Norfuk-Pitkern phrasebook

Norfuk/Pitkern is a creole language, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island.

Vowels

 * A
 * E
 * I
 * O
 * U

Consonants
All English consonants except 'x' and 'v' exist in Norfuk.

Basics

 * Hello. :Wataweih. (Wha-tah-weaih)
 * Hello. (informal) : . ( )
 * How are you? :Wat a weih yu ?( ?)
 * Fine, thank you. :Fain, thaenk yuu. ( )
 * What is your name? :Waa es yus neim? ( ?)
 * My name is ______ . :Mais neim es ______. ( _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. :Nais tu kechap. ( )
 * Please. :Pliis. ( )
 * Thank you. :Thaenk yuu. ( )
 * You're welcome. :Yuu're welkam. ( )
 * Yes. :Ye. ( )
 * No. :Noe. ( )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) :Skyuus me. ( )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) :Skyuus me. ( )
 * I'm sorry. :I es sohri. ( )
 * Goodbye. :Guud bai. ( )
 * Goodbye. (informal) :Bai. ( )
 * I can't speak Norfuk [well]. :Ai ken nor tork Norfuk.
 * Do you speak English? :Yu tork Inglish?
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? :Es deya sambohdi ya huu tork Inglish?
 * Help! :Hiiwp! ( !)
 * Look out! :Lukaut! ( !)
 * Good morning. :Guud mornen. ( )
 * Good evening. :Guud desnait. ( )
 * Good night. :Guud nait. ( )
 * Good night (to sleep) : Guud nait. ( )
 * I don't understand. :I dunt andastaen. ( )
 * Where is the toilet? :Wesaid es daa klohset? ( ?)
 * Can I pat your dog? :Ken I pet yor dorg? ( )
 * Is there a person here who speaks English? :Es deya a salan hiya det torks Inglish?

Animals

 * Cow :Kau
 * Horse :Hoss

Problems

 * The cow has fallen off the cliff! :T' kau se deng orf t' klef!
 * Leave me alone. :Lub ai b'.
 * Don't touch me! :Dea nor tuch mi!
 * I'll call the police. :Ai wil kaul t' poliis.
 * Police! :Poliis!
 * Stop! Thief! :Stoep! Steela!
 * I need your help. : . ( .)
 * It's an emergency. : . ( .)
 * I'm lost. :I es lost. ( .)
 * I lost my bag. : . ( .)
 * I lost my wallet. : . ( .)
 * I'm sick. :I es sik. ( .)
 * I've been injured. : . ( .)
 * I need a doctor. : . ( .)
 * Can I use your phone? : ? ( ?)

Numbers

 * 1 :wan ( )
 * 2 :tuu ( )
 * 3 :thrii ( )
 * 4 :for ( )
 * 5 :faiw ( )
 * 6 :siks ( )
 * 7 :sewan ( )
 * 8 :eit ( )
 * 9 :nain ( )
 * 10 :ten ( )
 * 11 :elewen ( )
 * 12 :twelw ( )
 * 13 :thertiin ( )
 * 14 :fortiin ( )
 * 15 :fiftiin ( )
 * 16 :sikstiin ( )
 * 17 :sewentiin ( )
 * 18 :eitiin ( )
 * 19 :naintiin ( )
 * 20 :twentii ( )
 * 21 : ( )
 * 22 : ( )
 * 23 : ( )
 * 30 : ( )
 * 40 : ( )
 * 50 : ( )
 * 60 : ( )
 * 70 : ( )
 * 80 : ( )
 * 90 : ( )
 * 100 : ( )
 * 200 : ( )
 * 300 : ( )
 * 1,000 : ( )
 * 2,000 : ( )
 * 1,000,000 : ( )
 * 1,000,000,000 : ( )
 * 1,000,000,000,000 : ( )
 * number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : ( )
 * half : ( )
 * less : ( )
 * more : ( )
 * first :Ferst ( )
 * second :Sekan ( )
 * third :Therd ( )

Time

 * now : ( )
 * later : ( )
 * before : ( )
 * morning : ( )
 * afternoon : ( )
 * evening : ( )
 * night : ( )

Clock time

 * one o'clock AM : ( )
 * two o'clock AM : ( )
 * noon : ( )
 * one o'clock PM : ( )
 * two o'clock PM : ( )
 * midnight : ( )

Duration

 * _____ minute(s) : ( )
 * _____ hour(s) : ( )
 * _____ day(s) : ( )
 * _____ week(s) : ( )
 * _____ month(s) : ( )
 * _____ year(s) : ( )

Days

 * today : ( )
 * yesterday : ( )
 * tomorrow : morla
 * this week : ( )
 * last week : ( )
 * next week : ( )


