[ Kreyol Words Archive ]




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



pace / v apante 

package / pakèt 

page / paj 

pacific / pasifik 

pack / n pake, koli 

pack / v anpakte, anbale 

padlock / kadna 

pain / doulè 

paint / v pentire 

paint / n penti 

painting / tablo 

pair / n pè 

pair / adj doub 

pale / pal 

palm / pye palmis, plamye 

palsy / paralize 

pamper / v dòlote 

Panama / Pènama 

pan / n kasròl, bonm 

panic / n panik 

panic / v panike 

pantry / gadmanje 

pants / pantalon 

papaya / papay 

paper / paye 

paradise / paradi 

parcel / n palè 

parcel / v separe tè 

parch / v griye 

parent / paran, fanmi 

parley / v palmante 

parley / n poupale 

parole / pawèl 

parrot / jako 

parsley / pèsi 

part / moso, pyès 

partake / patisipe 

participate / patisipe 

participation / patispasyon 

particular / espesyal, patikilye 

party / pati, fèt 

party / pati politik 

pass / pase 

passenger / pasaje 

passion / pasyon 

passport / paspò 

past / lepase 

pastor / pastè 

pastry / patisri 

patch / n patch, pyès 

patch / v patche, rakomode 

path / chemen 

patience / pasyans 

pattern / n modèl, egzanp 

pattern / v modele 

pauper / pòv, endijan 

pavement / pave, asfalt 

paw / pat, grif 

pawn / plannen 

pay / peye 

pay attention / gade 

pea / pwa 

peace / lapè 

peach / pèch 

peak / tèt, somè 

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 fè jouda 

peeve / v irite, anmède 

pelt / v kalonnen 

pen / plim 

pencil / kreyon 

penetrate / penetre, antre 

people / moun, pèp 

pepper / pwav, piman 

percent / pousantaj 

percentage / pousantaj 

perform / egzekite, fè travay 

performance / pèfomans 

perfume / pafen 

perhaps / petèt 

peril / danje 

periodic / peryodik 

periodic table / tablo peryodik 

perish / peri 

per up ones ears / kole zorèy 

permission / pèmisyon 

permit / n lisans, pèmi 

permit / v pèmèt 

perplex / anbarase 

persecute / pèsekite 

persist / pèsiste 

person / moun 

personnel / pèsonèl 

perspiration / swè 

persuade / pèsuade 

pet / n bèt kay 

petrol / petròl 

photograph / foto, pòtre 

phrase / fraz 

physical / fizik 

physical education / edikasyon fizik 

pick / v ranmase, pran 

pick / n pik 

picnic / piknik 

picture / n foto, pòtre 

picture / v figire, imajine 

pie / tat 

piece / n moso, pyès 

piece / v kole 

pierce / pèse 

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 klè, kare 

plian / n laplenn 

plait / n très 

plait / v trese, kòde 

plan / plan 

plane (flat area) / plèn 

plane (airplane) / avyon 

plant / n plant 

plantain / bannan ( food: bannan pezé ) 

plate / asyèt, plat 

play / v jwe 

play / n pyèsteyat 

plea / n plèd, jistifikasyon 

plead / plede, enplore 

pleasant / anizan 

please / v plè 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 pasèl, teren 

