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|Breton | |||
|Meaning | |||
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|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 | |||
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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 |