Greetings

1. देव बरें करूं

   dev bareṃ karūṃ

   Thank you (lit. "may God do good")

   Usage

   The most common thank-you in Goa, understood by Hindus and Catholics alike; also used when parting

   Grammar Note

   Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language, the official language of Goa, written in Devanagari there. Word order is SOV. Neuter nouns and adjectives end in -ें (Marathi has -े/-ं).

2. नमस्कार

   namaskār

   Hello / Greetings

   Usage

   A general greeting said with joined palms at any time of day; most typical among Hindus, while Goan Catholics often greet differently

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Marathi; in the dictionary it appears in the verb phrase नमस्कार करप "to greet".

3. तुमी कशे आसात?

   tumī kaśe āsāt?

   How are you? (polite; to a man or to several people)

   Usage

   Polite "how are you" for strangers or elders; to a woman use कशी

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). The question word agrees with the subject (कसो m.sg / कशी f / कशें n / कशे m.pl). Marathi आहात is replaced by आसात, and there is no question particle — intonation marks the question.

4. हांव बरो / बरी

   hāṃv baro / barī

   I am fine (male / female speaker)

   Usage

   Standard reply to "how are you"; बरो for a male speaker, बरी for a female speaker

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). A copula-less sentence (corpus: "हांव बरो गंवळी"); the adjective agrees with the speaker's gender.

5. येवकार

   yevakār

   Welcome

   Usage

   Said when receiving a guest

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists स्वागत as a synonym.

6. ओब्रिगाद

   obrigād

   Thank you (Catholic usage)

   Usage

   Used by Goan Catholics; from Portuguese obrigado/obrigada

   Grammar Note

   A Portuguese loanword, confirmed as a dictionary-site translation (Shabdkosh). देव बरें करूं works for both communities.

7. बरें येतां

   bareṃ yetāṃ

   Goodbye (lit. "go well")

   Usage

   Parting greeting; listed as a translation of "goodbye" in Shabdkosh

   Grammar Note

   Literally "well going". A spoken farewell, confirmed only in the dictionary site.

8. हांव परत येतलों / येतली

   hāṃv parat yetaloṃ / yetalī

   I'll come again (male / female)

   Usage

   Said when leaving a shop

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). The future agrees with the speaker (m येतलों / f येतली); corpus: "हांव नव्यान येतलों".

9. हांव वतां

   hāṃv vatāṃ

   I'm heading out

   Usage

   Said when leaving the guesthouse

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). Present 1st person of वचप is वतां.

10. हांव आयलों / आयली

    hāṃv āyaloṃ / āyalī

    I'm back (male / female)

    Usage

    Said when returning to the guesthouse

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). The past agrees with the speaker (m आयलों / f आयली).

11. हांव कोंकणी उलयना

    hāṃv koṃkaṇī ulayanā

    I don't speak Konkani

    Usage

    Basic phrase to express a language barrier

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). The negative adds -ना (same pattern as कळना).

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