[ Kreyol Words Archive ]

K ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( Ka )
( as in cat )

kangaroo / kangourou

karate / karate

keen / fen, file, pike

keep / kenbe, sere

key / kle

kick / kou, (v) frape ak pye

kid / timoun

kidney / ren

kill / tuiye, touye

killer / asasen

kilometer / kilom�t

kin / paran

kind / janti

kindling / beapen

king / wa

kink / pli, ne

kiss / bo

kitchen / kizin, lakizin

kite / s�volan , kap

kitten / chat

knack / talan

knave / koken

knee / jenou

kneeling / a jenou

knife / kouto

knit / brode, trikote

knock / frape

knot / ne

know / konnen

knowledge / konesans, save

known / rekoni

kola / kola

Kreyol / English

k ka / case (lawsuit) ka / quarter (fouth) ka (k�s, bwat) / case ka galon, ka / quart ka / quart kab (telegram) / cable kab / wire kaba / to finish, finished kabal / uproar, commotion kabann / bed kabare (kabar�) / tray kab�s / (n) head kabich / (n) bread (large bun) kabicha / nap, doze off kabin / cabin kabinaj bwa / junkwood kabin� / office kabrit / goat kabw�t / carriage kach / (n) cash kach - cash kache, sere, foure - hide v. kache - conceal kach�t - cache kacho - jail kadans - beat kadans - cadence kadav - corpse kadinal - cardinal kadna, (v) kadnase, bloke - lock kadna - padlock kadnase, bloke - lock (v) kado, don - gift kado - present n kafe, bistro - pub kafe - bar kafe, bwat - cafe kafe - coffee kafou - intersection kajole - coax v kakas - carcass kal - bit kalalou - okra kalamite - calamity kalbas - gourde (food) kalbas - squash n kale - beat v. kale - beat Kalif�ni - California kalifye - qualify v. kalite, t�l - such kalite - attribute n kalite - quality kalkile - calculate kalm - calm kalmason - snail kalme - calm v kal�j - cage kalomnye - slander kalonnen - pelt v kamera, kodak - camera kamyon - truck kan sa - so-so kan, kil�, lik� - when kanape - couch kanbriyol� - burglar kandida - candidate kangourou - kangaroo kanist� - can n kanmarad - commarade kanmenm - indeed kanna - duck kann - cane kannay - scoundrel kanno - gun kanpagn - campaign kanpe - pick v (something up) kanpe - raise v kanpman - camp n kanson - pants kanson - slack n kantin - canteen kantite - quantity kaoutchou - rubber kaoutchou - tire n. kap - kite kapab - able kapab - can v kapacite - capacity kapital - capital kapon - coward kapris - fad kapris - whim kaptif - captive kaptire, bare - capture v kaptive - captivate kapwonnen - faith v karakteristik, mak - feature karakteristik - characteristic karakterizasyon - characterization karakterize - characterize karant - forty karate - karate kare, odasye, temer� - bold kare - plain adj kare - square adj kar�s - caress n kar�t - carrot kary� - career kary� - quarry kase ande - asunder kase, kraze, brize, separe - break v. kase boujon - nip kase - slim down kask�t - chap n kasr�l, bonm - pan n kat jwe - card kat fwa - quadruple kat, kat jwe - card kat - four kat - map katolik - catholic katreven - eighty katrevendis - ninety katye (adj) onka - quarter kav, gr�t - cave kav - cellar kavya, ze - caviar kaw, boustabak - raven kay - dwelling kay - house kaz�n - barracks kazino - casino kazw�l - timid ke, ki - which ke b�f - oxtail k�, mitan - heart ke - tail k�k - few k�k - some k�lkeswa - whatever kenbe, sere - keep kenbe - catch kenbe - contend v kenbe - contend kenbe - endure kenbe - hang (in there) kenbe - hold kenbe - withhold kenz - fifteen k�plen, noze - qualm k�s, bwat - case kesyon, (v) kesyone - question kesyon, lyezon - affair kesyone - question (v) keyi - pluck ki - which Kiba - Cuba kib� - where kichoy - something kidnape, anlve - abduct kijan, k�man - hoe kijan - how kikote, kib� - where kil�, lik� - when kil�s, ke, ki - which kil�s - who kilom�t - kilometer kilt - cult kilti, koutcha - culture kiltivat�; abitan - farmer kimoun, kil�s - who kirye - curious kisa - what kite, lese, pati, sotu - leave kite, lage - let v. kite, lage - quit kite - abandon kite - break up (relationship) v. kiy� - spoon kizin, lakizin - kitchen kizinye - cook (male) n kiziny� - cook (female) n klakxonn - horn klarifye - clarify v klas - class klase - range v klasik - classic kl�, transparan, n�t - clear adj kl�, kare - plain adj kl� - distinct kl� - explicit kle - key kl�je - clergyman