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Eske ou byen konprann mwen is asking do you fully / completely understand me.
but mal konprann translates to misunderstand
example: Mwen byen konprann sa ou te di a. I fully understand what you said.
Eske ou byen konprann kouman pou pran remèd la? Do you fully understand how to take the medication?
Ou te mal konprann mesaj la. You misunderstood the message.
Do you believe in God? Eske ou kwè nan Bondye? Do you trust God? Eske ou fè Bondye konfyans? Put you trust in God. Mete konfyans ou nan Bondye. I believe in God. Mwen kwè nan Bondye I trust God. Mwen fè Bondye konfyans. I'll put my trust in God. M'ap mete konfyans mwen nan Bondye. Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
now → kounye a, konnya, kounye a la, kounye a menm later → pita sometimes → kèk fwa, pafwa, dèfwa, gendefwa, gendelè soon → byento, talè, toutalè, titalè, talè konsa, nan yon ti moman, nan yon ti kadè
check dictionnary, there might be more choices... Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Manman'm se moun Akayè (Arcahaie). Papa'm se moun Lakolin (La Colline) nan zòn Sid, Ayiti. Malgre mwen te fèt nan kapital la, mwen te pase tout anfans mwen ak adolesans mwen Akayè. Se yon kote mwen renmen anpil anpil.
Nan lavi'm, mwen pase anpil tan nan zòn Lwès ak nan zòn Sid Ayiti. Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
mefye - too distrust, to be cautious of, to be careful of
you can also say pa fye as inMwen pa fye w. - I don't trust you;Mwen pa fye yo - I don't trust them
Mwen mefye tout neg ki pa respekte manman yo. or Mwen pa fye okenn neg ki pa respekte manman'l. I don't trust any man who doesn't respect his mother.
Ou dwe mefye moun sa yo. or Ou pa dwe fye moun sa yo. You should be cautious of this people.