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Common Bambara to Latin phrases

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

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Looking for practical Bambara to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bambara phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: when a Latin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Bambara wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. I ni ce

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. I ni sogoma

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. I ni bɔ

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. I ni kɛ

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. I ni sɔgɔ

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. I ni tulu

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. N bɛ se ka

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. A bɛ se ka

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. N bɛ tɔgɔ John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. I ni fɛ?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. N bɛ se ka i fɛ

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. I ni ce English?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. N mɔgɔ bɛ

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. I ka fɔ a la?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Bamanakan kɛn na?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Kɛlɛn bɔ

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Fɔ kɛlɛn

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Fɛ kɛ?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Kɛnɛ ticket, please

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. N tɛ bɔ

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. N bɛ fɔ SIM card kɛn?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Aye

    Ita

  2. Ala

    Non

  3. Bara

    Fortasse

  4. N bɛ bɔ

    Consentio

  5. N bɛ fɔ

    Non consentio

  6. I bɛ sɛbɛn

    Bene sonat

  7. I ka fɛ kɛ?

    Quid censes?

  8. I bɛ ma n bɔ?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. N bɛ fɔ n bɔ

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Sira kɛ

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. N tɛgɛ

    Me paenitet

  12. Ala ka fɔ

    Nullum problema

  13. I ni kɛ

    Felicitaciones

  14. I ni tɔgɔ kɛ

    Felix natalis dies

  15. I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Fôlô kôkô tîgê?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Fôlô bôgô tîgê?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. I ni tîgê kô?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Kô tîgê bô?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. I ni tîgê bô?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. I tîgê kâ.

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. I tîgê kâ fô.

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. I bô kô tîgê fô?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Kô tîgê kô?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. I ni ce?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. O ye fɛɛrɛ.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Sɛbɛ ka fo?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. N bɛ sɔgɔma.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. I ye sɔgɔ.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ

    Vocā polīciam (nogo folo)

  2. Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ

    Vocā ambulantiam (nogo koro)

  3. N bɛ sɔrɔ

    Medicum mihi opus est (n be soro)

  4. N bɛ tɛgɛn

    Māla mē sentio (n be tegen)

  5. N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae (n be folokele)

  6. N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis? (n be koro folo)

  7. I tɛgɛ fɛ

    Hic dolet (i tege fe)

  8. N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ

    Passum meum perdidī (n be kele folo)

  9. I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre? (i be nogo koro folo)

  10. Tɛgɛ!

    Auxilium! (tege)

Work and business

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

  1. N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ

    Te convenire pulchrum est (N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)

  2. Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ

    Conventum constituamus (Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)

  3. I ni bɔ a la?

    Quot hora tibi convenit? (I ni bɔ a la?)

  4. N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ

    Reportum hodie mittam (N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ)

  5. N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?

    Possumusne cras loqui? (N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)

  6. Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso (Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ)

  7. I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo (I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ)

  8. N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ

    Spero ad te laborare (N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ)

  9. I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare? (I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?)

  10. N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ

    Permitte me ad te redire (N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)

  11. Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday

    Terminatio est Veneris (Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ala ka kɛnɛ?

    Quot hora est? (Ala ka kene)

  2. I ye kelen kelen.

    Tertia hora est. (I ye kelen kelen)

  3. N bɔ

    Hodie (N bo)

  4. N bɔ kɛ

    Cras (N bo ke)

  5. N bɔ fɛ

    Heri (N bo fe)

  6. Tɔgɔ

    Dies Lunae (Togo)

  7. Tɛgɛ

    Dies Martis (Tege)

  8. Alakɔ

    Dies Mercurii (Alako)

  9. Kelen

    Unus (Kelen)

  10. Duo

    Duo (Duo)

  11. Tati

    Tres (Tati)

  12. Folo

    Decem (Folo)

  13. Dugukelen

    Centum (Dugukelen)

  14. Kelen fɛ

    Dimidium (Kelen fe)

  15. Kɛ

    Plus (Ke)

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