle - zégwi
neighbour - Vwazen
neighbourhood - vwazinaj
new - nèf
news - Nouvèl
night - lannwit
night - nwit
nothing - anyen
not ripe - olèt
not yet - pòkò (which is a contraction for Pa ankò)
no one, nobody - pyès moun, pa ni moun
now - apwézan, atjòlman
number - liméwo
nun - mèw, wèlizyèz

O

obeah man - tjenbwazè

obeah - tjenbwa, malzèb

oats - lavwan

oatmeal - fawin-lavwan

oath - sèman

occupation, trade - métyé
old - vye
on, over, on top - asou, anlè
one - yon (when you're counting)
one - yon (description)
only - sèlman
on the floor/ground - atè a
overseas - lòt bò dlo

P

 

pain - lapenn, doulè
painful - fè mal
paint - penti
pants (clothing) - pantalon
panties (feminine underwear) - tjilòt, pantalèt
participate - patisipé
party - fèt
pass - Pasé
pastor - pastè
pencil - kwéyon
people - moun, pèp
piece of paper - mòsò papyé

place - koté
plate - plat, asyèt
please - tanpwi souplé
pole - poto (light pole - poto-limyè)
police officer - polis
pool - pisin
pop - pété
post office - lapòs
pour - vidé
pray - pwiyè, lapwiyè
priest - labé, pè
prison - pwizon

pull - tiwé
pull up - monté (pull up your pants - monté pantalon w) (pull up the window - monté finèt-la)

R

rain - lapli (it's raining. - lapli ka tonbé.)
rainbow - lankansyèl
read - li
ready - pawé
receive - resevwa
recognize - wékonnèt
red - wouj
rent (n) - lwayé
rent (v) - lwé
repair - wépawé
Ring (jewelry) - bag --------- (wedding ring - bag mayaj, alyans)
ripe - mi
river - rivyè
road - lawout, chimen
rock - wòch
roll - woulé
roof - tèt kay, twa kay
Room - chanm
rope - kòd
round - wonn
run - kowri

rum - wonm

S

 

sad - twis
sale - vant
salt - sèl
salty - salé
same - menm
save - sové, séwé
school - lékòl
scratch - gwaté
search - chaché, fouye
seat - plas
sermon - pwèch
serve - sèvi
see - wè
sell - vann
send - voyé
shadow - lombwaj
shake - souké
shame - wont
shameless - sanwont
share - sépawé, patajé
shave - wazé
sheet (bedding) - dwa
sheet of paper - fèy papyé
shiny - bwiyan
shirt - chimiz
shock (n) - sezisman
shock (v) - sézi, fè sezisman
shoe - soulyé
shop (n) - magazen
Short - kout
short of breath - respirasyon kout
shot (medicine)- piki
shower - benyen (he's taking a shower - l ap benyen)
shrink (v) - ratresi
shy - timid
sick - malad
silver - dajan
sing - chanté

sit - asiz

size - gwosè

skin - lapo
skirts - djip
sky - Syèl
Sleep - dòmi
slide - glise
slim - mèg
slip (v) - glise
Slow - dousman
Slow Down - alanti
Small - piti
Smoke (n) - lafimen
smoke (v) - fimen
snake - koulèv
snore - wonflé
snow - lannèj
soccer - foutbòl
sock - chosèt
soul - nanm
sofa - fotèy
soil - tè
south - sid
speak - palé
speed (n) - vitès
speed (v) - alé vit
spell (v) - éplé
spin - viwé
spinach - zépina
spit - kwaché
split - sépawé,
sport - èspò, spò
spread (v) - layite, ouvri, louvri
square - kare
squat down - akoupi
squeeze - peze
stadium - stadyòm
stand - kanpe
star - zetwal
start - kòmanse
Stay - Rete
stick - pikèt
stomach - vant
stomachache - malvant

stop - sispann
straight - dwat
strand (n) - fil
straw (dries stalks) - pay
straw (thin tube to drink) - chalimo
strawberries - fwèz
street - lawi
stream - wavin
stretch - lonji

strength - fòs
stroll - pwonmnen
strong - fò
student - zélèv
stuff (n) - bagay
stuff (v) - boure
sugar - sik
stupid - sòt, 

suck (to pull in with tongue) - sisé
sun - sòlèy
sunglasses - linèt sòlèy
surgery - lopéwasyon
sweet - dous
sweetheart - cheri, boubout, chouboulout, kòkòt, anmourèz
swell - anflé, gonflé
swim - najé
syrup - siwo

