Wolof 2

energy

doole

electricity

kàram

I don’t cook

duma togg

dance

fètt

what did he say?

lu mu wax?

to happen

xew

lekk nga?

did you eat?

Do you know which teacher hit the child

Xam nga ban jàngalekat moo door xale bi?

run

daw

there is three bottles of water

am na ñatt boutey ndox

we will build our home together

dinañu tabax sunu kër ànd

I am leaving

mangi dem

let’s go

na ñu dem

come on, let’s go!

kaay, na ñu dem!

yes, absolutely

waaw, waay

yes, that’s great

waaw, baax nal

I’m on my way!

mangi ñëw!

no problem

amul solo

that’s very good

baax na lool

I would love to, but it’s not possible

bëgg naa, waaye mënul

beach

teefees

shall we go?

ndax nu dem?

visit

seeti

thought

xalaat

I’m thinking about you

dama xalat ci yaw

another time

yeneen yoon

do you have free time?

ndax am nga jot?

english

angale

small

ndaw

child

doom

father

bàmba/baay

mother

nday/yaay

husband

jëkkër

wife

abar/jabar

hate

bañ

the person

nit ki

football

tànde

abundant

bari

used to

daan

was/were

doon

the tree

garab gi

greet

nuyu

road

yoon

I understood it

dégg naa ko

what time is it?

ñaata waxtu moo jot?

…and a half

…ak genn-wàll

…and a quarter

…ak kaar

…to the hour

…des na

what time are we meeting?

ban waxtu lanuy daje?

do you have time today in the afternoon?

am nga jot tey ci ngoon?

don’t be late!

bul yeex!

I am late

dama yeex

early

teele

this

…bi

next

…bi di ñëw

last

…bu weesu

hotel

dëkkuwaay

to be/to be located

nekk

pharmacy

farmasi

it is over there

mungi fale

it is far

sore na

it is close

jege na

to stop

taxaw

by the side

ci wet

stop by the side

taxawal ci wet gi

go straight!

juballal!

drop me here!

wàccal ma fi!

to get down

wàcc

2000

ñaar junny

take your change

am sa weccit

have a good day in peace

yendu ak jàmm

you didn’t eat the rice

lekkuloo ceeb bi

you don’t know

xawoo

he doesn’t know

xawul

we don’t know

xawunu

they don’t know

xawñu

you all don’t know

xawuleen

which

ban

me too

man itam

there isn’t chicken in the fridge

amul ganaar ci frigo bi

the meat is better than the chicken

yàpp wi moo gën ganaar gi

kilogram

kiloo

I like to eat half a kilogram of meat every day

dama bëgg lekk genn-wàll-u kiloo yàpp bés bu nekk

each/every

bu nekk

person

nit

the people

nit ñi

many/much/a lot/abundant

bari

Need

bët

aunt

tanta

yesterday

démb

everything

lépp

or

walla

need

soxla

ngir

for/in order to

price

njëg

health

wér

Let's cook everything we nee

Nanu togg lépp li nu soxla

We have everything we need to cook.

Am nañu lépp li nu soxla ngir togg

Do you have everything we need?

Am nga lépp li nu soxla?

Everything has a price

Lépp am na njëg