 * Sunday :Sundieh ( )
 * Monday :Mandieh ( )
 * Tuesday :Tyuusdieh ( )
 * Wednesday :Wensdieh ( )
 * Thursday :Thersdieh ( )
 * Friday :Fraidieh ( )
 * Saturday :Setadieh ( )

Months

 * January :Jenyuweri ( )
 * February :Febyuweri ( )
 * March :Maach ( )
 * April :Ieprel ( )
 * May :Mieh ( )
 * June :Juun ( )
 * July :Juulai ( )
 * August : Orgast ( )
 * September : Septembaa ( )
 * October : Oktobaa ( )
 * November : Nowembaa ( )
 * December : Disembaa ( )

Colors

 * black : ( )
 * white : ( )
 * gray : ( )
 * red : ( )
 * blue :bloo ( )
 * yellow : ( )
 * green :poo-oo ( )
 * orange : ( )
 * purple : ( )
 * brown : ( )

Bus and train

 * How much is a ticket to _____? : ( )
 * One ticket to _____, please. : ( )
 * Where does this train/bus go? : ( )
 * Where is the train/bus to _____? : ( )
 * Does this train/bus stop in _____? : ( )
 * When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : ( )
 * When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : ( )

Directions

 * How do I get to _____ ? : ( )
 * ...the train station? : ( )
 * ...the bus station? : ( )
 * ...the airport? : ( )
 * ...downtown? : ( )
 * ...the youth hostel? : ( )
 * ...the _____ hotel? : ( )
 * ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ( )
 * Where are there a lot of... : ( )
 * ...hotels? : ( )
 * ...restaurants? : ( )
 * ...bars? : ( )
 * ...sites to see? : ( )
 * Can you show me on the map? : ( )
 * street : ( )
 * Turn left. : ( )
 * Turn right. : ( )
 * left : ( )
 * right : ( )
 * straight ahead : ( )
 * towards the _____ : ( )
 * past the _____ : ( )
 * before the _____ : ( )
 * Watch for the _____. : ( )
 * intersection : ( )
 * north : ( )
 * south : ( )
 * east : ( )
 * west : ( )
 * uphill : ( )
 * downhill : ( )

Taxi

 * Taxi! : ( )
 * Take me to _____, please. : ( )
 * How much does it cost to get to _____? : ( )
 * Take me there, please. : ( )

Lodging

 * Do you have any rooms available? : ( )
 * How much is a room for one person/two people? : ( )
 * Does the room come with... : ( )
 * ...bedsheets? : ( )
 * ...a bathroom? : ( )
 * ...a telephone? : ( )
 * ...a TV? : ( )
 * May I see the room first? : ( )
 * Do you have anything quieter? : ( )
 * ...bigger? : ( )
 * ...cleaner? : ( )
 * ...cheaper? : ( )
 * OK, I'll take it. : ( )
 * I will stay for _____ night(s). : ( )
 * Can you suggest another hotel? : ( )
 * Do you have a safe? : ( )
 * ...lockers? : ( )
 * Is breakfast/supper included? : ( )
 * What time is breakfast/supper? : ( )
 * Please clean my room. : ( )
 * Can you wake me at _____? : ( )
 * I want to check out. : ( )

Money

 * money :mani
 * Do you accept American/Australian/New Zealand/Canadian dollars? :Duu yuu daset Merikan/Ostrielyan/Nyuu Ziilan/Kanedian dohlas? ( )
 * Do you accept British pounds? :Duu yuu daset Britesh paunds? ( )
 * Do you accept euros? :Duu yuu daset yuuros? ( )
 * Do you accept South African rands? :Duu yuu daset Sauth Afrekan rands? ( )
 * Do you accept credit cards? :Duu yuu daset kredit kaads? ( )
 * Can you change money for me? :Ken yuu chienj mani f' me? ( )
 * Where can I get money changed? :Wesaid ken I get mais mani chienjd? ( )
 * Can you change a traveler's check for me? :Ken yuu chienj a travlaa's chek f' me? ( )
 * Where can I get a traveler's check changed? :Wesaid ken I get a travlaa's chek chienjd? ( )
 * What is the exchange rate? :Waa es daa exchienj reit? ( )
 * Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? :Wesaid es an ATM? ( )

