English–Papiamento Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	mi	I am here now. Mi ta aki awor.
you	pronoun	bo	You are very kind. Bo ta hopi amable.
he	pronoun	e	He is my friend. E ta mi amigo.
she	pronoun	e	She is at home. E ta na kas.
we	pronoun	nos	We work every day. Nos ta traha tur dia.
they	pronoun	nan	They live in the city. Nan ta biba den ciudad.
what	pronoun	ki	What do you want now? Ki bo ke awor?
where	adverb	unda	Where is my book? Unda mi buki ta?
when	adverb	ki ora	When do they arrive? Ki ora nan ta yega?
who	pronoun	ken	Who is that woman? Ken ta e muhé ey?
why	adverb	pakiko	Why are you sad? Pakiko bo ta triste?
how	adverb	kon	How do you know? Kon bo sa?
to be	verb	ta	They are very happy. Nan ta hopi kontentu.
to have	verb	tin	I have a new car. Mi tin un auto nobo.
to do	verb	hasi	We do our work well. Nos ta hasi nos trabou bon.
to go	verb	bai	I go to school daily. Mi ta bai skol tur dia.
to come	verb	bini	Please come to my house. Por fabor bini na mi kas.
to see	verb	mira	I see the moon tonight. Mi ta mira e luna anochi.
to know	verb	sa	They know the answer already. Nan sa e kontesta kaba.
to think	verb	pensá	I think about my family. Mi ta pensá tokante mi famia.
to want	verb	ke	We want more water. Nos ke mas awa.
to need	verb	mester	I need your help today. Mi mester bo yudansa awe.
to make	verb	traha	They make good bread here. Nan ta traha bon pan aki.
to take	verb	tuma	Take this book home. Tuma e buki aki kas.
to give	verb	duna	Please give me some water. Por fabor duna mi un tiki awa.
to say	verb	bisa	Do not say that. No bisa esaki.
to tell	verb	bisa	Tell me the story. Bisa mi e storia.
to ask	verb	puntra	I ask one simple question. Mi ta puntra un pregunta simpel.
to find	verb	haña	We find the house easily. Nos ta haña e kas fásil.
to look	verb	mira	Look at the blue sky. Mira e shelu blau.
to use	verb	usa	I use this chair daily. Mi ta usa e stul aki tur dia.
to work	verb	traha	They work every morning. Nan ta traha tur mainta.
to eat	verb	komé	We eat rice and fish. Nos ta komé arroz ku piská.
to drink	verb	bebe	I drink coffee every morning. Mi ta bebe koffie tur mainta.
to sleep	verb	drumi	The child sleeps well tonight. E mucha ta drumi bon anochi.
to walk	verb	kana	They walk to school together. Nan ta kana bai skol huntu.
to run	verb	kore	The boy runs very fast. E yu hòmber ta kore hopi lihé.
to read	verb	lesa	I read this book often. Mi ta lesa e buki aki hopi biaha.
to write	verb	skirbi	She writes a short letter. E ta skirbi un karta kòrtiku.
to speak	verb	papia	We speak two languages here. Nos ta papia dos idioma aki.
to listen	verb	skucha	Please listen to the music. Por fabor skucha e músika.
to hear	verb	tende	I hear the rain outside. Mi ta tende e yobida pafó.
to buy	verb	kumpra	They buy fresh fruit today. Nan ta kumpra fruta fresku awe.
to sell	verb	bende	We sell bread every morning. Nos ta bende pan tur mainta.
to pay	verb	paga	I pay for the food. Mi ta paga pa e kuminda.
to help	verb	yuda	Friends help each other daily. Amigonan ta yuda otro tur dia.
to love	verb	stima	I love my family deeply. Mi stima mi famia hopi.
to live	verb	biba	They live near the sea. Nan ta biba serka laman.
to die	verb	muri	All living things die someday. Tur kos ku ta biba ta muri un dia.
to learn	verb	siña	Children learn very quickly here. Muchanan ta siña hopi lihé aki.
to teach	verb	siña	They teach language at school. Nan ta siña idioma na skol.
to open	verb	habri	Please open the door now. Por fabor habri e porta awor.
to close	verb	sera	Close the window before night. Sera e bentana promé ku anochi.
person	noun	persona	That person is my teacher. E persona ey ta mi maestro.
man	noun	hòmber	The man works in town. E hòmber ta traha den siudad.
woman	noun	muhé	That woman is very strong. E muhé ey ta hopi fuerte.
child	noun	mucha	The child is sleeping now. E mucha ta drumi awor.
