English |
Haitian Creole Translation |
Good morning |
Bonjou |
Good afternoon |
Bon apremidi |
Good evening |
Bonswa |
Good night |
Bòn nwi |
Hello / Hi |
Bonjou, bon apremidi, bonswa, bon nwi |
What’s up (informal) |
Sak Pase |
Bye/ Goodbye |
Bye, orevwa |
See you later |
na wè pita |
See you tomorrow |
na we demen |
Gestures
Types of Interactions | Female to Female | Male to Male | Male to Female |
---|---|---|---|
Hugs | Yes, in casual settings | Mostly in casual settings | In Casual settings only |
Hand Shakes | Sometimes yes, in both casual and business settings | Yes, in both casual and business settings | In formal settings and sometimes in informal settings |
Greeting Kisses | Yes, in casual settings | No | Sometimes in casual settings |
Holding of Hands | Sometimes, in casual settings | No | Yes, only in casual settings |
Eye Contact | Yes, both in casual and business settings | Yes, both in casual and business settings | Yes, both in casual and business settings |
Fist Bump | No | Yes, between friends in a casual setting | Rare |
(Table: Compliments of Anubha Gupta, India and Janose Osedeme, Nigeria) Penn State University
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