Looking for practical Zulu to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu 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: pick five Baoule phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Akwaba
Ngiyabonga
Medase
Sawubona
Mema wo akye
Good afternoon
Mema wo aha
Ubusuku obuhle
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Lala kahle
Mema wo anadwo
Sizobonana
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Hamba kahle
Nante yie
Ubani igama lakho?
Wo din de sɛn?
Igama lami nginguJohn
Me din de John
Unjani?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
N'ka bô English?
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
M'ni bô Hindi kô.
Angiqondi.
M'ni kâ.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.
Ungakuphinda lokho?
N'ka bô n'zi kô?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Bô n'zi n'kô?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?
Jika kwesobunxele.
Bê n'kô n'kô.
Jika kwesokudla.
Bê n'kô bô.
Hamba phambili.
Bê n'kô n'zi.
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
N'ka bô n'zi bô?
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.
Ingabe kude lapha?
N'ka bô kô n'kô?
Ngilahlekile.
M'ni kô.
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Awi
Cha
Ala
Mhlawumbe
Kouman
Ngiyavuma
M'ani
Angivumi
M'ani ala
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
N'kpa a yé
Ucabanga ukuthini?
N'kpa a yé kô?
Ungangisiza?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Ngidinga usizo
M'ani t'ô
Linda umzuzu
Kô a n'kô
Ngiyaxolisa
M'ani n'kô
Akukho nkinga
Ala n'kô
Halala
N'kpa a yé kô
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
N'kpa a yé bô
Uhambo olunempilo
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
N'kaha n'kro?(N'kaha n'kro?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
N'kaha n'kro a bus?(N'kaha n'kro a bus?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
N'kaha n'kro a platform?(N'kaha n'kro a platform?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?(N'kaha n'kro a l'he?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
N'kaha n'kro a gban?(N'kaha n'kro a gban?)
Ikude lapha
N'kaha n'kro a fô?(N'kaha n'kro a fô?)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?(N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît(M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
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.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
N'kpa n'kpa?(How much?)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
O n'kpa kpa kpa.
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
N'zo kpa n'kpa n'kpa?
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
N'kpa n'kpa.
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa.
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa.
Lokhu kuhle.
O n'kpa n'kpa.
Ngicela imenyu?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
N'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Shayela amaphoyisa
Kɔlɔ bɔlɔ(kɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
Shayela i-ambulensi
Kɔlɔ ambilansi(kɔlɔ ambilansi)
Ngidinga udokotela
Mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ(mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ)
Ngizizwa ngigula
Mɛ fɛ siki(mɛ fɛ siki)
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
Mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ(mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ)
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
Bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ?(bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
Kubuhlungu lapha
E sɔ mɛn(e sɔ mɛn)
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ(mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ)
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
Wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl?(wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl)
Usizo!
Bɔlɔ!(bɔlɔ)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
N'zo n'kpa(N'zo n'kpa)
Masihlele umhlangano
N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ(N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ)
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ)
Singakhuluma kusasa?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?)
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo)
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo)
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ)
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
Ngizobuyela kuwe
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo)
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
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.