'''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.

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

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

; 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. : Nao. ('' '') ; 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 ingles? ('' ?'') ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Alguem li ta papia ingles? ('' ?'') ; 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? ('' ?'')

Problems

Numbers

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

; today : aos ; yesterday : aonti ; tomorrow : amanha ; this week : es semana ; last week : semana passada ; next week : prossima semana

; Sunday : dumingu ; Monday : segunda-fera ; Tuesday : tersa-fera ; Wednesday : kuarta-fera ; Thursday : kinta-fera ; Friday : sesta-fera ; Saturday : sabadu

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

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