Gambian Wolof Language

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Some phrases

Yes -- No -- Maybe	Waaw -- Daydate -- Munaa am
I know -- I don't know	Hamnaa -- Howma
Did you understand? -- I understood	Yangeh jayli? -- Jayli naa
Can you speak slower?	Mun ngaa wahh ndanka?
Can you repeat this again?	Mun ngaa wahaat lolu?
Do you speak: -- French? -- English? -- Portuguese?	Dang deh laaka: -- French? -- English? -- Portuguese?

Love and relationship phrases in Wolof

*There are no masculine or feminine pronouns in Wolof

I like you -- I love you -- I want to date you	Dangma nehh -- 1) Damala buga 2) Damala nopp -- Dama buga neka ak yow
I do not like you -- I do not love you -- I do not want to date you	Nehu loh ma -- 1) Bugu mala 2) Noppu mala -- Bugu maa neka ak yow
I think you are a beautiful woman -- I think you are a handsome man	Jiggeen bu rafet nga -- Gorr bu rafet nga
I think he is a handsome man -- I think she is a beautiful woman	1) Si man dafa rafet 2) Gorr bee dafa rafet si man -- 1) Si man dafa rafet 2) Jiggain bee dafa rafet si man
Gambian women are beautiful -- Gambian men are beautiful	Jiggen ni Gambia denj rafet -- Goori Gambia denj rafet
Can I invite you to dinner or lunch? -- Do you want to pay or should I pay?	1) Mun ngaa nyow anj? 2) Reel ak man? -- Danga buga feye ndah man ma feye?
You have a good personality	Sa jikko bi dafa rafet

Birthday and new year phrases in Wolof

Greetings for occasions (birthdays, new years eve, birthdays etc) -- ..the standard response	Dewenati -- ..Fekeh dewen
Congratulations	Ndoka leh koh
I have this gift for you, hope you like it	Mang la indil Lee, yakarr naa dina la nehh
Today is your special day	Tei sa bess la
Wishing You Joy and Prosperity!	Noppalu na la ci mbeggeel ak jamm!
Wishing you peace, love, and happiness this holiday season	Nuyu na la jàmm, mbeggeel, ak liggeey bu rafet ci lii bés bi
What are your plans for New Year's?	Lu tax nga xamal bes bu bees bi?
I will be with my family for New Year’s -- I will go out with friends -- I don’t have any plans for New Year’s	Dinaa nekk ak sama wàllu bés bu bees bi -- Dinaa génn ak sama xarit -- Duma am benn xalaat ci bés bu bees bi

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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