Looking for practical Jingpo to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Jingpo 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: read the Baoule line out loud three times, then cover the Jingpo 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.
Nangma
Akwaba
Nangma aji
Medase
Nangma na
Mema wo akye
Nangma aji na
Mema wo aha
Nangma aji zong
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Nangma aji zong na
Mema wo anadwo
Nangma aji zong na
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Nangma aji
Nante yie
Nangma aji na?
Wo din de sɛn?
Nangma aji John na
Me din de John
Nangma aji hna?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Nangma aji hna zong
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nang saku English?
N'ka bô English?(nang saku English)
Nang Hindi hna hna
M'ni bô Hindi kô.(nang Hindi hna hna)
Nang hna na
M'ni kâ.(nang hna na)
Nang hna hna lo
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.(nang hna hna lo)
Nang hna hna a hna?
N'ka bô n'zi kô?(nang hna hna a hna)
Nang hna hna kachang?
Bô n'zi n'kô?(nang hna hna kachang)
Nang hna hna hka hna?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?(nang hna hna hka hna)
Nang hna hna hka
Bê n'kô n'kô.(nang hna hna hka)
Nang hna hna hka
Bê n'kô bô.(nang hna hna hka)
Nang hna hna hna
Bê n'kô n'zi.(nang hna hna hna)
Nang hna hna hka?
N'ka bô n'zi bô?(nang hna hna hka)
Nang hna hna hka
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.(nang hna hna hka)
Nang hna hna hka?
N'ka bô kô n'kô?(nang hna hna hka)
Nang hna hna
M'ni kô.(nang hna hna)
Nang hna hna SIM card hna?
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?(nang hna hna SIM card hna)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Awi
Baw
Ala
Hka
Kouman
Nanghka
M'ani
Nangbaw
M'ani ala
Nang hka a hka
N'kpa a yé
Nang hka hka?
N'kpa a yé kô?
Nang a hka hka?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Nang a hka na
M'ani t'ô
Hka hka hka
Kô a n'kô
Nang a hka hka
M'ani n'kô
Baw a hka
Ala n'kô
Nang a hka hka
N'kpa a yé kô
Nang a hka a hka
N'kpa a yé bô
Nang a hka hka
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Nang hka hka hku?
N'kaha n'kro?(N'kaha n'kro?)
Nang hka bus hka?
N'kaha n'kro a bus?(N'kaha n'kro a bus?)
Nang hka hka hka?
N'kaha n'kro a platform?(N'kaha n'kro a platform?)
Nang hka hka hka?
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?(N'kaha n'kro a l'he?)
Nang hka hka hka?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Hka hka hka.
N'kaha n'kro a gban?(N'kaha n'kro a gban?)
Hka hka hka.
N'kaha n'kro a fô?(N'kaha n'kro a fô?)
Nang hka hka hka?
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?(N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?)
Hka hka hka.
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît(M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît)
Hka hka hka?
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.