General description
| ENGLISH | PORTUGUESE* | CREOLE** |
|---|---|---|
| it is... | é... | ise sa... |
| bad | mau | ê na bwa fa |
| beautiful | lindo | glavi |
| big | grande | nglanji |
| cold | frio | fiô |
| difficult | difícil | kwa tê matxi |
| easy | fácil | kwa na tê matxi fa |
| fast | rápido | djandjan |
| hot | quente | kêntxi |
| hot (spicy) | picante | ka pica muntu |
| new | novo | novu |
| old | velho | ve |
| slow | devagar | moli-moli |
| small | pequeno | txoko |
| tasty | saboroso | kume sa doxi |
| ugly | feio | fê |
| young | jovem | novu |
Basic conversation
| ENGLISH | PORTUGUESE* | CREOLE** |
|---|---|---|
| how are you ? | como está ? | Kê nova saôdji |
| I am fine | estou bem | saôdji sa levi-levii |
| I am going to.. | vou.. | n ga ba mu |
| are you going to.. ? | vai...? | bô ka be bô...? |
| I have... | tenho | ami tê.. |
| do you have..? | tem... | bo tê..? |
| I like to... | gosto de... | n ga (n)gosta |
| do you like to ..? | gosta de..? | bô ka (n)gosta .? |
| I would like to.. | queria... | N mêsê... |
| do you want to..? | quer..? | bô mêsê ..? |
| is there..? | há ..? | ...sen-ô ? |
| where is there | onde há... | onji ...sa nê |
| what is this called ? | como se chama isto? | uma akasama kwa sê |
| may I take a picture of you? | posso tirar a sua foto ? | n ga pô txila/pika letlatu |
| thank you | obrigado | desu ka paga bô |
| no, thanks | não, obrigado | n na mêsê fa |
| sorry | desculpe | poda mu |
*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...