# Mooré phrasebook

Mooré (also Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken on the Mossi Plateau of Burkina Faso.

## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello.

    Ne ye windiga (or windiga informal)

#### Good morning!

    Ne y beogo (or y beogo informal)

#### Good day!

    Ne y windiga (or windiga informal)

#### Good evening!

    Ne y zabré (or zabre informal

#### How is your morning/day/evening?

    Beogo/windiga/zabré kibaré?

#### your family?

    y zak ramba?

#### Hows your work going?

    Tuumda kibaré?

#### Peace/Health only!, ie, Great!

    Laafi bala!

#### Hows it going? (informal )

    Manna wanna?

#### No problems. (informal)

    Yelé kae ye.

#### It's good? (i.e. you/things)

    Ya soma bé? (informal)

#### It's good. (informal)

    Ya soma. (informal)

#### How are you?

    Laafi beme ? ( Yaa wana )

#### Fine, thank you.

    Laafi bala. ( )

#### What is your name?

    ? ( Fo yuur la a boen?)

#### My name is ______ .

    ______ . ( Mam yuur la a _____ .)

#### Please.

    . (Behmeh)

#### Thank you.

    . (Barka)

#### You're welcome.

    . (Pa sek ye/ Ka sek ye)

#### Yes.

    . (Ngye )

#### No.

    . (Ayo )

#### Excuse me. (getting attention)

    Y kabre . ( )

#### Excuse me. (begging pardon)

    Maan sugri. ( )

#### I'm sorry.

    Maan sugri ( )

#### Goodbye

    Wend na kon'd nindaare( )

#### Goodbye (informal)

    Nindaare ( )

#### I can't speak Mooré [well].

    Maam ka goamda ?????? [wusgo] ye. ( [ ])

#### Do you speak French?

    Yamba goamda farende bi? ( ?)

#### Help!

    ! ( song y mam!)

#### Good morning.

    Ne yibeogo. ( )

#### Good evening.

    ne y zabre. ( )

#### Good night.

    Ne y yungo. ( )

#### Good night (to sleep)

    Wend na ganeg ne laafi . ( )

#### I don't understand.

    . (Mam ka wumda ye)

#### Where is the toilet?

    twalet be ye? ( ?)

#### I am trying to learn Moore

    Maam saam s'dah Moore.

### Number and system

System: %30 Swahili and %30 Kinyarwanda-Kirundi, %40 Other

## Numbers

½ - ela-yahma
0 - zaalem
1 - yebre
2 - yiibu
3 - tanbo
4 - naase
5 - nuu
6 - yoobe
7 - yopoe
8 - nii
9 - weeh
10 - piiga
11 - piig la yee
15 - piig la nuu
20 - piisi
22 - piisi la yiibu
30 - piis tan
40 - piis naase
50 - piis nuu
60 - piis yoobe
70 - piis yopoe
80 - piis nii
90 - piis weeh
100 - kuwabga
200 - kobsii
300 - kobstaan
400 - kobsnase
500 - miyango dennu bitanu
600 - miyango zau sau
700 - miyango zekweyo sau
800 - miyango you sau
900 - miyango moku sau
1000 - migighumba ( or "gighumba" )
2000 - migighumbgo boppalu bobbiru
3000 - migighumbgo ttu ppu
4000 - migighumbgo jju ppu
5000 - migighumbgo tatau pathanu
6000 - migighumbgo suu soo
7000 - migighumbgo sewweeo soo
8000 - migighumbugo woo soo
9000 - migighumbugo nuo soo
10000 - miookhjaah-mikhara ( or "oojaa khara" )
20000 - mikhago puuaplu pibiru
30000 - mikhago dudo bubu
40000 - mikhago gogu bubu
50000 - mikhago dahhoau beethanu
60000 - mikhago sok zuu
70000 - mikhago ksawwaayo zuu
80000 - mikhago vuu zuu
90000 - mikhago nou zuu
100000 - miookhjaah-miseeba ( or "oojaa seeba" )
( After the pass on the "rona" phase )
1000000 - miookhjaah-miliyounuya ( or "oojaa liyounuya" )
( After the pass on the "yana" phase )
10000000 - miookhjaah-mirongolina ( or "oojaa rongolina" )
( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )
100000000 - miookhjaah-miyangolina ( or "oojaa yangolina" )
( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )
1000000000 - milouyarda ( or "louyarda" )
( After the pass on the "rona" phase )
10000000000 - miroun-miloyordoha ( or "roun-loyordoha" )
( After the pass on the "yana" phase )
100000000000 - miyan-milurdekha ( or "yan-lurdekha" )
( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )
1000000000000 - mitirilana ( or "tirilana" )
( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )
1000000000000000 - mikatruhana ( or "katruhana" )
( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

### Money
#### money

    ligidi

#### I have no money

    Ligidi kahbeh

#### How much (does it cost)?

    Ya wana?

#### 5

    wakire

#### 10

    yiibo

#### 15

    taabo

#### 20

    narsé

#### 25

    nu

#### 50

    piiga

#### 75

    piiga la nu (Pi la nu)

#### 100

    pissi

#### 125

    pissi la nu

#### 150

    pissi tah

#### 175

    pissi tah la nu

#### 200

    pissi narsé

#### 250

    pissi nu

#### 500

    quabaga

#### 1000

    quabassi

#### 1500

    quabassi tah

#### 2000

    quabassi narsé

#### 2500

    quabassi nu