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🇭🇹 Did You Know? Some Haitian Creole Expressions Come from English! 🤯
🇭🇹 English → Haitian Creole
Blackout → Blakawout (power outage)
Stand by → Stanbay (wait, be ready)
Back up → Bakòp (move back)
Shut up → Chatap (be quiet)
All around there → Alaronbadè (all over the place)
Bye-bye → Baybay (goodbye)
OK → Oke (okay)
Boss → Bòs (boss)
Job → Djòb (job)
Goal → Gòl (goal)
Football → Foutbòl (football/soccer)
Team → Tim (team)
Coach → Kòch (coach)
Check → Chèk (check)
Dollar → Dola (dollar)
Weekend → Wikenn (weekend)
Stress → Estrès (stress)
Which one surprised you the most?
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🇭🇹 Did You Know? Some Haitian Creole Expressions Come from English! 🤯
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