Friulian–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
jo	pronoun	I	Jo o soi pront cumò. I am ready now.
tu	pronoun	you	Tu tu sês une persone gjentîl. You are very kind.
al	pronoun	he	Al è il gno amì. He is my friend.
e je	pronoun	she	E je a cjase. She is at home.
o podìn	pronoun	we
a son	pronoun	they
ce	pronoun	what	Ce vuelistu cumò? What do you want now?
dulà	adverb	where	Dulà vivino? Where do they live?
cuant	adverb	when	Cuant rivistu doman? When do you arrive tomorrow?
cui	pronoun	who	Cui isal chel om? Who is that man?
parcè	adverb	why	Parcè sêsstu trist? Why are you sad?
cemût	adverb	how	Cemût lu sâstu? How do you know?
jessi	verb	to be	A son une vore contents. They are very happy.
vê	verb	to have	Jo o ai un libri gnûf. I have a new book.
fâ	verb	to do	O fasìn il nestri lavôr. We do our work.
lâ	verb	to go	Jo o voi a scuele. I go to school.
vignî	verb	to come	A vegnin achì vuê. They come here today.
viodi	verb	to see	Jo o viôt la lune. I see the moon.
savê	verb	to know	Jo o sai la rispueste. I know the answer.
pensâ	verb	to think	O pensìn ae vite. We think about life.
volê	verb	to want	Jo o vuei un pôc di aghe. I want some water.
vê bisugne di	verb	to need	Jo o ai bisugne di plui timp. I need more time.
fâ	verb	to make	A fasin bon pan. They make good bread.
cjapâ	verb	to take	Cjape il libri a cjase. Take the book home.
dâ	verb	to give	Jo ti doi aghe. I give you water.
dî	verb	to say	E dîs la veretât. She says the truth.
contâ	verb	to tell
domandâ	verb	to ask	Jo o domandi une domande. I ask a question.
cjatâ	verb	to find	O cjatìn la clâf. We find the key.
cjalâ	verb	to look	Cjale il cîl. Look at the sky.
doprâ	verb	to use	Jo o dopri cheste taule. I use this table.
lavorâ	verb	to work	A lavorin ogni dì. They work every day.
mangjâ	verb	to eat	O mangjìn pan adun. We eat bread together.
bevi	verb	to drink	Jo o bevi tè cjalt. I drink hot tea.
durmî	verb	to sleep	Il frut al durmìs ben. The child sleeps well.
cjaminâ	verb	to walk	O cjaminìn te citât. We walk in the city.
cori	verb	to run	Il frut al cor fast. The boy runs fast.
lei	verb	to read	Jo o lei un libri gnûf. I read a new book.
scrivi	verb	to write	E scrîf ogni buinore. She writes every morning.
fevelâ	verb	to speak	A fevelin furlan achì. They speak Friulian here.
scoltâ	verb	to listen	Scolte la musiche. Listen to the music.
sintî	verb	to hear	Jo o sint la ploie. I hear the rain.
comprâ	verb	to buy	O comprìn frute frescje. We buy fresh fruit.
vindi	verb	to sell	A vendin bon pês. They sell good fish.
paiâ	verb	to pay	Jo o paii pal cafè. I pay for coffee.
judâ	verb	to help	I amîs si judin. Friends help each other.
amâ	verb	to love	Jo o ami la mê famee. I love my family.
vivi	verb	to live	O vivìn in citât. We live in town.
murî	verb	to die	Ducj i oms a àn di murî. All people must die.
imparâ	verb	to learn	I fruts a imparin a scuele. Children learn at school.
insegnâ	verb	to teach	A insegnin la lenghe. They teach the language.
vierzi	verb	to open	Vierç la puarte cumò. Open the door now.
siarâ	verb	to close
persone	noun	person	E je une persone gjentîl. She is a kind person.
om	noun	man	Chel om al è alt. That man is tall.
femine	noun	woman	La femine e je fuarte. The woman is strong.
frut	noun	child	Il frut al è daûr a durmî. The child is sleeping.
