Looking for practical Yiddish to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yiddish 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.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Baoule-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.
העלא
Akwaba(hola)
א דאנק
Medase(a dank)
גוט מארגן
Mema wo akye(gut margen)
גוט נאכמיטאָג
Mema wo aha(gut nakhmitog)
גוט ערב
Mema wo dɔnhwere(gut erev)
גוט נאכט
Mema wo anadwo(gut nakht)
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער
Yɛbɛhyia bio(ikh vel zikh zen shpetter)
זײַ געזונט
Nante yie(zay gezunt)
ווי הייסטו?
Wo din de sɛn?(vi heystu?)
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן
Me din de John(mayn nomen iz John)
ווי גייט עס אייך?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?(vi geit es aykh?)
נישט צו טרעפן אייך
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo(nisht tsu trefn aykh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.