[ Kreyol Words Archive ]

L~ Kreyol pronunciation ( el ) 
   ( as in elevator )
 
labor / travay 

labor pain / doul� akouman 

lace / lase 

lack / mank, (v) manke 

lad / jennjan 

ladle / louch 

lady / madanm 

lake / lak 

lamb / mouton 

land / t�, teren 

land / v. debake, at�ri 

landlord / pwopriyet� 

landscape / peyizaj, jaden fl� 

lane / liy, b� lari 

language / lang 

lapse / defayans, er�, (v) perime 

lard / gr�s kochon, la 

large / laj 

lash / kout fw�t 

lassitude / k� kraze 

last / d�nye 

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, k�mande 

leader / b�s 

leaf / f�y 

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 / g�ch 

leg / pye 

legal / legal 

legal resident / legal rezidan 

legible / lizib 

leisure / pastan, lwazi 

lemon / sitron 

lend / prete 

length / long� 

less / mwens 

lesson / leson 

let / kite 

let's / ann, annou 

let's go / an al� 

letter / l�t 

level / nivo, (v) nivle 

liar / mantl�, dj�l� 

liberty / lib�te 

lick / niche, lanbe 

lid / kouv�ti, bouchon 

lie / manti, boul 

life / lavi, vi 

lift / leve, monte 

light / limy�, (adj) leje 

light / v. limen 

lightning / zekl� 

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, l�v 

liqeur / lik� 

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) / tr�s 

lodge / l`j, (v) eb�je, bay ladesant 

loft / galata 

log / bout bwa 

log book / jounal, dosye, (v) note 

lone / s�l 

long / lon 

a long time / lon tan 

look / rega (v) gade 

loop / riban , (v) gade 

loose / branlan 

looter / piyaj� 

lose / p�di 

loss / p�t, chagren 

(a) lot / anpil 

lottery / lotri 

loud / f� 

lousy / degoutan 

low / ba 

lucid / lisid, t�t kl� 

luck / chans 

lucre / magouy� 

lug / trennen 

lumber / bwa 

lump / mas, gro moso 

lunch / dine, manje midi 

lure / aleche, f� lasisiy 

lust / konvwate 

Kreyol / English

L 
l`j, (v) eb�je, 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, tonn�l - 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
lag� - 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, k�b - money
lajan - currency
lajan - silver
laj� - width
lajen�s - youth
lajistis, jistis - justice
lajwa - joy
lak - lake
lakay - home
lake, ke - tail
lakizin - kitchen
lak�l - glue
lakomun - city hall
lakou sipr�m - supreme court
lakou - court
lakou - yard
lak�z, rezon - cause
lakre - chalk
lalin - moon
lalwa, lwa, dwa - law
lam - blade
lam�d - fashion
lam�d - vogue
lan - annual
lanbe - lick
lanbinen, ranse - dawdle
lanbinen - dally
lane - year
lan�j, n�j - snow n
lanf� - hell
lang - language
lang - tongue
lank - ink
lanm�, loseyan - sea
lanm� - death
lanmou - love
lanouriti - food
lant�man, fineray - funeral
lantouray - fence
lanuit, nuit - night
lap� - fear n
lap� - peace
lap�ch - catch n
lapen - rabbit
lapenn - pain
laper�z - fright
laplenn - plian n
lapli - rain n
lapolis - police
lap�s - post office n
lapr�s - press (news) n
lapry� - prayer
lari - street
larivy� - river
larouze - dew
las - asthma
lasaj�s - wisdom
lasante - health
lase - lace
lasosyete - society n
lasoup - soup
lat�, t� - earth
Laten - Latin
later� - 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, kil�, lik�) - when 
l� - air
l� - hour
l� - time (when)
l�d, efreyan - hideous
l�d - 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)
lek�l segond� - high school
lek�l - school
lemonn - world
lendi - Monday
lenmi - enemy
lenmi - foe
lenn - linen
lenn - quilt
lenstriksyon - instruction
lentansyon - intent
lepase - past
l�s - east
lese, pati, sotu - leave
lesiv - wash n
leson - lesson
lesov� - savior
lespir, move z� - spirit
l�spri - intelligence
lespwa, (v) espere - hope
l�st - agile
lestomak - stomach
leta, eta - state n
l�t - letter
l�t - milk
lete - summer
l�tkaye - curd
leton - brass
l�v - 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
l�z - ease
leze - light
li, f� 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
lib�te - freedom
lib�te - liberty
libr�man - freely
lightning bug - koukouy
lik� - liqeur
lik� - when
likid - fluid
likid - liquid
limanite - mankind
limen - light v.
limen - on
limit - extent
limite - limit v.
limy� - light
lin�t - eyeglasses
liniv� - universe
liny, tounen - trip n
lis - list
lis - smooth
lisans, p�mi - permit n
lisid, t�t kl� - lucid
lisid - sane
lit, boule - struggle n
lite - perservere
lite - struggle v
lite - wrestle
literati - literature
liv - book n.
liv - manual n
liv - pound
liv� - winter
liy, b� lari - lane
liy - line
lizib - legible
lizy� - border
lizy� - hedge
l� - gold
l�d, k�mann - order n
l�d - commend n
l�d� - odor
loje - accommodate
lokal, peyi, natif-natal - local
lokalize, jwenn - locate
lokat� - tenant
l�l�j - clock
lomisyon - errand
lon tan - a long time
lon - long
lonbraj - shade n
lonbraj - shadow
lonbrik - belly button
lonbrik - umbilical cord
lon� - honor
long� - length
lontan - past, in the
lopital - hospital
loraj - storm
loray - thunder
loseyan, oseyan - ocean
loseyan - sea
l�t b� dlo - across the water
l�t - other
l�tb�, aletranje - abroad
l�tb� - beyond
lot�, ekriven - author
lote - allot
lot�l - hotel
lot�n - 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
lw�s, nan lw�s - west
lyas - bundle
ly�j - cork
lyen, (v) relye - link
lyetnan - (n) lieutenant
lyezon - affair
lyon - lion