A: Bonjou! Ça va?
B: Ç’apé kouri, mærsi. É twa? Komen to yê?
A: Mo byin, mærsi. Ki çé tô nom?
B: Yé pèl mò Joseph. É twa?
A: Mô nom çé Max.
B: Mo konten fé lakònésans avèk twa.
A: Paréy. Orévwar!
B: Orévwar, twa!
Translation
A: Hello! How’s it going?
B: It’s going, thanks. And you? How are you?
A: I’m good, thanks. What’s your name?
B: They call me Joseph. And you?
A: My name is Max.
B: I’m happy to meet you.
A: Same. Goodbye!
B: Goodbye!
Dialogue 2
C: Hé, Louis! Komen lê zafær?
D: Kom-çi-kom-ça, mærsi.
C: To gin ti-nom?
D: Wi, mo ti-nom çé Lou.
C: Vayan! Mo pa gin ti-nom, mò.
D: Domaj.
Translation
C: Hey, Louis! How are things?
D: OK, thanks.
C: Do you have a nickname?
D: Yes, my nickname is Lou.
C: Awesome! I don’t have a nickname, me.
D: Too bad.
Vocabulary
bonjou - hello
bonswa - good evening
hé - hey
Komen to yê? - How are you?
Komen ça va? - How’s it going?
Komen lê zafær? - How are things?
Ç’apé kouri? - Is it going well?
Mo byin. - I’m good.
Mo kagou. - I’m out of sorts.
Kom-çi-kom-ça - OK, so-so
Mo pa byin. - I’m not good.
mærsi - thanks
Mô nom çé... - My name is...
Ki çé tô nom? - What is your name?
Komen to pèl twa? - What do you call yourself?
Mo pèl mò... - I call myself...
Komen yé pèl twa? - What do they call you?
Yé pèl mò... - They call me...
To gin ti-nom? - Do you have a nickname?
Ki çé tô nom-d-famiy? - What’s your family name?
orévwar - goodbye
Vwala... - Here is...
Mo konten fé lakònésans avèk twa. - I’m happy to meet you.
To fé lakònésans avèk…? - Have you met… ?
non (pa enkòr) - no (not yet)
wi/wé - yes
avèk/èk - with
