D ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( day ) 
  ( sounds like the da in daily )


dabble / babote

daddy / papa

daft / idyo, bèt

daily / toulejou

dally / lanbinen

dam / n baraj

damage / n domaj

damage / v domaje

damn / v modi

damp / mouye, mwat

dance / n dans

dance / v danse

danger / danje

dare / v defye, bay gabèl

dark / fonse, nwa

darling / cheri

darn / v reprize

dart / n flèch, javlo

dart / v plonje

dash / v detale

dash / n priz

data / done, eleman

date / dat

daughter / pitit fi, tifi

daunt / v dekouraje, entimide

dawdle / lanbinen, ranse

dawn / devanjou, avanjou

day / jou, jounen

dazzle / eblouyi, avegle (pete) je

dead / mouri, mò

deaden / amòti, mouri

deadlock / enpas

deaf / soud

deal / v distribye, bay

dear / shè, sheri

dearth / grangou, famin

death / lanmò

debase / abese, avili

debate / debat, diskite

debauch / debòch

debt / dèt

decay / v pouri, dekonpoze

deceive / desevwa, bay koutba

December / desanm

decentralize / desantralize

deception / desepsyon

decide / deside

decision / desizyon

deck / platfòm, pon

declare / deklare

decline / refize, bese

decorate / dekore

decoy / payas

decrease / diminye

decree / dekrè

deed / aksyon

deep / fon

de facto / defakto 

default / defo

defeat / v bat, venk

defect / defo fabrik

defense / defans

defer / ranvwaye

definite / definitif

deft / ajil

defy / defye, pini

degree / degre, grad, diplòm

delay / retade 

delegate / delege

delete / efase

deliberate / adj esprè

deliberate / v reflechi, debat

delicate / delika

delicious / bon gou

delight / plezi

delirious / delala, fou

deliver / delivre

delve / fouye

demand / n demann

demand / v mande

democracy / demokrasi

democratic / demokratik

demolish / demoli

dense / epè

deny / renye

depart / pati

department / depatman

depend / depann

depict / dekri, demontre

deport / depòte

depose / dechoke

deposit / n depo

deposit / v depoze

depot / depo

deprave / detounen

depress / peze

depth / pwofondè

descend / desann

describe / dekri

desert / dezè

deserve / merite

design / n desen

design / v desine

desire / v ansi, vle

desk / biwo

despair / dezespere

desperate / dezespere, atoufè

despite / malgre

dessert / desè

destiny / destine

destroy / detwi, kraze

detach / detache

detail / detay

detail / v. detaye

detain / kenbe, arete

detect / detekte

deter / anpeche

determined / detèmine, antete

detest / deteste, rayi

detour / detou

devastate / devaste

develop / v. develope

development / developman

device / enstriman

devil / demon, diab

to the devil / o diab

devout / devwe

dew / larouze

diary / jounal pèsonèl

dictionary / diksyonè

die / mouri

differ / pa dakò

different / diferan

difficult / difisil

difficulty / difikilte

dig / fouye

digest / n ekstrè

digest / v dijere

dignity / diyite

diligent / debouya

dilute / delye

dim / pal

dinner / dine

dip / plonje

direct / adj dirèk

direct / v dirije

direction / direksyon

director / direktè

dirt / kras, pousyè, salte

dirty / sal

disable / v deranje

disable / andikape, enfim

disagree / pa dakò

diagreeable / dezagreyab

disappear / v disparèt

disappoint / desevwa

disapprove / dezaprouve

disarray / tètchaje

disaster / dezas

disburse / debouse

discern / dekouvri, disène

discharge / vide

discipline / disiplin

discontent / mekontantman

discord / dezakò

discourage / dekouraje

discover / dekouvri

discredit / v. diskredite

discrete / disrè

discretion / diskresyon

discuss / diskite

disdain / deden

disease / maladi

disgrace / dezonè, wont

to disguise / degize

disguise / digizmann

disgust / degou

dish / asyèt, plat

dismiss / lage, ranvwaye

disorder / dezòd

disown / deposede

dispensary / dispansè

display / v etale

disqualify / diskalifye

dissipate / gaye

distance / distans

distinct / disten , klè

distinguish / distenge

distort / defòme

distract / distrè

distribute / distribye

district / deranje

ditch / ravin, twou

dive / plonje

diver / dayiva

diverse / divès

divide / divize

divorce / divòs

dizzy / gen vètij

do / fè, fabrike

document / dokiman

dog / chen

doll / poupe

dollar / dola

dolphin / dofin

domestic / adj peyi

domestic / n restavèk

Dominican Republic / Dominikani

donkey / bourik

doom / fayit

door / pòt

dormitory / dòtwa

dot / pwen, tach

double / adj doub

double / v double

doubt / n dout

doubt / v doute

