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<div | <div class="pg_page_title">🤗 '''Bambara''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div> | ||
Hi Bambara learners! 😃 | Hi Bambara learners! 😃 | ||
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If you’re planning a trip to Mali or are trying to learn Bambara, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings. | If you’re planning a trip to Mali or are trying to learn Bambara, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings. | ||
Let’s get started! 🤗 | Let’s get started! 🤗 | ||
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|Saha | |Saha | ||
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|What's your name? | |||
|I tɔgɔ? (''Whats your first name?'') | |||
I jamu? (''Whats your surname?'') | |||
|- | |||
|My name is ... | |||
|Ne tɔgɔ ... | |||
Ne jamu ... | |||
|- | |||
|Where are you from? | |||
|I bɛ bɔ min? | |||
|- | |||
|I'm from ... | |||
|N bɛ bɔ ... | |||
|- | |||
|Goodbye | |||
(Parting phrases) | |||
|K'an bεn (inf) | |||
N taara | |||
|- | |||
|Have a nice day | |||
|Da no nkɔ yie mma wo! | |||
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|Bon appetit / | |||
Have a nice meal | |||
|K'i ni hɛrɛ bɛn | |||
Ka su maya aw kono | |||
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|Bon voyage / | |||
Have a good journey | |||
|Ka taa ni ka segin nɔgɔya | |||
Ka sira diya (''Have a good trip'') | |||
Ka se n'i nyuman ye (''May you arrive well'') | |||
Ka segin n'i nyuman ye (''May you return well'') | |||
|- | |||
|Yes | |||
|Awɔ | |||
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|No | |||
|Ayi | |||
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|Sorry | |||
|A yafa n ma | |||
Hakɛto m'a famu | |||
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|Please | |||
|Hakɛto | |||
|- | |||
|Thank you | |||
|I ni ce (sg) | |||
Aw ni ce (pl) | |||
I ni baraji (sg) | |||
Aw ni baraji (pl) | |||
|- | |||
|Reply to thank you | |||
|Basi tε (''No problem'') | |||
Nba | |||
|- | |||
|Christmas greetings | |||
|I ni san kura (sg) | |||
Aw ni san kura (pl) | |||
Noɛli hɛrɛ ani | |||
|- | |||
|New Year greetings | |||
|Hnit thit ku mingalar pa | |||
Kura hɛrɛ | |||
|- | |||
|Easter greetings | |||
|Paki seli hɛrɛ | |||
|- | |||
|Birthday greetings | |||
|Sanbε sanbε | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bambara.htm | |||
* http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/ | |||
* | |||
==Free Bambara Lessons== | ==Free Bambara Lessons== | ||
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[[Category:Jennifers]] | [[Category:Jennifers]] | ||
==Videos== | |||
===How to greet in Bambara/Dioula [Part 1/2] - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI0qLbpuy4E</youtube> | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Useful-phrases|Useful phrases]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Education|Education]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Drink|Drink]] | |||
* [[Language/Bambara/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 27 March 2023
Hi Bambara learners! 😃
Bambara is a national language of Mali spoken by 15 million people.
It is estimated that about 80 percent of the population of Mali speak Bambara as a first or second language!
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 Mali or are trying to learn Bambara, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
English | Bambara |
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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 |
What's your name? | I tɔgɔ? (Whats your first name?)
I jamu? (Whats your surname?) |
My name is ... | Ne tɔgɔ ...
Ne jamu ... |
Where are you from? | I bɛ bɔ min? |
I'm from ... | N bɛ bɔ ... |
Goodbye
(Parting phrases) |
K'an bεn (inf)
N taara |
Have a nice day | Da no nkɔ yie mma wo! |
Bon appetit /
Have a nice meal |
K'i ni hɛrɛ bɛn
Ka su maya aw kono |
Bon voyage /
Have a good journey |
Ka taa ni ka segin nɔgɔya
Ka sira diya (Have a good trip) Ka se n'i nyuman ye (May you arrive well) Ka segin n'i nyuman ye (May you return well) |
Yes | Awɔ |
No | Ayi |
Sorry | A yafa n ma
Hakɛto m'a famu |
Please | Hakɛto |
Thank you | I ni ce (sg)
Aw ni ce (pl) I ni baraji (sg) Aw ni baraji (pl) |
Reply to thank you | Basi tε (No problem)
Nba |
Christmas greetings | I ni san kura (sg)
Aw ni san kura (pl) Noɛli hɛrɛ ani |
New Year greetings | Hnit thit ku mingalar pa
Kura hɛrɛ |
Easter greetings | Paki seli hɛrɛ |
Birthday greetings | Sanbε sanbε |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Free Bambara Lessons[edit | edit source]
Language Exchange[edit | edit source]
Forum[edit | edit source]
Tools[edit | edit source]
Marketplace[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
How to greet in Bambara/Dioula [Part 1/2] - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]