From Wikitravel
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 actually 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 in 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,
corresponding to Old French or langue d'oil of the northern areas
of France.
- France
- França (Fran-sha)
- Italy
- Itália (Itaa-li-a)
- Spain
- Espanha (Es-span-ha)
- Monaco
- Mónegue (Mooa-ne-goo)
- United States
- Estats Units (Es-tats-oo-nits)
Essentials
Greetings
- Good morning.
- Bona matin. (Bo-nuh-ma-tin)
- Good evening.
- Bon vèspre. (Bon-vees-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.
- Agradarsage. (Ag-ra-dar-sagi)
- Pleased to meet you.
- Content vos rencontrar.
(Con-tent-voo-re-con-trar)
- Mister (Mr.)
- Monsieur (M.)
- Madam (Mrs.)
- Madam (Mdm.)
- Miss (Ms.)
- Languir (Mme.)
- How are you? (familiar)
- Cossí vas? (Coss-ee-vas?)
- How are you (formal)
- Cossí va? (Coss-ee-va?)
- What's happening?
- Quoi événement? (Kwa-eev-eene-ment?)
- How are you
- Cossí anatz? (Coss-ee-anat-ss?)
- well
- sorga (sor-guh)
- Thank you.
- Mercé. (mer-cee)
- Good-bye.
- Adièu. (A-deu)
- Good-bye. (formal)
- Adieussiatz. (Ad-dieu-ssi-at-z)
- See you later.
- Adièu-sias. (As-dieu-si-as)
- See you tomorrow.
- Adièu-deman. (Ad-dieu-de-man)
- See you.
- Arevéire. (Are-vea-re)
Numbers
- One (1)
- Un (un)
- Two (2)
- Dos (dos)
- Three (3)
- Tres (th-re-ss)
- Four (4)
- Quatre (quat-r)
- Five (5)
- Cinc (zinc)
- Six (6)
- Sièis (seei-s)
- Seven (7)
- Sèt (seet)
- Eight (8)
- Huit (weet)
- Nine (9)
- Nòu (noou)
- Ten (10)
- Dix (dix)
- Eleven (11)
- Onze (on-ze)
- Twelve (12)
- Dotze (dot-ze)
- Thirteen (13)
- Trètze (thret-ze)
- Fourteen (14)
- Catòrze (ca-toor-ze)
- Fifteen (15)
- Quinze (kin-ze)
- Sixteen (16)
- Setze (set-ze)
- 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 (veint)
- Twenty-one (21)
- Vint-e-un (veint-e-un)
- Thirty (30)
- Trenta (th-rain-ta)
- Forty (40)
- Quaranta (qua-ran-ta)
- Fifty (50)
- Cinquanta (cin-quan-ta)
- Sixty (60)
- Seissanta (seis-san-ta)
- Seventy (70)
- Setanta (set-tan-ta)
- Eighty (80)
- Ochanta (o-chan-ta)
- Ninety (90)
- Nonanta (no-nan-ta)
- One hundred (100)
- Cent (cent)
Body parts
- Head
- Tèsta (tes-tuh)
- Eye
- Uèlh (uu-ei)
- Nose
- Nas (nas)
- Mouth
- Boca (bo-cuh)
- Arm
- Braç (bra-sh)
- Hand
- Man (mann)
- Finger
- Det (det)
- Stomach
- Ventre (ven-tre)
- Leg
- Camba (cam-ba)
- Foot
- Pè (pei)
School objects
- Pen
- Estilo (es-ti-lo)
- Folder
- Dorsièr (door-si-eer)
- Notebook
- Quasèrn (qua-seern)
- Student
- Estudiant (es-tu-di-an-t)
- Paper
- Papièr (pa-piee-r)
- Pencil
- Gredon (gre-don)
- Book
- Libre (lee-brae)
- Teacher (male)
- Professor (pro-fes-sore)
- Teacher (female)
- Professora (pro-fes-sora)
- Desk
- Taula (tau-la)
- 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 (oc-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 (freeg)
- Windy
- Viente (vien-te)
- Rainy
- Plòure (pl-oou-re)