Shopping

1. Kuantu esaki ta kosta?

   Ku-an-tu e-sa-ki ta kos-ta?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asking how much something costs

   Grammar Note

   "esaki" is a demonstrative combining Spanish "esto" and Papiamentu "aki" (here)

2. Esei ta mashá caro.

   E-sei ta ma-shá ca-ro.

   That is too expensive.

   Usage

   Telling the seller the price is too high

   Grammar Note

   "caro" is borrowed from Spanish meaning "expensive"

3. Mi ta solamente mira.

   Mi ta so-la-men-te mi-ra.

   I am just looking.

   Usage

   Responding to a shopkeeper when you are just browsing

   Grammar Note

   "ta" is the progressive marker indicating ongoing action

4. Mi lo tuma esaki.

   Mi lo tu-ma e-sa-ki.

   I will take this one.

   Usage

   Telling the seller you will buy this item

   Grammar Note

   "lo" is the future/intentional tense marker in Papiamentu

5. Tin un deskuento?

   Tin un des-kuen-to?

   Is there a discount?

   Usage

   Asking if there is a discount available

   Grammar Note

   "deskuento" derives from Spanish "descuento".

6. Tin esaki den mi taya?

   Tin e-sa-ki den mi ta-ya?

   Do you have this size?

   Usage

   Asking if a specific size is available in a clothing store

   Grammar Note

   "Taya" is the word for size; "den" means "in"

7. Bo ta akseptá tarjeta di kredito?

   Bo ta ak-sep-tá tar-je-ta di kre-di-to?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Checking whether credit card payment is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "tarjeta" is from Spanish for "card"; US dollars are widely accepted on ABC islands

8. Unda tin un merkado?

   Un-da tin un mer-ka-do?

   Where is there a market?

   Usage

   Asking where to find a local market

   Grammar Note

   "merkado" derives from Spanish "mercado" meaning "market"

9. Por fabor hasi un pakete komo regalo.

   Por fa-bor ha-si un pa-ke-te ko-mo re-ga-lo.

   Please wrap it up as a gift.

   Usage

   Requesting gift wrapping for a purchased item

   Grammar Note

   "hasi" is a core Papiamentu verb meaning "to do/make"

10. E tienda ta habri te ki ora?

    E tien-da ta ha-bri te ki o-ra?

    Until what time is the store open?

    Usage

    Asking about store closing time

    Grammar Note

    "habri" derives from Portuguese "abrir" (to open)

11. Mi no tin mester di resibo.

    Mi no tin mes-ter di re-si-bo.

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declining a receipt, the answer to "Bo ke un resibo?" (Do you want a receipt?)

    Grammar Note

    "tin mester di X" means to need X, and the negation puts "no" before the verb. "mester" means "need / must / have to". The indefinite "un" is dropped because the sentence declines receipts in general

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