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| Papiamentu | English | | Bon Bini | Welcome | | bon dia | good day (before noon) | | bon tardi | good afternoon | | bon nochi | good evening; good night | | danki | thank you | | por fabor | please | | di nada | you are welcome | | mi number di telefon ta ... | my phone number is ... (see numbers) | | bél mi | call me | | kon ta bai ku bo | how are you? | | kon ta ku bida | how is life? | | hopi bon | very good | | tremiento | very good | | trankilo | calm, everything ok | | terible | terrible | | den gran forma | in great shape (said among young/cool people) | | hopi kalor/caliente | very hot/warm | | ata aki / ataki | here is the (the second "a" is not pronounced) | | mi tin hamber | I am hungry | | mi ke kome | I want to eat | | lihe, pura, rapido | fast, quick | | yufrow | Miss | | señora | Misses | | mai | very old lady (used instead of Miss) | | mener | Sir, Mr. | | flet tair | flat tire | | sigur | sure | | pakiko | why? (as in "what for?") | | dikon | why? (as in "what is wrong with you?") | | di cón | why | | i | and | | awe | today | | ayera | yesterday | | pan | bread | | na cas | at home | | awa | water | | paña nobo | new cloths | | casá, esposa, señora | spouse, wife | | casá, esposo | spouse, husband | | cuá | which | | kí | what | | nada | nothing | | cu mi | with me | | pa mi | for me | | tur cos | everything | | tur hende | everybody | | tur caminda | everywhere | | mainta | morning | | merdía | noon | | tramerdia | afternoon | | ningun hende | nobody | | sin | without | | si | if | | bon | good | | malu | bad | Numbers | Number | Papiamentu | Ordinal Number in Papiamentu | | 0 | zero, nul, nada | | 1 | unu | prome(r), di prome(r) | | 2 | dos | di dos | | 3 | tres | di tres | | 4 | kwater, cuater | (and so on) | | 5 | sinku, cincu | | 6 | seis | | 7 | shete, siete | | 8 | ocho | | 9 | nuebe | | 10 | dies | | 11 | diesun | | 12 | diesdos | | 13 | diestres | | 14 | diescuater | | 15 | diescincu | | 20 | binti | | 30 | trinta | | 40 | cuarenta | | 50 | cincuenta | | 60 | sesenta | | 70 | setenta | | 80 | ochenta | | 90 | nobenta | | 100 | cien | | 1000 | mil | | 9000 | nuebe mil | Days of the week | English | Papiamentu | | Sunday | dia domingu | | Monday | dia luna | | Tuesday | dia mars | | Wednesday | dia rason | | Thursday | diaweps | | Friday | diabièrne | | Saturday | dia sabra | Month names (like in Dutch) | English | Papiamentu | | January | januari | | February | feruari | | March | maart | | April | april | | May | mei | | June | juni | | July | juli | | August | augustus | | September | september | | October | october | | November | november | | December | december | Colors | English | Papiamentu | | red | còrá | | white | blancu | | blue | blou | | yellow | geel, gel | | brown | maron | | pink | ros | | black | pretu | | grey | shinishi | | green | bèrdè | | purple | lila | | orange | orañe, oraño | Animals | Papiamentu | English | | kachó | dog | | piska | fish | | tribon | shark | | buriku | donkey | | palomba | dove | | karné | sheep | | porko, hochi | pig, hog, pork | | kakalaka | cockroach | | (h)araña | spider | | maribomba | wasp | | abeha, bei | bee | | sangura | mosquito | | muska, muskita | fly | | barbulèt, barbulètè | butterfly | | galiña | chicken | | patu | duck | | lagadishi | lizard | | gai | cock | | pushi | cat | | para, parha | bird | | vruminga | small ant | | badjaga, bashaka | large ant | | abeha, bei | bee | | olifante | elephant | | falki | falcon | | bulladóe | flying fish | | dori, sapu | frog | | gazè | gazelle | | zjiraf | giraffe | | kabritu, kabrito | goat | | gans | goose | | kabai | horse | | yuana | iguana | | insecto | insect | | leon | lion | | kref | lobster | | makaku | monkey | | abestrus | ostrich | | pelikan, ganshi | pelican | | konènchi, koneu | rabbit | | tortuga di laman | sea turtle | | slak | snail | | strea di laman | star fish | | oyevar | stork | | zwan | swan | | tiger | tiger | | chuchubi | tropical mockingbird | | kalakuna | turkey | | walrús | walrus | | lobo, wòlf | wolf | | yak | yak, ox from tibet | | zebra | zebra | | chògògò, flamingo | flamingo | Some useful verbs | Papiamentu | English | | ta | to be | | tin | to have | | haci | to do | | bai | to go | | bini | to come | | traha | to work | | come | to eat | | skirbi | to write | | duna | to give | | kumpra | to buy | | bende | to sell | | bebe | to drink | | drumi | to sleep | | sinta | to sit | | biba | to live | | huma | to smoke | | drenta | to enter | | gana | to earn | | hari | to laugh | | gaña | to lie | | lesa | to read | | perde | to lose | | hiba | to take away | | tresa | to bring | | laba | to wash | | retené | to hold back | | prohibí | to forbid | | canta | to sing | | causa | to cause | | yega | to arrive | | descansá | to rest | | gasta | to spend | | para | to stop | | ristra | to search, to test | | calculá | to calculate | | salba | to save | | traha pan | to bake bread | | corda | to remember | | deseá | to wish | | ke | to want | | pidi | to ask | | permití | to promise | | suplicá | to request | | encargá | to blame | | nenga | to denie | | impidí | to prevent | | consehá | to advice | | sonreí, smail | to smile | | bula | to fly | | landa | to swim | | haña | to find, to get | | tene | to hold | | spera | to hope | Persons | Papiamentu | English | | yiu homber | son | | yiu muhé | daughter | | mucha homber | boy | | mucha muhé | girl | | homber | man | | muher | woman | | ruman | brother, sister, sibling | | ruman homber | brother | | ruman muhé | sister | | tanta, tía | aunt | | omo, tío | uncle | | primu | cousin (male) | | prima | cousin (female) | | mayo(r)nan | parents | - Bon dia = Good morning, Portuguese Bom dia; Spanish Buenos días
- Mòru = The short way of saying "Good morning" from Dutch "(Goede) morgen"
- Bon tardi = Good afternoon, Portuguese Boa tarde, Spanish buenas tardes
- Bon nochi = Good night (Portuguese, Boa noite; Spanish, Buenas noches)
- Kon ta bai? or Kon ta k'e bida? = How are you? or How is life?, Portuguese, Como vai?/Como está a vida?, Spanish ¿Cómo te va?
