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{| class="wikitable"
|Breton
|Meaning
|-
|Demat !
|Hello !
|-
|Degemer mat ! 
|Welcome !
|-
|Kenavo  ! 
|goodbye !
|-
|Yec’hed mat ! 
|to yours, health!
|-
|Noz  vat ! 
|Good night !
|-
|Mat an traoù ? 
|Things are going well ?
|-
|Diwall  ! 
|Warning !
|-
|Trugarez  ! 
|Thank you !
|}


== Some Breton words ==
== Some Breton words ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Breton
|Meaning
|-
|An Argoat
|inside
|-
|Arvor
|littoral
|-
|Bagad
|troop
|-
|Bara
|bread
|-
|Bihan
|small
|-
|Binioù-bras
|pipe
|-
|Binioù-kozh
|traditional biniou
|-
|Bras
|great
|-
|Bre
|Mountain
|-
|Breizh
|Britain
|-
|Bro
|country
|-
|Du
|black
|-
|Enez
|island
|-
|Fest-Noz
|dance party (night party)
|-
|Fest-Deiz
|day party
|-
|Gouren
|Breton fight
|-
|Gwenn
|White
|-
|Gwin
|wine
|-
|Kastell
|castle
|-
|Kêr 
|city
|-
|Kreiz Kêr
|downtown
|-
|Korrigan
|leprechaun
|-
|Kouign-amann
|butter cake
|-
|Krampouezh
|pancakes
|-
|Lann
|heath or gorse
|-
|Mor-Bras
|the ocean
|-
|Mor-Bihan
|Little Sea
|-
|Plou
|parish
|-
|Sant
|saint
|-
|Ti
|House
|-
|Ti-Kêr
|town hall, city hall
|-
|Ti an douristed
|tourist Office
|-
|Traou mad
|good thing
|-
|Tro Breizh
|Tour of Brittany
|-
|Ya
|Yes
|-
|Nann
|no
|}

Revision as of 19:23, 11 October 2018

Here are some usual expressions that you will meet in Brittany (region of France).


Usual expressions in Breton

Breton Meaning
Demat ! Hello !
Degemer mat !  Welcome !
Kenavo  !  goodbye !
Yec’hed mat !  to yours, health!
Noz vat !  Good night !
Mat an traoù ?  Things are going well ?
Diwall  !  Warning !
Trugarez  !  Thank you !

Some Breton words

Breton Meaning
An Argoat inside
Arvor littoral
Bagad troop
Bara bread
Bihan small
Binioù-bras pipe
Binioù-kozh traditional biniou
Bras great
Bre Mountain
Breizh Britain
Bro country
Du black
Enez island
Fest-Noz dance party (night party)
Fest-Deiz day party
Gouren Breton fight
Gwenn White
Gwin wine
Kastell castle
Kêr  city
Kreiz Kêr downtown
Korrigan leprechaun
Kouign-amann butter cake
Krampouezh pancakes
Lann heath or gorse
Mor-Bras the ocean
Mor-Bihan Little Sea
Plou parish
Sant saint
Ti House
Ti-Kêr town hall, city hall
Ti an douristed tourist Office
Traou mad good thing
Tro Breizh Tour of Brittany
Ya Yes
Nann no