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Common Romani to Bambara phrases

100 practical Romani to Bambara phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Romani to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bambara-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Sastimos

    I ni ce

  2. Dikhes

    I ni sogoma

  3. Sar san o drom

    I ni bɔ

  4. Sar san o drom

    I ni kɛ

  5. Sar san o večer

    I ni sɔgɔ

  6. Sar san o noć

    I ni tulu

  7. Sikav tuke na jekh

    N bɛ se ka

  8. Sastipen

    A bɛ se ka

  9. So t'avel tiri navn?

    Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?

  10. Mande t'avel John

    N bɛ tɔgɔ John

  11. Soske tuke?

    I ni fɛ?

  12. Rromale tuke

    N bɛ se ka i fɛ

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Aš tuke anglis thaj?

    I ni ce English? (ee nee che English)

  2. Na thajav Hindi sar o baro

    N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ (N mo-go beh Hindi keh)

  3. Na sam tuke

    N mɔgɔ bɛ (N mo-go beh)

  4. Sikav tuke buti

    Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ (Sebene, keh-leh keh)

  5. Suk tuke so khanav avri?

    I ka fɔ a la? (Ee kah fo ah lah)

  6. Kade si o toalet?

    Bamanakan kɛn na? (Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)

  7. Sako me džanav katar o centar?

    N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ? (N beh fo koh-roh-boh)

  8. Džanav levo

    Kɛlɛn bɔ (Keh-lehn boh)

  9. Džanav pravo

    Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ (Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)

  10. Džanav buti

    Fɔ kɛlɛn (Fo keh-lehn)

  11. Sako si o tarifo?

    Fɛ kɛ? (Feh keh)

  12. Eka tiketa, please

    Kɛnɛ ticket, please (Ken-eh ticket, please)

  13. Si o baro katar here?

    I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ? (Ee keh fo keh-neh)

  14. Me si na džanav

    N tɛ bɔ (N teh boh)

  15. Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?

    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.

  1. Ja

    Aye

  2. Na

    Ala

  3. Možda

    Bara

  4. Sukalav

    N bɛ bɔ

  5. Nesukalav

    N bɛ fɔ

  6. To so boro

    I bɛ sɛbɛn

  7. So te phendav?

    I ka fɛ kɛ?

  8. Sako te mikerav?

    I bɛ ma n bɔ?

  9. Me mangav miker

    N bɛ fɔ n bɔ

  10. Phirav kher

    Sira kɛ

  11. Me som te bachtal

    N tɛgɛ

  12. Na problem

    Ala ka fɔ

  13. Sukalav tuke

    I ni kɛ

  14. Sukal tuke kher

    I ni tɔgɔ kɛ

  15. Sakona safar kher

    I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Kasa jekh train station?

    Fôlô kôkô tîgê?

  2. Kasa jekh bus stop?

    Fôlô bôgô tîgê?

  3. Kasa platform?

    I ni tîgê kô?

  4. So kalo khera?

    Kô tîgê bô?

  5. So si jekh pravas?

    I ni tîgê bô?

  6. So si buchi tu?

    I tîgê kâ.

  7. So si dikh le tu?

    I tîgê kâ fô.

  8. Tu kheres me le mapa?

    I bô kô tîgê fô?

  9. Sti le tu, please.

    Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.

  10. Kado kheras?

    Kô tîgê kô?

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Sako kheres thaj?

    I ni ce? (sako kheres thaj)

  2. Taj e bori drago

    O ye fɛɛrɛ. (taj e bori drago)

  3. Aso tuke katar chede?

    I ni ka fɛɛrɛ? (aso tuke katar chede)

  4. Sakava kade kerdan?

    N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ? (sakava kade kerdan)

  5. Mande sar o buchi for duj

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ. (mande sar o buchi for duj)

  6. O bil, please

    Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît. (o bil, please)

  7. Sar o servis included?

    Sɛbɛ ka fo? (sar o servis included)

  8. Mande so vegetarian

    N bɛ sɔgɔma. (mande so vegetarian)

  9. Na spicy khana, please

    Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît. (na spicy khana, please)

  10. Taj e delikates

    I ye sɔgɔ. (taj e delikates)

  11. Sakava kade o menu?

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw? (sakava kade o menu)

  12. O buchi thaj, please

    N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ. (o buchi thaj, please)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Zhanav te policija

    Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ (nogo folo)

  2. Zhanav te ambulanca

    Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ (nogo koro)

  3. Mane kaj doctoro

    N bɛ sɔrɔ (n be soro)

  4. Mane si mala

    N bɛ tɛgɛn (n be tegen)

  5. Mane si alergik te kikiriki

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ (n be folokele)

  6. Kade si najbliža bolnica?

    N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ? (n be koro folo)

  7. Sikav tut here

    I tɛgɛ fɛ (i tege fe)

  8. Mane si zhalav my passport

    N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ (n be kele folo)

  9. Sukare te zhanav my hotel?

    I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ? (i be nogo koro folo)

  10. Pomoć!

    Tɛgɛ! (tege)

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Sastipen te kerel tuke

    N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ (N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)

  2. Aven te kerdan o kher

    Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ (Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)

  3. So kher o vremi te tuke?

    I ni bɔ a la? (I ni bɔ a la?)

  4. Me phenen o raport thaj dikh

    N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ (N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ)

  5. Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?

    N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ? (N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)

  6. Phral te jekh file kerdik

    Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ (Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ)

  7. Sastim te for o vremi tuke

    I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ (I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ)

  8. Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke

    N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ (N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ)

  9. Kade te jekh kher o pun?

    I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ? (I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?)

  10. Aven me kerdan nazar tuke

    N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ (N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)

  11. O deadline si o Vrihda

    Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday (Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. So kado si?

    Ala ka kɛnɛ? (Ala ka kene)

  2. Si trija o'clock

    I ye kelen kelen. (I ye kelen kelen)

  3. Soday

    N bɔ (N bo)

  4. Sutri

    N bɔ kɛ (N bo ke)

  5. Paskiri

    N bɔ fɛ (N bo fe)

  6. Lunes

    Tɔgɔ (Togo)

  7. Martes

    Tɛgɛ (Tege)

  8. Miercoles

    Alakɔ (Alako)

  9. Jekh

    Kelen (Kelen)

  10. Duj

    Duo (Duo)

  11. Trija

    Tati (Tati)

  12. Dik

    Folo (Folo)

  13. Jekh sato

    Dugukelen (Dugukelen)

  14. Pola

    Kelen fɛ (Kelen fe)

  15. Moro

    Kɛ (Ke)

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