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    Kreyòl headword

    Li

    /LEE/

    Pronoun
    In English
    He; she; it; him; her
    Definition
    Third person singular pronoun. Kreyòl does not mark gender, so li covers he, she and it. After a noun it means his, her or its. Often shortened to l.
    Example
    Li se zanmi m. (He/She is my friend.)
    Origin
    From French lui.

    As an everyday word, Li is one you'll hear in real Haitian conversation. Try the Haitian Creole translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the Haitian Creole dictionary for more words like it.