Ou byen?
oo beeyenh
Are you okay?
Mwen byen mèsi é ou menm?
mweh beeyenh ay oo mem
I'm fine thank you and yourself?
Kouman ou ka kwiyé'w?
coo-mahn oo ca kwee-yay oo
What is your name? literally [How do you call you?]
Non-mwen sé Jamal.
no mweh say zha-mal
My name is Jamal.
Mwen kontan kontwé'w.
mweh cohn-tahn cohnt-tway oo
I'm happy to meet you.
Éskizé mwen, misyé/madanm.
es-kee-zay mweh mees-yay/ ma-dam
Excuse me sir/madame.
Konbyen sa kouté?
cohn-beeyehn sah coo-tay
How much does that cost?
Sa twò chè.
sah twoh sheh
That's too expensive.
Sa twò lèd mwen pa vlé'y!
sah twoh led mweh pah vlay ee
That's too ugly I don't want it!
Ki lè ou ké vini wè nou?
kee leh oo kay vee-nee weh noo
When will you come to see us?
Tanpwi/souplé
.tahn-pwee/soo-play
please.
Mèsi anchay pou konpliman'w.
meh-see poo coh-plee-mahn oo
Thank you very much for your compliments.
Souplé wépété sa ankò.
soo-play way-pay-tay sah ahn-kuh
Please repeat that again.
Souplé palé pli dousman
soo-play pa-lay plee doos-mahn
Please speak more slowly.
Mwen pa sa konpwann sa'w ka di-a.
mweh pa sah con-pwahnn sa oo kah dee ah
I can't understand what you're saying.
Kouman ou ka di... an Patwa?
coo-mahn oo kah dee sah ahn pat-wah
How do you say.... in Patwa?
Li ka palé plizyè lanng.
lee kah pa-lay pleez-yeh lang
He/she speaks several languages.
Yo ka palé Panyòl nan lakay-yo.
yo kah pa-lay pahn-yohl nahn la-kai yo
They speak Spanish at home.
Ès ou vlé sòti èvè mwen oswè-a?
ehs oo vlay soh-tee eh-veh mweh ohs-way ah
Do you want to go out with me tonight?
Ki koté ou vlé alé oswè-a?
kee koh-tay oo vlay ah-lay ohs-way ah
Where do you want to go tonight?
Annou alé wè yon flim.
ahn-noo ah-lay weh yohn fleem
Let's go see a movie.
Annou wété lakay.
anhn-noo way-tay la-kai
Let's stay home.
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