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A collection of useful phrases in Gascon, the variety of Occitan spoken in Toulouse, Bordeaux and Bayonne.
You can click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, pl = said to more than one person.
| English | Gascon |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Adiu |
| Hello | Adiu |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
Com vas ? / E vas plan ? |
| Que vau plan, Merci. E là ? | |
| Long time no see | Que ha temps que n's'em pas vist |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Com t'apèras (inf) ? Com v's aperats ? (frm) |
| Que m'apèri ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
D'on vinis ? (inf) D'on vinets (frm) |
| Vini de ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Que m'hè gai de t'veder / de v's veder |
| Good morning | Bon jorn |
| Good afternoon | Bon vrèspe |
| Good evening | Bona nueit |
| Good night | Bone nueit |
| Goodbye | A Diu siats / Adishats |
| Good luck | |
| Cheers/Good health! | A la santat ! |
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit | Bon apétit |
| Bon voyage | Bon biadje |
| I don't understand | Ne compreni pas |
| Please speak more slowly | |
| Please say that again | |
| Please write it down | Que v's pregui l'escriber ? |
| Do you speak Gascon? Yes, a little |
E parlats lo gascon ? |
| O, un chic | |
| How do you say ... in Gascon? | Com se dit … en gascon ? |
| Excuse me | Escusats-me (frm) |
| How much is this? | Quant es aco ? |
| Sorry | Escusats-me |
| Please | Si vos plat |
| Thank you Response |
Merci |
| Brigue | |
| Where's the toilet? | On se pot lavar las mans ? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Aquet omi que va pagar per lo tot (gentleman) Aquera hemna que va pagar per lo tot (lady) |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
E volets dança dat jo ? |
| I love you | Que t'aimi / Que v's aimi |
| Leave me alone! | Dashe me (inf) / Dashats me (frm) |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Au huec ! Arrestats ! |
| Call the police! | Aperats la poliça ! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Gaujos Nadau è bona annada |
| Happy Easter | Bonas Pascas |
| Happy Birthday | |
| One language is never enough |
Ua lenco n'è pas jamè pro |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Gascon translations provided by René-Joseph Lavie
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