T

  tail - latjé
take - pwan
Talk - Palé, kozé
tall - wo
tardy - anwita
taste (n) - gou
taste (v) - gouté
tea - dité
Teach - apwann
teacher - pwofesè, titja
team - lékip
tear - chiwé
tell - wakonté
thaw - déjélé
the - a, la, an, lan, nan,
theater - Téyat
thing - bagay
think - katjilé
thirsty - swèf
thought - katjil
three - twa
throat - gòj
throat pain or sore throat - malgòj
throw - voyé
tie (men's clothing worn around the neck) - kwavat
tie (v.) - mawé ( make a big knot when you tie the rope - fè yon gwo ne lè w mare kòd la)
tight - séwé
tile - mozayik
time (hour, min, sec) - tan
time (frequency) - fwa
tired - fatigé, las
to - a, pou
toilet - twalèt
tomato - tomat
tongue - lang
too much - twòp
tool - zouti
tool box - bwat zouti
tooth - dan
toothache - maldan
toothbrush - bwòsadan
touch - touché
tourist - touwis
toy - jwèt
translate - twadwi
travel (n) - vwayaj
travel (v) - vwayajé
tree - pyébwa
trim - tayé
turn (n, maneuver) - déviwé ( he made a big turn - li fè yon gran déviwé)
turn (n, opportunity) - kou (it's not your turn to drive - sé pa kou'w pou kondwi)
turn (v) - vire ( Turn here - Viwé la)
two - dé
truck - kanmyon
true - vwé
trust (n) - konfyans
trust (v) - konfyé
truth - lavéwité
twice - dé fwa

 

U

ugly - lèd
umbilical cord - kòd lonbrit
uncle - Tonton
under - anba
underground - anbaltè
Unfortunately - malerezman, malchans pou (subject).
United States - Létazini
unload - déchajé
unwrap - démagoté
up - anlè, anwo
used - izé
urine - pipi, pisa
use - itilizé

 

V

vacation - vakans

vagabon - dwivayè

valve - valv

vampire - soukounya

vampire - vanpi

vandal - fwakazè

vapour - vapè

variation - janjolaj

varnish - vanni

vendetta - venndèt

vendor - machann

venom - vlen

verdict - jijman

very near to - kolékoté
vet - dòktè-bèt

vest - jilyé

vegetables - lédjim
virgin - lavyèj
violin - vyolon
voice - lavwa
volunteer - volontè
vomit - vonmi

vote (n.) - vot
vote (v.) - voté
vowel - vwayèl
vulture - kòbò



 

 W

wag - soukwé
wait - tann
wait out - pawé

wake up - lévé nan dòmi

walk - mache, pase
wall - mi, mésonn
want - vlé
war - lagè
warn - avèti
wash - lavé
waste (n) - gaspiyaj
waste (v) - jété, gaspiyé
watch (v) - gadé, véyé
watch (jewelry) - mont
watch televesion - gadé télévizyon
water - dlo
watercress - kwéson
way (direction) - chimen, wout
way (method) fason, mannyè
weak - fèb
weather - tan
week - simenn, lasimenn
wed - mayé
wedding - mayaj
weep - pléwé
weigh - pézé
well - byen
wet - mouyé
whatever - kiswaswa
whisper - chouchouté
white - blan
who, which, that, whom - ki
wide - laj
wife - madanm
will - volonté
win - genyen
wind - van
window - finèt
wing - zèl
winner - ganyan
wipe (v) - siyé
with - avèk, èk, épi
within - andidan, andan
without - san
woman -fanm
wood - bwa
word - mo, pawòl
work - twavay
worth (v) - vo
worth (n) - valè
wring - tòde
wrinkle - pli
write - ékwi

 

Y

yard - lakou
yank - halé, waché
yawn - bayé
yes - wi
yield - kité pasé
young - jenn
younger - pi jenn
young man - jenn nonm
young woman - jennfi
youth - jenès, lajenès

Z

 

zero - nòt, zéwò

 zinc - zenk

zip - zip

zip (v.) - zipé

zodiac - zodyak

zon - zòn

zoo - zou