[ Kreyol Words Archive ]

S ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( es ) ( same as english )

sack / n sak

sacrifice / n sakrifis

sad / tris

safe / adj senesòf

safe / n kòfrefò

sail / n vwal

sail / v navige

salad / salad

salary / salè

sale / n lavant

saliva / krache

salmon / somon

salt / sèl

salute / v salye

same / menm

sample / n echantiyon

sand / sab

sandwich / sandwich

sane / lisid

sash / sentiwon

satisfy / v satistè

saturate / satire, boure

Saturday / samdi

sauce / sòs


saucer / sokoup

sausage / sosis

save / sove

savior / sovè, lesovè

savor / gou

say / di

scald / chode

sale / balans

scare / efreye, alame, fè pè

scarf / echap

scent / sant, orè

schedule / n orè

school / lekòl

science / syans

scientific / syantifik

scissors / sizo

scold / reprimande

scorch / rousi, boule

score / n skò

scorn / v meprize

scoundrel / kannay

scrape / v grate, rafle

scratch / v grafouyen

screen / ekran

scribble / v madjigridji

scrub / v frote

sea / lanmè, loseyan

seal / n tanpon

seal / v sele

search / v chèche

seat / chèz

second (number)/ dezyèm

second (time) / segonn

secondly / dezyèmman

secret / n sekrè

secretary / sekrite

secure / adj ansekirite

security / sekirite

sedate / andòmi

seduce / sedui

see / wè

seed / grenn

seek / chèche

seem / sanble

seize / sezi

select / seleksyone, chwazi

self / tèt, kò

selfish / egoyis

sell / vann

senate / sena

send / voye

sensational / sansasyonalis

sensationalize / v. sansasyonalize

sense / sans

sensible / sansib

sentence / fraz

separate / adj apa, separe

separate / v separe

separately / separe

September / septanm

sequel / fen, sauit

sequence / sekans

series / seri

serious / serye

serpent / koulèv

servant / restavèk, bòn

serve / sèvi

service / sèvis

settle / v etabli, tabli

seven / sèt

seventy / swadandis

several / plizyè

severe / sevè

sew / koud 

sex / sèks

shabby / ranyon

shade / n lonbraj

shadow / lonbraj

shake / v souke 

shallow / pa fon

shame / n ront, dezonè

shampoo / chanpou

shape / fòm

share / separe, pataje

shark / rèkin

sharp / file, pwenti

shave / fè bab, raze

she / li

sheep / mouton

sheet / dra

shelf / etajè

shell / koki

shelter / n ladesant, tonnèl

shift / v chanje

shine / klere

ship / bato

shirt / chemiz

shirt long-sleeved / chemiz manch-long

shiver / v tranble (fredi)

