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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Wolof
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. Play the ten Wolof words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Wolof phrases in this lesson
- Waawwaaw
- Yes
- DéedéetDEH-deht
- No
- Baax nabaakh na
- Okay
- DéggumaDEG-goo-ma
- I don't understand
- Ndax dégg nga àngale?ndakh deg nga AN-ga-leh
- Do you speak English?
- Mën nga ko waxaat?men nga koh wa-KHAAT
- Can you repeat that?
- Ndank, su la neexndank soo la naykh
- Slowly, please
- Lii lan la?lee lan la
- What is this?
- Dama soxla...da-ma SOKH-la
- I need...
- Mën nga ma dimbali?men nga ma dim-BAH-lee
- Can you help me?