Comparison of Vocabularies
This section provides a comparison of the vocabularies of Portuguese, Papiamento and the Portuguese creoles of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. Spanish also shown for contrast.
| English | Portuguese | Papiamentu | Guinea-Bissau | Cape Verdean* ** | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | Bem-vindo | Bon biní | Bô bim drito | Bem-vindo*** | Bienvenido |
| Good morning | Bom dia | Bon dia | Bon dia | Bon dia | Buenos días |
| Thank you | Obrigado | Danki | Obrigadu | Obrigadu | Gracias |
| How are you? | Como vais / vai? Como está? Como estás (tu)? | Kon ta bai? | Kumá ku bo na bai? | Kumo bu sta? | ¿Cómo te va? |
| Very good | Muito bom | Mashá bon | Mutu bon | Mutu bon | Muy bien |
| I am fine | Eu estou bem/(bom) | Mi ta bon | N' sta bon | N sta bon | Yo estoy bien |
| I, I am | Eu, eu sou | Mi, Mi ta | N', Mi i | N, Mi e | Yo, yo soy |
| Have a nice day | Passa/Passe/Tenha um bom dia | Pasa un bon dia | Pasa un bon dia | Pasa un bon dia | Pasa/Tenga un buen dia |
| See you later | Vejo-te depois/ Te vejo depois/ Até logo | Te aweró/ Te despues | N' ta odjá-u dipus | N ta odjâ-u dipôs, Te lógu | Te veo después/ Hasta luego |
| Food | Comida / Vianda | Kuminda | Bianda | Kumida | Comida |
| Bread | Pão | Pan | Pon | Pon | Pan |
| Juice | Sumo (not common in Brazil) / Suco | Djus | Sumu | Sumu | Zumo / Jugo |
| I like Curaçao | Eu gosto de Curaçao | Mi gusta Kòrsou | N' gosta di Curaçao | N gosta di Curaçao | Me gusta Curazao |
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