How to Say "Haiti" in Spanish

Haití

/aiˈti/

Haití is the Spanish name for Haiti.

Haití is the name used to refer to the country located in the Caribbean.

Meaning: a country in the Caribbean (name)

Which one should you use?

While Haití is the standard name, República de Haití is used in official or diplomatic contexts to refer to the Republic of Haiti.

In the Dominican Republic, some Spanish speakers use the term Ayiti.

As a proper noun, Haití is always capitalized.

/aiˈti/

Spanish speakers often group Haití and the Dominican Republic together as La Española, the name of the entire island they share.
Although the Spanish spelling is Haití, the name is actually a Hispanicized version of the indigenous Taino word for 'land of mountains'.
In the Dominican Republic, some people use Ayiti instead of Haití to intentionally evoke the original Taíno language of the island.

Él es el embajador en Haití.
He's the ambassador to Haiti.
This sentence is useful for mentioning an official role in Haití.
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Hubo un gran terremoto en Haití.
In Haiti, there was a large earthquake.
This sentence is useful for describing a natural disaster in Haití.
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Hubo una epidemia de cólera en Haití.
There was a cholera epidemic in Haiti.
This sentence is useful for describing a health epidemic in Haití.
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Two friends are discussing Caribbean travel destinations.

Elena

¿Has visitado alguna vez Haití?
Have you ever visited Haiti?
Alejandro

No, pero me gustaría ir a Haití pronto.
No, but I would like to go to Haiti soon.
Elena

Es un país con mucha cultura.
It is a country with a lot of culture.
Alejandro

Tienes razón, Elena.
You are right, Elena.

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