Here are some basic things to say:
Numbers
Number |
Papiamentu |
Ordinal Number in Papiamentu |
0 | zero, nul, nada |
1 | unu | prome(r), di prome(r) |
2 | dos | di dos |
3 | tres | di tres |
4 | kwater, cuater | (and so on) |
5 | sinku, cincu |
6 | seis |
7 | shete, siete |
8 | ocho |
9 | nuebe |
10 | dies |
11 | diesun |
12 | diesdos |
13 | diestres |
14 | diescuater |
15 | diescincu |
20 | binti |
30 | trinta |
40 | cuarenta |
50 | cincuenta |
60 | sesenta |
70 | setenta |
80 | ochenta |
90 | nobenta |
100 | cien |
1000 | mil |
9000 | nuebe mil |
Days of the week
English |
Papiamentu |
Sunday | dia domingu |
Monday | dia luna |
Tuesday | dia mars |
Wednesday | dia rason |
Thursday | diaweps |
Friday | diabièrne |
Saturday | dia sabra |
Month names (like in Dutch)
English |
Papiamentu |
January | januari |
February | feruari |
March | maart |
April | april |
May | mei |
June | juni |
July | juli |
August | augustus |
September | september |
October | october |
November | november |
December | december |
Colors
English |
Papiamentu |
red | còrá |
white | blancu |
blue | blou |
yellow | geel, gel |
brown | maron |
pink | ros |
black | pretu |
grey | shinishi |
green | bèrdè |
purple | lila |
orange | orañe, oraño |
Animals
Papiamentu |
English |
kachó | dog |
piska | fish |
tribon | shark |
buriku | donkey |
palomba | dove |
karné | sheep |
porko, hochi | pig, hog, pork |
kakalaka | cockroach |
(h)araña | spider |
maribomba | wasp |
abeha, bei | bee |
sangura | mosquito |
muska, muskita | fly |
barbulèt, barbulètè | butterfly |
galiña | chicken |
patu | duck |
lagadishi | lizard |
gai | cock |
pushi | cat |
para, parha | bird |
vruminga | small ant |
badjaga, bashaka | large ant |
abeha, bei | bee |
olifante | elephant |
falki | falcon |
bulladóe | flying fish |
dori, sapu | frog |
gazè | gazelle |
zjiraf | giraffe |
kabritu, kabrito | goat |
gans | goose |
kabai | horse |
yuana | iguana |
insecto | insect |
leon | lion |
kref | lobster |
makaku | monkey |
abestrus | ostrich |
pelikan, ganshi | pelican |
konènchi, koneu | rabbit |
tortuga di laman | sea turtle |
slak | snail |
strea di laman | star fish |
oyevar | stork |
zwan | swan |
tiger | tiger |
chuchubi | tropical mockingbird |
kalakuna | turkey |
walrús | walrus |
lobo, wòlf | wolf |
yak | yak, ox from tibet |
zebra | zebra |
chògògò, flamingo | flamingo |
Some useful verbs
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 |
Persons
Papiamentu |
English |
yiu homber | son |
yiu muhé | daughter |
mucha homber | boy |
mucha muhé | girl |
homber | man |
muher | woman |
ruman | brother, sister, sibling |
ruman homber | brother |
ruman muhé | sister |
tanta, tía | aunt |
omo, tío | uncle |
primu | cousin (male) |
prima | cousin (female) |
mayo(r)nan | parents |
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