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A collection of useful phrases in Papiamento as spoken in Aruba. You can see them in many other languages by clicking on the English versions.
| English | Papiamentu (Papiamento) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Bon bini |
| Hello | Bon dia / Halo |
| How are you? Fine thanks, and you? |
Conbai cubo? Conta cubo? Conta baiendo cubo? Con ta bai? (frm) Con cos ta? (inf) |
| 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? My name is ... |
Con jamabo? Con yama bo? Con bo nomber ta? |
| Mi nomber ta ... / Ami yama ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Unda bo ta foi? Di unda bo ta? Di cual pais bo ta? |
| 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 | Bon dia / Moro |
| Good afternoon | Bon tardi |
| Good evening | Bon nochi |
| Good night | Bon nochi |
| Goodbye | Ajo / Te aworo / Te otro biaha |
| Good luck | Bon suerte |
| Cheers/Good health! | Salud / Bon salud |
| Have a nice day | Pasa bon dia / Pasa un bon dia |
| Bon appetit | Bon apetit |
| Bon voyage | 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 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? Yes, a little |
Bo por papia papiamento? |
| Si, poco 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 Response |
Danki / Masha danki |
| Na bo ordo (frm) Di nada (inf) | |
| Where's the toilet? | Unda e baño ta? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
E meneer lo paga pa tur cos 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 |
| Go away! | Bai for di kinan! (frm) Bai awo! (inf) |
| Leave me alone! | Lagami mi so! (frm) Lagami na paz (inf) |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Yudami! Candela! Stop! |
| Call the police! | Yama polis! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Bon pasco y Bon aña Bon pasco i un felis aña nobo |
| Happy Easter | Bon pasco |
| Happy Birthday | Pabien / Felis cumpleaño |
| One language is never enough |
Un lenguage nunka ta sufisiente |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Papiamento phrases from Ethan Ligon
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Information about Papiamento | Useful phrases in Papiamento | Tower of Babel in Papiamento
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