Hotel check-in
| ENGLISH | PORTUGUESE* | CREOLE** |
|---|---|---|
| how much is a double room ? | quanto é um duplo ? | kwantu ka custá uma kwatu duplo ? |
| is breakfast included in | o pequeno almoço está incluído no preço do quarto ? | matabisu sá metido ? |
| is it possible to reduce the price ? | é possível reduzir o preço ? | bô ka pô dêsê plesu ? |
| we don't have a lot of money | não temos muito dinheiro | non na tê djelu muntu fa |
food
| ENGLISH | PORTUGUESE* | CREOLE** |
|---|---|---|
| beer | cerveja | seleveja |
| bread | pão | mpon |
| chicken | frango | ganha |
| cow | vaca | bwê |
| fish | peixe | pixi |
| fruit | fruta | fluta |
| potatoes | batatas | batata |
| rice | arroz | lôsu |
| soft drink | refrigerante | sumu |
| water | água | awa |
| MEALS | ||
| breakfast | pequeno almoço | matabisu |
| dinner | jantar | janta |
| lunch | almoço | lômôsu |
| RESTAURANT CONVERSATION | ||
| how much is...? | quanto é..? | kwantu ê ka custa..? |
| this is too... | é muito... | e sa...muntu |
| can I use ... | posso utilizar ... | um pô utiliza... |
| toilet | casa de banho | ke banhu |
| eat | comer | kume |
| drink | beber | bêbê |
*only the masculine singular form of Portuguese is quoted
**Creole does not have an orthography of its own yet, so the orthography used is sort of home made /Tjerk.
As a rule open vowels like a in 'car' are represented simple, like a, whereas closed vowels like a in 'cat' are represented with accent as â. I promise to look into this later on. Any suggestions to improve the comprehension of English speakers, are very welcome...