Gambian Wolof Language

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Never	Musateh
I will never do this again!	Duma musateh deff lee!
Now	Laygi
We have to leave now!	Fokk nyu jogay fee laygi nee!
Sometimes	Yeenasaayi
Sometimes I prefer to be at home	Yeenasaayi daff ma deh gaynal ma tog kerr
From time to time	Laaygi ak laaygi
From time to time I eat Jollof rice	Laaygi ak laaygi dama deh leka cheb
Late	Naajeh
The bus is always late	Bus bi daff deh farralla naajeh
Later	Si kanam
The bus will come later	Bus bi dina nyow si kanam
Early	Teel
You should try to come home early	Danga warra jayma teela nyibsi

Ask someone for the time

Whats the time?	Nyaataa taiga?
Its 7am -- Its 11:30am -- Its lunchtime	7 si suba moh taiga -- 11:30 si suba moh taiga -- Wahtu ajn la
Morning -- Afternoon -- Evening -- Night	Suba -- Bechek -- Ngon -- Goudi

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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