Monegasque culture
« Pàijeda, a Monegasque martial art, integrates into its practice a vocabulary of around forty words, in the Monegasque language, allowing our discipline to also become a vector favouring knowledge of the culture of the Principality of Monaco » clarifies Claude Pouget
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With the kind contribution of Mrs. Karyn Ardisson Salopek and Mr. Stéphan Maggi, Monegasque teacher
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| A So’ Altessa Serenìssima u Prìncipu Albertu Segundu de Mùnegu | His Serene Highness Prince Alber II of Monaco | |
| Principatu de Mùnegu | Principality of Monaco | |
| Mùnegu | Monaco | |
| L’inu naçiunale | The National anthem | |
| U Palaçi | The Palace | |
| A Roca | The Rock | |
| Munte-Carlu | Monte-Carlo | |
| Russu | Red | |
| Giancu | White |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Arte d’a defesa | Defense art | |
| Sport de cumbatimentu | Fighting sport | |
| Value ètiche | Ethical values | |
| Respetu d’ë règüle | Rules respect |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Arte d’a pàije | Peace art | |
| Arte d’a feliçità | Happiness art | |
| Arte d’u ben stà | Art of Well-being | |
| A feliçità | Happiness | |
| U ben stà | The well-being | |
| Fà cresce l’amiçìçia | Cultivate friendship | |
| Armunia | Harmony | |
| Cœ | Hearth |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Bungiurnu | Hello | |
| A se revëde | Goodbye | |
| A ben vite | See you soon | |
| Scì | Yes | |
| Non | No | |
| Merçì | Thank you | |
| Per pieijè | Please | |
| Per pieijè | Please | |
| Perfetu | Perfect | |
| Feliçitaçiùn | Congratulation | |
| Ecelente | Excellent | |
| Prun ben | Very well | |
| Bravu (-i / -a / -e) | Well done | |
| Ben | Good | |
| Meyu | Better | |
| Ancura | Again | |
| Scàiji | Almost | |
| È pa cuscì | It’s not that | |
| Purì fà meyu | You can do better | |
| Poi fà meyu | You can do better |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Ün | One | |
| Dui | Two | |
| Trei | Three | |
| Qatru | Four | |
| Çinqe | Five | |
| Sei | Six | |
| Sete | Seven | |
| Œtu | Eight | |
| Nœve | Nine | |
| Dèije | Ten |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Amigu | Friend | |
| Prufessù | Professor | |
| Praticante | Practioner | |
| Partenari | Partner | |
| Aversari | Opponent | |
| L’atacante | The attacker | |
| U defensù | The defender | |
| Cumpetiçiùn | Competition | |
| Cumpetitù | Competitor | |
| Atleta | Athlete |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Sala d’üntrainamentu | Training gym | |
| Üntrainamentu | Training | |
| Ün eserçici | Exercise | |
| De eserçici | Exercises | |
| Eserçiçi | Exercises | |
| Eserçiçi per fà cresce a vostra determinaçiùn | Exercise to enhance your determination | |
| Eserçiçi de relasciamentu | Relaxation exercise | |
| Eserçiçi de cunçentraçiùn | Focussing exercise | |
| Giœghi edücativi | Educational games | |
| Amüsante | Recreational | |
| Upusiçiue | Oppositions |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Vigilança | Alertness | |
| Alarma | Wakefulness | |
| Respiraçiùn | Breathing | |
| Relasciamentu | Relaxation | |
| Cuncentraçiùn | Concentrate | |
| Meditaçiùn | Meditation | |
| Scutè | Listen | |
| Cuncentrè-ve | Concentrate | |
| Cosa ne pensè ? | What do you think ? |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Salütu | Hello | |
| Salütà | Greet | |
