Prepositions

Below are lists of some of the common prepositions in Haitian Creole.

Prepositions of Time
KreyolEnglish
a at, by, on, in
apre after
avan/anvan before
bò at, by, on, in
dè as early as, from… on
depi since (time), during, for (time), from
jouk til, until, up to, as far as
juiska til, until, up to, as far as
jus til, until, up to, as far as
pandan during, for (time)
vè about, around


Prepositions of Place
KreyolEnglish
an / nan on, on the top of, over, above
an dedan inside, within
anba under, beneath, below
andann inside, within
anfas opposite, in front of
antravè across
bò close to , near by, beside
devan before, compared with
dèyè behind, after
deyò outside
kote/ bò kote beside, next to, toward
ladan in, inside, from , of
lwen far from
nan into, under, within, through, from, off, out of
pami among, amid
pre close to , near by
sou on, over, above, about, by, from, upon, toward, under, in
toutotou round, about, all around
vizavi opposite, in front of


Prepositions of Manner/Cause
KreyolEnglish
avèk/avè/ak with
deyò behind, after
eksepte except
grasa ****
kont against
malgre although, dispite
men/me but
pami among
poutèt perhaps
san without
sòf save, except


Coordinating Conjunctions
KreyolEnglish
avèk/ak and
donk so, then
epi and, then
konsa so, then, as soon as, as
men but
ni..ni both.. and, neither… nor
non sèlman.. men not only… but
omwen atleast
osi therefore, so
oubyen or
oubyen…oubyen either… or
pa sèlman, men ankò not only… but also
pase for, since
tou therefore, so


Subordinating Conjunctions
KreyolEnglish
amwens unless
apre after
avan/anvan before
depi since (time), provided
jan as, how, so, so much
jan..konsa as… so
jouk/jis till, until
kan when
kòm as
kòmsi as if, as though
kou/kon as, when
lè when
malgre although
menmsi even if
pandan while
pase for, instead of
pase pou instead of
paske because
pou so that, in order to
poutèt because
san without
si if, whether
sòf si unless
tankou as


Interjections
KreyolEnglish
alo hello
anmwe help
banm zòrèy shut up
kisa what
lapè peace
no no
o oh
pe la quiet
silans quiet
way good grief