Wy/syl/Bambara phrasebook
 | ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠕꠘꠦ ꠅꠘꠥꠛꠣꠖ ꠇꠞꠣꠞ ꠅꠘꠥꠞꠥꠗ ⁕ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠕꠘꠦ ꠀꠘꠣ ꠅꠁꠍꠦ ꠀꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠅꠛꠖꠣꠘ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠁꠔꠣ ꠖꠦꠈꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ en:voy:Bambara phrasebook ꠖꠦꠈꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ ⁕ |
Bambara is the most spoken and official language of Mali. 30% of Malians use Bambara as everyday language.
Phrases
[edit | edit source]Basics
[edit | edit source]- Hello (any time of day)
- i ni ce
- How are you? (Are you well?) (to one person)
- i ka kεnε wa?
- How are you? (Are you well?) (to more than one person)
- Aw ka kεnε (wa)?
- ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠨ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
- kεnε, tɔɔrɔ te, ko tε, tana tε
- What is your first name?
- i tɔgɔ?
- What is your last name?
- i jamu?
- ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ ⁕
- ne tɔgɔ ___
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ / ꠡꠥꠇꠞꠤꠀ ⁕
- i ni ce
- ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ / ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠡꠝꠂꠡ꠆ꠡꠣ ꠘꠣꠁ / ꠁꠔꠣ ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠛꠤꠀꠙꠣꠞꠃ ꠘꠣꠄ ⁕
- basi tε (literally 'no problem')
- ꠅꠄ ⁕
- awɔ
- ꠘꠣ ⁕
- ayi
- Excuse me. (getting attention / begging pardon)
- (aw ye) hakε to!
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠖꠥꠈ꠆ꠈꠤꠔꠅ ⁕
- a yafa n ma
- ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ
- k'an bεn
- ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ (informal)
- n taara
- I can't speak Bambara very well.
- Ne tε se bamanankan na kosεbε
- I don't speak Bambara very well, but I understand a little
- Ne tε se bamanankan na kosεbε, nka ne b'a men dɔɔnin dɔɔnin.
- Do you speak English?
- i bε angilekan men wa?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Mogo do min bε angilekan men be yan, wa?
- ꠡꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠇꠞꠅ ⁕
- N deme!
- Look out!
- I farati!
- ꠛꠤꠀꠘ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- aw ni sɔgɔma (several persons around), i ni sɔgɔma (1 person)
- Good afternoon
- aw ni tile, i ni tile
- ꠛꠤꠀꠟ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- aw ni wula, i ni wula
- ꠞꠣꠁꠔ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- aw ni su, i ni su
- Good night (to sleep)
- ka su hεεrε
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠥꠏꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕
- n m'a faamu
- Where is the toilet?
- ɲεgεn bε min?