A collection of useful phrases in Asturian, a Romance language spoken in Asturias in the north of Spain.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), m = said by males, f = said by females.
| English | Asturianu (Asturian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Bienveníu Bienvenida |
| Hello (General greeting) | Hola Bonos díes |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo tas? (sg) ¿Cómo táis? (pl) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Bien, gracies |
| Long time no see | Va munchu tiempu que nun mos veíemos |
| What's your name? | ¿Cómo te llames? |
| My name is ... | Llámome ... |
| Where are you from? | ¿De dónde yes? |
| I'm from ... | Soi de ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Encantáu de conocete (m) Encantada de conocete (f) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Bonos díes |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Bones tardes |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Bona nueche |
| Good night | Bona nueche Bones nueches |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Hasta dempués Hasta llueu Ta llueu Dica llueu Ta mañana Ta pronto Ta la prósima |
| Good luck! | Bona suerte |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Gayola! |
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Qu'aproveche |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Bon viaxe |
| I understand | Entiendo |
| I don't understand | Nun entiendo |
| Yes | Sí |
| No | Non |
| I don't know | Nun sé Nun lo sé |
| Please speak more slowly | ¿Podría falar más despacio? |
| Please say that again | ¿Pue repetir? |
| Please write it down | Escríbalo, por favor |
| Do you speak English? | ¿Fala inglés? |
| Do you speak Asturian? | ¿Fala asturianu? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Sí, un pocu |
| Speak to me in Asturian | Usté puede falar conmigo n'asturianu |
| How do you say ... in Asturian? | ¿Cómo se diz ... n'asturianu? |
| Excuse me | Perdón |
| How much is this? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Cuánto ye? |
| Sorry | Perdón |
| Please | Por favor |
| Thank you | Gracies Munches gracies |
| Reply to thank you | De nada |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | ¿Ú ta'l bañu? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | Esti señor va pagar por too Esti paisanu va pagar por too |
| This lady will pay for everything | Esta señora va pagar por too Esta paisana va pagar por too |
| Would you like to dance with me? | ¿Quies baillar comigo? |
| I miss you | Échote de menos |
| I love you | Quiérote |
| Get well soon | Ameyórate pronto Ameyórate aína |
| Go away! | ¡Vete! |
| Leave me alone! | ¡Déxame en paz! |
| Help! | ¡Ayuda! |
| Fire! | ¡Fueu! |
| Stop! | ¡Para! ¡Déxalo! |
| Call the police! | ¡Llama a la policía! |
| Christmas greetings | Bon Nadal |
| New Year greetings | Feliz Añu Nuevu Bayurosu añu ñuevu |
| Easter greetings | Felices pascues |
| Birthday greetings | Feliz cumpleaños |
| One language is never enough | Una llingua enxamás nun ye suficiente |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | El mio aerodeslizador ta enllenu d'anguiles |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Asturian | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Asturian phrases
http://www.unilang.org/ulrview.php?res=119,109
http://www.asturies.com/espaciuytiempu/deprendiasturianu/trillingue
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