# Guinea-Bissau Creole phrasebook

For other Creole languages, see Creole.
The Creole of Guinea-Bissau (kriol, kiriol, kriolu and Portuguis varying with dialects) is the main language of Guinea-Bissau. It is based on Portuguese and local African languages. The grammar is very simple, but the lack of an official orthography makes written Creole complicated, as it is spelled differently in every text.

### Pronouns

Personal pronouns when subject of a verb

#### I

    N' / ngh

#### You (sing)

    Bu

#### He, she, it

    I

#### We

    Nô

#### You (pl)

    Bô

#### They

    É
Personal pronouns used for emphasis.

#### I

    Ami

#### You (sing.)

    Abô

#### He, she, it

    El

#### We

    Anós

#### You (pl.)

    Abós

#### They

    Elis

## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello.

    Bon' dia, bo tarde, bo noite. ( )

#### Hello. (informal)

    Kuma? ( )

#### How are you?

    Kuma k bu sta? ( ?)

#### How are you?

    I kuma? ( ?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    N'sta bom, obrigado. ( )

#### What is your name?

    Kuma ki bu nome? ( ?)

#### My name is ______ .

    Nha nome i ______ . ( _____ .)

#### Nice to meet you.

    nkontenti nkunsiu

#### Please.

    . tem pacença

#### Thank you.

    Obrigado. ( )

#### You're welcome.

    De nada. ( )

#### Yes.

    Sim. ( )

#### No.

    Não. ( )

#### Excuse me. (getting attention)

    . Colisença

#### Excuse me. (begging pardon)

    Diskulpa / purdan' ( )

#### I'm sorry.

    Diskulpa / purdan' ( )

#### Goodbye

    Tchau. ( )

#### Goodbye (informal)

    N'na bai. ( )

#### I can't speak creole [well].

    N'ka obi kriol [dritu]. ( [ ])

#### Do you speak English?

    Bu ta papia inglis? ( ?)

#### Is there someone here who speaks English?

    ké i tem kin' k ta papia inglis li? ( ?)

#### Help!

    Djudan'! ( !)

#### Look out!

    kuidadu! ( !)

#### Good morning.

    Bon' dia. ( )

#### How have you slept?

    Kuma k bu mansi?

#### I slept well, thank you.

    N'mansi dritu / bem, obrigado.

#### Good afternoon.

    Bo tarde. ( )

#### Good night.

    Bo noite. ( )

#### Good night (to sleep)

    Bo noite/Bon' sonu. ( )

#### I don't understand.

    N'ka ntindi. ( )

#### Where is the toilet?

    Nunde ki kasa de banho? ( ?)

### Numbers

un' - 1
dus - 2
tris - 3
kuatru- 4
cinku - 5
seis - 6
seti - 7
oitu - 8
novi - 9
des - 10

### Time
#### Days
##### today

    aós

##### yesterday

    aonti

##### tomorrow

    amanha

##### this week

    es semana

##### last week

    semana passada

##### next week

    próssima semana

##### Sunday

    dumingu

##### Monday

    segunda-fera

##### Tuesday

    terça-fera

##### Wednesday

    kuarta-fera

##### Thursday

    kinta-fera

##### Friday

    sesta-fera

##### Saturday

    sabadu

#### Months

janeiru fevreiru marsu abril maio junhu julhu agustu sitembru otubru novembru dizembru
january february march april may june july august september october november december

#### Writing time and date
### Colors

Burmedju - red
Azul - blue
Pretu - black
Branku - white
Amarelu - yellow
Cor di cinza - gray
cor di rosa - pink
Verdi - green

### Transportation
#### Directions

Nunde ku bu na bai? - Where are you going?
N na bai... - I'm going to...
Dianti - in front/ straight
Skerda - left
Dreita - right
Tras - back
La - there
Li - here

#### Taxi
### Money

Dinheru - Money
Ami n'ka tene dineru. - I don't have any money
Cen' fran" - 100 CFA
Duzentus - 200 CFA
Trizentus - 300 CFA
Kuatrusentus - 400 CFA
Kinhentus - 500 CFA
Seisentus - 600 CFA
Setecentus - 700 CFA
Oitucentus - 800 CFA
Novcentus - 900 CFA
Mil fran' - 1000 CFA
Dus mil - 2000 CFA
Pagan' - Pay me.
Patin' dinheru - Give me money.
N'misti troku - I want change.

### Eating

Sabi - delicious
Matabitchu - Breakfast
Djanta - Lunch
Sia - Supper
Bin' nó kume. - Come eat with us.
Pon' - Bread
Arus - Rice
Bianda - Meal with rice
Frutas - Fruit
Verduras/Legumes - Vegetables
Kadju - Cashew
Batata - Potato
Mankara - Peanut
Adju - Garlic
Sabola - Onion
Senora - Carrot
Pis - Fish
Galinia - Chicken
Bu na kussinha - You are cooking.

### Shopping

Where is the market? Nunde ki fera?
How much does it cost? I kantu?
Do you have ( )? Bu tene ( )?
I want two kilos. N'misti dus kilus.
I only have 500 CFA. N'tene son Kinhentus fran'/ son kinhentus fran' k n'tene.
I want to go to the store. N misti bai taberna.
How much does it cost to go to ( )? I kantu k i kusta pa bai ( )?