Starting with Corsican: 15 Key Phrases for Beginners

There are few places on our big, ecologically diverse planet that come close to the type of beauty found in and around the island of Corsica. Like, seriously, the place is gorgeous! Don’t believe me, take a look at this picture:

I wasn’t lying, was I?

If you weren’t already convinced to visit the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaporte (yeah, the Napoleon), that picture should give you the nudge you need.

When you get there, you’ll wanna know a few Corsican words to use with the locals, you know, to give ’em a shock to the system when they see a foreigner speaking their mother tongue. And we’ve got just the thing for you: 15 common phrases in Corsican (Corsu) for absolute beginners.

These phrases will look super familiar if you know some Italian. So familiar, in fact, that some people don’t even consider Corsican to be a language but a dialect of Italian. You can decide for yourself, I guess.

Have fun!

15 Common Corsican Phrases

Corsican	English
Bonghjornu / Salute!	Hello!
Cumu va?	How are you?
Bè, grazie.	Fine, thank you.
Mi chjamu…	My name is…
Quantu custa?	How much does it cost?
Per piacè.	Please.
Grazie.	Thank you.
Scusate.	Excuse me.
Mi dispiace.	I’m sorry.
Ùn capiscu micca.	I don’t understand.
Iè.	Yes.
Innò	No.
Induve sò e toilettes?	Where is the bathroom / toilet?
Parlate inglese?	Do you speak English?
Avvedeci.	Goodbye.

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For Corsican language materials, check out our post Everything You Need To Learn Corsican.