Americas

Haïti

Haiti

no article

Going there, being there

en Haïti

Coming from

d'Haïti

Why

Haïti does not follow the rule: usage says en Haïti. See the note below.

The people

un Haïtien, une Haïtienne

Official languages

français, créole haïtien

Capital

Port-au-Prince

Example

Le français est langue officielle en Haïti.

French is an official language in Haiti.

Worth knowing

Haiti takes no article, and yet French says en Haïti, not à Haïti: that is usage. Its h is mute, so the return elides: d'Haïti, where la Hongrie gives de Hongrie.

Read the full lesson : Prepositions of place →

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