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Chapter 1 — Greetings

Wolof Lessons

Greetings vocabulary — Verbs

Greetings vocabulary — Nouns

Greetings — Leave Taking

Greetings — Asking About Others

Greetings — Basic

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Phrases
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jox (to give)

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Jox ko ko

Give it to him

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Jox ma téere bi ci kow lal bi

Give me the book on the bed

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Sa rakk jox na ma sa dàll yi

Your younger brother/sister gave me your shoes

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tànn (to choose)

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Tànnal bu la neex

Choose whichever you want

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Mën nga tànn bu la neex

You can choose whichever you want

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Tànnal benn ci yëre yii

Choose one of these outfits

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may (to offer)

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May ma ci sa mburu mi

Give me some of your bread

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Démb sama nijaay may na ma xaalis

Yesterday my uncle gave me money.

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May ko ndox mu sedd

Give him cold water.

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May ma tuuti rekk

Give me just a little

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yëg (to feel, to be aware of)

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Maa ngiy yëg tàngaay bi bu baax !

I can feel the heat a lot !

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Loolu kañ la xew? Yëguma ko !

When did that happen? I wasn’t aware of it.

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Teelu ma ko yëg mootax ma yéexa ñów

I wasn’t aware of it soon enough that’s why I came late

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génn (to go out)

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Usmaan génn na sànq

Ousmane left a moment ago

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Maa ngiy génn te ñów

I’m going out and coming

(I’m going out)

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Greetings — Basic

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