Seychellois Creole–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
mon	pronoun	I	Mon la la aprezan. I am here now.
ou	pronoun	you	Ou vreman zanti. You are very kind.
i	pronoun	he	I mon zanmi. He is my friend.
i	pronoun	she	I kot li. She is at home.
nou	pronoun	we	Nou travay toulezour. We work every day.
zot	pronoun	they	Zot dan lekol. They are in school.
ki	pronoun	what	Ki ou oule aprezan? What do you want now?
kot	adverb	where	Kot mon liv? Where is my book?
kan	adverb	when	Kan ou ava vini? When will you come?
kisannla	pronoun	who	Kisannla kot laport? Who is at the door?
akoz kwa	adverb	why	Akoz kwa ou tris? Why are you sad?
konman	adverb	how	Konman ou konnen? How do you know?
annan	verb	to have	Mon annan en loto nef. I have a new car.
fer	verb	to do	Zot fer travay byen. They do the work well.
ale	verb	to go	Nou ale lekol boner. We go to school early.
vini	verb	to come	Silvouple vini kot mon lakaz. Please come to my house.
vwar	verb	to see	Mon vwar lesyel ble. I see the blue sky.
konnen	verb	to know	Zot konnen larepons deza. They know the answer already.
panse	verb	to think	Mon panse mon fanmir. I think about my family.
oule	verb	to want	Nou oule delo. We want some water.
bezwen	verb	to need	Mon bezwen ou led ozordi. I need your help today.
fer	verb	to make	I fer bon dipen. She makes good bread.
pran	verb	to take	Pran liv anler lakour. Take the book home.
donnen	verb	to give	Donnen mwan liv rouz la. Give me the red book.
dir	verb	to say	I dir mon non dousman. He says my name softly.
dir	verb	to tell	Dir mwan sa vre zistwar. Tell me the true story.
demande	verb	to ask	Demande ansennyan demen. Ask the teacher tomorrow.
trouve	verb	to find	Mon in trouv mon vye liv. I found my old book.
gete	verb	to look	Gete lalin ki klere. Look at the bright moon.
servi	verb	to use	Nou servi sa latab toulezour. We use this table daily.
travay	verb	to work	Zot travay dan lavil. They work in the city.
manze	verb	to eat	Zanfan i manz diri. The child eats rice.
bwar	verb	to drink	Mon bwar dite tou bomaten. I drink tea every morning.
dormi	verb	to sleep	Bebe i dormi anpe. The baby sleeps peacefully.
marse	verb	to walk	Nou marse ansanm ziska lekol. We walk to school together.
tay	verb	to run	Garson i tay vit. The boy runs fast.
lir	verb	to read	I lir en bon liv. She reads a good book.
ekrir	verb	to write	Ekrir ou non isi. Write your name here.
koze	verb	to speak	Zot koz nou langaz byen. They speak our language well.
ekoute	verb	to listen	Ekoute lamizik. Listen to the music.
tande	verb	to hear	Mon tande divan deor. I hear the wind outside.
aste	verb	to buy	Nou aste fri fre ozordi. We buy fresh fruit today.
vann	verb	to sell	Zot vann pwason o marse. They sell fish at market.
peye	verb	to pay	Mon peye avek larzan. I pay with cash.
ede	verb	to help	Silvouple ed mon manman. Please help my mother.
kontan	verb	to love	Mon kontan mon fanmir bokou. I love my family deeply.
mor	verb	to die	Vye pye dibwa i mor dousman. Old trees die slowly.
aprann	verb	to learn	Zanfan i aprann vit. Children learn very quickly.
ansenny	verb	to teach	I ansenny dan nou lekol. She teaches at our school.
ouver	verb	to open	Ouver laport aprezan. Open the door now.
ferm	verb	to close	Ferm lafnet silvouple. Close the window please.
dimoun	noun	person	Sak dimoun i annan en non. Each person has a name.
msye	noun	man	Msye i tre gran. The man is very tall.
madanm	noun	woman	Sa madanm i mon ansennyan. That woman is my teacher.
zanfan	noun	child	Zanfan pe dormi. The child is sleeping.
garson	noun	boy	Garson i tay tou bomaten. The boy runs every morning.
