A collection of useful phrases in the Logudorese dialect of Sardinian (sardu logudoresu), which is spoken in northern Sardinia.
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: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), m = masculine, f = feminine, frm = formal, inf = informal.
| English | sardu logudoresu (Logodorese Sardinian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Bene benidu (sg/f) Bene benida (sg/f) Bene benidos (pl/m) Bene benidas (pl/f) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Bona die (frm) Salude (inf) |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Coment'istas? (sg) Coment'istades? (pl) Coment'istazis? (pl) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | De nudda |
| Long time no see | Faghet meda tempus! Cantu tempus! |
| What's your name? | Comente ti jamas? Comente ti cramas? Comente ti narras? |
| My name is ... | (D)eo so(e) ... Mi narro ... Su nomen meu est ... |
| Where are you from? | De inue/ue/unde/umbe ses/benis? |
| I'm from ... | (D)eo so(e) de ... Benzu de ... |
Where do you live? | Inue/ue/unde/umbe vives? |
| I live in ... | Vivo in ... |
| How old are you? | Cantos annos tenes? Cantos annos has? |
| Pleased to meet you | Piaghere Praghere |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Bona die |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Bona tarde |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Bona sera Bona sero |
| Good night | Bona notte |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Adiosu |
| Good luck! | Bona sorte! Bona fortuna! |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Salute! |
| Have a nice day | Bona diada! |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Bon'appetitu! |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Bonu iazu! |
| Yes | |
| No | |
| Maybe | |
| I don't know | Non isco Non d'isco |
| Do you understand? | |
| I understand | Happo cumpresu Happo cumprendidu Cumprendo |
| I don't understand | No happo cumpresu No happo cumprendidu No cumprendo |
| Please speak more slowly | Faedda pius abbellu pro piaghere Faedda prus abbellu, pro praghere Faedda pius allentu, pro piaghere Faedda prus allentu, pro praghere Faedda pius allenu, pro piaghere Faedda prus allenu, pro praghere |
| Please say that again | Repeti-lu galu, pro piaghere Repeti-lu galu, pro praghere |
| Please write it down | Iscrie-lu, pro piaghere Iscrie-lu, pro praghere |
| Do you speak English? | Faeddas s'inglesu? Faeddas s'ingresu? |
| Do you speak Sardinian? | Faeddas su sardu? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Emmo, unu pagu |
| Do you speak a language other than Sardinian? |
|
| Speak to me in Sardinian | |
| How do you say ... in Sardinian? | Comente si narrat ... in sardu? |
| Excuse me | Iscusa-mi |
| How much is this? | Cantu costat? |
| Sorry | Mi dispiaghet Mi dispraghet |
| Please | Pro piaghere Pro praghere |
| Thank you | Gratzias Gratzias meda |
| Reply to thank you | De nudda |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Inue/ue/unde/umbe est su bagnu? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | Custu segnore hat a pagare tottu |
| This lady will pay for everything | Custa segnora hat a pagare tottu |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Cheres ballare? Cheres baddare? Cheres dansare? Boles ballare? Boles baddare? Boles baddare? |
| Do you come here often? | |
| I miss you | Mi mancas |
| I love you | T'amo |
| Get well soon | Sana debresse! Sana abbiatzu! Sana chito! |
| Go away! | Andadicche! |
| Leave me alone! | Lassa-mi in paghe! |
| Help! | Sirvone! |
| Fire! | Fogu! |
| Stop! | Sirvone! |
| Call the police! | Jama sa polizia! Crama sa polizia! |
| Christmas greetings | Bon nadale |
| New Year greetings | Bon'annu |
| Easter greetings | Bona pasca |
| Birthday greetings | A chent'annos |
| Congratulations! | |
| One language is never enough | Una limba no bastat mai |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Su hovercraft meu est pienu de ambidas Su hovercraft meu est prenu de ambidas |
Phrases supplied by Elena Piras, from Sassari in northen Sardinia, with corrections and additions by Andrei Marchis.
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Sardinian | Phrases: Campidanese, Logudorese | Numbers: LSC | Campidanese, Gallurese, Logudorese, Nuorese, Sassarese
Other collections of Sardinian phrases
http://nativlang.com/sardinian-language/sardinian-basic-phrases.php
http://www.aboutlanguageschools.com/phrases/sardinian.asp
http://tinyurl.com/d2rc6y3
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