frut	noun	boy	Il frut al lei in pâs. The boy reads quietly.
frute	noun	girl	La frute e je contente. The girl is happy.
famee	noun	family	La mê famee e je grande. My family is large.
mari	noun	mother	La mê mari e je a cjase. My mother is home.
pari	noun	father	So pari al lavore achì. His father works here.
amì	noun	friend	E je la mê amiche. She is my friend.
cjase	noun	house	La lôr cjase e je gnove. Their house is new.
cjase	noun	home	O sin a cjase cumò. We are home now.
scuele	noun	school	La scuele e je dongje. The school is nearby.
citât	noun	city	Cheste citât e je biele. This city is beautiful.
paîs	noun	country
mont	noun	world	Il mont al sta cambiant. The world is changing.
strade	noun	street	La strade e je lungje. The street is long.
cjame	noun	room	La cjame e je piçule. The room is small.
timp	noun	time	Il timp al passe svelt. Time passes quickly.
dì	noun	day	Vuê al è un bon dì. Today is a good day.
gnot	noun	night	La gnot e je frede. The night is cold.
buinore	noun	morning	La buinore e je frescje. The morning is fresh.
setemane	noun	week	Une setemane e à siet dîs. A week has seven days.
mês	noun	month	Chest mês al è ocupât. This month is busy.
an	noun	year	Chest an al pâr lunc. This year feels long.
vuê	adverb	today	Jo o lavori vuê. I work today.
doman	adverb	tomorrow	O partìn doman buinore. We leave tomorrow morning.
îr	adverb	yesterday	Jo le ai viodude îr. I saw her yesterday.
cumò	adverb	now	Ven achì cumò. Come here now.
soreli	noun	sun	Il soreli al è cjalt. The sun is warm.
lune	noun	moon	La lune e je luminose. The moon is bright.
stele	noun	star	Chê stele e lusìs une vore. That star shines brightly.
cîl	noun	sky	Il cîl al è blu. The sky is blue.
tiere	noun	earth	La tiere e je la nestre cjase. The earth is our home.
fûc	noun	fire	Il fûc al è cjalt. The fire is hot.
aghe	noun	water	La aghe e je frede. The water is cold.
ploie	noun	rain	La ploie e je fuarte. The rain is heavy.
aiar	noun	wind
arbul	noun	tree	L'arbul al è alt. The tree is tall.
flôr	noun	flower	Chest flôr al è biel. This flower is beautiful.
mont	noun	mountain	Il mont al è alt. The mountain is high.
flum	noun	river	Il flum al è lunc. The river is long.
mâr	noun	sea	Il mâr al è cidin. The sea is calm.
mangjative	noun	food
pan	noun	bread	Il pan al è fresc. The bread is fresh.
rîs	noun	rice	O mangjìn rîs dispès. We eat rice often.
cjâr	noun	meat	La cjâr e je cjalde. The meat is hot.
pês	noun	fish	Il pês al è fresc. The fish is fresh.
ûf	noun	egg	Jo o mangji un ûf. I eat one egg.
lat	noun	milk	Il lat al è tepît. The milk is warm.
frute	noun	fruit	La frute e je buine mangjative. Fruit is good food.
tè	noun	tea	Il tè al è cjalt. The tea is hot.
cafè	noun	coffee	Il cafè al è fuart. The coffee is strong.
cjâf	noun	head	La mê cjâf mi fâs mâl vuê. My head hurts today.
voli	noun	eye
orele	noun	ear	La mê orele mi fâs mâl. My ear hurts.
bocje	noun	mouth	Vierç la tô bocje, par plasê. Open your mouth, please.
nâs	noun	nose	Il gno nâs al è freit. My nose is cold.
man	noun	hand	Rive sù la tô man cumò. Raise your hand now.
pît	noun	foot	Il gno pît mi fâs mâl. My foot hurts.
cûr	noun	heart	Il so cûr al è fuart. His heart is strong.
non	noun	name	Il gno non al è Anna. My name is Anna.