fiy	noun	girl	Fiy i lir trankil. The girl reads quietly.
fanmir	noun	family	Mon fanmir i reste isi. My family lives here.
manman	noun	mother	Mon manman i fer dite. My mother makes tea.
papa	noun	father	Mon papa i travay dir. My father works hard.
zanmi	noun	friend	I mon meyer zanmi. She is my best friend.
lakaz	noun	house	Zot lakaz i gran. Their house is big.
kot	noun	home	Nou pe al kot nou aprezan. We are going home now.
lekol	noun	school	Lekol i ouver boner. The school opens early.
lavil	noun	city	Lavil i tre okipe. The city is very busy.
pei	noun	country	Nou pei i zoli. Our country is beautiful.
lemonn	noun	world	Lemonn pe sanze vit. The world is changing fast.
larout	noun	street	Larout i long. The street is long.
lasanm	noun	room	Lasanm i prop. The room is clean.
letan	noun	time	Letan i pase vit. Time passes very quickly.
zour	noun	day	Ozordi i en bon zour. Today is a good day.
lannwit	noun	night	Lannwit i fre. The night is cold.
bomaten	noun	morning	Bomaten i fre. This morning feels cool.
diswar	noun	evening	Nou marse diswar. We walk in the evening.
semenn	noun	week	Mon travay tou semenn. I work every week.
mwan	noun	month	Sa mwan i okipe. This month is busy.
lannen	noun	year	Sa lannen i paret long. This year feels long.
ozordi	adverb	today	Mon travay ozordi. I work today.
demen	adverb	tomorrow	Nou ava ale demen. We will go tomorrow.
yer	adverb	yesterday	I ti vini yer bomaten. She came yesterday morning.
aprezan	adverb	now	Vini isi aprezan. Come here now.
soley	noun	sun	Soley i tre so. The sun is very hot.
lalin	noun	moon	Lalin i paret klere aswar. The moon looks bright tonight.
zetwal	noun	star	Sa zetwal i klere. That star is bright.
lesyel	noun	sky	Lesyel i ble ozordi. The sky is blue today.
later	noun	earth	Later i nou lakaz. The earth is our home.
dife	noun	fire	Dife i tre so. The fire is very hot.
delo	noun	water	Bwar enpe delo prop. Drink some clean water.
lapli	noun	rain	Lapli i for ozordi. The rain is heavy today.
divan	noun	wind	Divan i fer fre. The wind feels cold.
pye dibwa	noun	tree	Sa pye dibwa i tre o. That tree is very tall.
fler	noun	flower	Sa fler i zoli. This flower is beautiful.
montanny	noun	mountain	Montanny i o. The mountain is high.
larivyer	noun	river	Larivyer i koule dousman. The river flows slowly.
lanmer	noun	sea	Lanmer i ble. The sea is blue.
manze	noun	food	Manze i bon. The food is good.
dipen	noun	bread	Mon manz dipen toulezour. I eat bread daily.
diri	noun	rice	Nou manz diri aswar. We eat rice tonight.
lavyann	noun	meat	Lavyann i so. The meat is hot.
pwason	noun	fish	Pwason i fre. The fish is fresh.
dizef	noun	egg	Dizef in kase. The egg is broken.
dile	noun	milk	Zanfan i bwar dile. The child drinks milk.
fri	noun	fruit	Fri fre i bon pour lasante. Fresh fruit is healthy.
dite	noun	tea	I bwar dite toulezour. She drinks tea daily.
kafe	noun	coffee	Mon bwar kafe aprezan. I drink coffee now.
latet	noun	head	Mon latet i fermal ozordi. My head hurts today.
lizye	noun	eye	Son lizye i ble. Her eyes are blue.
zorey	noun	ear	Mon zorey i fermal aprezan. My ear hurts now.
labous	noun	mouth	Ouver ou labous gran. Open your mouth wide.
nennen	noun	nose	Mon nennen i fre. My nose is cold.
lanmen	noun	hand	Lav ou lanmen byen. Wash your hands well.
lipye	noun	foot	Mon lipye i fermal ozordi. My foot hurts today.
leker	noun	heart	Mon leker i for. My heart is strong.
non	noun	name	Ki ou non? What is your name?
liv	noun	book	Sa liv i nef. This book is new.
