Gambian Wolof Language

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How to greet and introduce yourself in Gambian Wolof

Welcome!	Aksil
Hi!	Nakam
Good Morning	Naka suba si
Good Afternoon	Naka bechek bi
Good Evening	Naka ngon si
Good Night	Naka goudi gi
See you later	Beh si kanam
See you tomorrow	Beh suba
Have a nice day	Nga endoh jaama
Have a nice trip	Nga am yornu jaama
Goodbye	Beh benen

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	Naka nga tuda?
My name is ____	___ laaa tuda
Where are you from?	Fan nga jogay?
I am from ____	____ laa jogay?
Nice to meet you	Enchante
How old are you?	Nyaata att nga am?
I am ____ years old	Mangi ____ att

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? Whats up? You good?	Naka nga deff? Nakam? Yangsi jaama?
I'm okay We are okay	Mangsi jaama Nyungsi jaama
I'm great	Mangi baah
I'm so so	Mangi taneh rek
I'm not good	Taneh wuma nonu
I'm annoyed	Dama merr
I'm tired	Mangi sorna
I'm hungry	Mangi heef
I'm sick	Mangi febarr
I'm a bit sick	Dama hawa febarr
Did you sleep well?	Fanaan nga ak jaama?
I slept well	Fanaan naa jaama
I didnt sleep well	Nelawuma bou bahh

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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