Picard - picard / chtimi / rouchi


Picard is spoken in the far north west of France and in southern Belgium as far east as the city of Mons. It is distinct from the Walloon of the rest of southern Belgium. Although its status is now much reduced, in the Middle Ages Picard was an important language of France.

1. frère    brother        1. oui    yes        1. Cobien qu’ch’est qu’a
coute?
   How much is that?
2. seur    sister        2. non    no        2. À doù qu’i feut qu’éj poaiche?    Where do I pay?
3. fiu    son        3. san vos
kmander
   please        3. Comprinde    To understand
4. fille    daughter        4. merchi    thank you        4. Ej comprin    I understand
5. père    father                  5. J’ene comprin poin    I don’t understand
6. mère    mother        1. diminche    Sunday        6. Ej sai    I know
          2. lindi    Monday        7. J’ene sai poin    I don’t know
1. boin
tans
   spring        3. mardi    Tuesday          
2. étè    summer        4. merkerdi    Wednesday        1. ej su    I am
3. apréseu    autumn        5. judi    Thursday        2. t’es    you are (informal)
4. ivèr    winter        6. verdi    Friday        os ètes    you are (formal)
          7. sinmdi    Saturday        3. il est    he is
1. kvau    horse                  ale est    she is
2. tchyin    dog        1. vile    town          
3. cot    cat        2. vilache    village        1. os sonmes    we are
4. vake    cow        3. rue    street        2. os ètes    you are (pl.)
5. toèr    bull        4. plache    square          
6. coéchon    pig        5. pont    bridge        3. is sont    they are (msc.)
7. berbi    sheep        6. moaison    house        is sont    they are (fem.)
8. leu    wolf        7. gardin    garden          
9. soéri    mouse        8. église    church          
10. osieu    bird        9. école    school        1. un, eune    one (msc., fem.)
11. oson    goose        10. estacion    station        2. deus    two
12. piçon    fish                  3. troés    three
                    4. quate    four


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