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Cape Verdean Creole — top 115 words

High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.

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#Cape Verdean CreoleEnglish
1hello
2good morning
3good afternoon
4good night
5how are you?
6is everything okay?
7I'm fine
8all good
9thank you (m/f)
10yes
11no
12please
13sorry / excuse me
14you're welcome
15see you later
16see you afterwards
17welcome
18what's your name?
19my name is ...
20I / me
21you (sing.)
22he / she
23we
24you (plural)
25they
26man
27woman
28child
29mother
30father
31son
32daughter
33brother
34sister
35grandparent
36friend
37family
38water
39to eat
40food
41bread
42fish
43meat
44rice
45milk
46coffee
47sugar
48salt
49cachupa (national dish)
50wine
51one
52two
53three
54four
55five
56six
57seven
58eight
59nine
60ten
61twenty
62hundred
63thousand
64to be (state)
65to have
66to go
67to come
68to say
69to speak
70to see
71to hear
72to know
73to want
74to be able
75to drink
76to sleep
77to read
78to write
79to work
80to live
81to like
82to know (a person)
83to give
84good
85bad
86big
87small
88hot
89cold
90beautiful
91new
92old
93right / fine
94what?
95who?
96where?
97when?
98how?
99how much?
100why?
101and
102with
103but
104today
105tomorrow
106yesterday
107now
108here
109there
110house
111sea
112sun
113rain
114longing / saudade
115Cape Verdean hospitality