Looking for practical Basque to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque phrase first, then the Bambara translation (Bambara) — 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 Bambara.
Tip: pick five Bambara phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
I ni ce
Eskerrik asko
I ni sogoma
Egun on
I ni bɔ
Arratsalde on
I ni kɛ
Gabon
I ni sɔgɔ
Gabon
I ni tulu
Gero arte
N bɛ se ka
Agur
A bɛ se ka
Zer du izena?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?
Nire izena John da
N bɛ tɔgɔ John
Zer moduz?
I ni fɛ?
Pozten naiz zurekin
N bɛ se ka i fɛ
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
Ez dut ulertzen
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
Berriro esan dezakezu?
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
Non dago komuna?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
Zuzen joan
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
Bilet bat, mesedez
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
Urrun al dago hemendik?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
Galdu naiz
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
N bɛ fɔ SIM card kɛn?(N beh fo SIM card ken)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Aye
Ez
Ala
Agian
Bara
Ados nago
N bɛ bɔ
Ez nago ados
N bɛ fɔ
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
I bɛ sɛbɛn
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
I ka fɛ kɛ?
Lagundu al didazu?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?
Laguntza behar dut
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ
Itxaron pixka bat
Sira kɛ
Barkatu
N tɛgɛ
Ez da arazo
Ala ka fɔ
Zorionak
I ni kɛ
Zorionak urtebetetzean
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Fôlô kôkô tîgê?
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Fôlô bôgô tîgê?
Zein da plataforma?
I ni tîgê kô?
Noiz irteten da?
Kô tîgê bô?
Bide egokia al da hau?
I ni tîgê bô?
Hemen gertu dago
I tîgê kâ.
Hemen urrun dago
I tîgê kâ fô.
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
I bô kô tîgê fô?
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.
Zenbat denbora behar du?
Kô tîgê kô?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zenbat balio du honek?
I ni ce?
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
O ye fɛɛrɛ.
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.
Kontua, mesedez.
Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.
Sarbidea barne?
Sɛbɛ ka fo?
Niretzat begetarianoa naiz.
N bɛ sɔgɔma.
Ez da pikante janaririk, mesedez.
Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.
Hau goxoa da.
I ye sɔgɔ.
Menua eskatu dezaket?
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?
Ur edalontzi bat, mesedez.
N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Deitu poliziari
Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ(nogo folo)
Deitu anbulantzia
Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ(nogo koro)
Mediku bat behar dut
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n be soro)
Gaixorik nago
N bɛ tɛgɛn(n be tegen)
Munduko almendrarei alergia diot
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ(n be folokele)
Non dago hurbilen dagoen ospitalea?
N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(n be koro folo)
Hemen min egiten dit
I tɛgɛ fɛ(i tege fe)
Nire pasaportea galdu dut
N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ(n be kele folo)
Deitu al dezakezu nire hotelera?
I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(i be nogo koro folo)
Lagundu!
Tɛgɛ!(tege)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Pozten naiz zurekin
N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ(N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)
Bilera bat antolatu dezagun
Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ(Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)
Zer ordutan da ondo zuretzat?
I ni bɔ a la?(I ni bɔ a la?)
Txostena gaur bidaliko dut
N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ(N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ)
Bihar hitz egin dezakegu?
N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?(N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)
Mesedez, aurkituko duzu fitxategia atxikita
Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ(Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ)
Eskerrik asko zure denbora
I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ(I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ)
Zurekin lan egitea espero dut
N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ)
Puntu hori argitu dezakezu?
I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?(I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?)
Itzuliko naiz zurekin
N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)
Epea ostirala da
Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday(Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.