Business & Work

1. Mi kier haña un reunión ku bo

   Mi kier ha-ña un re-u-nión ku bo

   I would like to schedule a meeting with you

   Usage

   Requesting a business meeting with a colleague or client

   Grammar Note

   "reunión" is identical to Spanish; "ku bo" means "with you"

2. Akí ta mi tarheta di negoshi

   A-kí ta mi tar-he-ta di ne-go-shi

   Here is my business card

   Usage

   Presenting your business card during a professional introduction

   Grammar Note

   "tarheta" comes from Spanish "tarjeta" (card); "negoshi" from "negocio" (business)

3. Nos kompania ta traha den turismo

   Nos kom-pa-ni-a ta tra-ha den tu-ris-mo

   Our company works in tourism

   Usage

   Explaining your company's industry during introductions

   Grammar Note

   "kompania" from Spanish "compañía"; "ta" marks present continuous action

4. Kuántu ta kosta e servishi?

   Kuán-tu ta kos-ta e ser-vi-shi

   How much does the service cost?

   Usage

   Inquiring about the price of a business service

   Grammar Note

   "servishi" is borrowed from Spanish "servicio" or Dutch "service"

5. Por fabor manda mi un oferta di presio

   Por fa-bor man-da mi un o-fer-ta di pre-sio

   Please send me a price quote

   Usage

   Requesting a formal price quotation from a supplier or vendor

   Grammar Note

   "oferta" is the same as Spanish "oferta" (offer/quote); "manda" is the imperative form

6. Mi ta di akuerdo ku e kondishonnan

   Mi ta di a-kuer-do ku e kon-di-shon-nan

   I agree with the terms

   Usage

   Expressing agreement with contract terms or conditions

   Grammar Note

   "-nan" is the Papiamentu plural suffix; "akuerdo" from Spanish "acuerdo" (agreement)

7. Nos mester firma un kontrato

   Nos mes-ter fir-ma un kon-tra-to

   We need to sign a contract

   Usage

   Stating the need to formalize a business deal with a contract

   Grammar Note

   "mester" from Spanish/Portuguese "menester" (need, must); "kontrato" from Spanish "contrato"

8. Ki ta e plaso pa e proyecto?

   Ki ta e pla-so pa e pro-yec-to

   What is the deadline for the project?

   Usage

   Asking about a project deadline in a work context

   Grammar Note

   "Plaso" comes from Spanish "plazo" (term, time limit); it also appears in "korto plaso" (short term) and "largo plaso" (long term). At work the English "deadline" is heard too. "Proyecto" is identical to Spanish

9. Nos ta buska un partner di negoshi

   Nos ta bus-ka un part-ner di ne-go-shi

   We are looking for a business partner

   Usage

   Expressing interest in finding a new business partner

   Grammar Note

   Papiamentu forms the progressive with "ta" + the bare verb (ta buska = is looking for); "buska" comes from Spanish "buscar" (to search); "partner" is borrowed from English

10. Por fabor konfirmá e reunión pa email

    Por fa-bor kon-fir-má e re-u-nión pa e-mail

    Please confirm the meeting by email

    Usage

    Requesting written confirmation of a meeting via email

    Grammar Note

    "konfirmá" from Spanish "confirmar"; "email" is an English loanword

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