Papiamentu

English

Bon Bini

Welcome

bon dia

good day (before noon)

bon tardi

good afternoon

bon nochi

good evening; good night

danki

thank you

por fabor

please

di nada

you are welcome

mi number di telefon ta ...

my phone number is ... (see numbers)

bél mi

call me

kon ta bai ku bo

how are you?

kon ta ku bida

how is life?

hopi bon

very good

tremiento

very good

trankilo

calm, everything ok

terible

terrible

den gran forma

in great shape (said among young/cool people)

hopi kalor/caliente

very hot/warm

ata aki / ataki

here is the (the second "a" is not pronounced)

mi tin hamber

I am hungry

mi ke kome

I want to eat

lihe, pura, rapido

fast, quick

yufrow

Miss

señora

Misses

mai

very old lady (used instead of Miss)

mener

Sir, Mr.

flet tair

flat tire

sigur

sure

pakiko

why? (as in "what for?")

dikon

why? (as in "what is wrong with you?")

di cón

why

i

and

awe

today

ayera

yesterday

pan

bread

na cas

at home

awa

water

paña nobo

new cloths

casá, esposa, señora

spouse, wife

casá, esposo

spouse, husband

cuá

which

kí

what

nada

nothing

cu mi

with me

pa mi

for me

tur cos

everything

tur hende

everybody

tur caminda

everywhere

mainta

morning

merdía

noon

tramerdia

afternoon

ningun hende

nobody

sin

without

si

if

bon

good

malu

bad