Looking for practical Tiv to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tiv 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.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mgbakpa
Akwaba
Ior na
Medase
Mgbakpa u sha
Mema wo akye
Mgbakpa u kpa
Mema wo aha
Mgbakpa u ter
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Mema wo anadwo
Kpa a joo
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Ior a joo
Nante yie
Ior m ngu?
Wo din de sɛn?
M ngu John
Me din de John
Ior m nande?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Ior m nande a joo
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I kpa English?
N'ka bô English?
M nahan Hindi nahan.
M'ni bô Hindi kô.
M nahan usha.
M'ni kâ.
M nahan usha kpa.
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.
I kpa a sha?
N'ka bô n'zi kô?
I we a joo?
Bô n'zi n'kô?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?
Kpa a joo.
Bê n'kô n'kô.
Kpa a nahan.
Bê n'kô bô.
Kpa a sha.
Bê n'kô n'zi.
Nenge a kpa a fare?
N'ka bô n'zi bô?
I kpa a ticket, please.
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.
I we a nahan a nahan?
N'ka bô kô n'kô?
M nahan sha.
M'ni kô.
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Awi
Naa
Ala
Iye
Kouman
M na a kpa
M'ani
M na a kpa nahan
M'ani ala
I kpa a kpa
N'kpa a yé
U kpa a nahan?
N'kpa a yé kô?
U kpa m nahan?
N'kpa a t'ô?
M na a kpa nahan
M'ani t'ô
Kpa a kpa
Kô a n'kô
M na a kpa
M'ani n'kô
Naa a kpa
Ala n'kô
I kpa a kpa
N'kpa a yé kô
A kpa a kpa
N'kpa a yé bô
U kpa a kpa
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ior a kpa?
N'kaha n'kro?(N'kaha n'kro?)
Ior a nyam?
N'kaha n'kro a bus?(N'kaha n'kro a bus?)
Ior a gande?
N'kaha n'kro a platform?(N'kaha n'kro a platform?)
Nenge a kpa?
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?(N'kaha n'kro a l'he?)
Ior a nenge a?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
I na kpa a.
N'kaha n'kro a gban?(N'kaha n'kro a gban?)
I na kpa a kpa.
N'kaha n'kro a fô?(N'kaha n'kro a fô?)
I ma ior a gande?
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?(N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?)
Kpa a, please.
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît(M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît)
Nenge a kpa?
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.
Ior kwagh nahan?
N'kpa n'kpa?(How much?)
Ior u kpa a kpa
O n'kpa kpa kpa.(ior u kpa a kpa)
Ior m ngu u kpa?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Ior m gban a card?
N'zo kpa n'kpa n'kpa?(ior m gban a card)
A doo a table m ngu a yô
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Ior a bill, please
N'kpa n'kpa.(ior a bill, please)
Ior a service m nahan?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?(ior a service m nahan)
A m vegetarian
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa.(a m vegetarian)
A m nahan a spicy food
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa.(a m nahan a spicy food)
Ior a kpa
O n'kpa n'kpa.(ior a kpa)
Ior m gban a menu?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?(ior m gban a menu)
A glass a water, please
N'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kpa a police
Kɔlɔ bɔlɔ(kɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
Kpa a ambulance
Kɔlɔ ambilansi(kɔlɔ ambilansi)
M ba a doctor
Mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ(mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ)
M kpa a kpa
Mɛ fɛ siki(mɛ fɛ siki)
M kpa a nyam
Mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ(mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ)
I kpa a hospital mza?
Bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ?(bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
I kpa a sha
E sɔ mɛn(e sɔ mɛn)
M kpa a passport m
Mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ(mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ)
I kpa a hotel m?
Wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl?(wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl)
Kpa!
Bɔlɔ!(bɔlɔ)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ior u kpa.
N'zo n'kpa(N'zo n'kpa)
Ka a hia ikyô.
N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ(N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ)
Nî kpa u kpa?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
M gbanor u kpe.
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ)
A hia nî u hia?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?)
M kpa u venge.
N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo)
Ior u nenge.
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo)
M hia u kpa.
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ)
Ior a hia u mba?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
Ka m hia u.
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo)
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
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.