pluck / deplimen, rache, keyi 

plug / v bouche 

plug / n priz kouran 

plum / prin 

plump / gra 

plunge / plonje 

pneumonia / nemoni 

pocket / n pòch 

pocket / v anpoche 

point / v montre 

point / n pwen 

poison / n pwazon 

poison / v anpwazonnen 

poker / pokè 

police / polis, lapolis 

polite / ploi, janti 

political / politikal 

politics / politik 

poll / n vòt, eleksyon 

pond / basen 

ponder / reflechi 

pool / pisin 

poor / pòv 

very poor / brizorye 

population / popilasyon 

pork / kochon 

Port-au-Prince / Pòroprens 

porter / pòtè 

pose / pòz 

pose / v. poze 

possess / posede 

possibility / posiblite 

possibly / posib 

post / v poste 

post / poto 

post office / n lapòs 

postman / faktè 

postpone / retade 

pot / po 

potato / pòmdetè 

potato (sweet potato)/ patat 

pour / vide 

poverty / povrete 

powder / poud 

power / n pisans 

power / v alimante 

practically / prèxke 

praise / v glorifye 

praise / n elòj 

pray / priye 

prayer / lapryè 

precaution / prekosyon 

precede / presede, vin anvan 

precious / presye, chè 

precise / presi, egzak 

predict / predi 

prediction / prediksyon 

preface / n prefas 

prefer / prefer, pito 

preference / gou 

pregnant / ansent, gròs 

prejudice / n prejije 

prepare / prepare 

presence / prezans 

present / adj la, prezan 

present / n kado 

(be) present / prezante 

presently / alèkile, kounye-a 

preserve / v prezève 

preserve / n konfiti 

preside / prezide 

president / prezidan 

press / v peze 

press (news) / n laprès 

pretend / pretann 

pretty / bèl 

prevail / domine 

prevent / prevni, evite, anpeche 

previous / presedan 

price / pri 

prick / v pike 

pride / fyète 

priest / pè, prèt 

primary / anpremye 

primarily / premyèman 

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, fè pitit 

procure / bay, fè jwenn 

produce / n danre, legim 

profane / v. pwofane 

profession/ metye, pwofesyon 

professor / profesè 

proffer / prezante 

profit / n profi 

profit / v profite 

profound / fon, byen panse 

profuse / abondan 

program / pwogram 

prohibit / defann 

prolong / prolonje 

prominent / repete, fò 

promise / n promès 

promise / v promèt 

promote / avanse, monte grad 

prompt / rapid 

pronounce / prononse 

proof / n prèv 

proof / v verifye 

proper / onèt, konvnab 

property / propriyete, byen 

propose / propoze 

prosper / prospere, rive, reyisi 

protect / proteje 

prototype / pwototip 

protrude / leve, pouse, soti 

proud / fyè 

prove / prouve 

proverb / provèb, 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 / elèv 

puppet / poupe, mannken 

purchase / n acha, komisyon 

purify / pirifye 

purpose / entansyon 

on purpose / esprè 

purse / n bous 

purse / v plise 

pursue / pouswiv 

push / v pouse 

put / mete, depoze, sere, foure, etenn 

put under way / mete sou pye 

puzzle / devinèt, problèm




Kreyol / English



P 
pa janm - never 
pa sipriz - aback 
pa vre, manti - false 
pa dakò - differ 
pa janm - never 
pa fon - shallow 
pa dakò - 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 
pakèt - bunch 
pakèt - package 
pal - dim 
pal - faint adj 
pal - pale 
pale - speak 
pale de - speak of 
pale, koze - talk v 
palè - parcel n 
palman - parliament 
palmante - parley v 
palpite - beat (heart) 
pami, omilye - among 
pan - ours 
panche, apiye - lean 
pandan, tandiske - while 
pandan twa dènye 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, kwè - think 
panse - thinking 
panse - thought 
pant, enklinasyon - inclination 
pantalon, kanson - pants 
pantalon - trousers 
pantan - astound 
pantan - startle 
pantlon, kanson - slack n 
panye  - basket 
panyol, panyèl - Spanish 
panzou pouvwa - seize power 
papa, pè - father 
papa - daddy 
papa - enormous 
pap - pope 
papay - papaya 
papiyon lanp - gnat 
papiyon lanp - moth 
papiyon - butterfly 
papye twalèt - tissue 
paradi - heaven 
paradi - paradise 
paralèl - parallel
paralize - palsy
paralize - paralize
paran, fanmi - parent
paran, fanmi - relative
paran - kin
parapè - rail
parapli - umbrella
parayj - betting
parazit, vèmin - vermin
pare, detounen - ward
pare - ready adj
parese - lazy
parese - sluggard adj
parèt, sanble - appear
parèy - alike
pari - bid
paryaj - wager n
parye - bet
parye - wager v
pasaje - passenger
pasdlo, ti rivyè - brook
pasè 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
pasèl, teren - plot (of land) n
pasifik - pacific
pasifik - peaceable
pasifik - peaceful
pasifikman - peacefully
paske, akòz - because
paske - for
paspò - passport
pastan, lwazi - leisure
pastè - minister (religious)
pastè - 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, pyès - patch n
patche, rakomode - patch v
patè - garden
pati politik - party
pati, sotu - leave
pati, fèt - 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
patnè - chum
patoje - wade
patou - everywhere
patriyot - patriot
patron - boss
pave, asfalt - pavement
pawèl - parole
