A collection of useful phrases in Gallo (galo), a Romance language spoken in parts of Brittany and Normandy in the northwest of France.
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, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| Phrase | galo (Gallo) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Boune arive Benéze de te vaer |
| Hello (General greeting) | Bonjou Bonjou a tai Le bonjou te va Ça va-ti ? Ça joue ? Ça joue-ti ? Coment qe va le portement ? Châqe votr bonjou (pl) Bonjou a tertout (pl) La bonjourée a tertout (pl) A châqun un bonjou (pl) Mon bonjou vous va (pl) |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Ça va-ti ? Ça joue ? Ça joue-ti ? Coment qe va le portement ? Conmen qhé q'tu va? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Sa va bin J'va bin Vra ben, e tai don ? Ça rouelle Ça joue Ça rouelle vra ben Ça joue vra ben |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | Coment q'c'ét-ti qe tu t'ahuches ? Coment q'c'ét-ti qe t'âs nom ? |
| My name is ... | J'ai nom ... Et ... qe je m'ahuche Ét ... qe j'e nom Ét ... qe je m'épele don |
| Where are you from? | |
| I'm from ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
|
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
|
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
|
| Good night | Bone netée |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
A la revaerie (see you) A la perchaine (until the next time) A s'entervaer A s'entr-caozer A tatôt A bétot A se revaïr Perch'! |
| Good luck! | |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Santë ! Haosse don ! Guer mat ! Tier mat ! Beuvéz ben ! A voutr bone santë ! |
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Manje ben ! Manjéz ben ! Noune apetit ! Sognéz vous ! A la soupe Berton, le diâbl ét qhë |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
|
| Yes | Yan |
| No | Nna Nouna |
| Maybe | Ventiers Ventiez |
| I don't know | Paam |
| Do you understand? | |
| I understand | |
| I don't understand | |
| Please speak more slowly | |
| Please say that again | |
| Please write it down | |
| Do you speak English? | |
| Do you speak Gallo? | |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
|
| Do you speak a language other than Gallo? |
|
| Speak to me in Gallo | |
| How do you say ... in Gallo? | |
| Excuse me | É qhi ou d'qhé ? |
| How much is this? | Comben q'i t'apartient ? |
| Sorry | |
| Please | S'i ous pllét S'i te pllét En grace (frm) |
| Thank you | En t'ermerciant En t'ermerciant bel e ben |
| Reply to thank you | N-i a pâs pourcai de ren |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Eyou qe sont les privées ? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | Je la z'aime |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | Tai-ci ! Tchein-ici ! Va t'en te n'naler ! |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | |
| Call the police! | |
| Christmas greetings | Bon Nouè |
| New Year greetings | Bone anée |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | Bon jou de l'an a tai Bon jou d'orine a tai |
| Congratulations! | |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Hear some of these phrases:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Gallo | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Gallo phrases
https://fr.wikiversity.org/wiki/Gallo/Vocabulaire/Se_présenter
https://www.culture-bretagne.net/les-traductions-les-frequentes-en-gallo-bon-anniversaire-a-la-tienne-merci/
https://archive.org/details/galocanepin/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
Aragonese, Aranese, Aromanian, Asturian, Catalan, Corsican, Extremaduran, French, Friulian, Galician, Gallo, Gascon, Italian, Jèrriais, Ladino, Latin, Occitan, Monégasque, Mozarabic, Picard, Portuguese (Brazlian), Portuguese (European), Romanian, Romansh, Sardinian (Campidanese), Sardinian (Logodorese), Sicilian, Spanish, Venetian, Walloon
[top]
Why not share this page:
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)
If you're looking for home or car insurance in the UK, why not try Policy Expert?
[top]
