[ Kreyol Words Archive ]

P ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( Pe ) ( as in pay )

pace / v apante 

package / pak�t 

page / paj 

pacific / pasifik 

pack / n pake, koli 

pack / v anpakte, anbale 

padlock / kadna 

pain / doul� 

paint / v pentire 

paint / n penti 

painting / tablo 

pair / n p� 

pair / adj doub 

pale / pal 

palm / pye palmis, plamye 

palsy / paralize 

pamper / v d�lote 

Panama / P�nama 

pan / n kasr�l, bonm 

panic / n panik 

panic / v panike 

pantry / gadmanje 

pants / pantalon 

papaya / papay 

paper / paye 

paradise / paradi 

parcel / n pal� 

parcel / v separe t� 

parch / v griye 

parent / paran, fanmi 

parley / v palmante 

parley / n poupale 

parole / paw�l 

parrot / jako 

parsley / p�si 

part / moso, py�s 

partake / patisipe 

participate / patisipe 

participation / patispasyon 

particular / espesyal, patikilye 

party / pati, f�t 

party / pati politik 

pass / pase 

passenger / pasaje 

passion / pasyon 

passport / pasp� 

past / lepase 

pastor / past� 

pastry / patisri 

patch / n patch, py�s 

patch / v patche, rakomode 

path / chemen 

patience / pasyans 

pattern / n mod�l, egzanp 

pattern / v modele 

pauper / p�v, endijan 

pavement / pave, asfalt 

paw / pat, grif 

pawn / plannen 

pay / peye 

pay attention / gade 

pea / pwa 

peace / lap� 

peach / p�ch 

peak / t�t, som� 

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 f� jouda 

peeve / v irite, anm�de 

pelt / v kalonnen 

pen / plim 

pencil / kreyon 

penetrate / penetre, antre 

people / moun, p�p 

pepper / pwav, piman 

percent / pousantaj 

percentage / pousantaj 

perform / egzekite, f� travay 

performance / p�fomans 

perfume / pafen 

perhaps / pet�t 

peril / danje 

periodic / peryodik 

periodic table / tablo peryodik 

perish / peri 

per up ones ears / kole zor�y 

permission / p�misyon 

permit / n lisans, p�mi 

permit / v p�m�t 

perplex / anbarase 

persecute / p�sekite 

persist / p�siste 

person / moun 

personnel / p�son�l 

perspiration / sw� 

persuade / p�suade 

pet / n b�t kay 

petrol / petr�l 

photograph / foto, p�tre 

phrase / fraz 

physical / fizik 

physical education / edikasyon fizik 

pick / v ranmase, pran 

pick / n pik 

picnic / piknik 

picture / n foto, p�tre 

picture / v figire, imajine 

pie / tat 

piece / n moso, py�s 

piece / v kole 

pierce / p�se 

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 kl�, kare 

plian / n laplenn 

plait / n tr�s 

plait / v trese, k�de 

plan / plan 

plane (flat area) / pl�n 

plane (airplane) / avyon 

plant / n plant 

plantain / bannan ( food: bannan pez� ) 

plate / asy�t, plat 

play / v jwe 

play / n py�steyat 

plea / n pl�d, jistifikasyon 

plead / plede, enplore 

pleasant / anizan 

please / v pl� 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 pas�l, teren 

