Looking for practical Twi to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Twi 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: when a Bambara phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Twi wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Akwabaa
I ni ce
Medase
I ni sogoma
Mema wo akye
I ni bɔ
Mema wo aha
I ni kɛ
Mema wo adwo
I ni sɔgɔ
Da yie
I ni tulu
Yɛbɛhyia bio
N bɛ se ka
Nante yie
A bɛ se ka
Wo din de sɛn?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?
Me din de John
N bɛ tɔgɔ John
Wo ho te sɛn?
I ni fɛ?
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
N bɛ se ka i fɛ
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
Mente Hindi pa
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
Mente ase
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
Bɔ nifa
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
Bɔ benkum
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ 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.
Aane
Aye
Daabi
Ala
Ebeye yie
Bara
M'ani agye
N bɛ bɔ
M'ani nsi
N bɛ fɔ
Ɛyɛ fɛ
I bɛ sɛbɛn
Dɛn na wopɛ?
I ka fɛ kɛ?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?
Mepɛ aboa
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ
Tena hɔ kakra
Sira kɛ
Mepa wo kyɛw
N tɛgɛ
Nkwasea nni hɔ
Ala ka fɔ
Meda wo akye
I ni kɛ
Awoda pa
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?
Fôlô kôkô tîgê?(Ehe na okoto no da?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Fôlô bôgô tîgê?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
I ni tîgê kô?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?
Kô tîgê bô?(Den na ebekɔ?)
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?
I ni tîgê bô?(Eyɛ okwan pa anaa?)
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha
I tîgê kâ.(Eyɛ ben ha)
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha
I tîgê kâ fô.(Eyɛ mmerɛ ha)
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?
I bô kô tîgê fô?(Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?)
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw
Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.(Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?
Kô tîgê kô?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
I ni ce?(Eye sen?)
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso
O ye fɛɛrɛ.(Eye dooso)
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?
I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?(Wope biribi a eye mmere?)
Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?
N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?(Metumi akye kaad no?)
Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.(Mepɛ abɔnten mmienu)
Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw
Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.(Sika no, mepɔ wo kyɛw)
Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?
Sɛbɛ ka fo?(Eye osom a wɔakɔka ho?)
Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ
N bɛ sɔgɔma.(Meyɛ okomfo)
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ
Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a eye kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ)
Ɛyɛ anigye
I ye sɔgɔ.(Eye anigye)
Mɛtumi anya menu no?
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?(Metumi anya menu no?)
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi
N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Frɛ ɔpolice
Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ(nogo folo)
Frɛ ambulance
Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ(nogo koro)
Mepɛ dɔkita
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n be soro)
Meda ho yare
N bɛ tɛgɛn(n be tegen)
Medi nkuto ho yare
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ(n be folokele)
Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?
N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(n be koro folo)
Ɛyɛ me ya ha
I tɛgɛ fɛ(i tege fe)
Mɛhwere me passport
N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ(n be kele folo)
Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?
I bɛ nɔgɔ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?(i be nogo koro folo)
Boa me!
Tɛgɛ!(tege)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia
N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ(N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)
Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da
Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ(Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)
Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?
I ni bɔ a la?(I ni bɔ a la?)
Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ
N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ(N bɛ fɔ report la tɛgɛ)
Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?
N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?(N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)
Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho
Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ(Sɔgɔma, fɔ file la a bɛ)
Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no
I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ(I ni ce, a bɛ sɔrɔ)
Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma
N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la ka yɛlɛ)
Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?
I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?(I bɛ fɔ a la fɛ?)
Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba
N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ(N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)
Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada
Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday(Dɔgɔni tɛgɛ Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.