Cape Verdean Creole — top 115 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Cape Verdean Creole | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | olá / oi | hello |
| 2 | bon dia | good morning |
| 3 | boa tardi | good afternoon |
| 4 | boa noti | good night |
| 5 | modi ki bu sta? | how are you? |
| 6 | tudu dretu? | is everything okay? |
| 7 | N sta dretu | I'm fine |
| 8 | tudu bon | all good |
| 9 | obrigadu / obrigada | thank you (m/f) |
| 10 | sin | yes |
| 11 | nau | no |
| 12 | pur favor | please |
| 13 | diskulpa | sorry / excuse me |
| 14 | di nada | you're welcome |
| 15 | te logu | see you later |
| 16 | te dipôs | see you afterwards |
| 17 | bon-vindu | welcome |
| 18 | modi ki bu nomi? | what's your name? |
| 19 | nha nomi e ... | my name is ... |
| 20 | N / mi | I / me |
| 21 | bu / bo | you (sing.) |
| 22 | el | he / she |
| 23 | nu / nos | we |
| 24 | nhos | you (plural) |
| 25 | es | they |
| 26 | ómi | man |
| 27 | mudjer | woman |
| 28 | mininu | child |
| 29 | mai | mother |
| 30 | pai | father |
| 31 | fidju | son |
| 32 | fidja | daughter |
| 33 | irmon | brother |
| 34 | irma | sister |
| 35 | avó | grandparent |
| 36 | amigu | friend |
| 37 | família | family |
| 38 | agu | water |
| 39 | kume | to eat |
| 40 | kumida | food |
| 41 | pon | bread |
| 42 | pexi | fish |
| 43 | karni | meat |
| 44 | arrós | rice |
| 45 | leti | milk |
| 46 | kafé | coffee |
| 47 | asúkar | sugar |
| 48 | sal | salt |
| 49 | katchupa | cachupa (national dish) |
| 50 | vinhu | wine |
| 51 | un | one |
| 52 | dôs | two |
| 53 | três | three |
| 54 | kuatu | four |
| 55 | sinku | five |
| 56 | sais | six |
| 57 | séti | seven |
| 58 | oitu | eight |
| 59 | nóvi | nine |
| 60 | dés | ten |
| 61 | vinti | twenty |
| 62 | sen | hundred |
| 63 | mil | thousand |
| 64 | sta | to be (state) |
| 65 | ten | to have |
| 66 | ba | to go |
| 67 | ben | to come |
| 68 | fla | to say |
| 69 | papia | to speak |
| 70 | odja | to see |
| 71 | obi | to hear |
| 72 | sabe | to know |
| 73 | kré | to want |
| 74 | pode | to be able |
| 75 | bebe | to drink |
| 76 | durmi | to sleep |
| 77 | lê | to read |
| 78 | skrebe | to write |
| 79 | trabadja | to work |
| 80 | mora | to live |
| 81 | gosta | to like |
| 82 | konxe | to know (a person) |
| 83 | da | to give |
| 84 | bon | good |
| 85 | mau | bad |
| 86 | grandi | big |
| 87 | pikinoti | small |
| 88 | kenti | hot |
| 89 | friu | cold |
| 90 | bunitu | beautiful |
| 91 | nobu | new |
| 92 | bedju | old |
| 93 | dretu | right / fine |
| 94 | kuzê? | what? |
| 95 | ken? | who? |
| 96 | undi? | where? |
| 97 | kandu? | when? |
| 98 | modi? | how? |
| 99 | kantu? | how much? |
| 100 | pamodi? | why? |
| 101 | i | and |
| 102 | ku | with |
| 103 | ma | but |
| 104 | oji | today |
| 105 | manhan | tomorrow |
| 106 | onti | yesterday |
| 107 | gósi | now |
| 108 | li | here |
| 109 | la | there |
| 110 | kasa | house |
| 111 | mar | sea |
| 112 | sol | sun |
| 113 | txuba | rain |
| 114 | sodadi | longing / saudade |
| 115 | morabeza | Cape Verdean hospitality |