English–Mauritian Creole Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	mo	I am ready now. Mo pare aster.
you	pronoun	to	You are very kind. To bien zanti.
he	pronoun	li	He is at school. Li lekol.
she	pronoun	li	She is my friend. Li mo kamarad.
we	pronoun	nou	We work every day. Nou travay toulezour.
they	pronoun	zot	They live near here. Zot reste pre isi.
what	pronoun	ki	What do you want? Ki to anvi?
where	adverb	kot	Where do they live? Kot zot reste?
when	adverb	kan	When will you come? Kan to pou vini?
who	pronoun	kisannla	Who is at the door? Kisannla kot laport?
why	adverb	kifer	Why are you sad? Kifer to tris?
how	adverb	kouma	How do you know? Kouma to kone?
to have	verb	ena	I have a book. Mo ena enn liv.
to do	verb	fer	They do good work. Zot fer bon travay.
to go	verb	ale	We go to town. Nou ale lavil.
to come	verb	vini	Please come tomorrow morning. Silvouple vini dime gramatin.
to see	verb	gete	I see the moon. Mo gete lalin.
to know	verb	kone	They know the answer. Zot kone repons la.
to think	verb	panse	I think you are right. Mo panse to ena rezon.
to want	verb	anvi	I want some water. Mo anvi delo.
to need	verb	bizin	We need more time. Nou bizin plis letan.
to make	verb	fer	She can make tea. Li kapav fer dite.
to take	verb	pran	Take the book home. Pran liv la lakaz.
to give	verb	done	Please give me water. Silvouple done mwa delo.
to say	verb	dir	Do not say that. Pa dir sa.
to tell	verb	dir	Tell me the story. Dir mwa zistwar la.
to ask	verb	demande	I ask one question. Mo demande enn kestyon.
to find	verb	trouve	We find the key. Nou trouve lakle.
to look	verb	gete	Look at the sky. Gete lesiel.
to use	verb	servi	We use this table. Nou servi sa latab la.
to work	verb	travay	They work every week. Zot travay sak semenn.
to eat	verb	manze	Children eat rice daily. Bann zanfan manze diri toulezour.
to drink	verb	bwar	I drink hot tea. Mo bwar dite so.
to sleep	verb	dormi	The child will sleep now. Zanfan la pou dormi aster.
to walk	verb	marse	We walk to school. Nou marse ziska lekol.
to run	verb	kouri	The boy can run fast. Garson la kapav kouri vit.
to read	verb	lir	She reads this book. Li lir sa liv la.
to write	verb	ekrir	I write my name. Mo ekrir mo nom.
to speak	verb	koze	They speak slowly here. Zot koze dousman isi.
to listen	verb	ekoute	Please listen to me. Silvouple ekoute mwa.
to hear	verb	tande	I hear the music. Mo tande lamizik.
to buy	verb	aste	We buy fresh bread. Nou aste dipin fre.
to sell	verb	vande	They sell fruit here. Zot vande fri isi.
to pay	verb	paye	I pay with cash. Mo paye ar kas.
to help	verb	ed	Please help your friend. Silvouple ed to kamarad.
to love	verb	kontan	I love my family. Mo kontan mo fami.
to live	verb	reste	They live in the city. Zot reste dan lavil.
to die	verb	mor	Old trees can die. Vie pie kapav mor.
to learn	verb	aprann	Children learn at school. Bann zanfan aprann lekol.
to teach	verb	ansegne	They teach young children. Zot ansegne bann zanfan zenn.
to open	verb	ouver	Please open the door. Silvouple ouver laport.
to close	verb	ferm	Close the window now. Ferm lafnet aster.
person	noun	dimounn	Every person needs water. Sak dimounn bizin delo.
man	noun	misie	That man is tall. Sa misie la gran.
woman	noun	madam	The woman is kind. Madam la bien zanti.
child	noun	zanfan	The child is sleeping. Zanfan la pe dormi.
boy	noun	garson	The boy runs fast. Garson la kouri vit.
girl	noun	tifi	The girl reads well. Tifi la lir bien.