- Mi ta bon, danki = I'm fine, thank you.
- Tur kos ta bon = everything is all right, Portuguese tudo está bem (bom) (kos = coisa)
- Mashá bon or Tremendo = I'm all right or I feel very bad
- Trankilo = calm, Portuguese tranqüilo, Spanish tranquilo
- Hopi kalor = very hot/warm, Portuguese/Spanish calor/caliente (hopi = Dutch hoop, lit. a heap, a lot)
- Kon yama bo? or Kon bo nòmber ta? = What's your name?, Portuguese/Spanish Como você se chama? / Como te llamas?
- Ami yama Raul or Mi nòmber ta Raul = My name is Raul, Portuguese, Me Chamo Raul / Meu nome é Raul; Spanish, Mi nombre es Raul/Me llamo Raul
- Di unda bo ta? = Where are you from?, Portuguese, De onde você vem?
- Mi ta bini di… = I come from…, Portuguese Eu venho de…
- Mi ta biba na… = I live in…, Portuguese Eu vivo na…, Spanish Yo vivo en…
- Por fabor = Please, Portuguese/Spanish por favor
- Danki = Thank you, Dutch, Dank u
- Di nada! = it was no trouble at all! (or it was nothing!), Portuguese/Spanish De nada
- Hende hòmber = Male, Portuguese, Homem; Spanish Hombre
- Hende muhé = Female, Portuguese Mulher; Spanish Mujer
- Hende = mankind, or people, Spanish/portuguese: "gente"in Papiamento "female" and "male" attribute is referred externally
- Si = Yes, Spanish Sí; Portuguese Sim
- Nò = No, Spanish No; Portuguese Não
- Ainda no = Not yet, Portuguese Ainda não
- Ayó! = Goodbye!, Portuguese Adeus; Spanish Adiós
- Te otro biaha! = until next time!, Portuguese Até outro dia
- Te aweró = See you later!; spanish: Hasta luego; portuguese: Até logo
- Mi ta sinti bo falta! = I miss you!, Portuguese Eu sinto vossa falta!, Spanish me haces falta
- Mi (ta) stima bo = I love you, Portuguese Eu (te) estimo (você) / Eu te amo
- Awor / Aworakí = Now, Portuguese Agora; Spanish Ahora
- Ayera = Yesterday, Spanish Ayer
- Mi tin hamber = I am hungry, from Spanish Tengo hambre
- Mi tin set = I am thirsty, Spanish Tengo sed, Portuguese Tenho sede
- Laga nos ban sali! = Let's go out!, Spanish ¡Vamos a salir!
- Te mañan!, Te mas aweró! (Te' oro), Te despues! =Until tomorrow!, see you later!, Till the next time!, Portuguese Até amanhã, Até logo, Até depois)
- Pabien! = Happy birthday! (also means congratulations!), Portuguese Parabéns!
- Bon Aña! = Happy new year!, Portuguese Feliz ano novo or Bom ano; Spanish Feliz año nuevo
- Bon pasku (di nasemento)! Bon pasku (di resurekshon) = Merry Christmas! Happy Easter!, Portuguese, Boa Páscoa
- No lubidá! = Don't forget!, Spanish, No olvides
- Kòrda skirbi mi bèk mas lihé posibel! = Write me back as soon as possible!; portuguese: Escreve-me assim que for possivel.
- Mener = Mister, Portuguese Senhor; Spanish Señor; Dutch Meneer
- Señora = Mrs, Madam, Portuguese Senhora, Spanish Señora
- Yùfrou = Miss, Ms., Dutch, juffrouw
- Mi number di telefòn ta… = my phone number is…, Portuguese Meu número de telefone é…, Spanish Mi número de teléfono es…
- Yamami = Call me (by telephone); Spanish Llámame.
- Oloshi = Clock /watch, Dutch: "horloge", Spanish: "reloj", Portuguese: "relógio"
- Mi ta stimabo = I love you. ( in portuguese " estimar " means "take care" ).
- Mashá kontentu di konosébo = Nice to meet you; Portuguese: (Estou) muito contente em conhecê-lo.
- Bo mama ta mashá simpátiko = Your mother is very nice; Portuguese: Tua/Sua mãe é muito simpática.
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