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Lesson 9 of 10

Time and days in Wolof

Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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.

A street on Gorée island off Dakar, Senegal
Time and days
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

LéegiLEH-gee
Now
Ci kanamchee KA-nam
Later
Teytay
Today
SubaSOO-ba
Tomorrow

The same word can mean morning; the context tells you which.

Tey ci gudditay chee GOOD-dee
Tonight
Kañ?kany
When?
Ban waxtu lañuy ubbi?ban WAKH-too la-nyoo OO-bee
What time does it open?
Xaaral tuuti, su la neexKHAA-ral TOO-tee soo la naykh
One moment, please
Minitmee-NIT
Minutes

The same form follows a number.

WaxtuWAKH-too
Hours

The same form follows a number.

Where Wolof is spoken

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