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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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