boy	noun	yu hòmber	The boy reads every evening. E yu hòmber ta lesa tur atardi.
girl	noun	yu muhé	The girl has a book. E yu muhé tin un buki.
family	noun	famia	My family lives nearby. Mi famia ta biba serka.
mother	noun	mama	My mother makes good coffee. Mi mama ta traha bon koffie.
father	noun	tata	His father is at home. Su tata ta na kas.
friend	noun	amigo	She is my best friend. E ta mi mihó amigo.
house	noun	kas	Their house is very big. Nan kas ta hopi grandi.
home	noun	kas	We are going home now. Nos ta bai kas awor.
school	noun	skol	The school opens early. E skol ta habri tempran.
city	noun	ciudad	The city is very busy. E ciudad ta hopi okupá.
country	noun	pais	This country is beautiful. E pais aki ta bunita.
world	noun	mundu	The world is changing fast. Mundu ta kambia lihé.
street	noun	kaya	The street is very long. E kaya ta hopi largu.
room	noun	kamber	This room is very small. E kamber aki ta hopi chikí.
time	noun	tempo	Time passes very quickly. Tempo ta pasa hopi lihé.
day	noun	dia	Today is a good day. Awe ta un bon dia.
night	noun	anochi	The night is very cold. Anochi ta hopi friu.
morning	noun	mainta	This morning feels fresh. E mainta aki ta sinti fresku.
evening	noun	atardi	We walk every evening. Nos ta kana tur atardi.
week	noun	siman	The week was very long. E siman tabata hopi largu.
month	noun	luna	Next month will be busy. Luna ku ta bin ta bai ta okupá.
year	noun	aña	This year feels different. E aña aki ta parse diferente.
today	adverb	awe	I work from home today. Mi ta traha for di kas awe.
tomorrow	adverb	mañan	We will leave tomorrow morning. Nos lo sali mañan mainta.
yesterday	adverb	ayera	Yesterday was very hot. Ayera tabata hopi kayente.
now	adverb	awor	I need water now. Mi mester awa awor.
sun	noun	solo	The sun is very bright. Solo ta hopi briante.
moon	noun	luna	The moon looks beautiful tonight. E luna ta mira bunita anochi.
star	noun	strea	That star is very bright. E strea ey ta hopi briante.
sky	noun	shelu	The sky is blue today. Shelu ta blau awe.
earth	noun	tera	The earth is our home. Tera ta nos kas.
fire	noun	kandela	The fire is very hot. E kandela ta hopi kayente.
water	noun	awa	The water is very cold. E awa ta hopi friu.
rain	noun	yobida	The rain started this morning. E yobida a kuminsá e mainta aki.
wind	noun	biento	The wind is very strong. E biento ta hopi fuerte.
tree	noun	palu	That tree is very old. E palu ey ta hopi bieuw.
flower	noun	flor	This flower smells sweet. E flor aki ta hole dushi.
mountain	noun	seru	The mountain is very high. E seru ta hopi haltu.
river	noun	río	The river flows to the sea. E río ta kore bai laman.
sea	noun	laman	The sea is calm today. Laman ta trankil awe.
food	noun	kuminda	The food smells very good. E kuminda ta hole hopi bon.
bread	noun	pan	We eat bread every morning. Nos ta komé pan tur mainta.
rice	noun	aroz	Rice is ready now. Aroz ta kla awor.
meat	noun	karni	The meat is very hot. E karni ta hopi kayente.
fish	noun	piská	We eat fish on Fridays. Nos ta komé piská riba djabièrnè.
egg	noun	webu	I eat one egg daily. Mi ta komé un webu tur dia.
milk	noun	lechi	The milk is in the fridge. Lechi ta den frižider.
fruit	noun	fruta	Fresh fruit is healthy. Fruta fresku ta salú.
tea	noun	té	She drinks tea every evening. E ta bebe té tur atardi.
coffee	noun	koffie	Coffee smells wonderful this morning. Koffie ta hole maravioso e mainta aki.
head	noun	kabes	My head hurts today. Mi kabes ta hasi mi doló awe.
eye	noun	wowo	Her eyes are very blue. Su wowonan ta hopi blau.
ear	noun	orea	My ear hurts a little. Mi orea ta doló un tiki.
mouth	noun	boka	Open your mouth wide. Habri bo boka haltu.
nose	noun	nanishi	His nose is very red. Su nanishi ta hopi kòrá.
hand	noun	man	Wash your hands now. Laba bo mannan awor.
foot	noun	pia	My foot hurts today. Mi pia ta doló awe.
heart	noun	kurason	His heart is strong. Su kurason ta fuerte.
