[ Kreyol Words Archive ]

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

labor pain / doulè akouman 

lace / lase 

lack / mank, (v) manke 

lad / jennjan 

ladle / louch 

lady / madanm 

lake / lak 

lamb / mouton 

land / tè, teren 

land / v. debake, atèri 

landlord / pwopriyetè 

landscape / peyizaj, jaden flè 

lane / liy, bò lari 

language / lang 

lapse / defayans, erè, (v) perime 

lard / grès kochon, la 

large / laj 

lash / kout fwèt 

lassitude / kò kraze 

last / dènye 

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, kòmande 

leader / bòs 

leaf / fèy 

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 / gòch 

leg / pye 

legal / legal 

legal resident / legal rezidan 

legible / lizib 

leisure / pastan, lwazi 

lemon / sitron 

lend / prete 

length / longè 

less / mwens 

lesson / leson 

let / kite 

let's / ann, annou 

let's go / an alè 

letter / lèt 

level / nivo, (v) nivle 

liar / mantlè, djòlè 

liberty / libète 

lick / niche, lanbe 

lid / kouvèti, bouchon 

lie / manti, boul 

life / lavi, vi 

lift / leve, monte 

light / limyè, (adj) leje 

light / v. limen 

lightning / zeklè 

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, lèv 

liqeur / likè 

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) / très 

lodge / l`j, (v) ebèje, bay ladesant 

loft / galata 

log / bout bwa 

log book / jounal, dosye, (v) note 

lone / sèl 

long / lon 

a long time / lon tan 

look / rega (v) gade 

loop / riban , (v) gade 

loose / branlan 

looter / piyajè 

lose / pèdi 

loss / pèt, chagren 

(a) lot / anpil 

lottery / lotri 

loud / fò 

lousy / degoutan 

low / ba 

lucid / lisid, tèt klè 

luck / chans 

lucre / magouyè 

lug / trennen 

lumber / bwa 

lump / mas, gro moso 

lunch / dine, manje midi 

lure / aleche, fè lasisiy 

lust / konvwate 

Kreyol / English

L 
l`j, (v) ebèje, 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, tonnèl - 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
lagè - 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, kòb - money
lajan - currency
lajan - silver
lajè - width
lajenès - youth
lajistis, jistis - justice
lajwa - joy
lak - lake
lakay - home
lake, ke - tail
lakizin - kitchen
lakòl - glue
lakomun - city hall
lakou siprèm - supreme court
lakou - court
lakou - yard
lakòz, rezon - cause
lakre - chalk
lalin - moon
lalwa, lwa, dwa - law
lam - blade
lamòd - fashion
lamòd - vogue
lan - annual
lanbe - lick
lanbinen, ranse - dawdle
lanbinen - dally
lane - year
lanèj, nèj - snow n
lanfè - hell
lang - language
lang - tongue
lank - ink
lanmè, loseyan - sea
lanmò - death
lanmou - love
lanouriti - food
lantèman, fineray - funeral
lantouray - fence
lanuit, nuit - night
lapè - fear n
lapè - peace
lapèch - catch n
lapen - rabbit
lapenn - pain
laperèz - fright
laplenn - plian n
lapli - rain n
lapolis - police
lapòs - post office n
laprès - press (news) n
lapryè - prayer
lari - street
larivyè - river
larouze - dew
las - asthma
lasajès - wisdom
lasante - health
lase - lace
lasosyete - society n
lasoup - soup
latè, tè - earth
Laten - Latin
laterè - 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, kilè, likè) - when 
lè - air
lè - hour
lè - time (when)
lèd, efreyan - hideous
lèd - 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)
lekèl segondè - high school
lekòl - school
lemonn - world
lendi - Monday
lenmi - enemy
lenmi - foe
lenn - linen
lenn - quilt
lenstriksyon - instruction
lentansyon - intent
lepase - past
lès - east
lese, pati, sotu - leave
lesiv - wash n
leson - lesson
lesovè - savior
lespir, move zè - spirit
lèspri - intelligence
lespwa, (v) espere - hope
lèst - agile
lestomak - stomach
leta, eta - state n
lèt - letter
lèt - milk
lete - summer
lètkaye - curd
leton - brass
lèv - 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
lèz - ease
leze - light
li, fè 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
libète - freedom
libète - liberty
librèman - freely
lightning bug - koukouy
likè - liqeur
likè - when
likid - fluid
likid - liquid
limanite - mankind
limen - light v.
limen - on
limit - extent
limite - limit v.
limyè - light
linèt - eyeglasses
linivè - universe
liny, tounen - trip n
lis - list
lis - smooth
lisans, pèmi - permit n
lisid, tèt klè - lucid
lisid - sane
lit, boule - struggle n
lite - perservere
lite - struggle v
lite - wrestle
literati - literature
liv - book n.
liv - manual n
liv - pound
livè - winter
liy, bò lari - lane
liy - line
lizib - legible
lizyè - border
lizyè - hedge
lò - gold
lòd, kòmann - order n
lòd - commend n
lòdè - odor
loje - accommodate
lokal, peyi, natif-natal - local
lokalize, jwenn - locate
lokatè - tenant
lòlàj - clock
lomisyon - errand
lon tan - a long time
lon - long
lonbraj - shade n
lonbraj - shadow
lonbrik - belly button
lonbrik - umbilical cord
lonè - honor
longè - length
lontan - past, in the
lopital - hospital
loraj - storm
loray - thunder
loseyan, oseyan - ocean
loseyan - sea
lòt bò dlo - across the water
lòt - other
lòtbò, aletranje - abroad
lòtbò - beyond
lotè, ekriven - author
lote - allot
lotèl - hotel
lotòn - 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
lwès, nan lwès - west
lyas - bundle
lyèj - cork
lyen, (v) relye - link
lyetnan - (n) lieutenant
lyezon - affair
lyon - lion