Lexical Comparison With Other Romance Languages and English
| Piedmontese | Italian | French | Spanish | Portuguese | Catalan | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cadrega | sedia | chaise | silla | cadeira | cadira | chair |
| pijé | prendere, pigliare | prendre | tomar | pegar, tomar | prendre | to take |
| surtì | uscire | sortir | salir | sair | sortir/eixir | to go/come out |
| droché/casché/tombé | cadere, cascare | tomber | caer, tumbar | cair, tombar | caure | to fall |
| ca/mison | casa | maison | casa | casa | casa | home |
| brass | braccio | bras | brazo | braço | braç | arm |
| nùmer | numero | numéro | número | número | nombre | number |
| pom | mela | pomme | manzana | maçã | poma | apple |
| travajé | lavorare | travailler | trabajar, laborar | trabalhar | treballar | to work |
| ratavolòira | pipistrello | chauve-souris | murciélago | morcego | ratpenat | bat |
| scòla | scuola | école | escuela | escola | escola | school |
| bòsch | bosco | bois | bosque | bosque | bosc | wood(land) |
| monsù | signore | monsieur | señor | senhor, seu | senyor | Mr |
| madama | signora | madame | señora | senhora, dona | senyora | Mrs |
| istà | estate | été | verano, estío | verão | estiu | summer |
| ancheuj | oggi | aujourd'hui | hoy | hoje | avui/hui | today |
| dman | domani | demain | mañana | amanhã | demà | tomorrow |
| jer | ieri | hier | ayer | ontem | ahir | yesterday |
| lùn-es | lunedì | lundi | lunes | segunda-feira | dilluns | Monday |
| màrtes | martedì | mardi | martes | terça-feira | dimarts | Tuesday |
| mèrcol/merco | mercoledì | mercredi | miércoles | quarta-feira | dimecres | Wednesday |
| giòbia | giovedì | jeudi | jueves | quinta-feira | dijous | Thursday |
| vënner/vene | venerdì | vendredi | viernes | sexta-feira | divendres | Friday |
| saba | sabato | samedi | sábado | sábado | dissabte | Saturday |
| dumìnica | domenica | dimanche | domingo | domingo | diumenge | Sunday |
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