| Salütè / Salütè-ve | Greetings | |
| Pruntu | Ready | |
| Ün gàrdia | On guard | |
| Daghe | Action | |
| Basta | Stop | |
| Pàusa | Rest / As you were / At ease |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Scaudamentu | Warming up | |
| Tempu per u scaudamentu | Warming up phase | |
| Per ativà u co | Cardio-vascular stimulation | |
| Mubilità articülària | Joint mobility | |
| Se stirà | Stretching | |
| Força | Force |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Rulade | Rolling | |
| Stramachi | Falls | |
| Pusiçiùn de gàrdia | En garde position | |
| Pusiçiùn iniçiala | Starting position | |
| Ün gàrdia | En garde | |
| Gàrdia seneca | Left guard | |
| Gàrdia drita | Right guard | |
| Pügnu avanti | Fist forward | |
| Pügnu darrè | Fist back | |
| Pen avanti | Foot forward | |
| Pen darrè | Foot back | |
| Man avanti | Hand forward | |
| Man darrè | Hand back | |
| Gùmiu avanti | Elbow forward | |
| Gùmiu darrè | Elbow back | |
| Zenuyu avanti | Knee forward | |
| Zenuyu darrè | Knee back | |
| Custà suriyu | Sun side | |
| Custà lüna | Moon side | |
| Gàrdia custà suriyu | Sun side guard | |
| Gàrdia custà lüna | Moon side guard | |
| Pusiçiùn de gàrdia e despiaçamenti | En garde position and movements | |
| Despiaçamenti | Movings | |
| Punti sensìbili | Sensitive points | |
| Cumbatimentu per terra | Ground fighting | |
| Cumbatimentu dritu | Stand-up fighting | |
| Sitüaçiùn cun arme | Case with weapons | |
| Bastùn | Foam baton | |
| Cutelu | Knife | |
| Sitüaçiùn cun ugetu | Case with an object | |
| Tèchniche par dà de càussi e pügni | Striking techniques | |
| Boxa pei / pügni | Boxing with feet/fists | |
| Boxa lìbera | Free boxing | |
| Boxa munegasca | Monegasque boxing | |
| Tèchniche per ciapà | Gripping techniques | |
| Lüta lìbera | Free wrestling | |
| Lüta munegasca | Monegasque wrestling | |
| Tèchniche a terra | Ground techniques | |
| Tèchniche per abandunà | Release techniques | |
| Tèchniche per se defende | Defense technics | |
| Cuma se defende | Means of defenser | |
| Defesa contra bastùn | Defence against a baton | |
| Defesa contra cutelu | Defence against a knife | |
| Defesa cun ugeti | Defence with objects |
| MUNEGASCU | ENGLISH | LISTEN |
| Presentaçiùn | Presentation | |
| Lèssicu françese – munegascu | French-monegasque glossary | |
| Regülamentu tècnicu | Technical regulations | |
| Regülamentu spurtivu | Sporting regulations | |
| Regülamentu amatù / üntrainamentu tempu lìberu | Regulations for the leisure activity | |
| Föra cumpetiçiùn | Outside competition | |
| Per i üntrainamenti e i esami d’i gradi | For coaching and grade exams | |
| Regülamentu cumpetiçiùn | Regulations for competitions | |
| Assàutu | Light attack | |
| Sport de cumbatimentu de cumpetiçiùn | Competition fighting sport | |
| Cumpetiçiùn | Competition | |
| Règüle | Rules | |
| Respestu d’ë règüle | Rules respect | |
| Giüge | Judge | |
| Àrbitru | Referee | |
| Separè-ve | Pull back | |
| Arbitrage | Arbitrage | |
| Giügiamentu | Judging | |
| Drapeu | Flag | |
| Drapei | Flags | |
| Eqipa « Elite » / d’i ciû bravi | Elite team | |
| Campiùn | Champion | |
| Cumpetitù | Competitor | |
| Giœghi ulìmpichi | Olympics games | |
| Vitòria | Victory | |
| Egalità | Drawn match | |
| Deruta | Defeat | |
| Disqalificaçiùn | Disqualification | |
| Ün puntu | One point | |
| Dui punti | Two points | |
| Trei punti | Three points | |
| Avantage | Advantage | |
| Avertimëntu | Warning |