[ Kreyol Words Archive ]




T ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( te )
( as in tell )




table / tab, tablo 

table below / tablo ki anda

tail / lake, ke

tailor / tayè

take / v pran

take care of / regle

take out / rale

tale / istwa, kont

talk / v pale, koze

talk / n koze

tall / ro

tame / donte

tangle / mele

tap / v tape

tape / v tep

tape recorder / n tep

target / v vize

tart / brak

task / travay 

taste / n gou

taste / v goute

tax / n taks

tea / te

teach / montre, anseye

team / ekip

tear / v dechire

tear open / dekond

tease / toumante

technical / teknik

technology / teknoloji

tedious / fatigan

teenager / tinedjè

telegram / depèch

telephone / telefonn

tell / rakonte, di

tell a joke / ba blag

tell a lie / ba manti

temper / n tanperaman

tempest / tanpèt

temple / tanp

temporary / tanporè

tempt / tante

ten / dis

tenant / lokatè

tender / adj tann, sansib

tense / adj enève, rèd

tent / tant

term / tèm

terrible / terib

terror / laterè

test / n tès, egzamen

than all / pasè tout

thank / remèsye

thank god / gras a dye

theater / teat

then / alò, atò

there / la

there is/ are / genyen, gen

there it is / vwala

therefore / donk

they / yo

thick / epè

thief / vòlè

thigh / kuis 

thin / fen

thing / bagay

think / reflechi, panse, kwè

third / trwazyèm

thirst / swèf

thirsty / swèf

thirteen / trèz

thirty / trant

Thomas / Toma

thought / panse

thousand / mil

thread / n fil

threat / n menas

threaten / v menase 

three / twa

throat / gòj

throw / voye, lage

thumb / pous

thunder / loray

thunder / v. tonen

Thursday / jedi

ticket / tikè, biye

tidy / pwòp

tie / n kravat

tie / v mare, bande

tie down / mare tighten / sere

till / jis, jiska

timber / bwa chapant

time / lè(when), tan(general), fwa(number of ..), 
kou

timid / timid, kazwèl

tiny / toupiti

tip / tèp

tire / n. kaoutchou

tire / v fatige

tired / fatige

tissue / papye twalèt

title / n tit

to / a, nan

toast / n. pen grye

today / jodi

toe / zòtèy

together / ansanm

toil / v travay di, trimen

tomato / tomat

tomb / tonm

tomorrow / demen

the day after tomorrow / aprè demen

tongue / lang

tonight / aswè

too / tou, trò

tool / zouti

tooth / dan

top / tèt

on top of / sou, sous

torch / tòch

tortoise / tòti

torture / v malmennen

total / total

touch / v touche, manyen

tough / rèd

tourist / touris

toward / vè

towel / sèvyèt

town / vil, lavil

toy / jwèt

trace / v trase

trace / n tras

track / v suiv

trade / n metye

traffic / trafik

train / tren

traitor / trèt

transfer / v transfere

transfer / n transfè

translate / tradui

transportation / transpè

trash / n fatra 

trash / v tòchonnen

travel / n vwayaj

travel / v vwayaje

treasure / trezò

treat / v trete

tree / pyebwa

tremble / tranble

tress / très

trigonometry / trignometri

trim / v bòdu

trip / n vwayaj, liny, tounen

trouble / n problèm, troub

trouble / trouble

trousers / pantalon

truck / kamyon

true / vre

truly / vrèman

trunk / kòf

trust / v fè konfyans

truth / laverite, verite

try / v eseye

Tuesday / madi

tune / mizik

turkey / kodenn

turn / tounen, vire

tutor / n profesè

twelve / douz

twenty / ven

twice / defwa

twin / jimo

twist / v tòde

two / de

type / jan




Kreyol / English



T


 
tab - (n) table 
tabak - tabaco
tabatyè - (n) snuffbox
tabdénwi - nightstand
tabli, (liquid) poze, - settle v 
tabliye - (n) apron
tablo - blackboard
tablo - painting (art work)
tablo ki anda - table below 
tablo peryodik - periodic table 
tablo - table (chart) 
taboure - stool 
tach  - spot 
tach - blot 
tach - dot 
tach - mark 
tach - mark n 
tache, mare - fasten 
tache, kole - attach 
tache, kole, ajoute - append 
tache - pin v 
taks - duty 
taks - tax n 
taksi - cab 
talan - knack 
talan - skill 
talè - soon 
talon - heel
talon kitkit - high heels, spike heel shoe 
talonnen - to harass
talonnen - to tail, to follow closely
tan - time (general) 
tan - weather 
tan pou - rather than, instead of
tandiske - whereas 
tandiske - while 
tank - as long as 
tankou, kon  - like 
tankou, menm, parèy - alike 
tankou (otan, kom, menm ak) - as 
tann, sansib - tender adj 
tann, alatant - expect 
tann - wait 
tanp - temple 
tanperaman - temper n 
tanpèt - tempest 
tanpete - rave v 
tanpon - seal n 
tanporè - temporary 
tanpri - please v 
tansmèt - convey 
tansyon - stress 
tansyon - tension 
tant, matant - aunt 
tant - tent 
tantataif - attempt 
tantataif - attempt n 
tante, pran hans - attempt v 
tante - tempt 
tape - tap v 
tapi  - carpet 
tat - pie 
tate, tripote - finger v 
tavhe, mare, uni - bind 
