Common Haitian Creole idiomatic expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, one idiom per card. Front: the Haitian Creole word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Bay kou blye, pote mak sonje
- The one who strikes forgets, but the one who bears the scar remembers
- Piti piti zwazo fè nich li
- Little by little the bird builds its nest; patience brings results
- Men anpil, chay pa lou
- Many hands make the load lighter
- Sak vid pa kanpe
- An empty sack doesn't stand up; you can't function without basic needs met
- Wòch nan dlo pa konnen doulè wòch nan solèy
- The rock in water doesn't know the pain of the rock in the sun; don't judge another's hardship
- Tout moun se moun
- Every person is a person; everyone deserves dignity and respect
- Fanm se poto mitan
- Woman is the center pillar; women hold the family together
- Ti moun ki koute granmoun viv lontan
- The child who listens to elders lives long
- Bouch granmoun santi, men pawòl li lou
- An elder's mouth may smell, but their words carry weight
- Sa k rive kòk la, ka rive poul la
- What happens to the rooster can happen to the hen; no one is exempt from misfortune
- Lè ou pa gen manman, ou tete grann
- When you have no mother, you nurse from grandmother; make do with what's available
- Dèyè mòn gen mòn
- Behind mountains there are more mountains; challenges keep coming
- Nan pwen mové bwa pou fè bon chabon
- There's no bad wood for making good charcoal; something useful can come from anything
- Ravèt pa janm gen rezon devan poul
- The cockroach is never right in front of the hen; the powerless rarely win against the powerful
- Chak jou pa dimanch
- Not every day is Sunday; good times don't last forever
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