Schedule & Booking

1. Ki ora ta e bùs?

   Ki o-ra ta e bùs

   What time is the bus?

   Usage

   Ask about bus timing

   Grammar Note

   "bùs" from Dutch "bus"; Aruba's public bus service is operated by Arubus

2. Ki ora ta awor?

   Ki o-ra ta a-wor

   What time is it now?

   Usage

   Ask for the current time

   Grammar Note

   "awor" is the Papiamento word for "now"; "Ki ora" literally means "what hour"

3. Ki ora ta e museo habri?

   Ki o-ra ta e mu-se-o ha-bri

   What time does the museum open?

   Usage

   Ask about museum opening hours

   Grammar Note

   "habri" from Portuguese "abrir" (open); "museo" from Spanish "museo"

4. Ki ora nan ta cerra?

   Ki o-ra nan ta cer-ra

   What time do they close?

   Usage

   Ask about closing time of a shop or facility

   Grammar Note

   "cerra" from Spanish "cerrar" (close); "nan" is the third-person plural pronoun

5. Mi ke haci un reservacion

   Mi ke ha-ci un re-ser-va-cion

   I want to make a reservation

   Usage

   Make a reservation at a restaurant or hotel

   Grammar Note

   "haci" from Portuguese "fazer"/Spanish "hacer" (do/make); "reservacion" from Spanish

6. Mi ta tardi

   Mi ta tar-di

   I am late

   Usage

   Communicate being late

   Grammar Note

   "tardi" from Spanish "tarde" (late/afternoon) — "Mi ta tardi" means "I am late"

7. Ki ora nos ta topa?

   Ki o-ra nos ta to-pa

   What time do we meet?

   Usage

   Agree on a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   "topa" from Portuguese "topar" (to meet/encounter); "nos" is the first-person plural pronoun

8. Mi ta bini mañan

   Mi ta bi-ni ma-ñan

   I am coming tomorrow

   Usage

   Confirm a plan to come the following day

   Grammar Note

   "mañana" from Spanish "mañana" (tomorrow); "bini" from Portuguese "vir" (come)

9. Tin un programa pa e siman aki?

   Tin un pro-gra-ma pa e si-man a-ki

   Is there a program for this week?

   Usage

   Ask about the week's events or activities

   Grammar Note

   "siman" means "week" in Papiamento, from Spanish "semana"; "programa" from Spanish "programa"

10. Mi ta bolbe den cinco minuto

    Mi ta bol-be den cin-co mi-nu-to

    I will be back in five minutes

    Usage

    Let someone know you will return shortly

    Grammar Note

    "bolbe" from Spanish "volver" (return); "den" (in/within) is of the Iberian "dentro" family

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