mo	noun	word	Sa mo i enportan. This word is important.
langaz	noun	language	Nou langaz i zoli. Our language is beautiful.
larzan	noun	money	Mon bezwen plis larzan. I need more money.
travay	noun	work	Sa travay i dir. This work is hard.
lanmour	noun	love	Lanmour i fer lavi zoli. Love makes life beautiful.
lamizik	noun	music	Lamizik i zoli. The music is lovely.
zistwar	noun	story	Sa zistwar i vre. That story is true.
fason	noun	way	Sa fason i fasil. This way is easy.
keksoz	noun	thing	Sa keksoz i drol. That thing is strange.
lavi	noun	life	Lavi pa fasil. Life is not easy.
laport	noun	door	Laport i ouver. The door is open.
latab	noun	table	Latab i prop. The table is clean.
sez	noun	chair	Sez in kase. The chair is broken.
loto	noun	car	Mon loto i nef. My car is new.
bon	adjective	good	Sa dipen i bon. This bread is good.
move	adjective	bad	Manze i move. The food is bad.
gran	adjective	big	Sa lakaz i gran. That house is big.
pti	adjective	small	Lasanm i pti. The room is small.
nef	adjective	new	Mon in aste en liv nef. I bought a new book.
vye	adjective	old	Sa lakaz i vye. This house is old.
long	adjective	long	Larout i long. The road is long.
kourt	adjective	short	Zistwar i kourt. The story is short.
o	adjective	high	Montanny i o. The mountain is high.
ba	adjective	low	Latab i ba. The table is low.
so	adjective	hot	Dite i so. The tea is hot.
fre	adjective	cold	Delo i fre. The water is cold.
ere	adjective	happy	Zanfan i ere. The child is happy.
tris	adjective	sad	I tris ozordi. She feels sad today.
zoli	adjective	beautiful	Fler i zoli. The flower is beautiful.
fasil	adjective	easy	Sa travay i fasil. This work is easy.
dir	adjective	hard	Sa travay i dir. This work is hard.
vit	adjective	fast	Sa loto i vit. That car is fast.
dousman	adjective	slow	Larivyer i ale dousman. The river is slow.
drwat	adjective	right	Ou larepons i drwat. Your answer is right.
fo	adjective	wrong	Sa larepons i fo. That answer is wrong.
enportan	adjective	important	Sa liv i enportan. This book is important.
vre	adjective	true	Sa zistwar i vre. This story is true.
ranpli	adjective	full	Ver i ranpli. The glass is full.
vid	adjective	empty	Lasanm i vid. The room is empty.
zenn	adjective	young	Ansennyan i zenn. The teacher is young.
for	adjective	strong	Sa msye i for. That man is strong.
feb	adjective	weak	Zanfan i santi li feb. The child feels weak.
rouz	adjective	red	Fler i rouz. The flower is red.
ble	adjective	blue	Lanmer i ble. The sea is blue.
ver	adjective	green	Pye dibwa i ver. The tree is green.
zon	adjective	yellow	Fler i zon. The flower is yellow.
nwanr	adjective	black	Loto i nwanr. The car is black.
blan	adjective	white	Sez i blan. The chair is white.
wi	interjection	yes	Wi, mon konpran aprezan. Yes, I understand now.
non	interjection	no	Non, mon pa kapab vini. No, I cannot come.
pa	adverb	not	Mon pa tris. I am not sad.
ek	conjunction	and	Dite ek dipen in pare. Tea and bread are ready.
oubyen	conjunction	or	Dite oubyen kafe i bon. Tea or coffee is fine.
me	conjunction	but	Mon fatige me ere. I am tired but happy.
si	conjunction	if	Si lapli i tonbe, reste kot ou. If it rains, stay home.
parski	conjunction	because	Mon ti reste kot mwan parski lapli ti tonbe. I stayed home because rain fell.
avek	preposition	with	Mon ti vini avek mon zanmi. I came with my friend.
san	preposition	without	I ti ale san larzan. He left without money.
pour	preposition	for	Sa kado i pour ou. This gift is for you.
sorti	preposition	from	I ti vini sorti lekol. She came from school.
kot	preposition	to	Nou pe ale kot lavil. We are going to town.