Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 Bambara Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Bambara learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Bambara?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Bambara, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

English	Bambara
general greeting to one person	I ni bara
general greeting to a group of people	Aw ni bara
general greeting to one person	I ni ce
general greeting to a group of people	Aw ni ce
morning greeting to one person	I ni sɔgɔma
morning greeting to a group of people	Aw ni sɔgɔma
noontime greeting to one person	I ni tile
noontime greeting to a group of people	Aw ni tile
afternoon greeting to one person	I ni wula
afternoon greeting to a group of people	Aw ni wula
nighttime greeting to one person	I ni su
nighttime greeting to a group of people	Aw ni su
reply spoken by a man	Mba
reply spoken by a woman	Nse
how are you? spoken to one person	I ka kεnε?
how are you? spoken to one person	I ka kεnε wa
how are you? spoken to a group of people	Aw ka kεnε
how are you? spoken to a group of people	Aw ka kεnε wa
reply to I ka kεnε, I ka kεnε wa,  Aw ka kεnε, and Aw ka kεnε wa	Tooro si te
reply to I ka kεnε, I ka kεnε wa,  Aw ka kεnε, and Aw ka kεnε wa	Kεnε, tɔɔrɔ te
how are you? in the morning ("was your night peaceful?")	Hεrε sira?
how are you? in the evening ("was your day peaceful?")	Hεrε tilenna?
reply to Hεrε sira and Hεrε tilenna	Hεrε doron
reply to Hεrε sira and Hεrε tilenna spoken by a man	Hεrε mba
reply to Hεrε sira and Hεrε tilenna spoken by a woman	Hεrε nse
welcome greeting spoken to one person	I bisimila
welcome greeting spoken to a group of people	Aw bisimila
reply to I bisimila and Aw bisimila	Saha

Sources

Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Bambara lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨

• More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/

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