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Phrases

Useful Phrases in Comoros

Hello, numbers, days of the week, colors, and more in the languages of Comoros.

Arabic

Useful phrases and vocabulary.

Colors

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Whiteabyad—
Greenahdar—
Redahmar—
Yellowasfar—
Blackaswad—
Blueazrak—
Orangebortokaly—
Pinkwarda—

Days

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Sundayal'ahad—
Mondayal'ithinin—
Tuesdayath tholatha'a—
Wednesdayal'arbia`a—
Thursdayalkamis—
Fridayalgomia`a—
Saturdayas sabit—

Greeting

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Do you speak English?Hal tatakalam inglizi—
Excuse meAnn Eazinak—
Fine / GoodAlhamdulila—
Good afternoonMasa'a AlKair—
Good DayAl salaam a'alaykumAhl sah-LAHM ah ah-LAY-koom
Good eveningmasa el-kheir—
Good morningSubah hakir—
Good nightLaila Tiaba—
Goodbyema’a as-salaamama-a ass-sa-laa-ma
Happy BirthdayEeid milad sa'aeed—
HelloMarhaba—
How are you?Kefe halak?—
Merry ChristmasMilad Majid—
My Name isIsmiISS-mee
Peace be with youSalam Alaikum—
PleaseMin Fadilak—
Response to Peace be with youMalaikum salam—
See you laterAshofak bokra—
Thank youShokran—
Welcomemarhaban—
What is your name?esmak eh?—
Yes / Nona'am—

Numbers

EnglishLocalPronunciation
onewahid—
twoitnan—
threetalatha—
fourarba'a—
fivekhamsa—
sixsitta—
sevensaba'a—
eighttamanya—
ninetisa—
tenashra—
elevenishron—
twentyishron—
one hundredmi'a—

French

Useful phrases and vocabulary.

Colors

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Blacknoir/noire—
Greenvert/verte—
Orangeorange—
Pinkrose—
Purpleviolet/violette—
Redrouge—
Whiteblanc/blanche—
Yellowjaune—

Continents

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Africal’Afriquelah-freek
Antarctical’AntarctiqueLahn-tahrk-teek
Asial’Asielah-zee
Australial’Australieloh-strah-lee
Europel’Europelew-rohp
North Americal’Amérique du Nordlah-may-reek dew nohr
South Americal’Amérique du Sudlah-may-reek dew sewd

Days

EnglishLocalPronunciation
SundayDimanchedee-mah-nsh
MondayLundiluhn-dee
TuesdayMardimahr-dee
WednesdayMecredimehr-kruh-dee
ThursdayJeudizhuh-dee
FridayVendredivahn-druh-dee
SaturdaySamedisahm-dee

Greeting

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Do you speak English?Parlez-vous anglais?pahr-lay voo ahn-gleh
Do you speak French?Parlez-vous francais?pahr-lay voo frahn-seh
Excuse meExcusez-moi—
Fine / GoodBien—
Good afternoonBon aprés-midi—
Good eveningBonsoirbohn swahr
Good morningBonjour / Bon matin—
Good nightBonne nuit—
GoodbyeAu revoir—
Happy BirthdayBon anniversaire!—
Happy New Year!Bonne Annee!—
HelloBonjourbohn-zhoor
How are you?Comment allez-vous?—
I'm pleased to meet youEnchanté—
Merry ChristmasJoyeux Noël—
PleaseS'il vous plaitseel voo pleh
See you laterA bientôt—
Thank youMercimehr-see boh-koo
You're WelcomePas de quoipahd kwah
Yes / NoOui / Non—

Months

EnglishLocalPronunciation
JanuaryJanvierzhahn-vyay
FebruaryFévrierfay-vree-yay
MarchMarsmahrs
AprilAvrilah-vreel
MayMaimeh
JuneJuinzhwan
JulyJuilletzhwee-eh
AugustAoutoo(t)
SeptemberSeptembresehp-tahnbr
OctoberOctobreohk-tohbr
NovemberNovembrenoh-vahnbr
DecemberDécembreday-sahnbr

Numbers

EnglishLocalPronunciation
oneunuhn
twodeuxduh
threetroistrwah
fourquatrekahtr
fivecinqsank
sixsixsees
sevenseptseht
eighthuitweet
nineneufnuhf
tendixdees
fiftycinquante—
elevenonzeohnz
twelvedouzedooz
thirteentreizetrehz
fourteenquatorzekah-tohrz
fifteenquinzekanz
sixteenseizesehz
seventeendix-septdee-seht
eighteendix-huitdee-zweet
nineteendix-neufdee-znuhf
twentyvingtvan
twenty-onevingt et unvan tay uhn
twenty-twovingt-deuxvan duh
twenty-threevingt-troisvan-trwah
twenty-fourvingt-quatrevan-kahtr
twenty-fivevingt-cinqvan-sank
twenty-sixvingt-sixvan-sees
twenty-sevenvingt-septvan-seht
twenty-eightvingt-huitvan-weet
twenty-ninevingt-neufvan-nuhf
thirtytrenttrahnt
one hundredcentsahn
five hundredcinq centssank sahn
one thousandmillemeel

Seasons

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Autumnl’automnelo-tohn
Winterl’hiverlee-vehr
Springle printempsluh prun-tahn
Summer<b>Noun: </b>été <b>Verb:</b> passer l’étélay-tay