Eating

 * A table for one/two, please. :A tiebl f' wan/tuu, pliis. ( )
 * Can I look at the menu, please? :Ken I luk at daa menyuu, pliis? ( )
 * Can I look in the kitchen? :Ken I luk en daa kitchn? ( )
 * Is there a house specialty? :Es deya a haus speshaltii? ( )
 * Is there a local specialty? :Es deya a loekl speshaltii? ( )
 * I'm vegetarian. :I es vejetariin. ( )
 * I don't eat pork. :I dunt iit hog. ( )
 * I don't eat beef. :I dunt iit biif. ( )
 * I only eat kosher food. :I uni iit koshaa wetls. ( )
 * Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) :Ken yuu meik et "lait", pliis? ( )
 * fixed-price meal :fiksd-prais kamiit ( )
 * a la carte : ( )
 * breakfast :brekfes ( )
 * lunch :lanch ( )
 * dinner :dena ( )
 * supper :dena ( )
 * I want _____. :I want ______. ( )
 * I want a dish containing _____. :I want a dish gatiin ____. ( )
 * chicken :faul ( )
 * beef :biif ( )
 * fish :fesh ( )
 * seafood :sii wetls ( )
 * ham :ham ( )
 * sausage :sosej ( )
 * cheese :chiis ( )
 * eggs :iegs ( )
 * salad :saled ( )
 * (fresh) vegetables :(fresh) vejtabls  ( )
 * (fresh) fruit :(fresh) fruut ( )
 * bread :bred ( )
 * toast :toest ( )
 * noodles :noodls ( )
 * rice :rais ( )
 * beans :biins ( )
 * pizza :piisa ( )
 * curry :kurii ( )
 * May I have a glass of _____? : ( )
 * May I have a cup of _____? : ( )
 * May I have a bottle of _____? : ( )
 * coffee :kohfii ( )
 * tea (drink) :tii ( )
 * juice : ( )
 * water :worta ( )
 * (bubbly) water : ( )
 * (still) water : ( )
 * beer :biya ( )
 * red/white wine : ( )
 * May I have some _____? : ( )
 * salt :solt ( )
 * black pepper : ( )
 * butter :butaa ( )
 * Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): ( )
 * I'm finished. : ( )
 * It was delicious. : ( )
 * Please clear the plates. : ( )
 * The check, please. : ( )

Bars

 * Do you serve alcohol? : ( )
 * Is there table service? : ( )
 * A beer/two beers, please. : ( )
 * A glass of red/white wine, please. : ( )
 * A pint, please. : ( )
 * A bottle, please. : ( )
 * _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. : ( )
 * whiskey : ( )
 * vodka : ( )
 * rum : ( )
 * water : ( )
 * club soda : ( )
 * tonic water : ( )
 * orange juice : ( )
 * Coke (soda) : ( )
 * Do you have any bar snacks? : ( )
 * One more, please. : ( )
 * Another round, please. : ( )
 * When is closing time? : ( )
 * Cheers! : ( )

Shopping

 * Do you have this in my size? : ( )
 * How much is this? : ( )
 * That's too expensive. : ( )
 * Would you take _____? : ( )
 * expensive : ( )
 * cheap : ( )
 * I can't afford it. : ( )
 * I don't want it. : ( )
 * You're cheating me. : ( )
 * I'm not interested. : (..)
 * OK, I'll take it. : ( )
 * Can I have a bag? : ( )
 * Do you ship (overseas)? : ( )
 * I need... : ( )
 * ...a computer. :a' kompyuuta
 * ...toothpaste. : ( )
 * ...a toothbrush. : ( )
 * ...tampons. : . ( )
 * ...soap. : ( )
 * ...shampoo. : ( )
 * ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) : ( )
 * ...cold medicine. : ( )
 * ...stomach medicine. : ... ( )
 * ...a razor. : ( )
 * ...an umbrella. : ( )
 * ...sunblock lotion. : ( )
 * ...a postcard. : ( )
 * ...postage stamps. : ( )
 * ...batteries. : ( )
 * ...a page. :a' paij
 * ...card :kaad
 * ...writing paper. : ( )
 * ...a pen. : ( )
 * ...English-language books. : ( )
 * ...English-language magazines. : ( )
 * ...an English-language newspaper. : ( )
 * ...an English-English dictionary. : ( )

Driving

 * I want to rent a car. : ( )
 * Can I get insurance? : ( )
 * stop (on a street sign) : ( )
 * one way : ( )
 * yield : ( )
 * no parking : ( )
 * speed limit : ( )
 * gas (petrol) station : ( )
 * petrol : ( )
 * diesel : ( )

Authority

 * I haven't done anything wrong. : ( )
 * It was a misunderstanding. : ( )
 * Where are you taking me? : ( )
 * Am I under arrest? : ( )
 * I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : ( )
 * I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : ( )
 * I want to talk to a lawyer. : ( )
 * Can I just pay a fine now? : ( )