Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin 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 Tok Pisin 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.
Halo
I ni ce
Tenkyu
I ni sogoma
Gutpela moning
I ni bɔ
Gutpela apinun
I ni kɛ
Gutpela nait
I ni sɔgɔ
Gutpela nait
I ni tulu
Lukim yu bihain
N bɛ se ka
Gudbai
A bɛ se ka
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?
Mi nem em John
N bɛ tɔgɔ John
Yu stap gut?
I ni fɛ?
Gutpela long mitim yu
N bɛ se ka i fɛ
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
Mi no save.
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
Plis, tok liklik.
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
Yu ken tokim gen?
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
Wea toilet?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
Go stret.
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
Wan tiket, plis.
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
Em i long long wanem?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
Mi lus.
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
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.
Yes
Aye
No
Ala
Baibe
Bara
Mi agri
N bɛ bɔ
Mi no agri
N bɛ fɔ
Em i gut
I bɛ sɛbɛn
Yu ting wanem?
I ka fɛ kɛ?
Yu inap helpim mi?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?
Mi nidim help
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ
Wai liklik
Sira kɛ
Mi sori
N tɛgɛ
No problem
Ala ka fɔ
Tenkyu
I ni kɛ
Hapi baisde
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ
Lukaut long trip
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Fôlô kôkô tîgê?
Wea em bus stop?
Fôlô bôgô tîgê?
Wea em platform?
I ni tîgê kô?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Kô tîgê bô?
Dispela em stret rot?
I ni tîgê bô?
Em i klostu hia
I tîgê kâ.
Em i longwe long hia
I tîgê kâ fô.
Yu inap soim mi long map?
I bô kô tîgê fô?
Stap hia, plis
Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.
Hao long em i tek?
Kô tîgê kô?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
I ni ce?(hamamas = how much)
Dispela i tu mipela
O ye fɛɛrɛ.(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.
Bil, plis
Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.
Service i stap insait?
Sɛbɛ ka fo?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
N bɛ sɔgɔma.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.
Dispela i naispela
I ye sɔgɔ.
Inap mi kisim menu?
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ(nogo folo)
Kolim ambulans
Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ(nogo koro)
Mi nidim dokta
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n be soro)
Mi sik
N bɛ tɛgɛn(n be tegen)
Mi gat alergi long pinat
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ(n be folokele)
Wea hospital i klostu?
N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(n be koro folo)
I penim hia
I tɛgɛ fɛ(i tege fe)
Mi lusim paspot
N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ(n be kele folo)
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(i be nogo koro folo)
Help!
Tɛgɛ!(tege)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ(N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)
Makim wanpela miting
Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ(Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
I ni bɔ a la?(I ni bɔ a la?)
Mi bai sendim report tude
N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ(N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ)
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?(N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)
Plis lukim fael i atach
Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ(Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ)
Tenkyu long yu taim
I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ(I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ)
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ)
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?(I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?)
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)
Deidlain i Fraida
Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday(Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.