Looking for practical Dombe to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe phrase first, then the Baoule translation (Baoule) — 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 Baoule.
Tip: pick five Baoule 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.
Salibonani
Akwaba
Ngiyabonga
Medase
Ubusuku obuhle
Mema wo akye
Uhlanga oluhle
Mema wo aha
Ubusuku obuhle
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Lala kahle
Mema wo anadwo
Siyaphinda
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Hamba kahle
Nante yie
Ubani igama lakho?
Wo din de sɛn?
Igama lami nguJohn
Me din de John
Unjani?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
N'ka bô English?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
M'ni bô Hindi kô.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
M'ni kâ.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
N'ka bô n'zi kô?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Bô n'zi n'kô?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Bê n'kô n'kô.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Bê n'kô bô.
Enda mberi.
Bê n'kô n'zi.
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
N'ka bô n'zi bô?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.
Iri kure here kubva pano?
N'ka bô kô n'kô?
Ndakanyura.
M'ni kô.
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Awi
Aih
Ala
Zvichida
Kouman
Ndinobvumirana
M'ani
Ndinopikisa
M'ani ala
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
N'kpa a yé
Unofungei?
N'kpa a yé kô?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
M'ani t'ô
Mirira kwechinguva
Kô a n'kô
Ndine hurombo
M'ani n'kô
Hapana dambudziko
Ala n'kô
Makorokoto
N'kpa a yé kô
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
N'kpa a yé bô
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
N'kaha n'kro?(N'kaha n'kro?)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
N'kaha n'kro a bus?(N'kaha n'kro a bus?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
N'kaha n'kro a platform?(N'kaha n'kro a platform?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?(N'kaha n'kro a l'he?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Iri pedyo pano
N'kaha n'kro a gban?(N'kaha n'kro a gban?)
Iri kure nepanotangira
N'kaha n'kro a fô?(N'kaha n'kro a fô?)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?(N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?)
Mira pano, ndapota
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît(M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.