# Breton phrasebook

Breton (Brezhoneg) is a regional language of Brittany, France, spoken mainly in western, or "Lower" Brittany (Breizh-Izel in Breton, Basse-Bretagne in French). The number of people speaking Breton is diminishing, though still estimated to be around 200,000, including almost 15,000 schoolchildren. Breton is not closely related to French or any other Romance language; rather it is a Celtic language in the same family as Welsh, Cornish and, more distantly, Irish.
Everyone in Brittany also speaks French, and this is a much more useful language to have as a visitor, but if Celtic culture is your thing and you want to impress the locals, this phrasebook should be a handy source.

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

    Demat dit.

#### Hello. (informal)

    Brav eo an amzer.

#### How are you?

    Penaos eo ar bed ganit ?

#### Fine, thank you.

    Dreist, trugarez dit.

#### What is your name?

    Pe anv ho peus ?

#### My name is ______ .

    Va anv 'zo _____ .

#### Nice to meet you.

    Plijus eo daremprediñ.

#### Please.

    Mar plij.

#### Thank you.

    Trugarez.

#### You're welcome.

    Da netra.

#### Yes.

    Ya

#### No.

    Nann

#### Excuse me. (getting attention)

    Digarezit ac'hanon.

#### Excuse me. (begging pardon)

    Digarezit ac'hanon.

#### I'm sorry.

    Eskuzit ac'hanon!
    Digarez!.

#### Goodbye

    Kenavo ar wech all.

#### Goodbye (informal)

    Kenavo

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

    Brezhoneg ne gomzan ket [, nemet un tammig]

#### Do you speak English?

    Komz a rit saozneg ?

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

    Tud 'zo amañ evit komz saozneg ?

#### Help!

    D'am sikour !

#### Look out!

    Sell 'ta !

#### Good morning.

    Mintin vat.

#### Good evening.

    Nozvezh vat.

#### Good night.

    Noz vat.

#### Good night (to sleep)

    Kouskit vat.

#### I don't understand.

    Ne gomprenan ket.

#### Where is the toilet?

    Pelec'h emaint ar privezioù ?

### Numbers
#### one

    unan

#### two

    daou (male)/ div (female)

#### three

    tri (male)/ teir (female)

#### four

    pevar (male)/ peder (female)

#### five

    pemp

#### six

    c'hwec'h

#### seven

    seizh

#### eight

    eizh

#### nine

    nav

#### ten

    dek

#### eleven

    unnek

#### twelve

    daouzek

#### thirteen

    trizek

#### fourteen

    pevarzek

#### fifteen

    pempzek

#### sixteen

    c'hwezek

#### seventeen

    seitek

#### eighteen

    eitek/triwec'h

#### nineteen

    naontek

#### twenty

    ugent

#### twenty-one

    unan warn-ugent

#### twenty-two

    daou warn-ugent

#### thirty

    tregont
... Daou ugent ... Hanter kant ... Tri ugent ... pevar ugent ...

#### hundred

    kant
... Mil ...

### Time
#### Days
##### Monday

    dilun/Lun

##### Tuesday

    dimeurzh/Meurzh

##### Wednesday

    dimerc'her/Merc'her

##### Thursday

    diriaou/Yaou

##### Friday

    digwener/Gwener

##### Saturday

    disadorn/Sadorn

##### Sunday

    disul/Sul

#### Months
##### January

    Genver

##### February

    C'hwevrer

##### March

    Meurzh

##### April

    Ebrel

##### May

    Mae

##### June

    Mezheven

##### July

    Gouere

##### August

    Eost

##### September

    Gwengolo

##### October

    Here

##### November

    Du

##### December

    Kerzu

#### Writing time and date
### Colours
#### white

    gwenn

#### black

    du

#### yellow

    melen

#### red/pink

    ruz

#### green (artificial)

    gwer

#### green/blue (natural)

    glas

#### silver

    arc'hant

### Authority
## Learning more

Wikiversity Breton courses