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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Wolof

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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.

Fishing pirogues at Saint-Louis, Senegal
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Wolof phrases in this lesson

Am nga...?am nga
Do you have...?
Fan la... nekk?fan la nek
Where is...?
Ubbeeku naoo-beh-KOO na
Open
Tëj natej na
Closed
Bëgg nga saas?beg nga saas
A bag?

A cashier asking whether you want a bag.

Dafa seer loolda-fa sehr lohl
Too expensive
Am naa réservationam naa reh-zer-va-SYON
I have a reservation

The French booking word is commonly used at a hotel reception.

Ndax ndékki bi bokk na ci?ndakh NDEK-kee bee bok na chee
Is breakfast included?
Lan mooy mot de passe Wi-Fi bi?lan moy moh deh PAS WAI-fai bee
What's the wifi password?

The everyday French expression mot de passe means password.

Ndax mën naa...?ndakh men naa
Can I...?

Where Wolof is spoken

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