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Common Venetian to Bambara phrases

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

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Looking for practical Venetian to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Venetian 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. Ciao

    I ni ce

  2. Grazie

    I ni sogoma

  3. Bona matina

    I ni bɔ

  4. Bona tarde

    I ni kɛ

  5. Bona sera

    I ni sɔgɔ

  6. Bona note

    I ni tulu

  7. A presto

    N bɛ se ka

  8. Addio

    A bɛ se ka

  9. Come te ciami?

    Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?

  10. Me ciamo John

    N bɛ tɔgɔ John

  11. Come te stai?

    I ni fɛ?

  12. Piasee de conossarte

    N bɛ se ka i fɛ

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Parli inglese?

    I ni ce English? (ee nee che English)

  2. No parlo ben l'hindi.

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

  3. No capisco.

    N mɔgɔ bɛ (N mo-go beh)

  4. Parla piano, per favore.

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

  5. Pò dirlo ancora?

    I ka fɔ a la? (Ee kah fo ah lah)

  6. Dove xe el bagno?

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

  7. Come riva al centro?

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

  8. Gira a sinistra.

    Kɛlɛn bɔ (Keh-lehn boh)

  9. Gira a destra.

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

  10. Va dritto.

    Fɔ kɛlɛn (Fo keh-lehn)

  11. Quanto costa el biglietto?

    Fɛ kɛ? (Feh keh)

  12. Un biglietto, per favore.

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

  13. Xe lontan da qua?

    I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ? (Ee keh fo keh-neh)

  14. Me so perdù.

    N tɛ bɔ (N teh boh)

  15. Dove posso comprar una scheda SIM?

    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. Sì

    Aye

  2. No

    Ala

  3. Forse

    Bara

  4. Sò d'accordo

    N bɛ bɔ

  5. No sò d'accordo

    N bɛ fɔ

  6. Quelo el xe bon

    I bɛ sɛbɛn

  7. Cossa ne pensi?

    I ka fɛ kɛ?

  8. Pòi aiutarmi?

    I bɛ ma n bɔ?

  9. Gò bisogno de aiuto

    N bɛ fɔ n bɔ

  10. Aspetta un momento

    Sira kɛ

  11. Me dispiase

    N tɛgɛ

  12. Nissun problema

    Ala ka fɔ

  13. Complimenti

    I ni kɛ

  14. Bon compleanno

    I ni tɔgɔ kɛ

  15. Fai un bel viaggio

    I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Dove xe la stazion dei treni?

    Fôlô kôkô tîgê?

  2. Dove xe la fermada del bus?

    Fôlô bôgô tîgê?

  3. Quale binario xe?

    I ni tîgê kô?

  4. A che ora parte?

    Kô tîgê bô?

  5. Xe questa la strada giusta?

    I ni tîgê bô?

  6. Xe vicino qua

    I tîgê kâ.

  7. Xe lontano da qua

    I tîgê kâ fô.

  8. Pò mostrarmelo sulla mappa?

    I bô kô tîgê fô?

  9. Fermati qua, per favore

    Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.

  10. Quanto tempo ghe vò?

    Kô tîgê kô?

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quanto costa questo?

    I ni ce?

  2. Quello xe troppo caro

    O ye fɛɛrɛ.

  3. Ghe xe qualcosa de più barato?

    I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?

  4. Posso pagar con la carta?

    N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?

  5. Vorìa un tàvola par do

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.

  6. El conto, per piaser

    Kɔrɔbaw, s'il vous plaît.

  7. El servizio xe incluso?

    Sɛbɛ ka fo?

  8. Mi so vegetariano

    N bɛ sɔgɔma.

  9. Niente cibo piccante, per piaser

    Kɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ, s'il vous plaît.

  10. Questo xe delizioso

    I ye sɔgɔ.

  11. Posso aver el menù?

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɔrɔbaw?

  12. Na tazza d'acqua, per piaser

    N bɛ fɔlɔ jɔrɔ.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Ciamè la polizia

    Nɔgɔ fɔlɔ (nogo folo)

  2. Ciamè un'ambulanza

    Nɔgɔ kɔrɔ (nogo koro)

  3. Gò bisogno de un dottore

    N bɛ sɔrɔ (n be soro)

  4. Me sento male

    N bɛ tɛgɛn (n be tegen)

  5. Gò allergia ai noccioli

    N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ (n be folokele)

  6. Dove xe l'ospedale più vicino?

    N bɛ kɔrɔ fɔlɔ? (n be koro folo)

  7. Me fa mal qua

    I tɛgɛ fɛ (i tege fe)

  8. Gò perso el me passaporto

    N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ (n be kele folo)

  9. Pòi ciamar el me hotel?

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

  10. Aiuto!

    Tɛgɛ! (tege)

Work and business

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

  1. Piasee de conoserte

    N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ (N bɛ se ka kɛnɛ)

  2. Femo un incontro

    Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ (Ala ka yɛlɛ kɛnɛ)

  3. A che ora te va ben?

    I ni bɔ a la? (I ni bɔ a la?)

  4. O invio el raport oggi

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

  5. Pòsem parlar domani?

    N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ? (N bɛ fɔ tɛgɛ?)

  6. Te mando el file in allegato

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

  7. Grazie del to tempo

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

  8. Aspeto de lavorar con te

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

  9. Pòti chiarir quel punto?

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

  10. Me farò sentire

    N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ (N bɛ fɔ a la kɛ)

  11. La scadenza xe venerdì

    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. Che ora xe?

    Ala ka kɛnɛ? (Ala ka kene)

  2. Xe le tre.

    I ye kelen kelen. (I ye kelen kelen)

  3. Oggi

    N bɔ (N bo)

  4. Domani

    N bɔ kɛ (N bo ke)

  5. Ieri

    N bɔ fɛ (N bo fe)

  6. Lunedi

    Tɔgɔ (Togo)

  7. Martedì

    Tɛgɛ (Tege)

  8. Mercoledì

    Alakɔ (Alako)

  9. Uno

    Kelen (Kelen)

  10. Due

    Duo (Duo)

  11. Tre

    Tati (Tati)

  12. Dieci

    Folo (Folo)

  13. Cento

    Dugukelen (Dugukelen)

  14. Metà

    Kelen fɛ (Kelen fe)

  15. Più

    Kɛ (Ke)

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