pluck / deplimen, rache, keyi 

plug / v bouche 

plug / n priz kouran 

plum / prin 

plump / gra 

plunge / plonje 

pneumonia / nemoni 

pocket / n p�ch 

pocket / v anpoche 

point / v montre 

point / n pwen 

poison / n pwazon 

poison / v anpwazonnen 

poker / pok� 

police / polis, lapolis 

polite / ploi, janti 

political / politikal 

politics / politik 

poll / n v�t, eleksyon 

pond / basen 

ponder / reflechi 

pool / pisin 

poor / p�v 

very poor / brizorye 

population / popilasyon 

pork / kochon 

Port-au-Prince / P�roprens 

porter / p�t� 

pose / p�z 

pose / v. poze 

possess / posede 

possibility / posiblite 

possibly / posib 

post / v poste 

post / poto 

post office / n lap�s 

postman / fakt� 

postpone / retade 

pot / po 

potato / p�mdet� 

potato (sweet potato)/ patat 

pour / vide 

poverty / povrete 

powder / poud 

power / n pisans 

power / v alimante 

practically / pr�xke 

praise / v glorifye 

praise / n el�j 

pray / priye 

prayer / lapry� 

precaution / prekosyon 

precede / presede, vin anvan 

precious / presye, ch� 

precise / presi, egzak 

predict / predi 

prediction / prediksyon 

preface / n prefas 

prefer / prefer, pito 

preference / gou 

pregnant / ansent, gr�s 

prejudice / n prejije 

prepare / prepare 

presence / prezans 

present / adj la, prezan 

present / n kado 

(be) present / prezante 

presently / al�kile, kounye-a 

preserve / v prez�ve 

preserve / n konfiti 

preside / prezide 

president / prezidan 

press / v peze 

press (news) / n lapr�s 

pretend / pretann 

pretty / b�l 

prevail / domine 

prevent / prevni, evite, anpeche 

previous / presedan 

price / pri 

prick / v pike 

pride / fy�te 

priest / p�, pr�t 

primary / anpremye 

primarily / premy�man 

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, f� pitit 

procure / bay, f� jwenn 

produce / n danre, legim 

profane / v. pwofane 

profession/ metye, pwofesyon 

professor / profes� 

proffer / prezante 

profit / n profi 

profit / v profite 

profound / fon, byen panse 

profuse / abondan 

program / pwogram 

prohibit / defann 

prolong / prolonje 

prominent / repete, f� 

promise / n prom�s 

promise / v prom�t 

promote / avanse, monte grad 

prompt / rapid 

pronounce / prononse 

proof / n pr�v 

proof / v verifye 

proper / on�t, konvnab 

property / propriyete, byen 

propose / propoze 

prosper / prospere, rive, reyisi 

protect / proteje 

prototype / pwototip 

protrude / leve, pouse, soti 

proud / fy� 

prove / prouve 

proverb / prov�b, 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 / el�v 

puppet / poupe, mannken 

purchase / n acha, komisyon 

purify / pirifye 

purpose / entansyon 

on purpose / espr� 

purse / n bous 

purse / v plise 

pursue / pouswiv 

push / v pouse 

put / mete, depoze, sere, foure, etenn 

put under way / mete sou pye 

puzzle / devin�t, probl�m

Kreyol / English

P 
pa janm - never 
pa sipriz - aback 
pa vre, manti - false 
pa dak� - differ 
pa janm - never 
pa fon - shallow 
pa dak� - 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 
pak�t - bunch 
pak�t - package 
pal - dim 
pal - faint adj 
pal - pale 
pale - speak 
pale de - speak of 
pale, koze - talk v 
pal� - parcel n 
palman - parliament 
palmante - parley v 
palpite - beat (heart) 
pami, omilye - among 
pan - ours 
panche, apiye - lean 
pandan, tandiske - while 
pandan twa d�nye 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, kw� - think 
panse - thinking 
panse - thought 
pant, enklinasyon - inclination 
pantalon, kanson - pants 
pantalon - trousers 
pantan - astound 
pantan - startle 
pantlon, kanson - slack n 