klere, eklere - bright adj klere, f� - brilliant klere, briye - shine v. klere - light up klere - flash v klere - sparkle c klik - gang klima, tan - weather kl�ch, k�ch - bell klor�ks - bleach klou, (v) kloure - nail kloure - nail (v) knoje - holiday k� kraze - lassitude k� - body k� - self koabite - cohabit v k�b - money k�bi; santim � - cent k�ch - bell k�che, rape - rasp v k�che - abrade koche - flay koche - skin v. kochon - hog kochon - pig kochon - pork kochon - swine k�d - cord n k�d postal - zip code k�d - rope k�d - string kodak - camera k�de - plait v kodenn - turkey koefisyan - coefficient ko�san - merchant k�f - trunk k�fref� - safe n koka kola - Coka-cola k�k - coconut k�k - rooster koken - artful koken - knave koken - rascal kokenn - fantastic koki - shell k�kraz - sore k�l, chenn - collar kola - kola kolabore, soutni - collaborate v kolasyon, dejne - breakfast kole zor�y - perk up ones ears kole, ajoute - append k�l�, kout san - anger n kole - attach k�l� - bile kole - couple v kole - couple kole - flush adj kole - glue v. kole - piece v kolekte - collect koli - pack n kolon, depwen - colon kol�n, pilye - column n kolon�l - colonel kolonyal - colonial kolore - color v kolore - dye kom, menm ak - as k�man, konbyen - how much k�man - hoe komandan - commander k�mande, �done - commend v k�mande - command v k�mande - lead k�mande - order v k�mande - rule v k�mann - command n k�mann - order n k�manse - begin k�manse - commence komen - common kom�s, neg�s - commerce kom�t - commit v komik, desen anime - cartoon komik - funny komik - silly kominal - communal kominate - community kominikasyon - communication kominike - communicate v komisyon - commission komisyon - purchase komisyon - purchase n k�msi - as if komunyon - communion kon sa - as that kon - like k�n, klakxonn - horn konbit, rasanbleman - gathering konbyen - how many konbyen - how much kondane - condemn kondane - convict n kondi - pipe v kondikt� - driver kondisyon - condition kondisyone - conditioned kondui - conduct v kondui - drive konduit - conduct n konekte - connect konesans, save - knowledge konesans, zanmi - acquaintance konesans - understanding kon�y - advice k�n�y - crow konferans - conference konfese - confess v konfime - confirm konfiti - preserve n konfizyon - confusion konf�, amenajman - amenity konf� - comfort n konf�m - conform adj konf�me - conform v konf�tab - comfortable konfwonte - confront v. konjekti - conjecture n konjeste, bouche - congest konjeste, bouche - congest v konjige - conjugate konjile - freeze konjwen - conjoin n konkeri - conquer konkli - conclude konklizyon - conclusion konkou, konpetisyon - competition konkou - contest n konkou - contest konkr� - concrete adj konmarad - comrade konn - used to konnen - know konomi domestik - home economics konpanyi - company konpare - compare konparezon - comparison konpayon - escort n konpetan - capable konpetisyon, konkou - contest n konpetisyon - competition konpl� - complete adj konplete - complete v konpl�tmen - wholly konplike - complicate konplike - elaborate adj konplote - plot v konp�te - behave konp�tman - behavior konpoze, alyaj - compound n konpoze - compose v konprann, konpreyansyon - comprehension konprann - comprehend konprann - understand konprann - wit konpreyansyon - comprehension konsa menm, vr�man - really konsa - like this/that konsanti, dak� - agree konsanti - consent konsantrasyon - concentration konsantre - concentrate konsekan - important kons�p - concept kons�y - council konseyev - advisor konsidere - consider konsidere - regard v konsila - consolate konsilte, mande kons�y - consult v konsole - console v konsolide - consolidate konsonmen - smoulder konstan, �manan - constant adj konstant - constant n konstitisyon - constitution konstitisyon�l - constitutional konstitye - constitute v konstrui - construct v konstwi - build konstwiksyon - construction konsyans - conscience kont, opoze - against kont, (v) jistifye, eksplike - account kont - enough adv kont - enough kont - story kont - tale kontamine - contaminate kontan, ere - happy kontan - cash adj kontan - glad kontan - jolly kontanple, gade - behold kontanple - gaze kontantman, lajwa - joy konte - count v kontinye - continue kontinye - proceed