Xala It is the dawn of Senegal’s independence from France, and as Dakar citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only faces
Tag: Senegambian Languages
Vendredi Française (French Friday); Vocabulary
The purpose of French Friday is to expand your language capabilities while in West Africa (specifically Senegal). Many Wolof speakers can also understand French
Wolof Question Words w/Audio Pronunciation
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Wolof / English / French Kan? Who? Qui? Lan? What? Quoi? Ban? Which? Quel?
Vendredi Française (French Friday); Essential Phrases
Hello. Bonjour/Salut. pol/inf bon-zhoor/sa-lew Goodbye. Au revoir. o-rer-vwar (literally “To see again.”) Please. S’il vous plaît. seel voo play (literally
New Wolof Dictionary
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. This looks like a great promising dictionary…the only thing is that it’s mostly all in French but on the other
english n. wolof / french – A
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. english n. wolof / french A abandon v. baayi, wocca / abandonner abdomen n. naxa / abdomen ability n. mën,
French Vocabulary – L & M
Vocabulaire Français – L & M law juridique linguistics linguistique literary littéraire masculine masculin mathematics mathématiques medicine médecine music musique
French Vocabulary – G, H & I
Vocabulaire Français – G, H & I geography géographie geology géologie geometry géometrie grammar grammaire historical historique interjection interjection invariable invariable
French Vocabulary – E & F
Vocabulaire Français – E & F economics économie education éducation electricity électricité english anglais especially surtout euphemism euphémisme familiar familier feminine féminin figurative figuré finance
Grocery List
I used French for the Wolof when I was not able to find a Wolof word. Please leave a comment if you know the appropriate
French Vocabulary – B & C
Vocabulaire Français – B & C biology biologie botany botanique british britannique chemistry chimie commerce commerce computers informatique conjunction conjonction cooking cuisine
French Vocabulary – A
Vocabulaire Français – A abbreviations abréviations adjective adjectif adverb adverbe agriculture agriculture anatomy anatomie and et architecture architecture astrology astrologie astronomy astronomie attributive devant le
French – Getting Around
A quelle heure part … ? – What time does the … leave? le bateau – the boat le bus – the bus le bac
French – Enviromental
l’environnement – the environment biodegradable – biodegradable conservation – conservation deforestation – deforestation jetable – disposable secheresse – drought ecosysteme – ecosystem especes en voie
Ay Baatu Waxtaan
More time & directions… Phrases To Practice / Phrases à la pratique Ban waxtu moo jot? – What time is it? Minwi jotna. – It
Wolof Lim Ak Xaalis
Wolof Numbers & Money In Senegal they use the franc CFA (Communauté financière d’Afrique). But the traditional unit of currency is the dërëm which is
Sample Dialog
Adopted from 101 Languages of the World. Please mouse over each word for a direct translation. Mme Jóob: Naka suba ngi? Dégg nga Angale? Good
Travel Vocabulary IV
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. See Travel Vocabulary III ——————————————————- Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or
Travel Vocabulary III
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. See Travel Vocabulary II ——————————————————- Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or
English > Français > Olaf
baby > bébé > néné cow > vache > nag east > est > penku god > dieu > yaala milk > lait > mééw
Travel Vocabulary II
See Travel Vocabulary I ——————————————————- Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia. alham – white
Basic French Numbers
BASIC FRENCH NUMBERS Nombres francais de base un un 1 deux der 2 trois trwa 3 quatre ka-trer 4 cinq sungk 5 six sees 6
Kontaan Ees At!
Happy New Years! Bonne Années! And here is a video, although not of a New Years celebration but a celebration none the less…
Joyeux Noël
Merry Christmas to all of our readers!
You got the time?
What time is it? Ban waxtoo jot? Et maintenant en français; Quelle heure est-il? Do you have a watch? Am nga montar? Et en français;
Understand This!
Do you understand? Dégg nga? (deg nguh) and now en français; Comprenez–vous? I understand. Dégg naa. (deg naa) and en français; Je comprends. I don’t
Mouth Anatomy
GEMMIN BI – THE MOUTH Some of these expressions are not common in Wolof and may not always be readily understood by some Wolof speakers.
Translate Janga Wolof Into French
Traduire ce blog en français. CLIQUEZ POUR LA TRADUCTION FRANCAIS. La traduction n’est pas parfaite. Ainsi, il est plus juste pour le plaisir.
Yes. No! Maybe?
Yes – Waaw (wow) and now en français; Oui (wee) No – Déedéet (dey-deyt) and en français; Non (non) Maybe – Xejna (khedj-nuh) en français;
Travel Vocabulary
Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia. afra – grilled meat, or grilled meat stall
Please, Thank You, You’re Welcome!
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Please – Su la neexee (soo luh ney-khey) and now en français; S’il vous plaît (seel voo pley) Thank you
Grrrreetings!
Proper greetings in the Wolof culture are very important. Often times one will spend several minutes with greetings and pleasantries before getting down to the
