Looking for practical Meiteilon Manipuri to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Meiteilon Manipuri 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 Meiteilon Manipuri 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.
নমস্কাৰ
I ni ce(namaskār)
ধন্যবাদ
I ni sogoma(dhanyabād)
শুভ প্ৰভাত
I ni bɔ(shubha prabhāt)
শুভ অপরাহ্ন
I ni kɛ(shubha aparāhna)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা
I ni sɔgɔ(shubha sandhyā)
শুভ ৰাতি
I ni tulu(shubha rāti)
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা
N bɛ se ka(pichar porā dekhā)
বিদায়
A bɛ se ka(bidāy)
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
মোৰ নাম জন
N bɛ tɔgɔ John(mōr nām John)
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?
I ni fɛ?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত
N bɛ se ka i fɛ(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯆꯩꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯦ
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯨꯡꯗꯦ
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦ
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯦ ꯗꯨꯡꯗꯦ?
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.
ꯎꯕꯤ
Aye(nangbu)
ꯍꯦꯛ
Ala(hei)
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤ
Bara(maangbagi)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ
N bɛ bɔ(huroi)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
N bɛ fɔ(huroi hei)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
I bɛ sɛbɛn(huroi hei)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ?
I ka fɛ kɛ?(huroi hei)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?(hei help)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ(hei help)
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯃꯤꯇꯨꯔꯤ
Sira kɛ(hei mitri)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
N tɛgɛ(hei)
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯆꯤ
Ala ka fɔ(hei helchi)
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ
I ni kɛ(haangdeng)
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ(haangdeng hei)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ(hei trip)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.