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🤗 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/