Habit – Abitid, Manni
Habitat – Abita
Half-way house – Ladesant tanporè
Habitual offender – Moun ki gen plizyè dosye, moun ki gen anpil zak
Hack – Chire, rache, taye
Hairbrush – Bwòstèt
Hairdo – koutpeny
Hair loss – Pèdi cheve
Hail – Grèl, lagrèl
Haircut – Fè, tèt, koupe cheve
Hairy – ki gen plim
Hall / hallway – Koridò, koulwa
Hall of fame – Kote pou onore moun, kote ki selèb
Hallucination – Vizyon, Alisinasyon
Halt – Kanpe, rete la
Ham – Janbon
Hamburger – sandwich vyann moulen, anbègè
Hammer – mato
Hand (assistance) – kout men, èd
Hand – men, plamen, pat,
Hand (verb) – remèt, mete nan men
Handbag – Valiz, sakamen
Hand washing – Lave men
Handbook – Mànyèl enfòmasyon
Handful – Ponyen
Handicap – Andikap, domaj, enfimite
Handicapped (adjective) – Andikape, domaje, enfim
Handkerchief – Mouchwa pòch
Handle – Lans, manch,
Handle (verb) – Manyen, touche, Okipe, brase, souke, sekwe, manipile, regle
Handle with care – pran prekosyon, frajil
Handle with gloves – Mete gan (lè wap fè travay sa a)
Handlebars – gidon
Hand-made – Ki fèt alamen
Hands on experience – Experyans Pratik
Handsaw – Goyin, si-a-men
Hang – jouke, pandye, Kwoke, pann
Hang up (verb) - kwoke
Hanger – Sèso
Hang out (verb) – Flannen
Harass – Talonnen, siveye, anmède, rann san souf, lage nan degonn
Harassment – anmèdman, pèsekisyon, arasman
Harness – lekipay, sèl pou chwal. Exanp: Lekipay gen sant mal bourik la – The harness has the smell of the jackass
Harness (verb) – sele. Exanp: Sele bourik la – harness the donkey or place the harness on the donkey
Harp – ap (enstriman mizik)
Harsh (adj.) – Mabyal, Tchak, Tyak
Hassle – Anmèdman, nwizans, anmède
Haste (noun) – anprèsman
Haste (verb) – Prese
Hatch – Kale. Exanp: Aprè ou fin bouyi ze, ou kale yo
Hate (noun) – èn, rayisman
Hate (verb) – rayi
Hate crimes – Krim kont moun ki diferan fizikman tankou jwif, nwa, meksiken, chinwa, japonè etsetera
Haughtily (adv) – angranman
Haughty (adj) – Aristokrat, granpanpan
Hearing aid – aparèy pou ede moun tande pi byen
Hearing-impaired – moun ki pa tande byen, soud, ki gen pwoblèm tande
Hearsay – Pawòl nan bouch, pawòl ou tande, pawòl yo di, rime
Heart attack – Kriz kadyak, Kriz kè
Heart of palm – chou palmis Heart pounding, heart racing – batman kè byen fò
Heart beat – batmann kè
Heartburn – doulè lestomak, endijesyon, zegrè lestomak
Head on collision – Aksidan fasafas
Head start – Pwogram pou degoche timoun
Headache – Tèt fè mal, maltèt
Headlights – gwo limyè machin
Headquarter – Katye general, biwo santral
Headscarf – Mouchwa tèt, foula
Heat rash – Bouton chalè, chofi, tife
Heavy heart – kè grenn, chagren
Heal – talon
Heal to toe – Depi nan tèt jis nan zòtèy
Hefty man – barak, potorik gason
Helmet – Chapo an metal, chapo pou pwoteje tèt, kas
Herdsman, shepherd – gadò, mawoule, gadyen bèt
Here and there – Pasipala
Here below – Sou latè beni
Hernia – èni
Hibernate – pase ivè dòmi, ibène, pase ivè
Hibiscus – choublak
Hiccup – Okèt
Hinge – Gon. Ekzanp: the hinge of the front door – gon pòt devan an
Hip – anch, ranch, sentay, senti, ren
Hip (adj) / Up to date – Modèn, alamòd
Hip bone – Zon ranch
Hippies – ipi
Hire (verb) – anboche, anplwaye, bay djòb
Hit – Kou, frape, bay kou, bay kout baton – hit with a stick
Honey – siwo myèl
Honey comb – Gato myèl
Honeydew – Melon despay
Hood – Kapo motè, kapo machin
Hoof – pat zannimo, zago
Hoop – sèk woulawoup
Hook – zen, kwòk (verb, kochte. Hook the door – kochte pòt)
Hot – cho, pimante, pike
Hot pepper – piman bouk
Hot relish – pikliz
Household – tout moun ki viv nan yon kay
Housekeeper – Moun ki fè netwayaj kay
Housework – travay kay
Hummingbird – Wanganègès, zwazo mouch
Hunchback – bosi
I.D. card – Kat idantite
I.V. – sewòm nan venn
Identical twins – Marasa idantik
Illicit (adj) – anbachal
Impeach (verb) – Revoke, kase yon ofisyèl nan djòb li
Impede – anpeche, defann I
n the wink of an eye – taptap, san pèdi tan,
Around here – Bò isitla,
In vain – Pou granmèsi, anven
Incenerator – Fou pou boule fatra, ensineretè
Inclination – pant, tandans, enklinasyon, atraksyon
Incognito – an kachèt
Ink – lank
Inkwell – ankriye
Insolent – Ensolan
Lava – wòch ki soti nan vòlkan
Lard – Mantèg, grès kochon, la kochon
Large intestine – Gwo trip
Larva – ze, lav, lava
Latrine cleaner – Bayakou
Laundry - Lesiv. M pral fè lesiv - I am going to do laundry.
Laundress – Lesivyè, lavandyèz
Leader – gid, dirijan, lidè, bòs, alatèt, chef
Lay (verb) – kouche, blayi, tann, ponn
Leg – janm
Leggy (adj) – janb long
Leap – vole
Lice – pou
Lie – manti, bay manti, fè manti
Lie detection test – Egzamen pou detekte manti
Liar – mantè, dyòlè
Lick – Niche, lanbe. Pa niche plat la. Don't lick the plate. Ou niche plat la aprè ou fin manje. You lick the plate after eating.
Lethargic – Kò kraze, Kò lage, san kouray, manfouben, kè pòpòz
Liar – mantè, dyòlè
