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For other Creole languages, see Creole.

Creole of Guinea-Bissau is the main language of Guinea-Bissau. It is based on Portuguese and local African languages. The grammar is very simple, but the lack of an official orthography makes written Creole complicated, as it is spelled differently in every text.

[edit] Pronouns

Personal pronouns when subject of a verb

I 

N

You (sing) 

Bu

He, she, it 

I

We 

No

You (pl) 

Bo

They 

E

Personal pronouns used for emphasis.

I 

Ami

You (sing.) 

Abo

He, she, it 

El

We 

Anos

You (pl.) 

Abos

They 

Elis

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Hello. 

Bon dia, boa tarde, boa noite. ( )

Hello. (informal) 

Kuma? ( )

How are you? 

Kuma ku bu sta? ( ?)

How are you? 

I kuma? ( ?)

Fine, thank you. 

Sta bom, obrigado. ( )

What is your name? 

Kuma ku bu nome? ( ?)

My name is ______ . 

Nha nome i ______ . ( _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

. ( )

Please. 

. ( )

Thank you. 

Obrigado. ( )

You're welcome. 

Nada. ( )

Yes. 

Si. ( )

No. 

Não. ( )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Skulpa. ( )

I'm sorry. 

Skulpa. ( )

Goodbye 

Tchau. ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

Na bai. ( )

I can't speak creole [well]. 

N ka ta papia kriol [bem]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

Bu ta papia inglés? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Alguem li ta papia inglés? ( ?)

Help! 

 ! ( !)

Look out! 

 ! ( !)

Good morning. 

Bon dia. ( )

How have you slept? 

Kuma ku bu mansi?

I slept well, thank you. 

N mansi bem, obrigado.

Good afternoon. 

Boa tarde. ( )

Good night. 

Boa noite. ( )

Good night (to sleep) 

Boa noite. ( )

I don't understand. 

N ka persibi. ( )

Where is the toilet? 

Nunde i kasa de banho? ( ?)

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[edit] Numbers

un - 1

dus - 2

tris - 3

kuatru- 4

cinco - 5

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today 

aos

yesterday 

aonti

tomorrow 

amanha

this week 

es semana

last week 

semana passada

next week 

próssima semana

Sunday 

dumingu

Monday 

segunda-fera

Tuesday 

tersa-fera

Wednesday 

kuarta-fera

Thursday 

kinta-fera

Friday 

sesta-fera

Saturday 

sabadu

Bold text====Months==== janeiru fevreiru marsu abril maio junhu julhu agustu sitembru outubru novembru dizembru

january february march april may june july august september october november december

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