'''Provencal''' (Provencau) is one of several dialects of Occitan spoken by a minority of people in southern France and other areas of France and Italy.

In the English-speaking world, "Provencal" is often used to refer to all dialects of Occitan, but actually refers specifically to the dialect spoken in the former province of Provence as well as south of Dauphine and the Nimes region in Languedoc and the upper valleys of Piedmont, Italy (Val Maira, Val Varacha, Val d'Estura, Entraigas, Limon, Vinai, Pignerol, Sestriera). Outside Europe, the language in spoken mainly in the Northern Californian counties of Tehama, Siskiyou, Napa, Alpine and Mono counties, especially in the Mono County town of Chalfant Valley. A small community in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties also exists in Southern California.

Provencal is also the customary name given to the older version of the langue d'oc used by the troubadours of medieval literature, corresponding to Old French or langue d'oil of the northern areas of France.

Phrase book

Provencal-speaking nations

; France : Franca (''Fran-sha'') ; Italy : Italia (''Itaa-li-a'') ; Spain : Espanha (''Es-span-ha'') ; Monaco : Monegue (''Mooa-ne-goo'') ; United States: Estats Units (''Es-tats-oo-nits'')

Essentials

Greetings

; Good morning. : Bona matin. (''Bo-nuh-ma-tin'') ; Good evening. : Bon vespre. (''Bon-vees-pre'') ; Good afternoon. : Bonser. (''Bon-ser'') ; Hello. : Adieu. (''Ad-dieu'') ; What is your name? (formal) : Cossi te dison? (''Cuss-ee-te-di-sun?'') ; What is your name? (familiar) : Cossi te dises? (''Cuss-ee-te-di-ses?'') ; My name is... : Mon nom est... (''Mon-nom-ess-t'') ; Delighted. : Encantat. (''En-can-ta'') ; Likewise. : Agradarsage. (''Ag-ra-dar-sagi'') ; Pleased to meet you. : Content vos rencontrar. (''Con-tent-voo-re-con-trar'') ; Mister (Mr.) : Monsieur (M.) ; Madam (Mrs.) : Madam (Mdm.) ; Miss (Ms.) : Languir (Mme.) ; How are you? (familiar) : Cossi vas? (''Coss-ee-vas?'') ; How are you (formal) : Cossi va? (''Coss-ee-va?'') ; What's happening? : Quoi evenement? (''Kwa-eev-eene-ment?'') ; How are you : Cossi anatz? (''Coss-ee-anat-ss?'') ; well : sorga (''sor-guh'') ; Thank you. : Merce. (''mer-cee'') ; Good-bye. : Adieu. (''A-deu'') ; Good-bye. (formal) : Adieussiatz. (''Ad-dieu-ssi-at-z'') ; See you later. : Adieu-sias. (''As-dieu-si-as'') ; See you tomorrow. : Adieu-deman. (''Ad-dieu-de-man'') ; See you. : Areveire. (''Are-vea-re'')

Numbers

; One (1) : Un (''un'') ; Two (2) : Dos (''dos'') ; Three (3) : Tres (''th-re-ss'') ; Four (4) : Quatre (''quat-r'') ; Five (5) : Cinc (''zinc'') ; Six (6) : Sieis (''seei-s'') ; Seven (7) : Set (''seet'') ; Eight (8) : Huit (''weet'') ; Nine (9) : Nou (''noou'') ; Ten (10) : Dix (''dix'') ; Eleven (11) : Onze (''on-ze'') ; Twelve (12) : Dotze (''dot-ze'') ; Thirteen (13) : Tretze (''thret-ze'') ; Fourteen (14) : Catorze (''ca-toor-ze'') ; Fifteen (15) : Quinze (''kin-ze'') ; Sixteen (16) : Setze (''set-ze'') ; Seventeen (17) : Detz-e-set (''deet-ze-seet'') ; Eighteen (18) : Detz-e-uech (''deet-ze-huee-ch'') ; Nineteen (19) : Detz-e-nou (''deet-ze-noou'') ; Twenty (20) : Vint (''veint'') ; Twenty-one (21) : Vint-e-un (''veint-e-un'') ; Thirty (30) : Trenta (''th-rain-ta'') ; Forty (40) : Quaranta (''qua-ran-ta'') ; Fifty (50) : Cinquanta (''cin-quan-ta'') ; Sixty (60) : Seissanta (''seis-san-ta'') ; Seventy (70) : Setanta (''set-tan-ta'') ; Eighty (80) : Ochanta (''o-chan-ta'') ; Ninety (90) : Nonanta (''no-nan-ta'') ; One hundred (100) : Cent (''cent'')

Body parts

; Head : Testa (''tes-tuh'') ; Eye : Uelh (''uu-ei'') ; Nose : Nas (''nas'') ; Mouth : Boca (''bo-cuh'') ; Arm : Brac (''bra-sh'') ; Hand : Man (''mann'') ; Finger : Det (''det'') ; Stomach : Ventre (''ven-tre'') ; Leg : Camba (''cam-ba'') ; Foot : Pe (''pei'')

School objects

; Pen : Estilo (''es-ti-lo'') ; Folder : Dorsier (''door-si-eer'') ; Notebook : Quasern (''qua-seern'') ; Student : Estudiant (''es-tu-di-an-t'') ; Paper : Papier (''pa-piee-r'') ; Pencil : Gredon (''gre-don'') ; Book : Libre (''lee-brae'') ; Teacher (male) : Professor (''pro-fes-sore'') ; Teacher (female) : Professora (''pro-fes-sora'') ; Desk : Taula (''tau-la'') ; Classroom : Sala de classa (''sa-la-de-class-a'')

The calendar

; Year : An (''aun'') ; Day : Jorn (''gsh-orn'') ; Week : Setmana (''set-ma-na'') ; Sunday : Dimenge (''di-menje'') ; Monday : Diluns (''di-luns'') ; Tuesday : Dimarts (''di-marts'') ; Wednesday : Dimercres (''di-meer-crees'') ; Thursday : Dijous (''di-joou'') ; Friday : Divendres (''di-ven-dres'') ; Saturday : Dissabte (''dis-ab-te'') ; January : Genier (''jen-neer'') ; February : Febrier (''feb-reer'') ; March : Marc (''marsh'') ; April : Abrial (''ab-ri-al'') ; May : Mai (''mai'') ; June : Junh (''june'') ; July : Julhet (''jull-het'') ; August : Agost (''aw-gost'') ; September : Setembre (''se-tem-brae'') ; October : Octobre (''oc-too-brae'') ; November : Novembre (''no-vem-brae'') ; December : Decembre (''de-sem-brae'') ; Today : Uei (''oo-way'') ; Tomorrow : Deman (''de-man'')

Note: In Provencal, days of the week and months are only capitalized when they are in the beginning of a sentence.

Weather conditions

; Sunny: Solelhos (''so-leel-oh-s'') ; Hot: Caud (''cod'') ; Cold: Freg (''freeg'') ; Windy: Viente (''vien-te'') ; Rainy: Ploure (''pl-oou-re'')