Looking for practical Latin to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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 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
Akwaba(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Medase(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Mema wo akye(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Mema wo aha(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Mema wo dɔnhwere(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Mema wo anadwo(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Yɛbɛhyia bio(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Nante yie(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Wo din de sɛn?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Me din de John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo(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?
N'ka bô English?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
M'ni bô Hindi kô.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
M'ni kâ.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
N'ka bô n'zi kô?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Bô n'zi n'kô?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Bê n'kô n'kô.(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Bê n'kô bô.(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Bê n'kô n'zi.(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
N'ka bô n'zi bô?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
N'ka bô kô n'kô?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
M'ni kô.(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Awi
Non
Ala
Fortasse
Kouman
Consentio
M'ani
Non consentio
M'ani ala
Bene sonat
N'kpa a yé
Quid censes?
N'kpa a yé kô?
Potesne me adiuvare?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Auxilium mihi opus est
M'ani t'ô
Exspecta paulisper
Kô a n'kô
Me paenitet
M'ani n'kô
Nullum problema
Ala n'kô
Felicitaciones
N'kpa a yé kô
Felix natalis dies
N'kpa a yé bô
Felix iter habeas
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
N'kaha n'kro?(N'kaha n'kro?)
Ubi est statio bus?
N'kaha n'kro a bus?(N'kaha n'kro a bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
N'kaha n'kro a platform?(N'kaha n'kro a platform?)
Quo tempore discedit?
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?(N'kaha n'kro a l'he?)
Estne haec via recta?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Prope est hic
N'kaha n'kro a gban?(N'kaha n'kro a gban?)
Longius est ab hoc
N'kaha n'kro a fô?(N'kaha n'kro a fô?)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?(N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?)
Siste hic, quaeso
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît(M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît)
Quot tempus capit?
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.
Quot hoc constat?
N'kpa n'kpa?(How much?)
Id nimis carum est.
O n'kpa kpa kpa.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Possumne solvere charta?
N'zo kpa n'kpa n'kpa?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.
Ratio, quaeso.
N'kpa n'kpa.
Estne servitium inclusum?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Vegetarianus sum.
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa.
Hoc est deliciosum.
O n'kpa n'kpa.
Possumne habere menu?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
N'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Kɔlɔ bɔlɔ(kɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
Vocā ambulantiam
Kɔlɔ ambilansi(kɔlɔ ambilansi)
Medicum mihi opus est
Mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ(mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ)
Māla mē sentio
Mɛ fɛ siki(mɛ fɛ siki)
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ(mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ)
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ?(bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
Hic dolet
E sɔ mɛn(e sɔ mɛn)
Passum meum perdidī
Mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ(mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ)
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl?(wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl)
Auxilium!
Bɔlɔ!(bɔlɔ)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
N'zo n'kpa(N'zo n'kpa)
Conventum constituamus
N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ(N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ)
Quot hora tibi convenit?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
Reportum hodie mittam
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ)
Possumusne cras loqui?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?)
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo)
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo)
Spero ad te laborare
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ)
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
Permitte me ad te redire
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo)
Terminatio est Veneris
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.