Papiamentu

English

ta

to be

tin

to have

haci

to do

bai

to go

bini

to come

traha

to work

come

to eat

skirbi

to write

duna

to give

kumpra

to buy

bende

to sell

bebe

to drink

drumi

to sleep

sinta

to sit

biba

to live

huma

to smoke

drenta

to enter

gana

to earn

hari

to laugh

gaña

to lie

lesa

to read

perde

to lose

hiba

to take away

tresa

to bring

laba

to wash

retené

to hold back

prohibí

to forbid

canta

to sing

causa

to cause

yega

to arrive

descansá

to rest

gasta

to spend

para

to stop

ristra

to search, to test

calculá

to calculate

salba

to save

traha pan

to bake bread

corda

to remember

deseá

to wish

ke

to want

pidi

to ask

permití

to promise

suplicá

to request

encargá

to blame

nenga

to denie

impidí

to prevent

consehá

to advice

sonreí, smail

to smile

bula

to fly

landa

to swim

haña

to find, to get

tene

to hold

spera

to hope