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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Wolof
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- Nanga def?NAN-ga def
- How are you?
- Maa ngi fi rekk, jërëjëfmaa ngi fee rek jeh-reh-JEF
- I'm fine, thanks
- Yow nag?yow nag
- And you?
- Noo tudd?noh tood
- What's your name?
- ... laa tuddlaa tood
- My name is...
- Foo jóge?foh JOH-geh
- Where are you from?
- ... laa jógelaa JOH-geh
- I'm from...
- Neex na manaykh na ma
- I like it
- Rafet nara-FET na
- It's beautiful
- Dalal ak jàmmda-LAL ak jam
- Welcome
Put your name first.
Put your country or city first.