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Tingting - Haitian Creole Expression Explained

This picture shows a woman becoming annoyed because someone is repeatedly poking her head. This is an example of a situation in which you could use the Haitian Creole expression tingting.

Tingting

Haitian Creole Expressions

Meaning

The Haitian Creole expression tingting means to repeatedly bother, nag, pester, or irritate someone.

Translation: To repeatedly bother, nag, pester, or irritate

Example 1


Li tingting moun sa yo twòp!


She keeps bothering those people too much!


Example 2


Yolene tingting papa l pou sirèt jiskaske li achte sirèt chokola pou li.


Yolene kept nagging her father for candy until he bought her some chocolate candy.


Here's One Way to Think of It


One way to visualize the Haitian Creole expression tingting is to imagine someone repeatedly poking you. (See the introductory image.)

Being poked repeatedly would quickly become irritating. That feeling of being persistently bothered captures the basic idea behind the Haitian Creole expression tingting.

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