shock / n chok

shock / v choke

shoe / soulye

shoot / v tire

shop / n magazen, boutik

shop / v achte

shore / bòdmè

short / n chòt, nout kanson

shoulder / n zepòl

shoulder / v sipòte

shout / v rele fò show / v montre

show / n program

shower / n douch

shower / v. binyin

shrink / retresi

shut / v fèmen

shy / timid

sick / malad

side / n bò, kote

sign / n siy, pankat

sign / v siyen

signature / siyati

silence / silans

silk / swa

silly / enbesil, bèt, komik

silver / ajan, lajan

similar / sanble, genlè menm

simple / senp

sin / n peche

since / depi

sincere / sensè

single / selibatè, grenn

sink / v plonje, koule

sip / v sirote 

sister / sè

sit / chita

situation / sitiyasyon

six / sis

sixty / swasant

size / n grosè, dimansyon

skate / monte paten

skew / krochi

skid / patinen

skill / talan

skin / po

skin / v. koche

skirt / jip sky / syèl

slack / n pantlon, kanson

slander / kalomnye

slang / jagon

slap / v souflete

sleek / swa, dous

sleep / v dòmi

sleeve / manch

slice / n tranch 

slide / v glise

slightly / toupit

slim / mens

sling / n echap

sling / v voye

slip / v glise

slow / dousman

slowly / dousman

sluggard / adj parese

sly / rize, sounwa

sly fellow / bankoulou

small / piti

smart / fò, entelijan

smash / v kraze

smell / v santi, pran odè

smile / v souri

smoke / v fimen

smoke / n lafimen

smooth / lis

smother / trangle, toufe

smoulder / mijote, konsonmen

snack / n goute

snail / kalmason

snake / koulèv

sneeze / v etènye

snore / v ronfle

snout / djòl, machwè

snow / n lanèj

so / alò, sitèlman, otan

so-so / kan sa

soak / v tranpe

soap / n savon

soap / v savonnen

sob / v kriye

social / sosyal

society / n sosyete, lasosyete

sock / chosèt

soft / mou

soil / v sal

soldier / solda

solemn / solanèl

solid / fèm , solid

solution / n solisyon, tranpe

solve / rezoud

somber / sonm

some / enpe, kèk

some (pl article) / de

somebody / yon moun

somehow / enpòt kijan

something / bayay, kichoy

son / pitit gason, fis

son-in-law / bofis

song / chante

soon / talè

sore / kòkraz

sorrow / chagren

sorry / v regrèt

soul / nanm

sound / son

sound / v. sonnen

soup / soup, lasoup

sour / si

south / sid, nansid

Souteast Asia / Azi di Disès

soviet / sovyetik

sow / v simen

space / plas, espas

Spanish / panyol, panyèl

spare / derechany

sparkle / c klere

speak / pale

special / espesyal

spectacle / spektak, program

speed / n vitès

spelling / òtograf, ètograf

spend / v depanse

spice / zepis

spider / zariyen

spill / devide

spin / vire

spinster / vyèyfi

spirit / lespir, move zè


spit / v krache

in spite of / malgre

slendid / splandid

split / v separe

spoil / v gate

spoon / kiyè

spot / tach 

spread / v gaye

spring / resò spring (the season) / prentan

square / adj kare

square (plaza) / plas 

squash / n joumou, kalbas

squash / v kraze

stage / etap

stair / eskalye

stammer / bege

stamp / n tenm

stamp / v tenbre

stand / v kranpe

stand / n etanda

standard / estanda

star / etwal, setwal

stare / fikse, gade fiks

start / v stat

get started / derape

starve / grangou, mouri grangou

state / n leta, eta

state / v deklare

station / stasyon

statistic / estatistik

status / estati

stay / rete

steady / fiks

steal / vole, vòlè

steam / vapè

steel / asye

steering wheel / volan

step / pa, mach

stew / bouyon

stick / baton

still / gildiv, toujou

stingy / kripya

stocking / ba

stomach / vant, anbativant

stone / ròch

stool / taboure

stop / n stop stop / v estope, rete

store / n boutik, magazen

storm / van, move tan, loraj

story / istwa, kont

story (floor) /etaj

stove / recho

straight / dwat 

straight ahead / tou dwat

strain / v fòse

strange / dròl, etranj

strangle / trangle

strategy / estrateji

straw / pay, chalimo

stream / sousdlo, rivyè

street / ri, lari

strength / fòs, kouraj, pwisans

stress / tansyon

stretch / v rale

strict / strik

strike / v frape

string / fisèl, kòd

strong / gen kouraj, fò

structure / estrilti

struggle / n batay, lit, boule

struggle / v lite

stuck / bare

student / elèv

study / etidye

stupid / estipid

stupidity / sòt

subject / sijè

submit / soumèt, remèt

subscribe / v abòne, souskri

suburb / fobou

succeed / reisi

success / siksè

such / kalite, tèl

such a way / tèlman

suck / v souse

suddenly / sanzatann

suffer / v soufri

sugar / sik

suggest / v sijere

suggestion / sijesyon

suicide / n sisid

suicide (commit ...) / v siside

suit / n kostim

suit / v byen tonbe, fè prosè

suitcase / valiz

sullen / mòksis

summer / ete, lete

summon / konvoke

sun / solèy, sole

Sunday / dimanch

sunflower / flè, solèy

sunglasses / youn kat je nwwa

superior / siperyè

supervise / sipevize

supply / v founi

support / v sipòte, soutni

suppose / v sipoze

supreme / siprèm

supreme court / lakou siprèm

sure / sèten, si, asire

make sure / pou pi si

surely / siman

surface / anlè

surgeon / chirijyen

surprise / n sipriz

be suprised / sezi

surrender / v baylegen

survive / siviv, chape

suspect / adj sispèk

suspect / v sispekte

suspend / sispann

suspicion / suspisyon

suspicous / sispèk 

swallow / v vale

swear / jire

sweat / sue, swe

sweep / bale

sweet / dous, sikre

sweet potato / patat

swell / anfle

swift / rapid

swim / naje

swimming pool / pisin

swine / kochon

swing / n balansin

swing / v balanse

switch / n switch 

switch / v chanje, pase

syllable / silab

Syrian / siryen

syringe / sereng

system / sistèm