English–Seychellois Creole Dictionary

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