Useful Phrases In Papiamento gf18

Useful phrases in Papiamento A collection of useful phrases in Papiamento a creole language spoken in Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles. Jump to phrases Click on any of the (non-English) phrases that are links (blue) to hear them spoken. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please me. To see these phrases in many other languages click on the English versions. If you'd like to see these phrases in any combination of two languages, try the Phrase Finder. English

Papiamentu (Papiamento)

Welcome

Bon bini

Hello (General greeting)

Bon dia Halo

How are you?

Conbai cubo? Conta cubo? Conta baiendo cubo? Con ta bai? (frm) Con cos ta? (inf)

Reply to 'How are you?'

Mi ta bon, danki. Y abo? Ami ta bon danki, I abo?

Long time no see

Hopi tempo sin wak bo

What's your name?

Con jamabo? Con yama bo? Con bo nomber ta?

My name is ...

Mi nomber ta ... Ami yama ...

Where are you from?

Foi unda bo ta?

Di unda bo ta? Di cual pais bo ta?

I'm from ...

Mi ta foi ... Ami ta di ... Mi a bin for di ...

Pleased to meet you

Contento di mira bo Ta un plaser di conocebo

Good morning (Morning greeting)

Bon dia Mòro

Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)

Bon tardi

Good evening (Evening greeting)

Bon nochi

Good night

Bon nochi

Goodbye (Parting phrases)

Ajo Te aworo Te otro biaha

Good luck!

Bon suerte Hopi Suerte

Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)

Salud! Bon salud!

Have a nice day

Pasa bon dia Pasa un bon dia

Bon appetit / Have a nice meal

Bon apetit

Bon voyage / Have a good journey

Un bon vuelo

I understand

Mi ta comprende Mi a comprende bo

I don't understand

Mi no ta comprende bo Mi no a compronde bo

I don't know

Ami no sa

Please speak more slowly

Porfabor papia un tiki mas poko poko

Please say that again

Bo por ripiti e mesun cos pami plies Bo por ripiti e mesun cos pami por fabor Porfabor Bo por bisami un biaha mas e mesun cos

Please write it down

Bo por skirbie pami porfabor

Do you speak English?

Bo por papia Ingles?

Do you speak Papiamento?

Bo por papia papiamento?

Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')

Si, poco Si, un tiki

How do you say ... in Papiamento?

Con bo ta bisa ... den papiamento?

Excuse me

Despensa mi Disculpami

How much is this?

Kwanto esaki ta costa? Cuanto esaki ta costa?

Sorry

Sori

Please

Porfabor Plies

Thank you

Danki Masha danki

Reply to thank you

Na bo ordo (frm)

Di nada (inf) Where's the toilet / bathroom?

Unda e baño ta? Na unda e baño ta?

This gentleman will pay for everything

E meneer lo paga pa tur cos

This lady will pay for everything

E señora lo paga pa tur cos

Would you like to dance with me?

Bo lo kier baila cumi? (frm) Bo kier baila? (inf)

I miss you

Mi ta haña bo falta (frm) Mi ta echt mis bo (inf)

I love you

Mi ta stimabo (frm) Mi stimabo (inf)

Get well soon

Mehora pronto Pronto recuperacion

Go away!

Bai for di kinan! (frm) Bai awo! (inf)

Leave me alone!

Lagami mi so! (frm) Lagami na paz! (inf)

Help!

Yudami!

Fire!

Candela!

Stop!

Stop!

Call the police!

Yama polis!

Christmas and New Year greetings

Bon pasco y Bon aña Bon pasco i un felis aña nobo

Easter greetings

Bon pasco Bon pasco di resureccion

Birthday greetings

Felis cumpleaño

One language is never enough

Un lenguage nunka ta sufisiente Un idioma nunka ta sufisiente

My hovercraft is full of eels Why this phrase?

Mi hovercraft ta yen di conglá

Papiamento phrases from Ethan Ligon and Elena "Eve" Jacob, with recordings by Henky Makaai