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