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In Haitian Creole “stink” is santi move, literally “smell bad”. This page covers Haitian Creole. Santi means to smell and move means bad.

To say “thank you” in Haitian Creole, say Mèsi. For “thank you very much”, say Mèsi anpil.

Mayonnaise in Haitian Creole is mayonèz. The spelling follows the sounds, as Haitian Creole spelling always does.

This page covers Haitian Creole. “I do not know” is Mwen pa konnen, and in fast speech it becomes M pa konnen.

To say “please” in Haitian Creole, use tanpri or souple. Both make a request polite. Tanpri is the more polite choice and fits most situations.

In Haitian Creole “shoes” is soulye. This page covers Haitian Creole. The same word is used for one shoe and for shoes.

This page covers Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen), the most widely spoken creole. A very common way to express “oh my God” is Mezanmi.

In Haitian Creole “bad” is move, from French mauvais. It goes after the noun, so “bad weather” is move tan.

In Haitian Creole you say Tann yon ti moman for “hold on a moment”. The short version is just Tann, “wait”.

In Haitian Creole, “you ugly” is Ou lèd. It is blunt, so use it only as a joke with close friends or family. Ou means “you” and lèd means “ugly”.