This one is our second of five videos where we discuss opposite words in Haitian Creole.

Tall = Ro                                   Short = Kout

A lot = Anpil                            A little = Yon (on) ti kal

Legal = Legal                          Illegal = Ilegal

Healthy = An sante             Sick = Malad

Fat = Gro                                 Skinny = Mins

First = Premye                      Last = Dènye

Give = Bay                               Receive = Recevwa

Lose = Pèdi                              Find = Jwen

Lost = Te pèdi                         Found = Te jwen

Forgive = Padone                  Grudge = Rankin

Forgiveness = Padon           Punishment = Pinisyon

Forgive = Padone                  Punish = Pini

Man = Mesye/Nèg                 Woman = Fi/Madanm

Boy = Tigason                          Girl = Tifi

Ask = Mande                             Answer = Reponn

Accept = Aksepte                     Refuse = Refise

Smile = Souri                              Upset = Move or Fache

Beautiful/Handsome = Bèl/Bo            Ugly = Lèd

Crazy = Fou (fòl)                                     Sane = Tèt droit

Present = Prezan                                Absent = Absan

Light = Klè                                            Darkness = Nwasè

Light = Limyè                                     Dark = Fè nwa

Sunrise = Solèy leve                        Sunset = Solèy kouche

Daytime = Lajounin                        Night time = Lan nuit (nan nuit)

Good morning = Bonjou              Goodnight =Bòn nui

Noon = Midi                                      Midnight = Minui

See = Wè                                            Blind = Avèg

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