Gambian Wolof Language

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Days of the week in Gambian Wolof

What day is today? Tei ban bess la?
Monday Altineh
Tuesday Talata
Wednesday Alarba
Thursday Alhemes
Friday Aljummah
Saturday Samedi
Sunday Dimanche

A sample sentence

I need to travel to Abuja on Monday because I have another flight on the same day and I would arrive in Niamey on the followingTuesday Dama warra tukki dem Abuja Altineh ndikteh dama am bene flight bess bobu teh dinaa aaga Niamey Talata bi chi torpa
After prayers on Friday, your grandfather will travel to Soma because there is a traditional wedding on Sunday Sunj juleh Jummah Aljummah, sa maam bu gorr daffaa tukki dem Soma ndah the denj am takka fofu Dimanche

Learn Gambian Wolof

  • Greetings & Introductions

    How to greet and introduce yourself in Wolof

  • Family

    How can you describe your family in Wolof?

  • Numbers

    How to count in Wolof

  • Days of the week

    How to say days of the week in Wolof

  • Months of the year

    How to say months of the year in Wolof

  • Time Concepts

    How say early, late, always and other concepts in Wolof

  • Question Words

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

  • Traveling

    Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Wolof

  • Shopping

    Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Wolof

  • Important Verbs

    To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

  • Media

    List of music, dances and movies in Wolof

  • Phrases

    Extra phrases in Wolof that may be handy

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