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Cape Verdean Creole — top 115 words

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#Cape Verdean CreoleEnglish
1olá / oihello
2bon diagood morning
3boa tardigood afternoon
4boa notigood night
5modi ki bu sta?how are you?
6tudu dretu?is everything okay?
7N sta dretuI'm fine
8tudu bonall good
9obrigadu / obrigadathank you (m/f)
10sinyes
11nauno
12pur favorplease
13diskulpasorry / excuse me
14di nadayou're welcome
15te logusee you later
16te dipôssee you afterwards
17bon-vinduwelcome
18modi ki bu nomi?what's your name?
19nha nomi e ...my name is ...
20N / miI / me
21bu / boyou (sing.)
22elhe / she
23nu / noswe
24nhosyou (plural)
25esthey
26ómiman
27mudjerwoman
28mininuchild
29maimother
30paifather
31fidjuson
32fidjadaughter
33irmonbrother
34irmasister
35avógrandparent
36amigufriend
37famíliafamily
38aguwater
39kumeto eat
40kumidafood
41ponbread
42pexifish
43karnimeat
44arrósrice
45letimilk
46kafécoffee
47asúkarsugar
48salsalt
49katchupacachupa (national dish)
50vinhuwine
51unone
52dôstwo
53trêsthree
54kuatufour
55sinkufive
56saissix
57sétiseven
58oitueight
59nóvinine
60désten
61vintitwenty
62senhundred
63milthousand
64stato be (state)
65tento have
66bato go
67bento come
68flato say
69papiato speak
70odjato see
71obito hear
72sabeto know
73kréto want
74podeto be able
75bebeto drink
76durmito sleep
77to read
78skrebeto write
79trabadjato work
80morato live
81gostato like
82konxeto know (a person)
83dato give
84bongood
85maubad
86grandibig
87pikinotismall
88kentihot
89friucold
90bunitubeautiful
91nobunew
92bedjuold
93dreturight / fine
94kuzê?what?
95ken?who?
96undi?where?
97kandu?when?
98modi?how?
99kantu?how much?
100pamodi?why?
101iand
102kuwith
103mabut
104ojitoday
105manhantomorrow
106ontiyesterday
107gósinow
108lihere
109lathere
110kasahouse
111marsea
112solsun
113txubarain
114sodadilonging / saudade
115morabezaCape Verdean hospitality