The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Haitian language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Haitian Creole (kreyòl) |
| I | mwen |
| you (singular) | ou |
| he | li |
| we | nou |
| you (plural) | nou, ou |
| they | yo |
| this | sa |
| that | sila |
| here | isit |
| there | la |
| who | kilès |
| what | kisa |
| where | ki kote |
| when | kilè |
| how | kòman, kijan |
| not | pa |
| all | tout |
| many | anpil |
| some | kèk |
| few | enpe, tikras, tikal |
| other | lòt |
| one | youn, yon, en |
| two | de |
| three | twa |
| four | kat |
| five | senk |
| big | gran |
| long | long |
| wide | laj |
| thick | epè, pwès |
| heavy | lou |
| small | piti |
| short | kout |
| narrow | jennen |
| thin | fen |
| woman | fanm |
| man (adult male) | nonm |
| man (human being) | moun |
| child | pitit, timoun |
| wife | madanm |
| husband | mari |
| mother | manman |
| father | papa |
| animal | zannimo |
| fish | pwason |
| bird | zwazo |
| dog | chen |
| louse | pou |
| snake | koulèv |
| worm | vè |
| tree | pyebwa |
| forest | forè |
| stick | baton |
| fruit | fwi |
| seed | grenn |
| leaf | fèy |
| root | rasin |
| bark (of a tree) | kòs, po |
| flower | flè |
| grass | zèb |
| rope | kòd |
| skin | po |
| meat | vyann |
| blood | san |
| bone | zo |
| fat (noun) | grès |
| egg | ze |
| horn | kòn |
| tail | ke |
| feather | plim |
| hair | cheve |
| head | tèt |
| ear | zòrèy |
| eye | je |
| nose | nen |
| mouth | bouch |
| tooth | dan |
| tongue (organ) | lang |
| fingernail | zong |
| foot | pye |
| leg | janm, pye |
| knee | jenou |
| hand | men |
| wing | zèl |
| belly | vant |
| guts | zantray |
| neck | kou |
| back | do |
| breast | tete, sen |
| heart | kè |
| liver | fwa |
| to drink | bwè |
| to eat | manje |
| to bite | mòde |
| to suck | souse |
| to spit | krache |
| to vomit | vomi |
| to blow | soufle |
| to breathe | respire |
| to laugh | ri |
| to see | wè |
| to hear | tande |
| to know | konnen |
| to think | panse |
| to smell | santi |
| to fear | pè |
| to sleep | dòmi |
| to live | viv |
| to die | mouri |
| to kill | touye |
| to fight | goumen, batay |
| to hunt | chase |
| to hit | frape |
| to cut | koupe |
| to split | separe |
| to stab | pike |
| to scratch | grate |
| to dig | fouye |
| to swim | naje |
| to fly | vole |
| to walk | mache |
| to come | vini |
| to lie (as in a bed) | kouche, blayi |
| to sit | chita, chita |
| to stand | leve, kanpe |
| to turn (intransitive) | vire |
| to fall | tonbe |
| to give | bay |
| to hold | kenbe |
| to squeeze | sere |
| to rub | fwote |
| to wash | lave |
| to wipe | siye |
| to pull | tire |
| to push | pouse |
| to throw | voye, jete |
| to tie | mare |
| to sew | koud |
| to count | konte |
| to say | di |
| to sing | chante |
| to play | jwe |
| to float | flote |
| to flow | koule |
| to freeze | glase |
| to swell | anfle |
| sun | solèy |
| moon | lalin |
| star | zetwal |
| water | dlo |
| rain | lapli |
| river | rivyè |
| lake | lak |
| sea | lanmè |
| salt | sèl |
| stone | wòch |
| sand | sab |
| dust | pousyè |
| earth | latè |
| cloud | nyaj |
| fog | bwouya |
| sky | syèl |
| wind | van |
| snow | nèj, lanèj |
| ice | glas |
| smoke | lafimen |
| fire | dife |
| ash | sann |
| to burn | boule |
| road | chemen, wout |
| mountain | mòn, montay |
| red | wouj |
| green | vèt |
| yellow | jòn |
| white | blan |
| black | nwa |
| night | lannuit |
| day | jou |
| year | ane, lane |
| warm | cho |
| cold | frèt |
| full | plen |
| new | nouvo, nèf |
| old | vye, aje |
| good | bon |
| bad | move |
| rotten | pouri |
| dirty | sal |
| straight | dwat |
| round | won |
| sharp (as a knife) | file, koupe |
| dull (as a knife) | defile, febli |
| smooth | lis |
| wet | mouye |
| dry | sèk |
| correct | kòrèk |
| near | toupre |
| far | lwen |
| right | dwat, adwat |