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In this post, we cover sounds in Haitian Creole. Sounds our bodies make include coughing, sneezing, hiccup, burping, farting, gut rumbling, and snoring. We hope you find this post helpful. If you think we missed anything, please feel free to send us a message or leave us a comment. Also, check out our other post where we covered body parts.
Our bodies = Kò nou
Sounds = Son
Cough = Touse
Sneeze = Estènen / Etènye (Be careful how you pronounce this word. Without the “y” it means hospitalized in Haitian Creole)
Burp = Degobe / Fè (yon) gaz / Rann gaz
Hiccup = òkèt
Gut rumbling = Vant bouyi (bouyi also means boil)
Snore = Wonfle
Fart = Pete / Fè gaz / Fè van (van also means air) / Pwèt Pwèt
Watch the sounds in Haitian Creole video here