From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Breton, or its feminine form Bretonne, usually refers to:

• Breton people of Brittany
• The Breton language, a Celtic language spoken in Brittany and Loire-Atlantique
• Breton, an adjective for things associated with Brittany
• Breton galette, a thin buckwheat flour pancake popular in Brittany

Breton may also refer to:

People

• André Breton (1896—1966), French author and surrealist theorist.
• Didier Breton, business executive
• Joel Breton (born 1971), game producer, entrepreneur and disc jockey
• Jules Adolphe Aime Louis Breton (1827—1906), French realist painter.
• Malan Breton (born 1973), American fashion designer
• Nicholas Breton, 16th century poet
• Thierry Breton (born 1955), the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry.
• Tomás Bretón (1850—1923), Spanish musician and composer

Other uses

• Breton (Elder Scrolls), a race in The Elder Scrolls game series who are descendants of men and Elves
• Breton, an alternative name for the Cabernet Franc red wine grape
• Breton (horse), A breed of horse.

See also

• Briton (disambiguation)

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From Wikitravel

Breton is the main language of Bretagne, France.

Pronunciation guide

Wikiversity/Breton_pronunciation

Hello. 

. (Demat dit)

Hello. (informal) 

. (Brav eo an amzer)

How are you? 

 ? (Penaos eo ar bed ganit ?)

Fine, thank you. 

. (Dreist, trugarez dit )

What is your name? 

 ? (Pe anv ho peus ?)

My name is ______ . 

______ . (Va anv 'zo _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

. (Plijus eo daremprediñ )

Please. 

. (Mar plij )

Thank you. 

. (Trugarez )

You're welcome. 

. (Da netra )

Yes. 

. (Ya )

No. 

. (Nann )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. (Digarezit ac'hanon )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. (Digarezit ac'hanon )

I'm sorry. 

. ( )

Goodbye 

. (Kenavo ar wech all )

Goodbye (informal) 

. (Kenavo )

I can't speak name of language [well]. 

[ ]. (Brezhoneg ne gomzan ket [, nemet un tammig])

Do you speak English? 

 ? (Komz a rit saozneg ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

 ? (Tud 'zo amañ evit komz saozneg ?)

Help! 

 ! (D'am sikour !)

Look out! 

 ! (Sell 'ta !)

Good morning. 

. (Mintin vat )

Good evening. 

. (Nozvezh vat )

Good night. 

. (Noz vat )

Good night (to sleep) 

. (Kouskit vat )

I don't understand. 

. (Ne gomprenan ket )

Where is the toilet? 

 ? (Pelec'h emaint ar privezioù ?)

Numbers

Unan Daou / Div (female) Tri / Teir (female) Pevar / Peder (female) Pemp C'hwec'h Seiz Eiz Nav Dek Unnek Daouzek Trizek Pevarzek Pempzek C'hwezek Seitek Tri c'hwec'h Naontek Ugent Unan warn ugent Daou warn ugent ... Tregont ... Daou ugent ... Hanter kant ... Tri ugent ... pevar ugent ... Kant ... Mil ...

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Dilun Dimeurzh Dimerc'her Diriaoù Digwener Disadorn Disul

Months

Genver C'hwevrer Meurzh Ebrel Mae ... Gouere Eost Gwengolo Here Du Kerzu

Writing time and date

Colors

White = Gwenn Black = Du Yellow = Melen Red = Ruz Green (artificial) = Gwer Green/Blue (natural) = Glaz

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Learning more

Wikiversity/Breton courses

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Breton edition of Wiktionary

English

Wikipedia has an article on:

Breton

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French Breton.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɹɛtən/

Proper noun

Breton (plural Bretons)

1. A person from Brittany.
2. A language of Brittany.

Translations

See also

• Category:Breton language for words in Breton

External links

• ISO 639-1 code br, ISO 639-3 code bre (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Breton, bre

Adjective

Breton (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Brittany.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin Britto.

Noun

Breton m. (plural Bretons; feminine Bretonne, plural Bretonnes)

1. Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)

See also

• Bretonne

Descendants

• English: Breton, Briton

Old French

Alternative forms

• Bretun

Etymology

Latin Britto.

Noun

Breton m. (oblique plural Bretons, nominative singular Bretons, nominative plural Breton)

1. Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)

Descendants

• French: Breton

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Breton is a Celtic language spoken in France, and is the only Celtic language which isn't recognised as an official or regional language.

The language is related to Welsh and Cornish ('P' Celtic languages), and to a lesser extent related to Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic ('Q' Celtic languages).

Breton, a Celtic language

Contents

1. Lesson 1
2. Lesson 2
3. Lesson 3

External links

• http://www.kervarker.org/ - a Breton course