Provençal phrasebook

Provençal (Provençau) 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, "Provençal" is often used to refer to all dialects of Occitan, but the term refers specifically to the dialect spoken in the former province of Provence as well as south of Dauphiné and the Nîmes 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 is 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.

Provençal is also the customary name given to the older version of the langue d'oc used by the troubadours of medieval literature, as opposed to Old French or langue d'oïl (from the native word for yes) of the northern areas of France.

Phrasebook

Countries where Occitan is spoken

France

França (FRAHN-so)

Italy

Itàlia (ee-TAH-lyo)

Spain

Espanha (ays-PAH-nyo)

Monaco

Mónegue (MOO-nay-gay)

United States

Estats Units (ays-TAHTS oo-NEETS)

Essentials

Greetings

Good morning.

Bona matin. (Bo-nuh-ma-tin)

Good evening.

Bon vèspre. (boon VEHS-pre)

Good afternoon.

Bonser. (Bon-ser)

Hello.

Adieu. (Ad-dieu)

What is your name? (formal)

Cossí te dison? (Cuss-ee-te-di-sun?)

What is your name? (familiar)

Cossí te dises? (Cuss-ee-te-di-ses?)

My name is...

Mon nom est... (Mon-nom-ess-t)

Delighted.

Encantat. (En-can-ta)

Likewise.

Agradarsatge. (Ag-ra-dar-sagi)

Pleased to meet you.

Content vos rencontrar. (Con-tent-voo-re-con-trar)

Mister (Mr.)

Monsen (M.)

Madam (Mrs.)

Madòna (Mdm.)

Miss (Ms.)

Madomaisèla (Mla.)

How are you? (familiar)

Cossí vas? (Coss-ee-vas?)

How are you (formal)

Cossí va? (Coss-ee-va?)

What's happening?

Qué passa? (Keh-pas-sa?)

How are you

Cossí anatz? (Coss-ee-anat-ss?)

well

ben (ben)

Thank you.

Mercé. (mer-ceh)

Good-bye.

Adieu. (A-deu)

Good-bye. (formal)

Adieussiatz. (Ad-dieu-si-as)

See you later.

Adieussiatz. (As-dieu-si-as)

See you tomorrow.

Adieu-deman. (Ad-dieu-de-man)

See you.

A reveire. (Arre-vea-re)

Numbers

One (1)

Un (un)

Two (2)

Dos (doos)

Three (3)

Tres (th-re-ss)

Four (4)

Quatre (KAH-tray)

Five (5)

Cinc (seenk)

Six (6)

Sièis (seei-s)

Seven (7)

Sèt (seht)

Eight (8)

Uèit (wait)

Nine (9)

Nòu (noou)

Ten (10)

Dix (deex)

Eleven (11)

Onze (OON-zay)

Twelve (12)

Dotze (DOO-dzay)

Thirteen (13)

Trètze (thret-ze)

Fourteen (14)

Catòrze (kah-TOR-zay)

Fifteen (15)

Quinze (KEEN-zay)

Sixteen (16)

Setze (SAY-dzay)

Seventeen (17)

Dètz-e-sèt (deet-ze-seet)

Eighteen (18)

Dètz-e-uèch (deet-ze-huee-ch)

Nineteen (19)

Dètz-e-nòu (deet-ze-noou)

Twenty (20)

Vint (veen)

Twenty-one (21)

Vint-e-un (veint-e-un)

Thirty (30)

Trenta (th-rain-ta)

Forty (40)

Quaranta (kah-RAHN-to)

Fifty (50)

Cinquanta (seen-KAHN-to)

Sixty (60)

Seissanta (seis-san-ta)

Seventy (70)

Setanta (say-TAHN-to)

Eighty (80)

Ochanta (oo-CHAHN-to)

Ninety (90)

Nonanta (noo-NAHN-to)

One hundred (100)

Cent (saynt)

Body parts

Head

Tèsta (TEHS-to)

Eye

Uèlh (uu-ei)

Nose

Nas (nahs)

Mouth

Boca (BOO-ko)

Arm

Braç (brahs)

Hand

Man (mann)

Finger

Det (dayt)

Stomach

Ventre (ven-tre)

Leg

Camba (KAHM-bo)

Foot

Pè (peh)

School objects

Pen

Estilo (es-ti-lo)

Folder

Dorsièr (door-si-ee)

Notebook

Quasèrn (qua-seer)

Student

Estudiant (es-tu-di-an)

Paper

Papièr (pa-piee-)

Pencil

Gredon (gray-DOO)

Book

Libre (LEE-bray)

Teacher (male)

Professor (pro-fes-soo)

Teacher (female)

Professora (pro-fes-sooro)

Desk

Taula (TAU-lo)

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

Dimèrcres (di-meer-crees)

Thursday

Dijòus (di-joou)

Friday

Divendres (di-ven-dres)

Saturday

Dissabte (dis-ab-te)

January

Genièr (jen-neer)

February

Febrièr (feb-reer)

March

Març (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

Octòbre (ot-too-brae)

November

Novembre (no-vem-brae)

December

Decembre (de-sem-brae)

Today

Uèi (oo-way)

Tomorrow

Deman (de-man)

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

Weather conditions

Sunny

Solelhós (so-leel-oh-s)

Hot

Caud (cod)

Cold

Freg (freech)

Windy

Vent (ven)

Rainy

Plòure (pl-oou-re)