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🤗 Papiamento Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Papiamento learners! 😃

Papiamento is spoken in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao, which are Dutch territories located in the southern Caribbean.

The people in these islands are generally very friendly and welcoming. When meeting someone for the first time, it is customary to shake hands and make eye contact.

Papiamento is a language that has been influenced by Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and African languages, so you might notice similarities to those languages as well.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Useful Greetings in Papiamento[edit | edit source]

English Papiamento
general greeting Kon ta bai?
reply to Kon ta bai Bon
morning greeting Bon dia
afternoon greeting Bon tardi
evening and nighttime greeting Bon nochi
welcome greeting Bon bini
hello, hi hallo, ki tin
How are you? Con/Kon ta bay ?
  • I am fine.
  • (very) Well
  • Mi ta bon.
  • (mashá) Bon
sleep well drumi dushi
goodbye ayo
see you later te aweró,

te despues

good luck suerte
please por fabor, sea asina di
thank you danki [NL: dank u]
(you're welcome) di nada
don't mention it na bo ordo
yes si
no no
I am sorry Despensa mi
Excuse me Despensa
Help! Auxilio! Yuda mi!
a more casual way to say “Good morning” Moro
How is life? Con ta c’e bida?
Everything is alright Tur cos ta bon
What’s your name? Con yama bo? or Con bo nomber ta?
My name is… Ami yama… or Mi nomber ta…
Where are you from? Di unda bo ta?
I come from… Mi ta bin(i) di…
I live in… Mi ta biba na…
See you later Te mas awero (Te’ oro)
Till the next time Te despues

Videos[edit | edit source]

Learning Papiamento in a few minutes[edit | edit source]

Learn Papiamento - Introducing Yourself[edit | edit source]

Learn Papiamento - Useful words and Greetings[edit | edit source]

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Here's an example dialogue using some of the words we just learned:

  • Bon dia!

Good day!

  • Con ta bai?

How are you?

  • Mi ta bon, danki.

I'm good, thank you.

  • Bon tardi!

Good afternoon!

  • Te otro biaha!

See you later!

Sources[edit | edit source]

Free Papiamento Lessons[edit | edit source]

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