Daily use common Bambara Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Bambara language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Bambara sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Bambara translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Bambara language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Bambara language quickly and also play some Bambara word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Bambara.

Bambara sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Bambara language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	I danse
Thanks	Barika
Good	Duman
Enjoy	Tonɔmabɔ
Fine	kan ɲi
Congratulations	Aw ka foli lase aw ma
I hate you	Ne b aw koniya
I love you	n b'i fɛ
I’m in love	N b'a kanu
I’m sorry	i fo
I’m so sorry	N b'a fε kosɛbɛ
I’m yours	Ne ye aw ta ye
Thanks again	Aw ni ce tuguni
How are you	I ka kɛnɛ wa
I am fine	ne ka kɛnɛ
Take care	I janto i yɛrɛ la
I miss you	i ɲɛnafin bɛ n na
You're nice	I ka di
That’s terrible	O ye ko juguba ye
That's too bad	O ka jugu kojugu
That's too much	O ka ca kojugu
See you	Kan bɛn
Thank you	A' ni cɛ
Thank you sir	Aw ni ce setigi
Are you free	Yala aw hɔrɔnyalen don wa
No problem	Basi tɛ
Get well soon	Ka kɛnɛya di
Very good	A kaɲi kɔsɛbɛ
Well done	A ɲɛna
What’s up	Mun bɛ ye
I can't hear you	Ne t se ka i lamn
I can't stop	N tɛ se ka dabila
I know	n b'a dɔn
Good bye	Kan bɛ
Good idea	Hakilina ɲuman
Good luck	Kunnaja
You are late	I bɛ kɔfɛ
Who is next?	Jɔn de bɛna kɛ o kɔfɛ?
Who is she?	Ale ye jɔn ye?
Who is that man?	O cɛ ye jɔn ye?
Who built it?	Jɔn y’a jɔ?
They hurt	U bɛ dimi
She got angry	A dimina
She is a teacher	Karamɔgɔ don
She is aggressive	A ye mɔgɔ fariman ye
She is attractive	A bɛ mɔgɔ ɲɛnajɛ
She is beautiful	A cɛ ka ɲi
She is crying	A bɛ ka kasi
She is happy	A nisɔndiyalen don
No way!	Abada!
No worries	Jɔrɔnanko si tɛ yen
No, thank you	Ayi, barika Ala ye

I'm so happy	Ne nisɔndiyara kosɛbɛ
I'm hungry	Kɔngɔ bɛ ne la
I'm able to run	bɛ se ka boli
I agree	N sɔnna o ma
I can swim	N bɛ se ka nɛgɛso boli
I can't come	Ne tɛ se ka na
He got angry	A dimina
He was alone	A tun bɛ a kelen na
He was brave	A tun ja gɛlɛyara
He likes to swim	Najibɔ ka di a ye
Don't be angry	Aw kana dimi
Don't be sad	Kana dusukasi
Don't cry	Aw kana kasi
Come in	Aw ka na don
Come on	Don
Can you come?	Yala i bɛ se ka na wa?
Can I help?	Yala ne bɛ se ka dɛmɛ don wa?
Can I eat this?	Yala ne bɛ se ka nin dun wa?
Can I help you?	Yala ne bɛ se k’i dɛmɛ wa?
Can I see?	Yala ne bɛ se ka yeli kɛ wa?
Are you going?	Yala i bɛ taa wa?
Are you hungry?	Yala kɔngɔ b’i la wa?
Are you mad?	Yala i ye diɲɛnatigɛla ye wa?
Are you serious?	Yala i ye mɔgɔ sɛbɛ ye wa?
Are you sleeping?	Yala i bɛ sunɔgɔ la wa?
Can you do this?	Yala i bɛ se k’o kɛ wa?
Can you help me?	Yala i bɛ se ka ne dɛmɛ wa?
Can you tell me?	I bɛ se k’o fɔ ne ye wa?
Come on tomorrow	Aw ka na sini
Come quickly	Aw ka na joona
Could I help you?	Yala ne bɛ se k’i dɛmɛ wa?
Could you tell me?	Yala i bɛ se k’o fɔ n ye wa?
Do not disturb!	Aw kana aw hakili ɲagami!
Do you hear me?	Yala i bɛ ne lamɛn wa?
Do you smoke?	Yala i bɛ sigarɛti min wa?
Have you eaten?	I ye dumuni kɛ wa?
Have you finished?	Yala i ye baara kɛ ka ban wa?
He can run fast	A bɛ se ka boli teliya la
He began to run	A y’a daminɛ ka boli
He did not speak	A ma kuma
His eyes are blue	A ɲɛw ye bulama ye
His smile was good	A ka nisɔndiya tun ka ɲi
How is your life?	I ka ɲɛnamaya bɛ cogo di?
How is your family?	I ka denbaya bɛ cogo di?
I am a student	Ne ye kalanden ye
I am going to study	N bɛ taa kalan kɛ
I am not a teacher	Ne tɛ karamɔgɔ ye
I am sorry	N b'i deli
I believe you	Ne dalen b i la
I can do this job	Ne bɛ se ka nin baara in kɛ
I can run faster	N bɛ se ka boli teliya la
I can’t believe it	Ne t se ka da o la
It happens	A bɛ kɛ