kontni - content n kont�syone - contort kontoune - bypass v kontra - contract kontraryete, chagren - chagrin n kontre ak, f� konesans - meet kontre ak, f� konesans - meet v kontr�, opoze - contrary kontre - encounter kontredi, kontrekare - contravene kontredi - contradict kontrekare - contravene kontrenn - coerce kontrenn - constrain kontrenn - constrain v kontribye - contribute kontrole, egzamine - examine kontrole - inspect konvalesans - remission konvansyon - convention konvansyon - couvenant konvansyon - couvenant n konvenk - convince konvnab - proper konvoke, reyini - convene konvoke - summon konvwate - lust konyak - cognac konyensidans - coincidence kopi - copy n kopye - copy v k�r�k - correct adj koresponn, ekri - correspond korid�, �l - hall korije, revize - revise v korije - amend korije - correct v k�ronp - bribe koryas - coarse kostim - jacket kostim - suit k�t, zok�t - rib k�t a k�t - side by side kote, andwa - place n kote - side n koton - cotton kou, (v) frape ak pye - kick kou, kan, kil�, lik� - when kou ( a hit with a stick = kou d baton) hoarse - hit n kou, ch�k - blow n. kou - bump n. kou - bump kou - neck kou - time koub - curve koube - bend koube - bow v kouche, etann, blayi - lay kouche - go to bed kouche - set (the sun ...s) koud, (seeds) simen - sew koud - elbow koud - join koukou - owl koukouy - firefly koul� - color n koule - dive koule - flow koule - leak v koule - run down v. koule - sink v koul�v - serpent koul�v - snake kounye-a - now kounye-a - presently koup, p� - couple n koupab - guilty koupe swaf - quench (thirst) koupe, kase boujon - nip koupe - love, make koupe - chop v koupe - cut v koupe - incise koupe - interrupt koupe - sex, to have koupe - sharp kouraj, pwisans - strength kouraj - courage kouraj - mettle kouran - fluent kouran elektrik - current n kouran - current adj kourand� - draft n kouri d�y�, chase - chase v kouri, prese - hurry kouri ale b� rout - run away v. kouri - run kous - course n kous - race (contest) n kousen - cushion kout - concise kout san - anger kout chapo - salute kout - concise kout fw�t - lash kout san - stroke n kout san - anger n koutcha - culture koute - cost v koute - listen v. koutje - regard n kouto - knife koutpwen - jab koutwa - courteous koutye - broker kouv�ti, proteksyon - cover n kouv�ti, bouchon - lid kouv�ti, lenn - quilt kouv�ti - blanket kouvri ak kouch - coat v kouvri - cover v kouzen - cousin (male) kouzin - cousin (female) k�z, lak�z, rezon - cause koze - chat v koze - conversation koze - talk n koze - talk v krache - saliva krache - spit v krak, fant - crack n krake / creak kranpe, (up) leve-kanpe - stand v kranpon / clamp krapo - frog kras, pousy�, salte - dirt kras - filth kras - stingy kravat / (n) tie kraze, brize, separe - break v. kraze, toufe - quash kraze, erente - frazzle kraze-brize - evil, to d kraze - crash kraze / (v) crush kraze - destroy kraze / (v) mash kraze - mash kraze / (v) run over kraze / (v) smash kraze / (v) squash kre - hollow kredi / (n) credit kredite / (v) credit kredo - creed kr�m - cream kretyen, etan - being kretyen, etan - being kretyen vivan - human being kretyen - Christian kretyen - creature kreyati, kretyen - creature kreye - create Krey�l natif natal / authentic Creole krey�l - Creole kreyon - pencil kri, grosye - crude adj kri - raw kribich - crayfish krich - jug krich - pitcher krim - crime kriminel - felon kripya, ava - avaricious krisifye / (v) crucify kriye / (v) cry kriye / (v) sob kriye - weep kriye - yell kriz - bow krocha - bent over krochi - askew krochi - crooked krochi - skew krout, my�t - crumb krout - crust krout - rind ksite - excite kuis - thigh kuiv, leton - brass kuiv - copper kwa - cross kwaf� - barber kwaze, elve - (v) breed kwaze - (v) cross kwaze - cross kwazy� - cruise kw� - believe kw� - think kwen, bout - edge kwen - (n) corner kwense (bare) / (v) corner, to squeeze kwi (tchwi) / (n) leather kwi / (n) calabash bowl kwis / (n) thigh kwit t�t / scalp kwit / cook, cooked kwiv (kuiv) / copper kwoch�t / tripping kwoch�t / (n) hook (of doors) kwochi / crookedly kw�k, zen, (v) kwoke / hook kw�k, dan / fang kwoke / embrace kwoke / hang up kw�t-kw�t / croak (frog sounds) kwoke / (v) hook kyiy�l (mechan) / cruel ky�s / (n) kiosk