Looking for practical Latin to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: read the Bambara line out loud three times, then cover the Latin 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.
Salve
I ni ce(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
I ni sogoma(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
I ni bɔ(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
I ni kɛ(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
I ni sɔgɔ(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
I ni tulu(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
N bɛ se ka(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
A bɛ se ka(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
N bɛ tɔgɔ John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
I ni fɛ?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
N bɛ se ka i fɛ(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.
Loquerisne Anglice?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
Non intellego.
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
Ubi est latrina?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
Dextra verte.
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
Sinistra verte.
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
I ad rectum.
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
Quot est merces?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
Estne longum a hic?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
Ego sum perditus.
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
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.
Ita
Aye
Non
Ala
Fortasse
Bara
Consentio
N bɛ bɔ
Non consentio
N bɛ fɔ
Bene sonat
I bɛ sɛbɛn
Quid censes?
I ka fɛ kɛ?
Potesne me adiuvare?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?
Auxilium mihi opus est
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ
Exspecta paulisper
Sira kɛ
Me paenitet
N tɛgɛ
Nullum problema
Ala ka fɔ
Felicitaciones
I ni kɛ
Felix natalis dies
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ
Felix iter habeas
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Fôlô kôkô tîgê?(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Fôlô bôgô tîgê?(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
I ni tîgê kô?(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Kô tîgê bô?(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
I ni tîgê bô?(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
I tîgê kâ.(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
I tîgê kâ fô.(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
I bô kô tîgê fô?(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Kô tîgê kô?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
I ni ce?
Id nimis carum est.
O ye fɛɛrɛ.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?
Possumne solvere charta?
N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.
Ratio, quaeso.
Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Sɛbɛ ka fo?
Vegetarianus sum.
N bɛ sɔgɔma.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.
Hoc est deliciosum.
I ye sɔgɔ.
Possumne habere menu?
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ(nogo folo)
Vocā ambulantiam
Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ(nogo koro)
Medicum mihi opus est
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n be soro)
Māla mē sentio
N bɛ tɛgɛn(n be tegen)
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ(n be folokele)
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(n be koro folo)
Hic dolet
I tɛgɛ fɛ(i tege fe)
Passum meum perdidī
N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ(n be kele folo)
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(i be nogo koro folo)
Auxilium!
Tɛgɛ!(tege)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ(N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)
Conventum constituamus
Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ(Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)
Quot hora tibi convenit?
I ni bɔ a la?(I ni bɔ a la?)
Reportum hodie mittam
N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ(N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ)
Possumusne cras loqui?
N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?(N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ(Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ)
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ(I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ)
Spero ad te laborare
N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ)
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?(I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?)
Permitte me ad te redire
N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)
Terminatio est Veneris
Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday(Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.