What You Will Learn
1. How to say more and less in Haitian Creole
2. Using the word pi to add more emphasis when saying there's more of something
How to Say More and Less
- 1. The Haitian Creole word for more is plis.
- 2. The Haitian Creole word for less is mwens.
Examples
1. I want more food.
Mwen vle plis manje.
2. I want less food.
Mwen vle mwens manje.
Saying 'Pi' to Add More Emphasis
- Use the word pi in front of the word plis to emphasize there's more of something.
Examples
1. I want even more food.
Mwen vle pi plis manje.
2. I want even more time.
Mwen vle pi plis tan.
Note: The word pi does not strictly mean even. Rather, it simply stresses there's more of something.
So, What Does 'Pi' Actually Mean?
Interestingly, both the words pi and plis mean more.
So, a Creole phrase like pi plis tan literally means more more time.
Of course, in English, one way to say this is even more time.