It is new	O ye ko kura ye
It is a long story	O ye maana jan ye
It looks like an bird	A bɛ i n’a fɔ kɔnɔnin
It really takes time	Tiɲɛ na, a bɛ waati ta
It was really cheap	A tun sɔngɔ ka dɔgɔ tiɲɛ na
It was so noisy	A tun bɛ mankanba bɔ kosɛbɛ
It was very difficult	A tun ka gɛlɛn kosɛbɛ
It wasn't expensive	O tun tɛ sɔngɔba ye
It wasn't necessary	O tun tɛ wajibi ye
Let me check	A to n ka a lajɛ
Let me say	A to n k'a fɔ
Let me see	A to n k'a lajɛ
May I come in?	Yala ne bɛ se ka don wa?
May I help you?	Yala ne bɛ se k’i dɛmɛ wa?
May I join you?	Yala ne bɛ se ka fara aw kan wa?
May I speak?	Yala ne bɛ se ka kuma wa?
May I eat this?	Yala ne bɛ se ka nin dun wa?
My father is tall	N fa ka jan
My sister has a job	Baara bɛ n balimamuso fɛ
My sister is famous	N balimamuso tɔgɔ bɔra
My wife is a doctor	N muso ye dɔgɔtɔrɔ ye
No, I'll eat later	Ayi, n bɛ dumuni kɛ kɔfɛ
Please come in	Aw ka don a kɔnɔ
Please do that again	N b’aw deli aw k’o kɛ tuguni
Please give me	N b'i deli, i ka ne di
She admired him	A y’a kanu kosɛbɛ
She avoids me	A b’a yɛrɛ tanga ne ma
She came last	A nana laban na
She goes to school	A bɛ taa lakɔli la
That house is big	O so ka bon
That is a good idea	O ye hakilina ɲuman ye
That is my book	O ye ne ka gafe ye
That is my son	O ye ne denkɛ ye
The dog is dead	Wulu in sara
The river is wide	Baji ka bon
There is no doubt	Siga t'o la
They are playing	U bɛ tulon kɛ
They are pretty	U cɛ ka ɲi
They got married	U ye furu Kɛ
They have few books	Gafe caman b’u bolo
They stopped talking	ye kuma dabila
This is my friend	Nin ye ne terikɛ ye
This bird can't fly	Nin kɔnɔ in tɛ Se ka Fɔ
This decision is final	O desizɔn ye laban ye
This is my book	Nin ye ne ka gafe ye
This is my brother	Nin ye ne balimakɛ ye
This is my daughter	Nin ye ne denmuso ye
This is not a joke	Nin tɛ tulonko ye
This is surprising	O ye kabako ye
This river is beautiful	Nin baji in cɛ ka ɲi
This story is true	Nin maana in ye tiɲɛ ye
We are happy	An nisɔndiyalen don
Will it rain today?	Yala sanji bɛna na bi wa?
Will you go on a trip?	Yala i bɛna taa taama dɔ la wa?

