122 Papiamento Words and

Phrases
Learning how to speak Papiamento isn't that difficult. Most words are
pronounced exactly as spelled. Helpful Papiamento phrases include:

13 Papiamento Greetings
1. Have a good day: Pasa un bon dia
2. Good Morning: Bon dia
3. Goodbye: Ayo
4. Good afternoon: Bon tardi
5. Good evening: Bon nochi
6. Please: Por fabor
7. Thank you: Danki
8.
9. Thank you very much: Mashi Danki
10. You are welcome: Di nada
11. How are you?: Con ta bai (pronounced bye)
12. Very Good!: Hopi bon
13. I am fine: Mi ta bon
14. See you later: Te aworo

17 Papiamento Dining Phrases

1. I am hungry: mi tin hamber

2. I want to eat: mi ke kome
3. Food: cuminda
4. Water: awa
5. cuminda: Food
6. Bread: pan
7. Butter: manteca
8. Cheese: keshi
9. Fish: Pisca
10. Cold cuts: beleg
11. Milk: lechi
12. Soda: refresco
13. Sweets/candy: mangel
14. An Aruban lollipop: chupa bebe
15. Sugar: suku
16. Salt: salo
17. Pepper: pika

13 Papiamento Shopping Phrases
1. kwanto esaki ta costa: How much does this cost
2. Mi ta wak rond: Looking around, browsing
3. Ban dal un trip: Lets go out on a trip
4. Banco: The Bank
5. Plaka: Money
6. Ki pelicula ta hunga awe?: What movie is playing today
7. keds: Sneakers
8. sapato: Shoes
9. den caya: In the town
10. Mi tin sed: I'm thirsty
11. Mi tin hamber: I'm hungry
12. Ban kas: Lets go home
13. Botica: Drugstore

11 Papiamento Words For a Loved One

1. Un sunchi: A kiss
2. Un braza: A hug
3. Mi dushi: My sweetheart
4. dushi ‘om: Delicious or great
5. Ku tur mi amor: With all my love
6. Ranka Lenga: To french kiss
7. frei: A loved one
8. Mi amor: My love
9. ranka orea: To cheat on someone
10. hole dushi: Smells good
11. Hopi bon: Very good
 17 More Papiamento Words and Phrases
1. bin aki: Come here
2. ban sali: Lets go out
3. ban goza: Lets enjoy
4. tur kos ta bon: Everything is going well
5. ban sigi: Lets continue
6. ban come: Lets eat
7. awa: Water
8. awacero: Rain
9. lamper: Lightning
10. strena: Thunder
11. nubia: Cloud
12. lama: The beach, also the ocean
13. tera: Sand, also country
14. kunuku: The country side
15. den stad: In the city
16. na waf: At the port
17. brug: Bridge

26 Words for Papiamento Numbers

1. 0 zero, nul, nada
2. 1 unu prome(r), di prome(r)
3. 2 dos di dos
4. 3 tres di tres
5. 4 kwater, cuater (and so on)
6. 5 sinku, cincu
7. 6 seis
8. 7 shete, siete
9. 8 ocho
10. 9 nuebe
11. 10 dies
12. 11 diesun
13. 12 diesdos
14. 13 diestres
15. 14 diescuater
16. 15 diescincu
17. 20 binti
18. 30 trinta
19. 40 cuarenta
20. 50 cincuenta
21. 60 sesenta
22. 70 setenta
23. 80 ochenta
24. 90 nobenta
25. 100 cien
26. 1000 mil

7 Papiamento Days of the Week

1. Sunday: dia domingu
2. Monday: dia luna
3. Tuesday: dia mars
4. Wednesday: dia rason
5. Thursday: diaweps
6. Friday: diabièrne
7. Saturday: dia sabra

12 Papiamento Months
1. January: Januari
2. February: Feruari
3. March: Maart
4. April: April
5. May: Mei
6. June: Juni
7. July: Juli
8. August: Augustus
9. September September
10. October Ooctober
11. November November
12. December December

6 Papiamento Action Verbs
1. to give: duna
2. to buy: kumpra
3. to sell: bende
4. to drink: bebe
5. to sleep: drumi
6. to sit: sinta