Breton phrasebook
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Breton is the regional language of Brittany, France, spoken by only few remaining people. The number of people speaking Breton is diminishing, and everyone in Brittany speaks French.
Pronunciation guide
Phrase list
Basics
- 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 ?)
Problems
Numbers
- one
- unan
- two
- daou (male)/ div (female)
- three
- tri (male)/ teir (female)
- four
- pevar (male)/ peder (female)
- five
- pemp
- six
- c'hwec'h
- seven
- seizh
- eight
- eizh
- nine
- nav
- ten
- dek
- eleven
- unnek
- twelve
- daouzek
- thirteen
- trizek
- fourteen
- pevarzek
- fifteen
- pempzek
- sixteen
- c'hwezek
- seventeen
- seitek
- eighteen
- eitek/triwec'h
- nineteen
- naontek
- twenty
- ugent
- twenty-one
- unan warn-ugent
- twenty-two
- daou warn-ugent
- thirty
- tregont
... Daou ugent ... Hanter kant ... Tri ugent ... pevar ugent ...
- hundred
- kant
... Mil ...
Time
Clock time
Duration
Days
- Monday
- dilun/Lun
- Tuesday
- dimeurzh/Meurzh
- Wednesday
- dimerc'her/Merc'her
- Thursday
- diriaou/Yaou
- Friday
- digwener/Gwener
- Saturday
- disadorn/Sadorn
- Sunday
- disul/Sul
Months
- January
- Genver
- February
- C'hwevrer
- March
- Meurzh
- April
- Ebrel
- May
- Mae
- June
- Mezheven
- July
- Gouere
- August
- Eost
- September
- Gwengolo
- October
- Here
- November
- Du
- December
- Kerzu
Writing time and date
Colors
- white
- gwenn
- black
- du
- yellow
- melen
- red/pink
- ruz
- green (artificial)
- gwer
- green/blue (natural)
- glas
- silver
- arc'hant