Men wi! is an adverb (literally 'but yes') which may be translated as Sure!, Of course!, Naturally!, Indeed! etc....
Mezanmi (literally 'my friends') is an interjection that expresses surprise, shock, anger, happiness, and many other emotions in between, such as Oh God! Oh my God!, Oh my! Gee whiz!, Oh my goodness! Oops! etc....
Some examples:
Expressing happiness
Mezanmi, mwen kontan wè w.
I am so happy to see you!
Expressing shock and disbelief
Mezanmi, m pa ka kwè ke misye mouri.
Oh my God, I can't believe that he died.
Expressing annoyance
Mezanmi, sispann pale nan tèt mwen!
Please stop babbling!
Expressing Oops moments
Mezanmi, mwen panke lage estati 12.000 dola a sou mozayik la.
Oops, I almost drop the $12,000 statue on the tile floor.
Expressing impatience
Fè vit non mezanmi!
Hurry!
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Mezanmi (literally 'my friends') is an interjection that expresses surprise, shock, anger, happiness, and many other emotions in between, such as Oh God! Oh my God!, Oh my! Gee whiz!, Oh my goodness! Oops! etc....
Some examples:
Expressing happiness
Mezanmi, mwen kontan wè w.
I am so happy to see you!
Expressing shock and disbelief
Mezanmi, m pa ka kwè ke misye mouri.
Oh my God, I can't believe that he died.
Expressing annoyance
Mezanmi, sispann pale nan tèt mwen!
Please stop babbling!
Expressing Oops moments
Mezanmi, mwen panke lage estati 12.000 dola a sou mozayik la.
Oops, I almost drop the $12,000 statue on the tile floor.
Expressing impatience
Fè vit non mezanmi!
Hurry!
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
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