panye  - basket 
panyol, pany�l - Spanish 
panzou pouvwa - seize power 
papa, p� - father 
papa - daddy 
papa - enormous 
pap - pope 
papay - papaya 
papiyon lanp - gnat 
papiyon lanp - moth 
papiyon - butterfly 
papye twal�t - tissue 
paradi - heaven 
paradi - paradise 
paral�l - parallel
paralize - palsy
paralize - paralize
paran, fanmi - parent
paran, fanmi - relative
paran - kin
parap� - rail
parapli - umbrella
parayj - betting
parazit, v�min - vermin
pare, detounen - ward
pare - ready adj
parese - lazy
parese - sluggard adj
par�t, sanble - appear
par�y - alike
pari - bid
paryaj - wager n
parye - bet
parye - wager v
pasaje - passenger
pasdlo, ti rivy� - brook
pas� 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
pas�l, teren - plot (of land) n
pasifik - pacific
pasifik - peaceable
pasifik - peaceful
pasifikman - peacefully
paske, ak�z - because
paske - for
pasp� - passport
pastan, lwazi - leisure
past� - minister (religious)
past� - 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, py�s - patch n
patche, rakomode - patch v
pat� - garden
pati politik - party
pati, sotu - leave
pati, f�t - 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
patn� - chum
patoje - wade
patou - everywhere
patriyot - patriot
patron - boss
pave, asfalt - pavement
paw�l - parole
paw�l - word
pay, chalimo - straw
payas - decoy
paye - paper
p� etranje - xenophobia (adj)
p�, pr�t - priest
p�, efreye - afraid
p� - couple
p� - couple n
p� - father
p� - favor v
p� - fear v
p� - pair n
p�ch - peach
peche - fish v
pech� - fisherman
peche - sin v
peche - sin n
pech� - sinner
pedal - pedal n
pedale - pedal v
p�di - lose
pedi - misguide
p�fomans - performance
pemanans - permanance
p�m�t, otorize - allow
p�m�t - permit v
p�mi - permit n
p�misyon - permission
pen, bisuit - bread
pen grye - toast n.
pen, (v) flannen - loaf
P�nama - Panama
penetre, antre - penetrate
penitan - boring
pens - pincers
penti - paint n
pentire - paint v
peny - comb
p�p - people
pepiny� - nursery (plant)
peri - perish
perime - lapse (v)
per�l - wage n
pery�d, kriz - bow
peryodik - periodic
p�se - pierce
p�sekite - persecute
p�si - parsley
p�siste - persist
p�son�l - personnel
p�sonn - nobody
pespektiv - outlook
p�suade - persuade
p�t, chagren - loss
pete, gaye, provni, plede - arise
pete - burst
pete - erupt
pete - explode
pet�t - maybe
pet�t - might adv
pet�t - perhaps
petr�l - petrol
peye - pay
peyi, natif-natal - local
Peyi Dayiti - Haiti
peyi - country (nation)
peyi - domestic adj
peyi - folk
peyizaj, jaden fl� - landscape
peyizan, abitan - peasant
peze - depress
peze - extort
peze - heavy
peze - press v
peze - weigh
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 - pigeon
pik - pick n
pikan - thorn
pike - keen
pike - prick v
piknik - picnic
pil fatra - dump n
pil - heap
pil - pile n
pilsab - dune
pilwen - farther
pilwen - further
pilye - column n
pilye - column
pilye - pillar
piman - pepper
pin�z, ens�k - bug n.
pin�z - flea
pinga! - watch out
pinga - be careful
pini, reprimande - punish
pini - defy
pini - forbid
pinisyon - punishment
pip, tiyo - pipe n
pirifye - purify
pis, pin�z - 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
piyaj� - looter
plafon - ceiling
plaj - beach
plake - affix
plamye - palm
plan - plan
plan - seed
planch - board n.
plannen - pawn
plant - plant n
plantasyon, jaden - farm
plante - plant v
plas rez�ve - reserved seat
plas, espas - space
plas - square (plaza)
plasebo - placebo
plat - dish
plat - flat
platf�m, pon - deck
plato - valley
pl� kontante, tanpri - please v
pl�d, jistifikasyon - plea n
plede, enplore - plead
plede - arise
plen - fill
plen - full
pl�n - plane (flat area)
