Useful Occitan phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Occitan. 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	Occitan
Welcome	Benvengut! Benvenguda! Planvengut! Planvenguda!
Hello	Bonjorn! Adieu! Adieussiatz!
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Va plan? Cossí va? Cossí vas? Cossí anatz? Qué de nòu? (What's new?)
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Va plan, mercés. E tu? (inf) E vos? (frm/pl) Aital aital. Sens mai. Cal far anar (so-so) Tot es vièlh (amai s'esquiça)!
Long time no see	Fa bèla pausa!
What's your name? My name is ...	Cossí te dison? Cossí te sonas? (inf) Cossí vos dison? Cossí vos sonatz? (frm)
What's your name? My name is ...	Me dison ... Me soni ... M'apèli ...
Where are you from? I'm from ...	D'ont siás? D'ont sètz?
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Soi de ...
Pleased to meet you	Encantat! Encantada!
Good morning	Bonjorn
Good afternoon	Bon vèspre
Good evening	Bonser
Good night	Bona nuèch
Goodbye	A lèu! Adieu! Adieussiatz!
Good luck	Bon astre!
Cheers/Good health!	A la bona santat! A la nòstra!
Have a nice day	Bona jornada!
Bon appetit	Bon apetís!
Bon voyage	Bon viatge!
I don't understand	Compreni pas
Please speak more slowly	Pòdes parlar mens aviat? (inf) Podètz parlar mens aviat? (frm)
Please say that again	O pòdes tornar dire? (inf) O podètz tornar dire? (frm)
Please write it down	Escriu-me-lo, se te plai (inf) Escrivètz-me-lo, se vos plai (frm)
Do you speak Occitan? Yes, a little	Parlas occitan? (inf) Parlatz occitan? (frm)
Do you speak Occitan? Yes, a little	Òc, un pauc. Òc, una mica
How do you say ... in Occitan?	Cossí se ditz ... en occitan?
Excuse me	Perdon? Desencusa? Desencusatz?
How much?	Quant es?
Sorry	Perdon! Desencusa! Desencusatz!
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	Mercés
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	Amb plaser!
Where's the toilet?	Ont son los comuns?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Aqueste òme o pagarà tot (gentleman) Aquesta femna o pagarà tot (lady)
Would you like to dance with me?	Vòles dançar amb ieu? (frm) Volètz dançar amb ieu? (inf)
I love you	T'aimi. T'estimi
Would you marry me?	Me vòls maridar? (inf) Me volètz maridar? (frm)
Would you marry me?	Òc, o vòli (Yes, I will) Jamai de la vida! (In your dreams!)
Get well soon!	Remet-te lèu! Remetètz-vos lèu!
Leave me alone!	Daissa-me estar! Daissatz-me tranquil!
Help! Fire! Stop! Be careful!	Ajuda! Secors! Assisténcia! Al fuòc! Estòp! Arrèsta! Arrestatz! Atencion! Gara! Mèfi!
Call the police!	Sona la polícia! (inf) Sonatz la polícia! (frm)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	Polit Nadal e bona annada
Happy Easter	Bonas Pascas
Happy Birthday	Aürós aniversari!
One language is never enough	Una soleta lenga basta pas jamai
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mon aerolisador es plen d'anguilas

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