Looking for practical Sanskrit to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit 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.
नमः
I ni ce(namah)
धन्यवादः
I ni sogoma(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
I ni bɔ(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
I ni kɛ(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
I ni sɔgɔ(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
I ni tulu(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
N bɛ se ka(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
A bɛ se ka(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
N bɛ tɔgɔ John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
I ni fɛ?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
N bɛ se ka i fɛ(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
अहं न बोधामि
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
तत् पुनः वदतु
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
वामं परिवर्तय
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
दक्षिणं परिवर्तय
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
सिध्यताम्
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
कति मूल्यं अस्ति?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
एकं पत्रकं, कृपया
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
एषः किं दूरं अस्ति?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
अहं गुम्भितः
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
कुतः अहं सिम् पत्रिका क्रेतुं शक्नोमि?
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.
आम्
Aye(ām)
न
Ala(na)
संदिग्धम्
Bara(sandigdham)
अहं सहमतः
N bɛ bɔ(ahaṃ sahamataḥ)
अहं असहमतः
N bɛ fɔ(ahaṃ asahamataḥ)
तत् शुभम्
I bɛ sɛbɛn(tat śubham)
त्वं किं मन्यसे?
I ka fɛ kɛ?(tvaṃ kiṃ manyase?)
त्वं मां साहाय्यं करिष्यसि?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?(tvaṃ māṃ sāhāyyaṃ kariṣyasi?)
मम साहाय्यं आवश्यकम्
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ(mama sāhāyyaṃ āvaśyakam)
क्षणं प्रतिक्ष्यताम्
Sira kɛ(kṣaṇaṃ pratikṣyatām)
अहं खेदितः
N tɛgɛ(ahaṃ kheditaḥ)
किञ्चित् समस्या नास्ति
Ala ka fɔ(kiñcit samasyā nāsti)
अभिनन्दनम्
I ni kɛ(abhinandanam)
जन्मदिनस्य शुभाशयाः
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ(janmadinasya śubhāśayāḥ)
सुरक्षितयात्रां करो
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ(surakṣitayātrāṃ karo)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.