family	noun	fami	My family eats together. Mo fami manze ansam.
mother	noun	mama	My mother is home. Mo mama lakaz.
father	noun	papa	My father works hard. Mo papa travay dir.
friend	noun	kamarad	My friend came yesterday. Mo kamarad ti vini yer.
house	noun	lakaz	Their house is big. Zot lakaz gran.
home	noun	lakaz	We are going home. Nou pe ale lakaz.
school	noun	lekol	The school is nearby. Lekol la pre.
city	noun	lavil	This city is busy. Sa lavil la bien okipe.
country	noun	pei	Our country is beautiful. Nou pei zoli.
world	noun	lemond	The world is changing. Lemond pe sanze.
street	noun	lari	The street is long. Lari la long.
room	noun	lasam	This room is small. Sa lasam la tipti.
time	noun	letan	Time goes very fast. Letan pase bien vit.
day	noun	zour	Today is a good day. Zordi enn bon zour.
night	noun	nwit	The night is cold. Nwit la fre.
morning	noun	gramatin	The morning is cool. Gramatin fre.
evening	noun	aswar	We walk every evening. Nou marse toulezwar.
week	noun	semenn	This week is busy. Sa semenn la bien okipe.
month	noun	mwa	Next month is important. Mwa prosin inportan.
year	noun	lane	This year was hard. Sa lane la ti dir.
today	adverb	zordi	I am busy today. Mo okipe zordi.
tomorrow	adverb	dime	We leave tomorrow morning. Nou ale dime gramatin.
yesterday	adverb	yer	She came yesterday evening. Li ti vini yer aswar.
now	adverb	aster	I need help now. Mo bizin led aster.
sun	noun	soley	The sun is hot. Soley bien so.
moon	noun	lalin	The moon is bright tonight. Lalin briye aswarla.
star	noun	zetwal	That star is bright. Sa zetwal la briyan.
sky	noun	lesiel	The sky is blue. Lesiel ble.
earth	noun	later	The earth is round. Later ron.
fire	noun	dife	The fire is hot. Dife bien so.
water	noun	delo	The water is cold. Delo fre.
rain	noun	lapli	The rain is heavy. Lapli for.
wind	noun	divan	The wind is strong. Divan for.
tree	noun	pie	The tree is tall. Pie la gran.
flower	noun	fler	This flower is beautiful. Sa fler la zoli.
mountain	noun	montagn	That mountain is high. Sa montagn la ot.
river	noun	rivier	The river is long. Rivier la long.
sea	noun	lamer	The sea is blue. Lamer ble.
food	noun	manze	The food is good. Manze la bon.
bread	noun	dipin	This bread is fresh. Sa dipin la fre.
rice	noun	diri	We eat rice daily. Nou manze diri toulezour.
meat	noun	laviann	The meat is hot. Laviann la so.
fish	noun	pwason	The fish is fresh. Pwason la fre.
egg	noun	dizef	I ate one egg. Mo ti manz enn dizef.
milk	noun	dile	The milk is warm. Dile tied.
fruit	noun	fri	Fruit is good food. Fri enn bon manze.
tea	noun	dite	The tea is hot. Dite la so.
coffee	noun	kafe	I drink coffee daily. Mo bwar kafe toulezour.
head	noun	latet	My head hurts today. Mo latet pe fer mwa mal zordi.
eye	noun	lizie	Her eyes are blue. So lizie ble.
ear	noun	zorey	My ear hurts now. Mo zorey pe fer mwa mal aster.
mouth	noun	labous	Open your mouth wide. Ouver to labous bien gran.
nose	noun	nene	My nose is cold. Mo nene fre.
hand	noun	lame	Wash your hands now. Lav to lame aster.
foot	noun	lipie	My foot hurts today. Mo lipie pe fer mwa mal zordi.
heart	noun	leker	His heart is strong. So leker for.
name	noun	nom	My name is Anne. Mo nom Anne.
book	noun	liv	This book is new. Sa liv la nef.
word	noun	mo	This word is important. Sa mo la inportan.