dough / pat farin

dove / pijon

down / adv anba

down / v desann

down there / anba-a

downtown / lavil

draft / n kourandè

draft / v anrole

drag / trennen

drain / egou

draw / rale

drawback / dezavantaj

draw near / pròche

dream / rèv 

dreary / tris, sonm

dress / n ròb

dress / v abiye

dressed / abyè

drift / flote

drill / n dril

drill / v fè egzèsis

drink / n bweson

drink / v bwè

drip / degoute

drive / kondui

drive / n. promenad

driver / chofè, kondiktè

drizzle / v farinen

drop / n gout

drop / v lage

drought / sechrès

drown / nwaye

drug / dròg

drum / droum

drunk / sou

dry / sèk

duck / kanna

dull / mat

dumb / adj enbesil, gaga

dump / n pil fatra

dump / v jete

dune / pilsab

dung / fimye

during / pandan

dusk / labrin

dust / pousyè

duty / dwa, taks

dwarf / tinen

dwelling / kay

dye / v kolore

Kreyol / English

d d laprèmidi / in the afternoon d / of (used very sparingly) dabò / (adv) first of all dakò / agree dal / (n) gutter dal planche / (n) mold (for pouring cement) dal / (n) many, much dal / (n) cement roof dam / (n) queen (in cards or chess) dam / lady dam / dam damen / (v) to win damjann / demijohn damou / love (each other) damou / (v) love, (be in love) damou pou / in love with damye (dam, danm) / checkers (game) dan / fang dan / tooth danje / danger danje / peril danre (legim) / (n) produce danre / goods dans / (n) dance danse / (v) dance dapiyan (vyole) / (v) ravish daprè / according to dat / date dayè / besides dayiva / diver de ryen / you're welcome de / some (pl article) de / two debake (atèri) / (v) land debarase / (v) clear debarase / rid debat (diskite) / debate debat / (v) deliberate debòch / debauch debòde (desann) / overflow debouse / disburse debouya / diligent debouya / nifty debouye (abitye) / cope debouye / manage dechikte / jag dechire / (v) tear dechoke / depose deden / disdain defakto / de facto defann (pini) - forbid defann - prohibit defans / defense defayans (erè, (v. perime) / lapse defè / undo definitif - definite deflektè - baffle n. defo fabrik - defect defo / default defo / fault n defo / fault defòme / distort defwa / twice defye (bay gabèl) / (v) dare defye (pini) / defy degaje (kenbe) / get along degize / to disguise degou / disgust degoutan (dezagreyab, malpwòp) / nasty degoutan / abject degoutan / lousy degoute / drip degre (grad, diplòm) / degree degre / ritual deja (anko, toujou) / yet deja / already dejne / breakfast dekadans / (n) wane deklare koupab / convict deklare (soutni, kenbe) / contend deklare / affirm deklare / declare deklare / (v) state dekond - tear open dekonpoze / (v) decay dekonpoze / decay dekont / (n) count dekore / adorn dekouraje (entimide) / (v) daunt dekouraje / discourage dekouvri (disène) / discern dekouvri / discover dekrè / decree dekri (demontre) / depict dekri / describe delala (fou) / delirious delege / delegate delibere / (v) free delibere / liberate delika / delicate delivre / deliver delivre / give birth delivre / rescue delye / dilute demach / walk demand / request demanjezon (gratèl, (v. grate) / itch demann / demand n demanti / belie demantle / raze demen / tomorrow demi (mwatye) / half demode / obsolete demode / outdated demokrasi / democracy demokratik / democratic demoli / demolish demon / devil demontre / depict demoralize / abash dènye / last depann sou (gen konfyans) / (v) rely depann / depend depans (frè) / expense depanse / spend depase (eksede, in briye) / exceed depatman / county depatman / department depèch / telegram depi / ago deplase / move something deplase / mouman deplase / move deplimen (rache, keyi) / pluck depo / deposit n depo / depot deposede / disown depòte / deport depoze (sere, foure, etenn) / put depoze / (v) deposit depwen / colon deranje (moleste) / molest deranje (trouble) / upset deranje / (v) disable deranje / district deranje / intrude derape / get started derape / weigh anchor derechany / spare deroute / (v) baffle desanm / December desann sou roulib / (v) coast desann (poze pye) / (v) camp desann - descend desann / (v) down desann / get out (of vehicle) desann / go down desann / lose weight desann / (v) lower desann / overflow desann / stay (.. at) desantralize / decentralize desè / dessert desen anime / cartoon desen / (n) design desepsyon / deception desevwa (bay koutba) / deceive desevwa / disappoint deside / decide desine / (v) design desizyon (jijman) / verdict desizyon / decision destine / destiny destine / fate destine / fate dèt / debt detache / apart detale / dash detann / relax detaye / detail detekte / detect deteste (rayi) / abhor deteste (rayi) / detest detonasyon / bang detou / detour detounen / avert detounen / deprave detounen / hijack detounen / ward devalize / ransack devan / (adj) forward devan / front devan-dèyè / backwards devanjou (avanjou) / dawn devann / ahead devaste (ravaje) / (v) ravage devaste / devastate develope develop developman / development devide / spill devine / guess devinèt (problèm) / puzzle devinèt / (n) riddle devwa / homework devwale (gaye) / reveal devwe / devout devyasyon / (n) bypass dèyè (bounda) / buttocks dèyè / after dèyè / behind dèyè / (n) rear deyò (eksteryè) / exterior deyò / illegitimate deyò / out deyò / outside deyò / without dezabiye (moumou) / bathrobe dezagreyab (malpwòp) - nasty dezagreyab / diagreeable dezakò / discord dezaprouve / disapprove dezas / disaster dezavantaj / drawback dezè / desert dezenvòlt / casual dezespere / despair dezespere / lose hope dezinyen / appoint deziyen (anchaje) / assign dezobeyi / violate dezòd / disorder dezòd / mess dezonè (wont) / disgrace dezonè / (n) shame dezoryante / bewilder dezyèm men / used dezyèm / second (number) dezyèmman / secondly di (rèd, san pitye) / hard, callous di / say di / tell diab / devil dife / fire diferan / different difikilte / difficulty difisil / difficult difisil / hard (difficult) digizmann / disguise dijere / digest dikisyon / (n) brawl diksyonè / dictionary dimanch / Sunday dimansyon / (n) size diminye / abase diminye / allay diminye / decrease dine (manje midi) / lunch dine / dinner diplòm / degree diplome / graduate dire / last dirèk / direct direksyon nò (non nò) / north direksyon / direction direksyon / (n) range direkte / chairman direktè / director diri / rice dirije (debouye) / manage dirije (kòmande) / lead dirije (kòmande) / (v) rule dirije / (v) direct dirije / (v) head dis / ten disène / discern disiplin / discipline diskalifye / disqualify diskite (mentni) / argue diskite / debate diskite / discuss diskredite / (v) discredit diskresyon / discretion dispansè / dispensary disparèt / (v) disappear disparèt / (v) fade disparèt / vanish disponib / available dispoze / do, be about to disrè / discrete distan (endiferan) / austere distans / distance disten (klè) / distinct distenge / distinguish distrè / distract distribye (bay) / (v) deal distribye / distribute diton / proverb divage (tanpete) / (v) rave diven / wine divès / diverse divès / various divize / divide divòs / divorce diyite / dignity diznèf / nineteen dizuit / eighteen dj senesòf / safe dj pase / ago dj krizokal (djanni) / fake djal / girl djanni / fake djin / gin djip / jeep djipsi / Gypsy djòb (travay) / job djòb / employ djògin / jogging djòl (machwè) / snout djòlè / liar djondjon / mushroom dlo (larivyè) / river dlo / water do / back dodin / armchair dodinen / (n) rock dokazyon (dezyèm men) / used dokiman / document dokiman / file dokiman / (n) file dola / dollar dòlote / coddle dòlote / (v) pamper domaj / (n) damage domaje / (v) damage domèn / field (career), domain dòmi / numb dòmi / sleep dominasyon / domination domine / dominate domine / prevail Dominikani / Dominican Republic domino / (n) dominos don / gift done (eleman) / data donk / therefore donnen, bay / yield donnen (fètil) / fertile donte / tame dosil / well-behaved dosye (v. note) / log dosye (dokiman) / (n) file dosye / (n) brief dosye / (n) record dòtwa / dormitory dou (jovyal) / mellow doub / (adj) double doub / (adj) pair double / double douch / (n) shower doulè akouman / labor pain doulè (lapenn) / pain doulè (mal) / ache dous (sikre) / sweet dous / mild dous / sleek dousman / gently dousman / slow dousman / slowly dout / (n) doubt doute / (v) doubt douz / twelve dra (lenn) / linen dra / sheet drapo / flag drese (monte) / erect drese (kanpe) / (v) raise drese / (v) rear dril / (n) drill dròg / drug droge, adikte / addict dròl, etranj / strange dròl (enpe) / odd droum / drum du tou / at all dwa moun / human rights dwa, taks / duty dwa (ladwann), frè (depans) / fee dwa / law dwa / rights (legal) dwat (vètikal) / (adj) erect dwat / straight dwat / right (side) dwe, fò / (v) must dwe / owe dwe / ought to dwèt / (n) finger dwoge / to protect with magic dwòl / strange dyab (djad) / (n) devil dyann / (n) scream dyare / (n) diarrhea dyèt / diet