Will she come?	Yala a bɛna na wa?
Would you kill me?	Yala i tun na ne faga wa?
Would you love me?	Yala i bɛna ne kanu wa?
Would you come here?	Yala i tun bɛna na yan wa?
You are a teacher	I ye karamɔgɔ ye
You are very beautiful	I cɛ ka ɲi kosɛbɛ
You are very brave	I ja gɛlɛn don kosɛbɛ
You broke the rules	I ye sariyaw tiɲɛ
You love me	I b ne kanu
you love me or not	i bɛ ne kanu walima i tɛ ne kanu
You make me happy	I bɛ ne nisɔndiya
You may go	I bɛ se ka taa
You should sleep	Aw ka kan ka sunɔgɔ
You must study hard	I ka kan ka kalan kɛ kosɛbɛ
Whose idea is this?	Nin ye jɔn ka hakilina ye?
Thanks for your help	Aw ni ce aw ka dɛmɛ na
Thank you for coming	Aw ni ce aw ka nali la
How about you	I yɛrɛ dun
How is your family	Aw ka denbaya bɛ cogo di
How to Say	A Fɔcogo
Good morning	A' ni sɔgɔma
Good afternoon	I ni wula
Good evening	I ni su
Good night	Ka an bo su ra
Happy birthday	Sanbε sanbε
Happy Christmas	Noɛli hɛrɛ hɛrɛ
Happy new year	Ka san kura hɛrɛ caya
Good to see you	A ka di ka aw ye
I don't like it	A man di n ye
I have no idea	hakilina tɛ foyi la
I know everything	Ne bɛ fɛn bɛɛ dɔn
I know something	Ne bɛ fɛn dɔ dɔn
Thank you so much	I ni ce kɔsɛbɛ
Thanks a million	Baraka miliyɔn kelen
See you later	Kan bɛn kɔfɛ
See you next week	An bɛna ɲɔgɔn ye dɔgɔkun nata la
See you next year	An bɛna ɲɔgɔn ye san nata la
See you soon	Kan bɛn sɔɔni
See you tomorrow	K'an bɛn sini
Sweet dreams	Sugo ɲumanw
I’m crazy about you	Ne ye diɲɛnatigɛ kɛ i ko la
I'm crazy with you	Ne ye diɲɛnatigɛla ye i fɛ
Nice to meet you	I dɔnnin diyaran ye
It's very cheap	A sɔngɔ ka dɔgɔ kosɛbɛ
Just a moment	Waati dɔɔnin dɔrɔn
Not necessarily	A tɛ kɛ wajibi ye
That’s a good deal	O ye ko ɲuman ye
You're beautiful	I cɛ ka ɲi
You're very nice	I ka di kosɛbɛ
You're very smart	I hakili ka di kosɛbɛ
I really appreciate it	N b’a waleɲumandɔn kosɛbɛ
I really miss you	N b’i ɲinɛ tiɲɛ na

Hard sentences

What is your name	I tɔgɔ ye di
Which is correct?	Juman de ye tiɲɛ ye?
Will you please help me?	Yala i bɛna ne dɛmɛ n deli wa?
Will you stay at home?	Yala i bɛna to so kɔnɔ wa?
Do you need anything?	Yala i mago bɛ fɛn dɔ la wa?
Do you need this book?	Yala i mago bɛ nin gafe in na wa?
Are you feeling better?	Yala i dusu ka ɲi wa?
Are you writing a letter?	Yala i bɛ bataki sɛbɛn wa?
Come and see me now	Aw ka na ne ye sisan
Come with your family	Aw ka na n’aw ka denbaya ye
I'm very busy this week	N bolo degunnen don kosɛbɛ nin dɔgɔkun in na
There is a lot of money	Wari caman bɛ yen
They are good people	U ye mɔgɔ ɲumanw ye
We need some money	An mago bɛ wari dɔ la
What is your destination?	I bɛ taa yɔrɔ jumɛn na?
What are you doing today?	I bɛ mun kɛ bi?
What are you reading?	bɛ mun kalan?
What can I do for you?	Ne bɛ se ka mun kɛ aw ye?
What is the problem?	Gɛlɛya ye mun ye?
What is the story?	Maana ye mun ye?
What is your problem?	I ka gɛlɛya ye mun ye?
What was that noise?	O mankan tun ye mun ye?
When can we eat?	An bɛ se ka dumuni kɛ tuma jumɛn?
When do you study?	I bɛ kalan kɛ tuma jumɛn?
When was it finished?	A banna tuma jumɛn?
How about your family	I ka denbaya bɛ cogo di
Do you understand?	Yala i y’a faamu wa?
Do you love me?	I bɛ ne fɛ wa?
Don't talk about work	Aw kana kuma baara kan
How can I help you?	Ne bɛ se k’i dɛmɛ cogo di?
How deep is the lake?	O kɔ in dun ka dun cogo di?
I'm not disturbing you	N t'i degun
I'm proud of my son	N bɛ waso n denkɛ la
I'm sorry to disturb you	N b'i degun ka i degun
Is something wrong?	Yala fɛn dɔ bɛ yen min man ɲi wa?
May I open the door?	Yala ne bɛ se ka da wuli wa?
Thanks for everything	Aw ni ce fɛn bɛɛ la
This is very difficult	O ka gɛlɛn kosɛbɛ
This is very important	O nafa ka bon kosɛbɛ
Where are you from	I be bɔ dugu jumen na
Do you have any idea	Yala hakilina dɔ b’aw bolo wa
I love you so much	n b'i fɛ kojugu
I love you very much	Ne b'i kanu kosɛbɛ
I’m in love with you	N b'i kanu
I missed you so much	Ne tun bɛ ɲinɛ aw kɔ kosɛbɛ
Let me think about it	A to n ka miiri o la
Thank you very much	I ni ce kɔsɛbɛ
I can't stop thinking	Ne tɛ se ka miirili dabila
Will you stop talking?	Yala i bɛna kuma dabila wa?
Would you like to go?	Yala i b’a fɛ ka taa wa?
Would you teach me?	Yala i bɛna ne kalan wa?