language	noun	langaz	Language connects people together. Langaz relie bann dimounn ansam.
money	noun	larzan	I need more money. Mo bizin plis larzan.
work	noun	travay	This work is hard. Sa travay la dir.
love	noun	lamour	Love makes life beautiful. Lamour fer lavi zoli.
music	noun	lamizik	The music is beautiful. Lamizik la zoli.
story	noun	zistwar	That story is sad. Sa zistwar la tris.
thing	noun	zafer	This thing is new. Sa zafer la nef.
life	noun	lavi	Life is not easy. Lavi pa fasil.
door	noun	laport	The door is open. Laport ouver.
table	noun	latab	The table is clean. Latab la prop.
chair	noun	sez	The chair is broken. Sez la kase.
car	noun	loto	My car is new. Mo loto nef.
good	adjective	bon	This food is good. Sa manze la bon.
bad	adjective	move	That idea is bad. Sa lide la move.
big	adjective	gran	The house is big. Lakaz la gran.
small	adjective	tipti	The room is small. Lasam la tipti.
new	adjective	nef	I bought a new book. Mo finn aste enn liv nef.
old	adjective	vie	That house is old. Sa lakaz la vie.
long	adjective	long	This road is long. Sa semin la long.
short	adjective	kourt	The story is short. Zistwar la kourt.
high	adjective	ot	The mountain is high. Montagn la ot.
low	adjective	ba	The wall is low. Miray la ba.
hot	adjective	so	The tea is hot. Dite la so.
cold	adjective	fre	The water is cold. Delo fre.
happy	adjective	kontan	The child is happy. Zanfan la kontan.
sad	adjective	tris	She feels sad today. Li tris zordi.
beautiful	adjective	zoli	The flower is beautiful. Fler la zoli.
easy	adjective	fasil	This work is easy. Sa travay la fasil.
hard	adjective	dir	This lesson is hard. Sa leson la dir.
fast	adjective	vit	That car is fast. Sa loto la vit.
slow	adjective	dousman	The old man walks slow. Vie misie la marse dousman.
right	adjective	korek	Your answer is right. To repons korek.
wrong	adjective	fos	That answer is wrong. Sa repons la fos.
important	adjective	inportan	This book is important. Sa liv la inportan.
true	adjective	vre	This story is true. Sa zistwar la vre.
full	adjective	ranpli	The bottle is full. Boutay la ranpli.
empty	adjective	vid	The room is empty. Lasam la vid.
young	adjective	zenn	The teacher is young. Ansegnan la zenn.
strong	adjective	for	He is very strong. Li bien for.
weak	adjective	feb	I feel weak today. Mo santi mwa feb zordi.
red	adjective	rouz	The flower is red. Fler la rouz.
blue	adjective	ble	The sky is blue. Lesiel ble.
green	adjective	ver	The tree is green. Pie la ver.
yellow	adjective	zon	The flower is yellow. Fler la zon.
black	adjective	nwar	The car is black. Loto la nwar.
white	adjective	blan	The shirt is white. Simiz la blan.
yes	interjection	wi	Yes, I understand now. Wi, mo konpran aster.
no	interjection	non	No, I cannot come. Non, mo pa kapav vini.
not	adverb	pa	I am not ready. Mo pa pare.
and	conjunction	ek	Tea and bread are ready. Dite ek dipin pare.
or	conjunction	ou	Tea or coffee is fine. Dite ou kafe korek.
but	conjunction	me	I tried, but failed. Mo finn esey, me mo finn gagn lekek.
if	conjunction	si	If you come, call me. Si to vini, apel mwa.
because	conjunction	parski	I stayed home because rain fell. Mo ti reste lakaz parski lapli ti pe tonbe.
with	preposition	avek	I came with my friend. Mo ti vini avek mo kamarad.
without	preposition	san	He left without money. Li ti ale san larzan.
for	preposition	pou	This gift is for you. Sa kado la pou to.
from	preposition	depi	I came from school. Mo ti vini depi lekol.
to	preposition	pou	We went to town. Nou ti ale pou lavil.