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<div class="pg_page_title">🤗 '''Guianese Creole French''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div> | |||
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Hi Guianese Creole French learners! 😃 | Hi Guianese Creole French learners! 😃 | ||
Do you want to learn how to say "Hello" in '''Guianese Creole French'''? | |||
Do you want to learn how to say | |||
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. | Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. | ||
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Guianese Creole French, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings. | If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Guianese Creole French, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings. | ||
Let’s get started! 🤗 | Let’s get started! 🤗 | ||
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==Greetings== | ==Greetings== | ||
In Guyana, we say "good evening" (bonswè) from noon. | |||
It seems that it's because the evening news is broadcast live at the beginning of the afternoon, the presenter says "good evening" so everyone does the same, a habit very hard to break. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!'''English''' | !'''English''' | ||
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|General greeting | |General greeting (Hello) | ||
|Bonjou | |Bonjoure | ||
|- | |||
|Hello sir ; Good evening madam. | |||
|Bonjou mouché ; bonswè madanm | |||
|- | |- | ||
|General greeting | |General greeting | ||
|A kouman | |A kouman | ||
|- | |- | ||
|How are you? | |How are you? | ||
|Sa to fé? | |Sa to fé? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|How are you ? | |||
|A kouman to fika ? (literally "how is it you are?") | |||
|- | |||
|What's up ? | |What's up ? | ||
|A kouman to fica ? | |A kouman to fica ? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Bye | |Bye | ||
|Pli ta | |Pli ta | ||
|- | |- | ||
|What's up? | |||
|Tout bèt bon ?, Ki nòv, Sinon ? | |||
|- | |||
|What do you do? | |||
|Sa to ka fè ? | |||
|- | |||
|What's your name ? | |||
|A kouman yé ka rélé to ? | |||
|- | |||
|My name is… | |||
|Yé ka rélé mo… | |||
|- | |||
|I am… | |||
|Mo sa… | |||
|- | |||
|How old are you ? | |||
|Ki laj to gen ? | |||
|- | |||
|I have… | |||
|Mo gen | |||
|- | |||
|thank you or "big thank you" | |||
|Mési ou Grémési | |||
|- | |||
|sorry | |||
|Padon | |||
|- | |||
|Be well or be well! | |||
|Maché byen! (literally "walk well") | |||
|- | |||
|Please | |||
|Souplé | |||
|} | |||
==Free Guianese Creole French Lessons== | ==Free Guianese Creole French Lessons== | ||
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==Marketplace== | ==Marketplace== | ||
*'''[https://polyglotclub.com/services/search-jobs/?pg_offre=2303 Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Guianese Creole French]''' | *'''[https://polyglotclub.com/services/search-jobs/?pg_offre=2303 Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Guianese Creole French]''' | ||
==Sources== | |||
* http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/ | |||
* https://fr.wikiversity.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9ole_guyanais/Vocabulaire/Se_pr%C3%A9senter | |||
* https://neferee.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/petit-lexique-du-creole-guyanais/ | |||
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[[Category:Guianese Creole French/Beginner]] | [[Category:Guianese Creole French/Beginner]] | ||
[[Category:Greetings]] | [[Category:Greetings]] | ||
[[Category:Say-Hello]] | [[Category:Say-Hello]] | ||
[[Category:Jennifers]] | [[Category:Jennifers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:33, 27 March 2023
🤗 Guianese Creole French Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Guianese Creole French learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say "Hello" in Guianese Creole French?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Guianese Creole French, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
In Guyana, we say "good evening" (bonswè) from noon.
It seems that it's because the evening news is broadcast live at the beginning of the afternoon, the presenter says "good evening" so everyone does the same, a habit very hard to break.
| English | Guianese Creole French |
|---|---|
| General greeting (Hello) | Bonjoure |
| Hello sir ; Good evening madam. | Bonjou mouché ; bonswè madanm |
| General greeting | A kouman |
| How are you? | Sa to fé? |
| How are you ? | A kouman to fika ? (literally "how is it you are?") |
| What's up ? | A kouman to fica ? |
| Bye | Pli ta |
| What's up? | Tout bèt bon ?, Ki nòv, Sinon ? |
| What do you do? | Sa to ka fè ? |
| What's your name ? | A kouman yé ka rélé to ? |
| My name is… | Yé ka rélé mo… |
| I am… | Mo sa… |
| How old are you ? | Ki laj to gen ? |
| I have… | Mo gen |
| thank you or "big thank you" | Mési ou Grémési |
| sorry | Padon |
| Be well or be well! | Maché byen! (literally "walk well") |
| Please | Souplé |