# Seychellois Creole phrasebook

Seychellois Creole (kreol or seselwa) is a language of the Seychelles.
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

## Pronunciation guide
### Vowels

A - a (pronounced like the a in cat) E- e (pronounced like the a in date) I - i (pronounced like the i in kit) O - o (pronounced oh) U - u (pronounced like oo in zoo)

### Consonants

B = b as in bait ; D = d as in date; F = f as in fate ; G = g as in gate ; K = k as in Kate ; L = l as in late ; N = n as in nate (unless preceded by a vowel and not followed by a vowel or another n in which case sounds like French nasal n) ; M = m as in mate ; P = p as in paste ; R = r as in rate ; S = s as in sate ; T = t as in Tate ; V = v as in vacate ; W = w as in wait ; Y = y as in Yate ; Z = z as in xylophone ;

### Common diphthongs
## Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

### Basics
#### Good morning

    "Bonzour"

#### Goodnight

    "Bonnwit"

#### Good evening

    "Bonswar"

#### Hello.

    . "Alo"

#### How are you?

    "Koma sava?"

#### Fine, thank you.

    "Byen mersi, ?"

#### What is your name?

    "Ki mannyer ou apele?"

#### My name is [name] .

    "Mon apel [name]"

#### Nice to meet you. [Pleasure]

    "Plezir"

#### Please.

    "Silvouple" Silvouple is pronounced Seelvooplay

#### Thank you.

    "Mersi"

#### Yes.

    "Wi"

#### No.

    "Non"

#### Excuse me.

    "Eskiz mwan" Mwan is pronounced bluntly, similar to mwuh

#### I'm sorry.

    "Pardon" Pardon is pronounced bluntly, not like pardonn

#### Goodbye

    "Orevwar"

#### Goodbye (informal)

    "Bye"

#### I can't speak Seychellois Creole [well].

    "Mon pa konn koz kreol [byen]"

#### Do you speak English?

    "Eski ou konn koz Angle?" Angle (English) is pronounced as Anglay

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

    "Eski i annan en dimounn la ki konn koz Angle?"

#### Help!

    "Ed mwan!"

#### Look out!

    "Atansyon!"

#### Have a good evening.

    "Pas en bon sware." Sware is pronounced swaray

#### I don't understand.

    "Mon pa konpran"

#### Where is the toilet?

    "Oli twalet?"

#### What's up?

    "Ki dil?"

#### What are you doing?

    "Ki ou pe fer?"

#### Okay

    "O.K"

#### Why?

    "Akoz?"

#### What?

    "Kwa?"

#### Who?

    "Lekel?"

#### Where?

    "Oli/kote?"

#### When?

    "Kan" like cuh sound in cousin, not like can.

#### Wait for me.

    "Esper mwan"

#### How much is this?

    "Konbyen sa?"

#### Hospital

    "Lopital"

#### Hotel

    "Lotel"

#### I'm sick

    "Mon malad"

#### I got hurt

    "Mon'n ganny blese" Blese is pronounced blaysay
    Don't touch me!
    "Pa tous mwan!" Tous is pronounced Toos

#### I'm lost.

    "Mon'n perdi."

#### I don't want that.

    "Mon pa le sa." Le like "la" in late.

### Numbers
#### 1

    Enn

#### 2

    De

#### 3

    Trwa

#### 4

    Kat

#### 5

    Senk

#### 6

    Sis

#### 7

    Set

#### 8

    Wit

#### 9

    Nef

#### 10

    Dis

#### 20

    Ven

#### 50

    Senkant

#### 100

    San

#### 200

    Desan

#### 500

    Senksan

### Time
#### Clock time

midday - midi pronounced mee jee ; one o'clock - enn-er(er pronounced like air); two o'clock - dez-er (pronounced as days air); three o'clock - trwaz-er(as in Trois heure); four o'clock - kat-er(pronounced as cat were) ; five o'clock - senk-er(pronounced as sank air); six o'clock - siz-er(pronounced as seas air); seven o'clock - set-er (pronounced sayt air); eight o'clock - wit-er ( pronounced as weet air); nine o'clock - nef-er (pronounced knave air); ten o'clock - dis-er (pronounced jeez air); eleven o'clock - onz-er(pronounced oz air); midnight - minwi (pronounced mean wee);
bomaten - morning pronounced beau-mah-ten (blunt n); apremidi - afternoon pronounced ah-pray-me-dee ; aswar - night pronounced ass-waar ; lannwit - night time pronounced la-nou-hit ; lizour - daytime pronounced lee-zoor ; gran maten - early morning pronounced gran-mah-ten(blunt n)

#### Days
##### Lendi

    Monday

##### Mardi

    Tuesday

##### Merkredi

    Wednesday

##### Zedi

    Thursday

##### Vandredi

    Friday

##### Sanmdi

    Saturday

##### Dimans

    Sunday

#### Months

January - Zanvye
February - Fevriye
March - Mars
April - Avril
May - Me
June - Zen
July - Zilyet
August - Out
September - Septanm (pronounced Sayp-tum)
October - Oktob
November - Novanm (pronounced No-vum)
December- Desanm (pronounced Day-sum)

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

rouz - red pronounced as wooze ; blan - white as in blunt, the n is silent ; ver - green pronounced as vair ; ble - blue pronounced blay ; zonn - yellow pronounced zohn ; nwanr - black pronounced nou arh ; gri - brown ; somon - pink prononced as so mon with a silent n ; oranz - orange pronounced as owanz

### Transportation
#### Bus and train

'Where is the bus stop?' 'Oli bus stop?'
'Which bus goes to....?Ki bis ki al......?'

#### Directions

l'es - east ; was - west ; nor - north ; sid - south ;

#### Taxi

'I want to go to....Mon le al....' (pronounced mo-lay-al)
'How much is it to.....Konbyen pou al.....' (pronounced comb-ye poo al)

### Eating

'Where is a good restaurant?Kote ki annan en bon restoran?' (pronounced cotay-ki ana eh bon restowuh)
'What restaurant would you recommend?Ki restoran ou rekonmande?' (restaurant pronounced as 'restowuh' and 'rekommuhday')

### Bars

'Where is the ........ bar?' 'Oli bar ......?' (you'd insert the name of the bar)
'Is there a local bar?' 'I anan en bar lokal?' (pronounced ee-ana eh bar lokal)
'Where is it?' 'Kote i ete?' (pronounced cotay ee aytay or cotay-yaytay)

### Shopping

laboutik - shop Mon pe al laboutik - I am going to the shop
In side the shop (If you want to know the price for anything just ask them) konbyen sa?- how much is this?
Dir mwan? - Tell me
Mon bezwen sa enn,de - I need this one, two.
Donn mon en kouver - Give me a cover
Mersi - Thank you..
Ou kav fer moi en bon pri? - Could you make me a good pricing offer?

### Driving

Cars drive on the left side of the road. Bus seem to have the right of away most of the time. Try not to get in its way.

### Authority
## Learning more

{Go there - they virtually all speak English!}