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oak / bwatchèn 

oar / zaviron 

oat / avwan 

oath / sèman 

obediet / obeyisan obese / obèz obey / obeyi 

object / objè, bagay objective / objektif 

obligate / ablije 

obliged / blije 

oblivious / enkonsyan 

obscene / obsèn 

obscure / fènwa 

observe / obsève 

observation / obsèvayon 

obsess / obsede 

obsolete / demode 

obstacle / obstak 

obstruct / bare, bouche 

obtain / pran, obteni 

obvious / evedan, aklè 

occasion / okazyon 

occupy / okipe, pran 

occur / rive, pase 

ocean / loseyan 

October / oktòb 

odd / dròl, enpe 

odor / odè, lòdè 

of (used very sparingly) / d 

of (about a topic) / sou 

off / etenn 

offend / ofanses 

offense / ofans 

offer / v ofri 

offer / n òf 

office / biwo, kabinè 

officer / ofisye, jandam 

often / souvan 

oil / n luil 

oil / v luile 

OK / se byen 

old / vye, aje 

olive / oliv 

omen / prezaj 

on / limen 

on (a topic) / sou 

on (the day of ) / nan jou ki te (...)-la 

once / onfwa, yon sèl fwa 

once upon a time / sè tè youn fwa 

one / youn, en 

one would say / on dire 

oneself / prn menm 

onion / zonyon 

only / sèlman, sèl 

onto / prp sou 

open / puvri, louvri 

operation / operasyon 

opinion / opinyon 

opportunity / opòtinite 

or / oswa, oubyen, osinon, ou 

oral / oral 

orange / zoranj 

order / n lòd, kòmann 

order / v kòmande 

in order / an règ 

ordinary / òdinè, banal 

ore / minrè 

organic / èganik 

organization / òganizasyon 

origin / orijin 

orphan / òfelen 

other / lòt 

ought to / dwe 

our / nou 

ours / pan 

out / deyò 

outcome / rezilta 

outdated / demode 

outlet / sikisal 

outlook / pespektiv 

outrageous / ekzòbitan 

outside / deyò 

oven / fou 

over / anro, anlè 

overcharge / majore 

overcoat / padsi 

overcome / ankonbre 

overdue / anreta 

overflow / debòde 

owe / dwe 

owl / koukou 

own / posede, genyen 

owner / proprietè, mèt 

ox / bèf 

oxtail / ke bèf 

oyster / zwit 



Kreyol / English



O 


o - oh!
o diab - to the devil 
obeyi  - obey 
obeyisan  - obedient 
obèz - obese 
objè - object 
objektif - objective 
objktif - goal 
obligatwa - obligatory 
obsede - obsess 
obsèn - obscene 
obsèvayon - observation 
obsève - observe 
obstak - obstacle 
obteni - obtain 
odasye, temerè - bold 
odè, lòdè - odor 
odè -bout 
odè 
òdinè, selon lizaj - usual 
òdinè, banal - ordinary 
odiyans - audience 
òdone - commend 
òdone - commend v 
oeng, kripya, ava - avaricious 
òf, pari  - bid 
òf - offer n 
ofans - offense 
ofanses - offend 
òfelen - orphan 
ofisye, jandam - officer 
ofri - offer v 
og - note  (v) 
òganizasyon - organization 
òganize - arrange 
ogmantasyon, (v) ogmante - increase 
ogmante - add 
ogmante - increase (v) 
òj  - barley 
ojis - exactly, precisely
okap - Cap-Haitien (location)
okay - Les Cayes (location)
okazyon - occasion 
okenn kote - nowhere 
okenn - none 
okèt  - hiccup 
okipe, pran - occupy 
okipe, afere - busy 
okipe - handle (v) 
okipe - handle 
okouran - abreast 
oktòb - October 
òl - hall 
olay - fowl 
olèj - college 
oliv - olive 
olye - instead 
òm - shape 
omilye - among 
omilye - between 
omilye - middle adv 
on dire - one would say 
on moman - awhile 
òne, dekore - adorn 
onèt, konvnab - proper 
onèt - honest 
onfle, bonbe - bulge 'v. 
onfwa, yon sèl fwa - once 
onkal - jar 
onlòt, youn lòt - another 
onvèsasyon, koze - conversation 
onz - eleven 
operasyon - operation 
opinyon - opinion 
opòtinite - opportunity 
opoze - against 
opoze - contrary 
optimis - optimist 
oral - oral 
oralman - orally 
oranj, abriko - amber 
orè - scent 
orè - schedule n 
orijin - origin 
orijine - originate v 
orizantal - horizontal 
osede - possess 
oseyan - ocean 
osinon, ou - or 
osinon - else 
ositou - also 
ospitalite - hospitality 
oswa, oubyen, osinon, ou - or 
oswa - either 
otan, kom, menm ak - as 
otan - so 
ote sèy - mourn 
otè, lotè, ekriven - author 
ote-desann - go back and forth 
otès - hostess 
oto, machin, vwati - car 
oto - automobile 
otobis - bus 
òtograf, ètograf - spelling 
otorite - authority 
otorizasyon - authorization 
otorize - allow 
otorize - empower 
otou, anviron, anviwon - around 
ou-menm - yourself 
ou - or 
ou - you 
ou - your 
oubyen, osinon, ou - or 
oun, endividi - individual (n) 
ous - bear 
out - August
ouvè (ouvri) - to beat up, (a beat-down)
ouvè (ouvri) - to open, open 
ouvè - to turn on (turned on, as in lights)
ouvèti - opening
ouvri - extend 
ouvriye, travayè - worker
oval - (n) oval 
ozetazini - in the United States