Be, have, do, go and the other verbs you need first in Walloon, with English translations.
| English | Walloon |
|---|---|
| to be | esse |
| to have | — |
| to do | fé |
| to go | aler |
| to come | vini |
| to see | vey |
| to look | — |
| to know | — |
| to get | awè |
| to make | fé |
| to take | prinde |
| to give | diner |
| to say | dire |
| to tell | dîre |
| to speak | cåzer |
| to talk | djåzer |
| to think | tuzer |
| to want | voleur |
| to need | aveur mezåjhe |
| to like | inmer |
| to love | inmer |
| to eat | magnî |
| to drink | boere |
| to sleep | doirmi |
| to work | ovrer |
| to play | djouwer |
| to read | lére |
| to write | scrire |
| to listen | — |
| to hear | ôre |
| to walk | roter |
| to run | cori |
| to sit | — |
| to stand | — |
| to open | drovi |
| to close | cloyî |
| to buy | atchter |
| to pay | payî |
| to help | aidî |
| to learn | aprinde |
| to understand | comprinde |
| to remember | si rmimbrer |
| to forget | rovyî |
| to wait | ratinde |
| to start | kimincî |
| to stop | arester |
| to live | viker |
| to find | trover |
| to ask | dimander |
| to answer | responde |
6 of 50 entries are still missing in Walloon (—) or have no direct equivalent.