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Common Bambara to Dyula phrases

100 practical Bambara to Dyula phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Bambara to Dyula phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bambara phrase first, then the Dyula translation (Dyula) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Dyula.

Tip: read the Dyula line out loud three times, then cover the Bambara side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. I ni ce

    I ni ce (ee nee che)

  2. I ni sogoma

    I ni sogoma (ee nee so-goh-mah)

  3. I ni bɔ

    I ni bɛɛ (ee nee beh)

  4. I ni kɛ

    I ni kɛlɛ (ee nee keh-leh)

  5. I ni sɔgɔ

    I ni tɔɔrɔ (ee nee toh-roh)

  6. I ni tulu

    I ni fɔlɔ (ee nee fo-loh)

  7. N bɛ se ka

    N bɛ sɔrɔ (n beh so-roh)

  8. A bɛ se ka

    Ka kɛ (kah keh)

  9. Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?

    I bɛ na? (ee beh nah)

  10. N bɛ tɔgɔ John

    N na John (n nah John)

  11. I ni fɛ?

    I ni fɛ? (ee nee feh)

  12. N bɛ se ka i fɛ

    N bɛ sɔrɔ i (n beh so-roh ee)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. I ni ce English?

    I ni kɔrɔ English? (I ni kɔrɔ English?)

  2. N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ

    N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ (N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ)

  3. N mɔgɔ bɛ

    N tɛgɛ (N tɛgɛ)

  4. Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ

    Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ (Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ)

  5. I ka fɔ a la?

    I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ? (I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?)

  6. Bamanakan kɛn na?

    Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ? (Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?)

  7. N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?

    N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ? (N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?)

  8. Kɛlɛn bɔ

    Fɔlɔ kɛ (Fɔlɔ kɛ)

  9. Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ

    Fɔlɔ bɛ (Fɔlɔ bɛ)

  10. Fɔ kɛlɛn

    Kɔ sɔgɔ (Kɔ sɔgɔ)

  11. Fɛ kɛ?

    N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ? (N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?)

  12. Kɛnɛ ticket, please

    Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ (Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ)

  13. I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?

    I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ? (I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?)

  14. N tɛ bɔ

    N bɛ tɛgɛ (N bɛ tɛgɛ)

  15. N bɛ fɔ SIM card kɛn?

    N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ? (N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Aye

    Awa

  2. Ala

    Ayi

  3. Bara

    Sama

  4. N bɛ bɔ

    N bɛ sɔrɔ

  5. N bɛ fɔ

    N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ

  6. I bɛ sɛbɛn

    I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ

  7. I ka fɛ kɛ?

    I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?

  8. I bɛ ma n bɔ?

    I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?

  9. N bɛ fɔ n bɔ

    N bɛ tɔgɔ

  10. Sira kɛ

    Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ

  11. N tɛgɛ

    N bɛ sɔrɔ

  12. Ala ka fɔ

    Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ

  13. I ni kɛ

    N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ

  14. I ni tɔgɔ kɛ

    Bara fɛsɛ

  15. I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ

    I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Fôlô kôkô tîgê?

    N ye train station kɔ? (N ye train station kɔ?)

  2. Fôlô bôgô tîgê?

    N ye bus stop kɔ? (N ye bus stop kɔ?)

  3. I ni tîgê kô?

    N bɛɛ platform kɔ? (N bɛɛ platform kɔ?)

  4. Kô tîgê bô?

    N bɛɛ jɔ kɔ? (N bɛɛ jɔ kɔ?)

  5. I ni tîgê bô?

    I ye nyɛ kɔ? (I ye nyɛ kɔ?)

  6. I tîgê kâ.

    I ye bɔ kɔ a la. (I ye bɔ kɔ a la.)

  7. I tîgê kâ fô.

    I ye bɔ kɔ a la bɔ. (I ye bɔ kɔ a la bɔ.)

  8. I bô kô tîgê fô?

    I bɛ tɛgɛ mɛn kɔ map la? (I bɛ tɛgɛ mɛn kɔ map la?)

