Useful Phrases


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During your stay at you may find the following phrases useful:

 

 W‘olof

Hello 

 Salem alekun

Good Morning 

 Janmunga fanane

Good Evening 

 Janmunga endu

Good Night 

 Fananel-jangma

Sleep Well 

 Nelewal-bubaah

Thank you 

 jerejef

Please 

 yew-tam

What is your name? 

 Nanga-tuda?

What tribe are you from? 

 Ban-heate-nga joke?

How are you? 

 Nanga-def?

Where is......? 

 Anamu?

Very Well 

 Bubaah

OK 

 Bahana

What time is food? 

 Ban-Wahtu-lanio leka?

When are we? 

 Nuen-kanela?

Who is this man/woman? 

 Ke-Ban Gegeanila/gorr?

 

 Susu

Hello 

 Salem alekun

Good Morning 

 Tanamuhea

Good Evening 

 Tanamu Fenye

Good Night 

 Alaha workeheari

Sleep Well 

 He a fanyera

Thank you 

 Enewal-afang

Please 

 Enewoli

What is your name? 

 Ehelide?

What tribe are you from? 

 Sea-Munlu nmudu-Hera?

How are you? 

 Tanamuna?

Where is......? 

 Eana menday?

Very Well 

 A fanya fanyera

OK 

 Nabarafang

What time is food? 

 Temumundun-wanawon-
 deagema?

When are we? 

 Wontan-temumundun?

Who is this man/woman? 

 Geneamolu/mundun Kheme-
 molu-mundu?

 

 Mandinka

Hello 

 Salem alekun

Good Morning 

 Ye Sama

Good Evening 

 Ye ew lahra

Good Night 

 Ye tichang

Sleep Well 

 Ye lakira la

Thank you 

 abaraka

Please 

 dukareh

What is your name? 

 eotoo dong?

What tribe are you from? 

 Ye ka mung kangfu?

How are you? 

 aben yadi?

>Where is......? 

 mengtu leng?

Very Well 

 Bakeh

OK 

 OK!

What time is food? 

 Muntu maleh manno
 beh parella?

When are we? 

 muntu maleng parella?

Who is this man / woman? 

 jumaleh neteh?

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