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"Food" Vocabulary in Wolof
🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Food, Eating and Drinking" in Wolof, the native language of the Wolof people, mainly spoken in Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia.
Happy learning!
lekk gi food
| Wolof | English |
| xiif gi
Dama xiif |
hunger
I am hungry |
| mar mi
Dama mar |
thirst
I am thirsty |
| koor gi | fasting |
| korité gi | [end of fasting] |
| ndékki li | breakfast |
| añ bi | lunch |
| reer bi | dinner,
supper |
| Wolof | English |
| palaat bi | plate |
| kuddu gi
mbàttu mi |
spoon
wooden spoon |
| furset bi | fork |
| paaka bi | knife |
| butéel bi | bottle |
| kaas bi | glass |
| kopp bi | cup |
| ndab li | bowl |
| leget gi
bagaan gi |
calabash bowl |
naan gi - drink
| Wolof | English |
| supp bi | soup |
| ndox mi | water |
| biiñ bi | wine |
| sëŋg si | palm wine |
| beer bi | beer |
| sàngara si | alcohol |
| attaaya bi
warga wi |
tea
green tea |
| kenkiliba gi,
séxaw si |
quinqueliba |
| naana ji | mint |
| liminaat bi | lemonade |
| sokola bi | chocolate |
| kafe bi | coffee |
| meew mi
soow mi |
milk
curdled milk |
| kàcc mi | sour whey |
| Wolof | English |
| mbaanig mi, yaawuur bi | yoghurt |
| foromaas bi | cheese |
| bër bi
tigadege gi kaarité gi |
butter
peanut butter shea butter |
| mayonees bi | mayonnaise |
| dëwlin ji
diwtiir ji |
cooking oil
palm oil |
| bineegar bi | vinegar |
| ñeex mi | sauce |
| saf-safal gi | spices |
| poobar bi | pepper |
| xorom bi | salt |
| nen bi | egg |
| gejj gi | dried fish |
| sanqal si | semolina |
| sanquf / sunguf si | flour |
| mburu mi | bread |
deseer bi - dessert
| Wolof | English | français |
| kereem galaas | ice cream | la crème glacée |
| lem gi | honey | le miel |
| suukar si | sugar | le sucre |
| tàngal bi | candy | le bonbon |