plenyen - complain
plezi - delight
plezi - fun n
plezi - pleasure
pli, ne - kink
pli - curl
pli - fold n
plim - feather
plim - pen
plis - more adj
plis - most
plise - purse v
pliye, koube - bend
pliye - fold v
plizye - many adj
plizye - many
plizy� - several
ploi, janti - polite
plon - lead
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)
p�, waf - harbor
po - pot
po - skin
pobouch, l�v - lip
p�ch - pocket n
pok� - poker
polis, lapolis - police
politik - politics
politikal - political
p�m - apple
p�mdet� - 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
pony�t - wrist
popilasyon - population
popile - popular
poro - leek
P�roprens - Port-au-Prince
posede, genyen - own
posede, f� lajan - earn
posib - possibly
posiblite - possibility
positif - positive
p�sl�n - china (porcelain)
poste - post v
p�t - door
p�t - entrance
p�tay - gate
pote, mete - wear v
pote, mennen - bring
p�te, direksyon - range n
pote - carry
p�t� - porter
poto, pilye - pillar
poto - post
p�tre - photograph
p�tre - picture n
pou l� 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
pous� dife - monger
pouse - bump v.
pouse - bump
pouse - jog
pouswiv - pursue
pousy�, salte - dirt
pousy� - dust
poutan, epoutan - however
p�v, endijan - pauper
p�v - poor
povrete - poverty
p�z - 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 od� (pran sant) - to smell, odor 
pran, obteni - obtain
pran, bare, trape, kenbe - catch v
pran p�z - 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
premy�man - first adj
premy�man - first (at first)
premy�man - firstly adv
premy�man - primarily
prensip - principle
prensipal, santral - main
prensipal - major adj
prentan - spring (the season)
preparasyon - preparation
prepare - prepare v.
prepare - ready
preri - meadow
prese - hurry
presedan - previous
presede, vin anvan - precede
presidan, direkte - chairman 
pr�ske,  - almost 
presye, ch� - precious 
pr�t pou - almost 
pr�t - priest
pretann, sipoze - allude
pretann - pretend
prete - borrow
prete - lend
prete - loan (v)
pr�v - proof n
prevni, evite, anpeche - prevent
prevni, ac�ti - warn
pr�xke - practically
prezan - present
prezan - present adj
prezans - presence
prezante - (be) present
prezante - introduce
prezante - proffer
prez�ve - 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
probl�m, troub - trouble
problem - matter
probl�m - puzzle
pr�che - draw near
profes� - professor
profes� - tutor n
profi - profit n
profite - profit v
program - show n
program - spectacle
projte - forecast v
prokreye, f� pitit - procreate
prolonje - prolong
promenad - drive n.
prom�s - promise n
prom�t - promise v
prononse, pwononse - pronounce
prononse - voice v.
pr�p clean - clean adj
propoze - propose
propozisyon - clause n
propriet�, m�t - owner
propriyete, byen - property
prospere, rive, reyisi - prosper
proteje - protect
proteksyon - cover
proteksyon - cover n
protok�l - formality
prouve - prove
prov�b, diton - proverb
prov�b, sinonim - byword
provni, plede - arise
prp sou - onto
prp pou, paske - for
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
pwen - point n
pwenti, egu - acute
pwenti, bw�d�, koupe - sharp
pwisans - strength
pwobabilite - probability
pwochen - next
pwodui - generate
pwofane - profane v.
pwofesyon - profession
pwofesyonel - professional
pwofond� - depth 
pwogram aprantisaj - apprenticeship program 
pwogram - program 
pwononse - pronounce
pw�p - neat
pw�p - tidy
pwopriyet� - landlord
pwosesis - process n.
pwoteste - protest v
pwototip - prototype
pwovizyon - grocery
pye, janm - leg
pye palmis, plamye - palm
pye - foot
pyebwa - tree
py�s, pati - part
py�s - piece n
py�steyat - play n
pyete, ankouraje - encourage