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Time Vocabulary in Wolof
🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Time" in Wolof, the native language of the Wolof people, mainly spoken in Senegal, Mauritania and the Gambia.
Happy learning!
jamono ji time
| Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل) | English |
|---|---|
| montar bi | (wrist)watch |
| Ban waxtu moo jot ? | What time is it? |
| waxtu wi | hour |
| simili | la minute |
| sekond bi | second |
| bés bi , fan wi
bëccëg bi |
day |
| fajar ji | dawn |
| njël li | aurore |
| suba si | morning |
| njolloor gi
diggu-bëccëg bi |
midday, noon |
| ngoon gi | afternoon
evening |
| marax mi
timis ji |
twilight |
| guddi gi | night |
| xaaju-guddi bi | midnight |
| bërki démb | day before yesterday |
| démb | yesterday |
| tey | today |
| ëllëg si | future
tomorrow |
| ginnaaw ëllëg | day after tomorrow |
| ayubés gi | week |
| noppaliku gi | holidays, vacation |
| weer wi | month |
| jamono ji | season |
| at mi | year |
| Déwénati ! | Happy new year! |
| ndéwénal li | birthday, anniversary |
| Ñaata at nga am ? | How old are you? |
| ndéwénal li | gift for children |
| arminaat bi | calendar |
| xarnu bi | century |
| Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل) | English |
|---|---|
| balaa | before |
| ginnaaw | after |
| léegi | now |