Where is your room?	I ka so bɛ min?
Where should we go?	An ka kan ka taa min?
Where is your house?	ka so bɛ min?
Please close the door	Aw ye aw jija ka da tugu
She agreed to my idea	A sɔnna ne ka hakilina ma
That boy is intelligent	O cɛnin hakili ka di
It was a very big room	O tun ye soba ye min tun ka bon kosɛbɛ
He can swim very fast	A bɛ se ka jigin joona kosɛbɛ
He accepted my idea	A sɔnna ne ka hakilina ma
They loved each other	U tun bɛ ɲɔgɔn kanu
When will you reach?	I bɛna se tuma jumɛn?
Where are you from?	I be bɔ dugu jumen na?
Where are you going?	I bɛ taa min?
We love each other	An bɛ ɲɔgɔn kanu
We obeyed the rules	An ye sariyaw labato
We started to walk	An ye taama daminɛ
We will never agree	An tɛna sɔn o ma abada
We can make change	An bɛ se ka fɛn caman Changer
We cook everyday	An bɛ tobili kɛ don o don
We enjoyed it	A diyara an ye kosɛbɛ
What about you?	I yɛrɛ dun?
What are you doing?	I be ka mun kɛ?
What did you say?	I ye mun fɔ?
What do you need?	I mago bɛ mun na?
What do you think?	E hakilina ye mun ye?
What do you want?	E bɛ mun fɛ?
What happened?	Mun kɛra?
What is that?	O ye mun ye?
When was she born?	A wolola tuma jumɛn?
When will we arrive?	An bɛna se tuma jumɛn?
Where are you?	I bɛ min?
Where does it hurt?	A bɛ dimi min?
Where is my book?	Ne ka gafe bɛ min?
Where is the river?	Ba bɛ min?
Who broke this?	Jɔn de ye nin tiɲɛ?
Why are you crying?	Mun na i bɛ kasi?
I can't see anything	Ne tɛ se ka foyi ye
I disagree with you	Ne tɛ sɔn i ka fɔta ma
I like it very much	A ka di n ye kosɛbɛ
I need more time	Ne mago bɛ waati caman na
I want to sleep	N b'a fɛ ka sunɔgɔ
I'm able to swim	N bɛ se ka nɛgɛso boli
I'm not a doctor	Ne tɛ dɔgɔtɔrɔ ye
I'm taller than you	Ne ka jan ka tɛmɛ i kan
I'm very sad	Ne dusu kasira kosɛbɛ
Is he a teacher?	Yala a ye karamɔgɔ ye wa?
Is she married?	Yala a furula wa?
Is this book yours?	Yala nin gafe in ye e ta ye wa?
Let's ask the teacher	An ka karamɔgɔ ɲininka
Let's go out and eat	An ka bɔ ka taa dumuni kɛ
Let's go to a movie	An ka taa filimu dɔ la

