Provençal phrasebook

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, as opposed to Old French or langue d'oïl (from the native word for yes) of the northern areas of France.

Phrasebook

Countries where Occitan is spoken

France 

França (FRAHN-so)

Italy 

Itàlia (ee-TAH-lyo)

Spain 

Espanha (ays-PAH-nyo)

Monaco 

Mónegue (MOO-nay-gay)

United States

Estats Units (ays-TAHTS oo-NEETS)

Essentials

Greetings

Good morning. 

Bona matin. (Bo-nuh-ma-tin)

Good evening. 

Bon vèspre. (boon VEHS-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. 

Agradarsatge. (Ag-ra-dar-sagi)

Pleased to meet you. 

Content vos rencontrar. (Con-tent-voo-re-con-trar)

Mister (Mr.) 

Monsen (M.)

Madam (Mrs.) 

Madòna (Mdm.)

Miss (Ms.) 

Madomaisèla (Mla.)

How are you? (familiar) 

Cossí vas? (Coss-ee-vas?)

How are you (formal) 

Cossí va? (Coss-ee-va?)

What's happening? 

Qué passa? (Keh-pas-sa?)

How are you 

Cossí anatz? (Coss-ee-anat-ss?)

well 

ben (ben)

Thank you. 

Mercé. (mer-ceh)

Good-bye. 

Adieu. (A-deu)

Good-bye. (formal) 

Adieussiatz. (Ad-dieu-si-as)

See you later. 

Adieussiatz. (As-dieu-si-as)

See you tomorrow. 

Adieu-deman. (Ad-dieu-de-man)

See you. 

A reveire. (Arre-vea-re)

Numbers

One (1) 

Un (un)

Two (2) 

Dos (doos)

Three (3) 

Tres (th-re-ss)

Four (4) 

Quatre (KAH-tray)

Five (5) 

Cinc (seenk)

Six (6) 

Sièis (seei-s)

Seven (7) 

Sèt (seht)

Eight (8) 

Uèit (wait)

Nine (9) 

Nòu (noou)

Ten (10) 

Dix (deex)

Eleven (11) 

Onze (OON-zay)

Twelve (12) 

Dotze (DOO-dzay)

Thirteen (13) 

Trètze (thret-ze)

Fourteen (14) 

Catòrze (kah-TOR-zay)

Fifteen (15) 

Quinze (KEEN-zay)

Sixteen (16) 

Setze (SAY-dzay)

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 (veen)

Twenty-one (21) 

Vint-e-un (veint-e-un)

Thirty (30) 

Trenta (th-rain-ta)

Forty (40) 

Quaranta (kah-RAHN-to)

Fifty (50) 

Cinquanta (seen-KAHN-to)

Sixty (60) 

Seissanta (seis-san-ta)

Seventy (70) 

Setanta (say-TAHN-to)

Eighty (80) 

Ochanta (oo-CHAHN-to)

Ninety (90) 

Nonanta (noo-NAHN-to)

One hundred (100) 

Cent (saynt)

Body parts

Head 

Tèsta (TEHS-to)

Eye 

Uèlh (uu-ei)

Nose 

Nas (nahs)

Mouth 

Boca (BOO-ko)

Arm 

Braç (brahs)

Hand 

Man (mann)

Finger 

Det (dayt)

Stomach 

Ventre (ven-tre)

Leg 

Camba (KAHM-bo)

Foot 

Pè (peh)

School objects

Pen 

Estilo (es-ti-lo)

Folder 

Dorsièr (door-si-ee)

Notebook 

Quasèrn (qua-seer)

Student 

Estudiant (es-tu-di-an)

Paper 

Papièr (pa-piee-)

Pencil 

Gredon (gray-DOO)

Book 

Libre (LEE-bray)

Teacher (male) 

Professor (pro-fes-soo)

Teacher (female) 

Professora (pro-fes-sooro)

Desk 

Taula (TAU-lo)

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 (ot-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 (freech)

Windy

Vent (ven)

Rainy

Plòure (pl-oou-re)