  9. Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.

    Sɔrɔ a la, bɛɛ.

  10. Kô tîgê kô?

    N bɛɛ jɔ kɔ bɔ?

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. I ni ce?

    I ni ce?

  2. O ye fɛɛrɛ.

    O ye fɔlɔ.

  3. I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?

    I bɛ ye kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?

  4. N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?

    N bɛ tɔɔrɔ kɔ?

  5. N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ tɔɔ.

  6. Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.

    N bɛ fɔlɔ, jɛ.

  7. Sɛbɛ ka fo?

    Sɛbɛ bɛ fɔlɔ?

  8. N bɛ sɔgɔma.

    N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ.

  9. Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.

    Ala fɔlɔ kɔrɔ, jɛ.

  10. I ye sɔgɔ.

    I ye fɛ.

  11. N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ?

  12. N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.

    N bɛ fɔlɔ dɔɔni, jɛ.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ

    N ka bɛɛ yera (N ka bɛɛ yera)

  2. Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ

    N ka bɛɛ kɔrɔ (N ka bɛɛ kɔrɔ)

  3. N bɛ sɔrɔ

    N bɛɛ fɔlɔ (N bɛɛ fɔlɔ)

  4. N bɛ tɛgɛn

    N bɛɛ sɔrɔ (N bɛɛ sɔrɔ)

  5. N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ

    N bɛɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ (N bɛɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ)

  6. N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?

    Ala kɔrɔ bɛɛ fɔlɔ? (Ala kɔrɔ bɛɛ fɔlɔ?)

  7. I tɛgɛ fɛ

    I bɛɛ sɔrɔ (I bɛɛ sɔrɔ)

  8. N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ

    N bɛɛ sɔgɔ kɔrɔ (N bɛɛ sɔgɔ kɔrɔ)

  9. I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?

    I bɛɛ kɔrɔ n bɛɛ kɔrɔ? (I bɛɛ kɔrɔ n bɛɛ kɔrɔ?)

  10. Tɛgɛ!

    Yɛlɛ! (Yɛlɛ!)

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ

    N'ko fôlô (n'ko folo)

  2. Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ

    N'ko bôlô fôlô (n'ko bolo folo)

  3. I ni bɔ a la?

    N'ko fôlô kôlô? (n'ko folo kolo)

  4. N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ

    N'ko têgê fôlô kô (n'ko tege folo ko)

  5. N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?

    N'ko bôlô kô fôlô (n'ko bolo ko folo)

  6. Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ

    N'ko bôlô fôlô kô (n'ko bolo folo ko)

  7. I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ

    N'ko sôgô fôlô (n'ko sogo folo)

  8. N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ

    N'ko fôlô kô fôlô (n'ko folo ko folo)

  9. I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?

    N'ko fôlô kô (n'ko folo ko)

  10. N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ

    N'ko bôlô fôlô (n'ko bolo folo)

  11. Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday

    N'ko fôlô kô (n'ko folo ko)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ala ka kɛnɛ?

    N'ko fô? (N'ko fô?)

  2. I ye kelen kelen.

    I ye tulu fô. (I ye tulu fô.)

  3. N bɔ

    N'ko kô. (N'ko kô.)

  4. N bɔ kɛ

    N'ko fô. (N'ko fô.)

  5. N bɔ fɛ

    N'ko kô fô. (N'ko kô fô.)

  6. Tɔgɔ

    N'ko kô tulu. (N'ko kô tulu.)

  7. Tɛgɛ

    N'ko kô sô. (N'ko kô sô.)

  8. Alakɔ

    N'ko kô kô. (N'ko kô kô.)

  9. Kelen

    Kelen. (Kelen.)

  10. Duo

    Nin. (Nin.)

  11. Tati

    Tulu. (Tulu.)

  12. Folo

    Folo. (Folo.)

  13. Dugukelen

    Kelen fô. (Kelen fô.)

  14. Kelen fɛ

    Fô kelen. (Fô kelen.)

  15. Kɛ

    Kô. (Kô.)

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