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Wolof 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Na nga def | How are you |
| Maa ngi fi rekk | I am fine |
| Ana wa ker ga? | How is your family? |
| Nu nga fa | They are fine |
| Ba benen | Goodbye |
| Chamon | Left |
| Ndeyjoor | Right |
| Dafa seer | It's expensive! |
| Kii kan la? | Who is this? (If you see them) |
| Koo kan la? | Who is this? (If you hear them) |
| Kii ____ la | It is ____ (person) |
| Kii naka la tudd? | What is the person's first name? |
| Kii naka la sant? | What is the person's last name? |
| Kii lan la? | What does this person do? Where are they from? What are they? |
| Kii waa ______ la | They are from _______ |
| Waikat | Singer |
| Jangkat | Student |
| Jangalekat | Teacher |
| Naka nga tudd | What's your name? |
| Man ______ la tudd | My name is _________ |
| Yow la nga? | Where are you from? What are you? |
| Man _______ la | I am _____ (profession, gender) |
| Goor | Boy |
| Jigen | Girl |
| Lii lan la? | What is this? |
| Lii ______ la | This is a ______ |
| Oto | Car |
| Ker | House |
| Garab | Tree |
| Muus | Cat |
| Fas | Horse |
| Sama | My, mine |
| Man | Independent Subject Pronoun for (I) |
| Yow | Independent Subject Pronoun for (you) |
| Moom | Independent Subject Pronoun for (he/she) |
| Nun | Independent Subject Pronoun for (we) |
| Yeen | Independent Subject Pronoun for (you plural) |
| Noom | Independent Subject Pronoun for (they) |
| Laa, nga, la, lanu, ngeen, lanu | Pairings with ISP when describing something. For I, you, he, we, you, they |
| Maa ngi dem | I am going |
| Yaa ngi lekk | You are eating |
| Mu ngi jang Wolof | He is learning Wolof |
| Nu ngi dem | We are going |
| Yeena ngi lekk | You (plural) are eating |
| Nu ngi fi | They are here |
| Dem naa sama kerr | I went to my house |
| Talk | Wax |
| Bind | Write |
| Jang | Learn |
| Dem nga sama kerr | You went to my house |
| Dem na ecole | He went to school |
| Demb | yesterday |
| Xarit | Friend |
| Jamm Ngamm | Is Peace with you (respectful way of saying it) |
| Jamm rekk | Yes, peace is with me |