A collection of useful phrases in Corsican, a Romance language spoken mainly in Corsica and closely related to Italian.
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: frm = formal, inf = informal.
| English | corsu (Corsican) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Benvinuta |
| Hello (General greeting) | Salute Bonghjornu |
| How are you? | Cumu sì? (inf) Cumu site? (frm) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Va bè, vi ringraziu |
| Long time no see | Face un pezzu |
| What's your name? | Cumu vi chjamate? |
| My name is ... | Mi chjamu ... |
| Where are you from? | D'induve site? Di quale ne site? |
| I'm from ... | Eiu sò di ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Un piacè d'incuntravvi Mi Face Piacè |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Bonghjornu |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Bonghjornu |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
(À) bona sera |
| Good night | À bona notte |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Avvedeci À a prossima À dopu |
| Good luck! | Bona furtuna |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
(À a) salute |
| Have a nice day | Vi precu una bella ghjurnata |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Bon appetitu |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Bona strada Bon viaghju |
| I understand | Aghju capitu |
| I don't understand | Ùn capiscu micca |
| I don't know | Ùn a sò |
| Please speak more slowly | Parlate più lentamente per piacè |
| Please say that again | Pudete ripetela? |
| Please write it down | Pudete scrivela per piacè? |
| Do you speak English? | Parlate Inglese? |
| Does anyone speak English here? | Ci hè qualchissia chì parla Inglese quì? |
| Do you speak Corsican? | Parlate corsu? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Iè, un pocu |
| I'm learning Corsican? | Apprendu u corsu Ampargu u corsu |
| How do you say ... in Corsican | Cumu si dice ... in corsu? |
| Excuse me | Scusatemi |
| I would like ... | Vogliu ... |
| How much is this? | Quantu costa? |
| Sorry | Mi dispiace |
| Please | Per piacè |
| Thank you | À ringraziavvi Vi ringraziu |
| Reply to thank you | Di nunda |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Induve sò e toilettes? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | Quissu hà da pagà tuttu |
| This lady will pay for everything | Quissa hà da pagà tuttu |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Voli ballà? |
| I miss you | Mi manchi |
| I love you | Ti tengu caru |
| Get well soon | Guarisci prestu |
| Go away! | Vaitine! |
| Leave me alone! | Lasciatemi stà! |
| Help! | Aiutu! Aiutatemi! |
| Fire! | Focu! Piccia! |
| Stop! | Arristeti! Piantala! |
| Call the police! | Chiamate a puliza! |
| Christmas greetings | Bon Natale |
| New Year greetings | Pace è salute |
| Easter greetings | Bona Pasqua |
| Birthday greetings | Felice anniversariu |
| Congratulations! | Felicità! |
| One language is never enough | Una lingua sola ùn basta mai! |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | U me battellu hè carcu d'anguili |
Corrections and additions by Marilena Verheus
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Corsican | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Other collections of Corsican phrases
http://wikitravel.org/en/Corsican_phrasebook
http://www.vacances-corses.com/2011/03/31/20-expressions-en-langue-corse/
http://corsica.net.free.fr/html/francais/langue/grammaire.htm
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