# Bambara/Vocabulary
## Welcome

    i ni chè

## Yes

    awó

## No

    ayi

## Come and eat

    na ka dumini ke

## Thank you

    i ni cé

## Numbers

* kelen
* fila
* saba
* naani
* duuru
* woóró
* wolonfla, wolonwula
* segin
* kónótón
* tan
* tan ni kelen
* tan ni fila
20 - muga 21 - muga ni kelen 22 - muga ni fila
30 - bi saaba 31 - bi saaba ni kelen 32 - bi saaba ni fila
40 - bi naani
50 - bi duuru
100 - kémé
200 - kémé fila
1000 - wa kelen
1050 - wa kelen ne bi duuru
2000 - wa fila

### Eat
#### sogo

    meat

#### jègè

    fish

#### sɛsɛ/ chè

    chicken

#### sukoro

    sugar

#### malo/ kini

    rice
chocolate

#### namasa

    banana

#### buuru

    bread

#### tiga

    peanut

### Drink
#### nono

    milk

#### ji

    water

#### ji kalan

    hot water

#### dolo

    beer

#### ginibere

    gingerbeer (traditional West African drink)

#### lobaco

    dr. pepper

### Animals
#### wulo (wuulu)

    dog

#### jakana (jakuma)

    cat

#### missi

    cow

#### saga

    lamb

#### souroukou

    hyena

### People
#### cé

    man

#### muso

    woman

#### somógó

    family (house people)

#### tubabu

    caucasian, white person

#### dunan

    guest

### Other
#### dugu

    village, town
Bobara ba
Big butt

#### so

    house

#### nyégen

    toilet

#### kangaro/lakoli

    school

#### sugu

    market

#### babili

    bridge

#### dókótórósó

    hospital (house of the doctor)

#### liburu (fr.)

    book

#### aluméti (fr.)

    matches

#### kréyon (fr.)

    pencil

#### jamana

    country

#### dushi

    shower

#### dɔɔnin

    a little, weak, slow

#### fítínì

    small

#### belebele

    big, large, fat, great

#### fara

    skin

#### lolo

    star

#### kalo

    moon

#### binkéné

    grass

#### bogolan

    mudcloth

#### farajé

    white skin

#### farafin

    black person (lit. skin=fara black=fiman)

#### Farafina

    Africa
Bondola: leave me alone

## Greetings
### i ni sógóma

    good morning (when speaking to one person)

### aw ni sógóma

    good morning (when speaking to a group)

### i ni tile

    good afternoon (when speaking to one person)

### aw ni tile

    good afternoon (when speaking to a group)

### i ni wula

    good evening (when speaking to one person)

### aw ni wula

    good evening (when speaking to a group)

### i ni su

    good night (when speaking to one person)

### aw ni su

    good night (when speaking to a group)

### a bé cogo di?

    how do you feel? (informal greeting)

### an formu na

    I feel good (response)

### i ni sógóma

    good morning (greeting)

### nse i ni sógóma

    good morning (response if the person responding is a woman)

### i ni sógóma

    good morning (greeting)

### nbah i ni sógóma

    good morning (response if the person responding is a man)

### sómógó bédi

    how is your family

### toóró tula

    they are fine

### i ka kéné

    how are you

### toóró si té (i fana ka kéne)

    I'm fine (how are you also)

### i fa ka kéné

    how is your father

### toóró té a la

    he is fine

### i ba ka kéné

    how is your mother

### toóró té n ba la

    she is fine

### i muso ka kéné

    how is your wife

### toóró té

    she is fine

### i cé ka kéné

    how is your husband

### toóró té

    he is fine

### i denw ka kéné

    how are your children

### toóró téyi

    all is fine (lit. problems are not)

### toóró t'u la

    they are fine

### i kóro muso ka kéné

    how is oldest sister

### toóró t'a la

    she is fine

### i dógó cé ka kéné

    how is your youngest brother

### toóró té

    he is fine

### x bé di

    how is x

### i tógó

    what is your first name

### n tógó Fanta

    my name is Fanta

### i jaamu

    what is your last name

### n jaamu Dembele

    my last name is Dembele

### i bé bó min

    where are you from

### n bé bó Ameriki

    I am from America

### n bé bó Mali la

    I am from Mali

### Phrases
#### n té bamanakan mén

    I don't understand/speak bambara

#### n t'a don

    I don't know

#### n t'a faamu

    I don't understand

#### n t'a mén

    I don't understand

#### I y'a mén?

    do you understand?

#### n segenna

    I'm tired

#### n bé lafinyé

    I'm going to sleep

#### ka dugu n'yumanjé

    good night

#### n b'i fé

    I like you

#### nene bé

    it's cold

#### funteni bé

    it's hot

#### Fanta don

    It's Fanta

#### i cé kanyi

    you look beautiful (handsome)

#### a kanyi

    it's good

#### a man nyi

    it's bad

#### a ka di (kosébé)

    it's (very) good

#### a banna

    it's finished

#### tuguni

    again

#### i sigi

    sit down

#### i sigi na

    sit down here

#### ni

    and

#### n fana

    me too

#### a barika

    thanks (for food)

#### a barika Allah ye

    thank God

#### héré sira

    did you sleep well

#### tóró té, héré dórón

    I slept well

#### n be jigin

    I want to get off

#### n be jigin yan

    I want to get off here

#### n be jigin plaki la

    I want to get off at the next place

#### plaki la

    next place

#### yan

    here

#### yen

    there

#### sisan

    now

#### djoli

    how much

#### djoli (djeli)

    blood

#### n b'a fé

    I like it, I want it

#### n t'a fé

    I don't like it, I don't want it

#### n bé ji fé

    I like water, I want water

#### a yira n na

    show me

#### i bé ta min

    where are you going

#### n bé n'kó

    I'm going to take a shower

#### n fara

    I'm full/satisfied (at the end of a meal)

#### a tun ka di

    the food was good

#### i da de

    be quiet

#### i (ka) da tugu

    shut up

#### hakéto

    excuse me

#### hakétila

    no problem (response to "hakéto")

#### hakéto m'a famu

    sorry

#### n'b'i fè

    i love you

#### ya fa n ma

    pardon me

#### mun kéra

    what's wrong/what's going on

#### mun beyi

    what's wrong/what's going on

#### mun don

    what is it

#### a ké tan

    do as I do

#### n' b'i fe

    I like you

#### i ka di nye

    I like you (for children)

#### n furden don

    I'm married

#### nka den

    my child

#### i tun bé min

    where were you

#### i kólósi

    look out!

#### na yan

    come here

#### an ka taa

    let's go

#### wuli an ka ta thé mé

    get up and let's get some tea

#### bassassogo kadi shèssogo yé yiranchogo de bu boyongona

    the meat of a Goat is better than that of a chicken because of the way you cut it