libri	noun	book	Chest libri al è interessant. This book is interesting.
peraule	noun	word	Chê peraule e je impuartante. That word is important.
lenghe	noun	language	La lenghe e unìs lis personis. Language connects people.
bêçs	noun	money	Jo o ai bisugne di plui bêçs. I need more money.
lavôr	noun	work	Il lavôr al cjape tant timp. Work takes much time.
amôr	noun	love	L'amôr al fâs biele la vite. Love makes life beautiful.
musiche	noun	music	La musiche e je biele. The music is beautiful.
storie	noun	story	La storie e je lungje. The story is long.
robe	noun	thing	Cheste robe e je utile. This thing is useful.
vite	noun	life	La vite no je facile. Life is not easy.
puarte	noun	door	La puarte e je vierte. The door is open.
taule	noun	table	Il libri al è su la taule. The book is on the table.
cjadree	noun	chair
machine	noun	car	La lôr machine e je gnove. Their car is new.
bon	adjective	good	Chest pan al è bon. This bread is good.
trist	adjective	bad
grant	adjective	big	La cjase e je grande. The house is big.
piçul	adjective	small	La cjame e je piçule. The room is small.
gnûf	adjective	new	Jo o ai comprât une machine gnove. I bought a new car.
vieri	adjective	old	Chest libri al è vieri. This book is old.
lunc	adjective	long	La strade e je lungje. The road is long.
curt	adjective	short	La storie e je curte. The story is short.
alt	adjective	high	Chel mont al è alt. That mountain is high.
bas	adjective	low
cjalt	adjective	hot	Il tè al è cjalt. The tea is hot.
fret	adjective	cold	La aghe e je frede. The water is cold.
content	adjective	happy	Il frut al è content. The child is happy.
trist	adjective	sad	E je triste vuê. She feels sad today.
biel	adjective	beautiful	La citât e je biele. The city is beautiful.
facil	adjective	easy	Chest libri al è facil. This book is easy.
svelt	adjective	fast	Cheste machine e je svelte. This car is fast.
lent	adjective	slow	Il vecjo al cjamine lent. The old man walks slow.
just	adjective	right	La tô rispueste e je juste. Your answer is right.
impuartant	adjective	important	Cheste peraule e je impuartante. This word is important.
vêr	adjective	true	Chê storie e je vere. That story is true.
plen	adjective	full
vueit	adjective	empty	La cjame e je vueide. The room is empty.
zovin	adjective	young	E je ancjemò zovine. She is still young.
fuart	adjective	strong	Chel om al è fuart. That man is strong.
debil	adjective	weak	Il frut si sint debil. The child feels weak.
ros	adjective	red	Il flôr al è ros. The flower is red.
blu	adjective	blue	Il cîl al è blu. The sky is blue.
vert	adjective	green	L'arbul al è vert. The tree is green.
zâl	adjective	yellow	Il flôr al è zâl. The flower is yellow.
neri	adjective	black	La machine e je nere. The car is black.
blanc	adjective	white	Il lat al è blanc. The milk is white.
sì	interjection	yes	Sì, jo o capìs. Yes, I understand.
no	interjection	no	No, no pues vignî. No, I cannot come.
no	adverb	not	Jo no soi pront. I am not ready.
e	conjunction	and	Pan e lat a son pronts. Bread and milk are ready.
o	conjunction	or	Tè o cafè vuê? Tea or coffee today?
ma	conjunction	but	Jo o soi strac, ma content. I am tired, but happy.
se	conjunction	if	Se al plûf, reste a cjase. If it rains, stay home.
parcè che	conjunction	because	Jo o resti a cjase parcè che al plûf. I stay home because it rains.
cun	preposition	with	Jo o soi cul gno amì. I am with my friend.
cence	preposition	without	Cafè cence zucar, par plasê. Coffee without sugar, please.
par	preposition	for	Chest regâl al è par te. This gift is for you.
di	preposition	from	E ven de citât. She comes from the city.
a	preposition	to	O lin a scuele. We go to school.