Lingua Franca Nova

LFN

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Select a category of words and phrases:

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

Basic Words = La parolas simple
Numbers = La numeros
Shopping/Dining = La compras / la comes
Travel = La viaja
Directions = La dirijes
Places = La locas
Time and Dates = La ora e la data

Lingua Franca Nova:  La parolas simple

(Basic Words)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

• Yes = Si
• No = No
• Thank you = Grasias
• Thank you very much = Multe grasias
• You're welcome = Per no cosa
• Please = Per favore
• Excuse me = Pardona
• Hello = Alo
• Goodbye = Adio
• So long = Asta la ora
• Good morning = Bon matina
• Good afternoon = Bon dia
• Good evening = Bon sera
• Good night = Bon note

• I do not understand = Me no comprende
• How do you say this in [English]? = Como tu dise esta en [lingua franca nova]?
• Do you speak ... = Tu parla ...?
• English = engles
• French = franses
• German = deutx
• Spanish = espaniol
• Chinese = jonguo (xines)

• I, me = me
• We, us = nos
• You (singular) = tu
• You (plural) = vos
• He, she, it = el
• They = los
• What is your name? = Ce es tu nome?
• Nice to meet you. = Encantada!
• How are you? = Como es tu?
• Good = bon
• Bad = mal
• So so = asi asi

• Wife = la sposa
• Husband = la sposo
• Daughter = la fia
• Son = la fio
• Mother = la madre
• Father = la padre
• Friend = la ami

• Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Do es la saleta privada?

Lingua Franca Nova: La numeros

(Numbers)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

• zero = zero
• one = un
• two = du
• three = tre
• four = cuatro
• five = sinco
• six = ses
• seven = sete
• eight = oto
• nine = nove
• ten = des

• eleven = des-un
• twelve = des-du
• thirteen = des-tre
• fourteen = des-cuatro
• fifteen = des-sinco
• sixteen = des-ses
• seventeen = des-sete
• eighteen = des-oto
• nineteen = des-nove
• twenty = dudes
• twenty one = dudes-un

• thirty = tredes
• forty = cuatrodes
• fifty = sincodes
• sixty = sesdes
• seventy = setedes
• eighty = otodes
• ninety = novades
• one hundred = sento
• one thousand = mil
• one million = un milion

Lingua Franca Nova: La compras / la comes

(Shopping/Dining)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

• How much does this cost? = Cuanto esta costa?
• What is this? = Ce es esta?
• I'll buy it. = Me compra el.
• I would like to buy ... = Me vole compra...
• Do you have ... = Tu ave ... ?
• Do you accept credit cards? = Tu aseta la cartas de credito?
• Open = abrida
• Closed = cluida
• Postcard = la carta postal
• Stamps = la selas postal
• A little = poca
• A lot = multe
• All = tota

• Breakfast = la come de matina
• Lunch = la come media
• Dinner = la come de sera
• Vegetarian = vejetarian
• Kosher = caxer
• Cheers! = joia! bon sania!
• Please bring the bill. = Per favore, dona la conta.

• Bread = la pan
• Beverage = la bevida
• Coffee = la cafe
• Tea = la te
• Juice = la jus
• Water = la acua
• Beer = la bir
• Wine = la vino
• Salt = la sal
• Pepper = la peper
• Meat = la carne
• Beef = la bove
• Pork = la porco
• Fish = la pex
• Poultry = la gal
• Vegetable = la legume
• Fruit = la fruta
• Potato = la patata
• Salad = la salada
• Dessert = la deser
• Ice cream = la jelada

Lingua Franca Nova: La viaja

(Travel)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)
 

• Where is ...? = Do es ... ?
• How much is the fare? = Quanto es la costa de un bilete?
• Ticket = la bilete
• One ticket to ..., please. = Un bilete per va a ..., per favore.
• Where are you going? = Do tu va?
• Where do you live? = Do tu abita?

• Train = la tren
• Bus = la bus
• Subway, Underground = la metro
• Airport = la airaporto
• Train station = la stasion
• Bus station = la stasion de bus
• Subway station, Underground station = la stasion de metro
• Departure = la parti
• Arrival = la ariva
• Car rental agency = lueria de autos
• Parking = parceria

• Hotel = la otel
• Room = la sala
• Reservation = la reserva
• Are there any vacancies for tonight? = Tu ave un sala vacua per esta note?
• No vacancies = No sala vacua
• Passport = pasaporte

(Directions)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

• Left = a sinistra
• Right = a destra
• Straight = direta
• Up = a supra
• Down = a su
• Far = a distante
• Near = a prosima
• Long = longa
• Short = corta
• Map = la mapa
• Tourist Information = la ofisia de informa de viajores

Lingua Franca Nova: La locas

(Places)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

• Post office = la posteria
• Museum = la museo
• Bank = la banca
• Police station = la poliseria
• Hospital = la ospital
• Pharmacy, Chemists = la farmaseria
• Store, Shop = la boteca
• Restaurant = la restorante
• School = la scola
• Church = la eglesa
• Restrooms = la salas privada
• Street = la strada, la rua
• Square = la plaza
• Mountain = la montania
• Hill = la colina
• Valley = la vale
• Ocean = la mar
• Lake = la lago
• River = la rio
• Swimming Pool = la naderia
• Tower = la tore
• Bridge = la ponte

(Time and Dates)

(English = Lingua Franca Nova)

• What time is it? = Ce es la ora?
• 7:13, Seven thirteen = la ora sete e des-tre
• 3:15, Three fifteen = la ora tre e dessinco
• 3:15, A quarter past three = la ora tre e un cuatri
• 11:30, Eleven thirty = la ora desun e tredes
• 11:30, Half past eleven = la ora desun e media
• 1:45, One forty-five = la ora un e cuatrodes-sinco
• 1:45, A quarter till two = la ora du min un cuatri

• Day = la dia
• Week = la semana
• Month = la mensa
• Year = la anio

• Monday -- lundi
• Tuesday -- martedi
• Wednesday - mercurdi
• Thursday -- jovedi
• Friday -- venerdi
• Saturday -- saturdi
• Sunday -- soldi

• January -- janero
• February -- febrero
• March -- marto
• April -- april
• May -- maio
• June -- junio
• July -- julio
• August -- agosto
• September -- setembre
• October -- otobre
• November -- novembre
• December -- desembre

• Spring -- la primavera
• Summer - la estate
• Autumn -- la autono
• Winter -- la inverno

• Today = oji
• Yesterday = ier
• Tomorrow = doman

• Birthday = la aniversaria
• Happy Birthday! = bon aniversaria!