What You Will Learn
1. How to say someone is beautiful or pretty in Haitian Creole
2. How to emphasize someone is really beautiful or pretty
How to Say 'You Are Pretty'
- 1. The Haitian Creole word for beautiful, handsome or pretty is bèl
- 2. Say ou bèl to tell someone you're beautiful
Use the word bèl to describe a man as handsome or a woman as beautiful.
Example
Cheri, cheve w bèl jodi a.
Honey, your hair is pretty today.
How to Emphasize Someone is Really Beautiful
- 1. You can empahsize someone is very beautiful by using the Creole words vrèman or anpil
Using the word vrèman or anpil to stress that someone is really beautiful.
Example 1 - Vrèman
Cheri, cheve w vrèman bèl jodi a
Honey, your hair is really pretty today
Example 2 - Anpil
Cheri, cheve w bèl anpil jodi a
Honey, your hair is very pretty today
Fun Fact: The word anpil literally means in a pile or in a heap. It comes from the French word en pile. The meaning in Haitian Creole is very or a lot
Emphasize Someone's Beauty By Repetition
Haitians often show emphasis by repeating a word several times or by prolonging the pronunciation.
For example, one you can emphasize even more that someone is really beautiful by saying ou vrèman, vrèman bèl or ou vrèèèèman bèl.