name	noun	nòmber	My name is Maria. Mi nòmber ta Maria.
book	noun	buki	This book is very interesting. E buki aki ta hopi interesante.
word	noun	palabra	That word is difficult. E palabra ey ta difísil.
language	noun	idioma	This language sounds beautiful. E idioma aki ta zona bunita.
money	noun	plata	I need more money. Mi mester mas plata.
work	noun	trabou	My work is important. Mi trabou ta importante.
love	noun	amor	Love makes life beautiful. Amor ta hasi bida bunita.
music	noun	músika	The music is too loud. E músika ta demasiá duru.
story	noun	storia	That story is very sad. E storia ey ta hopi triste.
way	noun	manera	This way is easier. E manera aki ta mas fásil.
thing	noun	kos	That thing is very useful. E kos ey ta hopi útil.
life	noun	bida	Life is not always easy. Bida no ta semper fásil.
door	noun	porta	The door is open. E porta ta habrí.
table	noun	mesa	The book is on the table. E buki ta riba mesa.
chair	noun	stul	The chair is very old. E stul ta hopi bieuw.
car	noun	auto	Our car is new. Nos auto ta nobo.
good	adjective	bon	This bread is good. E pan aki ta bon.
bad	adjective	malo	The weather is bad today. E tempu ta malo awe.
big	adjective	grandi	That house is big. E kas ey ta grandi.
small	adjective	chikí	The room is small. E kamber ta chikí.
new	adjective	nobo	I bought a new book. Mi a kumpra un buki nobo.
old	adjective	bieuw	This table is old. E mesa aki ta bieuw.
long	adjective	largu	The street is long. E kaya ta largu.
short	adjective	kòrtiku	The story is short. E storia ta kòrtiku.
high	adjective	haltu	That mountain is high. E seru ey ta haltu.
low	adjective	abou	The table is too low. E mesa ta demasiá abou.
hot	adjective	kayente	The tea is very hot. E té ta hopi kayente.
cold	adjective	friu	The water is cold. E awa ta friu.
happy	adjective	kontentu	The children are happy. E muchanan ta kontentu.
sad	adjective	triste	She feels sad today. E ta sinti su mes triste awe.
beautiful	adjective	bunita	The flower is beautiful. E flor ta bunita.
easy	adjective	fásil	This lesson is easy. E les aki ta fásil.
fast	adjective	lihé	This car is fast. E auto aki ta lihé.
slow	adjective	poko poko	The old car is slow. E auto bieuw ta poko poko.
right	adjective	korekto	Your answer is right. Bo kontesta ta korekto.
wrong	adjective	robes	That answer is wrong. E kontesta ey ta robes.
important	adjective	importante	This work is important. E trabou aki ta importante.
true	adjective	berdadero	That story is true. E storia ey ta berdadero.
full	adjective	yen	The glass is full. E glas ta yen.
empty	adjective	bashí	The room is empty. E kamber ta bashí.
young	adjective	hoben	She is still young. E ta ainda hoben.
strong	adjective	fuerte	That man is strong. E hòmber ey ta fuerte.
weak	adjective	débil	He feels weak today. E ta sinti su mes débil awe.
red	adjective	kòrá	The flower is red. E flor ta kòrá.
blue	adjective	blau	The sky is blue. Shelu ta blau.
green	adjective	bèrdè	The tree is green. E palu ta bèrdè.
yellow	adjective	hel	The flower is yellow. E flor ta hel.
black	adjective	pretu	The car is black. E auto ta pretu.
white	adjective	blanku	The house is white. E kas ta blanku.
yes	interjection	si	Yes, I am ready. Si, mi ta kla.
no	interjection	no	No, I do not know. No, mi no sa.
not	adverb	no	I am not tired. Mi no ta kansá.
and	conjunction	i	We bought bread and coffee. Nos a kumpra pan i koffie.
or	conjunction	òf	Tea or coffee is fine. Té òf koffie ta bon.
but	conjunction	pero	I am tired but happy. Mi ta kansá pero kontentu.
if	conjunction	si	If it rains, we stay. Si ta yobé, nos ta keda.
because	conjunction	pasobra	I stayed because it rained. Mi a keda pasobra a yobé.
with	preposition	ku	I went with my friend. Mi a bai ku mi amigo.
without	preposition	sin	He left without money. E a sali sin plata.
for	preposition	pa	This gift is for you. E regalo aki ta pa bo.
from	preposition	for di	She came from school. E a bini for di skol.
to	preposition	na	We went to town. Nos a bai na siudad.