Useful phrases in Papiamento

A collection of useful phrases in Papiamento a creole language spoken in Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles.

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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 greetings	Bon pasco
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	Mi hovercraft ta yen di conglá

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

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Information about Papiamento | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Other collections of Papiamento phrases
http://www.thearubahouse.com/papiamento.html
http://www.gringosabroad.com/papiamento-phrases-how-to-speak-papiamento/
http://www.unilang.org/course.php?res=73
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Basic-Phrases-in-Papiamento/1756583
http://foro.lecorde.com/papiamento/board_entry.php?id=2
http://henkyspapiamento.com/en/

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