PAPIAMENTU ABC Lesson 4: Conversation starters

This lesson covers conversation starters and responses in Papiamento.
Lesson transcript:
Hello (informal) - Konta
Hello (formal) - Kon ta bai
What is your name? (informal) - Kon yamá bo?
What is your name? (formal) - Kon ta bo nòmber?
My name is... (informal) - Mi yama...
My name is... (formal) - Mi nòmber ta...
Pleasure meeting you - Un plaser
Much obliged - Muchu gustu!
How are you? - Konta ta bai?
I'm very well - Mi ta hopi bon
I'm alright - Basta bon
Could be better - Por ta mihó
Not so good - No muchu bon
Bad - Malu
Oh, so bad - Ai, hopi malu
Excuse me? - Ablif?
Do you speak Papiamento? - Bo ta papia Papiamentu?
Yes - Si
No - No
I speak Dutch - Ami ta papia Hulandes
I only understand English - Mi ta komprondé ingles so
I understand it a little - Mi ta komprondé un tiki
Thank you - Danki
Slowly - Poko poko
You're welcome - Di nada
See you later - Te aweró
Bye - Ayó
Chapters
0:00 intro
0:27 Greetings / Introductions
1:40 expressions
2:29 Do you speak...
3:28 Goodbyes
3:37 Outro
4:10 Palabra i Dicho (Words and sayings)
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*Disclaimer:
We are not official Papiamentu teachers by any stretch. While we take great care in bringing you the Papiamentu language as it is spoken in Curaçao, we do not claim responsibility for 100% accuracy.

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