pawòl - word
pay, chalimo - straw
payas - decoy
paye - paper
pé etranje - xenophobia (adj)
pè, prèt - priest
pè, efreye - afraid
pè - couple
pè - couple n
pè - father
pè - favor v
pè - fear v
pè - pair n
pèch - peach
peche - fish v
pechè - fisherman
peche - sin v
peche - sin n
pechè - sinner
pedal - pedal n
pedale - pedal v
pèdi - lose
pedi - misguide
pèfomans - performance
pemanans - permanance
pèmèt, otorize - allow
pèmèt - permit v
pèmi - permit n
pèmisyon - permission
pen, bisuit - bread
pen grye - toast n.
pen, (v) flannen - loaf
Pènama - Panama
penetre, antre - penetrate
penitan - boring
pens - pincers
penti - paint n
pentire - paint v
peny - comb
pèp - people
pepinyè - nursery (plant)
peri - perish
perime - lapse (v)
peròl - wage n
peryòd, kriz - bow
peryodik - periodic
pèse - pierce
pèsekite - persecute
pèsi - parsley
pèsiste - persist
pèsonèl - personnel
pèsonn - nobody
pespektiv - outlook
pèsuade - persuade
pèt, chagren - loss
pete, gaye, provni, plede - arise
pete - burst
pete - erupt
pete - explode
petèt - maybe
petèt - might adv
petèt - perhaps
petròl - petrol
peye - pay
peyi, natif-natal - local
Peyi Dayiti - Haiti
peyi - country (nation)
peyi - domestic adj
peyi - folk
peyizaj, jaden flè - 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
pinèz, ensèk - bug n.
pinèz - flea
pinga! - watch out
pinga - be careful
pini, reprimande - punish
pini - defy
pini - forbid
pinisyon - punishment
pip, tiyo - pipe n
pirifye - purify
pis, pinèz - 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
piyajè - 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 rezève - reserved seat
plas, espas - space
plas - square (plaza)
plasebo - placebo
plat - dish
plat - flat
platfòm, pon - deck
plato - valley
plè kontante, tanpri - please v
plèd, jistifikasyon - plea n
plede, enplore - plead
plede - arise
plen - fill
plen - full
plèn - 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
plizyè - 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)
pò, waf - harbor
po - pot
po - skin
pobouch, lèv - lip
pòch - pocket n
pokè - poker
polis, lapolis - police
politik - politics
politikal - political
pòm - apple
pòmdetè - 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
ponyèt - wrist
popilasyon - population
popile - popular
poro - leek
Pòroprens - Port-au-Prince
posede, genyen - own
posede, fè lajan - earn
posib - possibly
posiblite - possibility
positif - positive
pòslèn - china (porcelain)
poste - post v
pòt - door
pòt - entrance
pòtay - gate
pote, mete - wear v
pote, mennen - bring
pòte, direksyon - range n
pote - carry
pòtè - porter
poto, pilye - pillar
poto - post
pòtre - photograph
pòtre - picture n
pou lò 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
pousè dife - monger
pouse - bump v.
pouse - bump
pouse - jog
pouswiv - pursue
pousyè, salte - dirt
pousyè - dust
poutan, epoutan - however
pòv, endijan - pauper
pòv - poor
povrete - poverty
pòz - 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 odè (pran sant) - to smell, odor 
pran, obteni - obtain
pran, bare, trape, kenbe - catch v
pran pòz - 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
premyèman - first adj
premyèman - first (at first)
premyèman - firstly adv
premyèman - 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 
prèske,  - almost 
presye, chè - precious 
prèt pou - almost 
prèt - priest
pretann, sipoze - allude
pretann - pretend
prete - borrow
prete - lend
prete - loan (v)
prèv - proof n
prevni, evite, anpeche - prevent
prevni, acèti - warn
prèxke - practically
prezan - present
prezan - present adj
prezans - presence
prezante - (be) present
prezante - introduce
prezante - proffer
prezève - 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
problèm, troub - trouble
problem - matter
problèm - puzzle
pròche - draw near
profesè - professor
profesè - tutor n
profi - profit n
profite - profit v
program - show n
program - spectacle
projte - forecast v
prokreye, fè pitit - procreate
prolonje - prolong
promenad - drive n.
promès - promise n
promèt - promise v
prononse, pwononse - pronounce
prononse - voice v.
pròp clean - clean adj
propoze - propose
propozisyon - clause n
proprietè, mèt - owner
propriyete, byen - property
prospere, rive, reyisi - prosper
proteje - protect
proteksyon - cover
proteksyon - cover n
protokòl - formality
prouve - prove
provèb, diton - proverb
provèb, 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, bwòdè, koupe - sharp
pwisans - strength
pwobabilite - probability
pwochen - next
pwodui - generate
pwofane - profane v.
pwofesyon - profession
pwofesyonel - professional
pwofondè - depth 
pwogram aprantisaj - apprenticeship program 
pwogram - program 
pwononse - pronounce
pwòp - neat
pwòp - tidy
pwopriyetè - landlord
pwosesis - process n.
pwoteste - protest v
pwototip - prototype
pwovizyon - grocery
pye, janm - leg
pye palmis, plamye - palm
pye - foot
pyebwa - tree
pyès, pati - part
pyès - piece n
pyèsteyat - play n
pyete, ankouraje - encourage