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    Kreyòl headword

    Tanpri

    /tan-PREE/

    Adverb
    In English
    Please
    Definition
    Used to make a polite request. It can go at the start or the end of the sentence.
    Example
    Ban m dlo, tanpri. (Give me some water, please.)
    Origin
    From French je t'en prie.

    Tanpri often comes up alongside Eskize m. Look up both in the Haitian Creole dictionary, and use the Haitian Creole translator when you're ready to build a full sentence.