tcheke, rann kont - ascertain 
tcheke - gauge (v) 
tcheke - gauge (v) 
tchwi - leather 
tè glèz, ajil - clay 
tè, teren - land 
tè - earth 
tè - ground 
te - tea 
teat - theater 
teknik - technical 
teknoloji - technology 
tèl - such 
telefonn - telephone 
telegram - cable 
 televisyon - television 
tèlke - such as 
tèlman - such a way 
tèm - term 
temerè - bold 
temwen - witness n 
tenbre - stamp v 
tenèb - gloom 
tenm - stamp n 
teori - theory 
tep - tape v 
tep - tape recorder n 
tèp - tip 
teren, tè - ground 
teren, jaden - field 
teren - land 
teren - plot (of land) n 
terib - fierce 
terib - terrible 
terifyan - appalling 
terifyan - awful 
terifye - appall 
tès, egzamen - test n 
teste - test v. 
tèt, kò - self 
tèt, somè - peak 
tèt klè - lucid 
tèt kay, twakay - roof 
tèt, (v) dirije - head 
tèt klè - lucid 
tèt - brain 
tèt - top 
tètchaje - disarray 
tete, sen - breast 
tete, pwatrin - bosom 
tete - suck v 
tètfèmal - headache 
ti bèf  - calf 
ti gason - boy 
ti rivyè - brook 
ti galope - center n 
tif, vyèj - virgin 
tifi, djal - girl 
tifi - chaste adj 
tifi - daughter 
tikè, biye - ticket 
timid, kazwèl - timid 
timid - shy 
timoun  - baby 
timoun - child 
timoun - kid 
tinedjè - teenager 
tinen - dwarf 
tirè - hyphen 
tire - to milk v 
tire - to pull 
tire - to shoot v 
tire - to take
tise, mare - weave v 
tit - title 
titile - chancel v 
tiyo - pipe n 
tizan  - embers 
to - rate n 
tobe-leve - on and off  
tòch - torch 
tòchonnen - trash v 
tòde, tòdye - wring v 
tòde - twist v 
tòdye - wring v 
Toma - Thomas 
tomat - tomato 
tonbe - fall v. 
tonbe - start v (doing something) 
tonen - thunder v. 
tonm - tomb 
tonnèl - shelter n 
tonton, monnonk - uncle 
Tonton Nwèl - Santa Claus 
toro - bull 
total - amount 
total - total 
tòti - tortoise 
tou patou - anywhere (at all) 
tou, ositou - also 
tou dwat - straight ahead 
tou, trò - too 
tou - quite 
toubiyon - whirl 
touche, trouble - affect 
touche, manyen - touch v 
touche, okipe - handle (v) 
touche, okipe - handle 
touf  - clump n 
toufe - choke n 
toufe - quash 
toufe - quash 
toufe - smother 
toufe - strangle 
toujou - still 
toujou - yet 
toulede - both 
toulejou - daily 
toumante, anbete - tease 
tounen, vire - turn 
tounen, retounen - return 
tounen - become 
tounen - sour (milk) v 
tounen - trip n 
toupit - slightly 
toupiti - tiny 
toupre, akote, pre - near 
touris - tourist 
tous - cough n 
touse  - cough v 
touswit, imedyatman - immediately 
tout bon - real 
tout moun - everybody 
tout lèzòt - all the others 
tout - all 
tout - entire 
tout - whole 
toutouni  - bare 
toutouni - naked 
toutouni - nude 
touye - kill 
tradisyonelman - traditionally 
tradui (lang) - render 
tradui - translate 
trafik - traffic 
traka, nwi - bother 
traka, nwi - bother 
traka - worry n 
trakase - worry v 
tranble (fredi) - shiver v 
tranble - tremble 
tranbleman tè - quake 
tranch  - slice n 
tranche, koupe - chop v 
trangle, toufe - smother 
trangle, toufe - strangle 
trankil - placid 
trankil - quiet 
tranpe, (thirst) koupe swaf - quench 
tranpe - quench 
tranpe - soak v 
tranpe - solution n 
transfè - transfer n 
transfere - transfer v 
transparan, nèt - clear adj 
transpètranspòtasyon - transportation 
trant - thirty 
trape, kenbe  - catch 
trape, kenbe  - catch v 
tras - trace n 
trase - sketch v 
trase - trace v 
travay  - task 
travay  - labor 
travay  - work 
travay di, trimen - toil v 
travay - job 
travayè - worker 
travèse, kwaze - cross v 
trayi - betray 
trè, bien - very (much), 
tren - train 
trening - training 
trenke - chink v 
trennen - drag 
trennen - lug 
très - lock (of hair) 
très - plait n 
très - tress 
tresayi - flinch 
tresayi - flinch v 
trese, kòde - plait v 
trèt - traitor 
trete an zanmi - befriend 
trete - treat v 
tretman - cure 
tretman - cure n 
trèz - thirteen 
trezò - treasure 
tribinal, lakou - court 
trignometri - trigonometry 
trikote - knit 
trimen - toil v 
tripotay - gossip 
tripote - finger v 
tripote - finger 
tris, sonm - dreary 
tris, pa kontan - unhappy 
tris - sad 
tristès - sadness 
trò - too 
tròk, v tròke  - barter 
tròke  - barter v 
tronpe - beguile 
tronpe - cheat v 
trote - center v 
troub - trouble 
trouble - affect 
trouble - trouble 
trouble - upset 
troup, bann - flock 
trouve - acquire 
trwazyèm - third 
tuiye, touye - kill 
twa pye - yard (3 feet) 
twa - three 
twakay - roof 
twal - canvas n 
twal - cloth 
twalèt - bathroom 
twòk, echanj - exchange n 
twompe (woule) - to fool  
twou nen, narin - nostril 
twou - ditch 
twou - hole 
tyèd - warm 
tyèmondis - third world










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