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	A hakilina ma Sɔn
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	A ka hakilinaw Sɔ̀rɔla o lajɛ in na
How do you come to school?	I bɛ na lakɔli la cogo di?
If I had money, I could buy it	Ni wari tun bɛ ne bolo, ne tun bɛ se k’a san
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Ni i b'a fɛ ka pensili sɔrɔ, n bɛ dɔ juru don i la
If he comes, ask him to wait	Ni a nana, a ɲini a fɛ a ka kɔnɔni kɛ
If it rains, we will get wet	Ni sanji nana, an bɛna jigin
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Ni n tun ye kalan kɛ, n tun bɛ tɛmɛ ɛkizamɛn na
My hair has grown too long	Ne kunsigi janyalen don kojugu
My mother is always at home	N ba bɛ so tuma bɛɛ
There are many fish in this lake	Jɛgɛ caman bɛ o kɔ in na
There are many problems to solve	Gɛlɛya caman bɛ yen minnu ka kan ka ɲɛnabɔ
There are some books on the desk	Gafe dɔw bɛ tabali kan
There is nothing wrong with him	Ko foyi t'a la
There was a sudden change in the weather	Yɛlɛmaba dɔ kɛra waati cogoya la
There was nobody in the garden	Mɔgɔ si tun tɛ nakɔ kɔnɔ
There was nobody there	Mɔgɔ si tun tɛ yen
There were five murders this month	Fagali duuru de Kɛra nin kalo in na
They admire each other	U bɛ ɲɔgɔn kanu
They agreed to work together	U bɛnna ka baara kɛ ɲɔgɔn fɛ
They are both good teachers	fila bɛɛ ye karamɔgɔ ɲumanw ye
We want something new	An b’a fɛ ka fɛn kura dɔ sɔrɔ
We should be very careful	An ka kan k’an janto kosɛbɛ
When can I see you next time?	Tuma jumɛn na ne bɛ se ka i ye siɲɛ wɛrɛ?
When did you finish the work?	I ye baara ban tuma jumɛn?
When will you harvest your wheat?	I bɛna i ka malo tigɛ tuma jumɛn?
Where do you want to go?	I b’a fɛ ka taa min?
Where is the pretty girl?	Npogotigi cɛɲi in bɛ min?
Which food do you like?	Dumuni jumɛn ka di i ye?
Which is more important?	Juman de nafa ka bon kosɛbɛ?
Which one is more expensive?	Juman de sɔngɔ ka gɛlɛn?
Which way is the nearest?	Sira jumɛn de ka surun?
Which is your favorite team?	I ka ekipu jumɛn ka di i ye kosɛbɛ?
Which languages do you speak?	I bɛ kan jumɛnw fɔ?
Which team will win the game?	Ekipu jumɛn bɛna se sɔrɔ tulon in na?
Why are you drying your hair?	Mun na i bɛ ka i kunsigi ja?
Why are you late?	Mun na i bɛ kɔfɛ?
Why did you get so angry?	Mun na i dimina ten?
Why did you quit?	Mun na i y’a dabila?
Why don't you come in?	Mun na i tɛ don?

Why were you late this morning?	Mun na i tun bɛ kɔfɛ bi sɔgɔma?
Why are you so tired today?	Mun na i sɛgɛnnen don kosɛbɛ bi?
Would you like to dance with me?	Yala i b’a fɛ ka dɔn kɛ ni ne ye wa?
Would you come tomorrow?	Yala i tun bɛna na sini wa?
You are always complaining	I bɛ ka ŋunan tuma bɛɛ
Thanks for your explanation	Aw ni ce aw ka ɲɛfɔli la
Thanks for the compliment	Aw ni ce aw ka tanuli la
Thanks for the information	Aw ni ce kunnafoniw na
Thanks for your understanding	Aw ni ce aw ka faamuyali la
Thank you for supporting me	Aw ni ce aw ka dɛmɛn na
I really miss you so much	Tiɲɛ na, ne bɛ i ɲinɛ kosɛbɛ
Happy valentine’s day	Happy valentine's don ka kɛ
Whose decision was final?	Jɔn ka desizɔn laban kɛra?
Whose life is in danger?	Jɔn ka ɲɛnamaya be farati la?
You are a good teacher	I ye karamɔgɔ ɲuman ye
You can read this book	I bɛ se ka nin gafe in kalan
You don't understand me	I ma ne faamu
You have to study hard	I ka kan ka kalan kɛ kosɛbɛ
Where do you have pain?	Dimi bɛ aw la min?
They are both in the room	U fila bɛɛ bɛ so kɔnɔ
That house is very small	O so ka dɔgɔ kosɛbɛ
Please give me your hand	N b'i deli, i bolo di n ma
Please go to the school	Aw ye aw jija ka taa lakɔli la
Please sit here and wait	Aw ka sigi yan ka kɔnɔni kɛ
Please speak more slowly	Aw ye aw jija ka kuma dɔɔni dɔɔni
My father is in his room	N fa bɛ a ka so kɔnɔ
May I ask you something?	Yala ne bɛ se ka fɛn dɔ ɲininka i la wa?
May I ask you a question?	Yala ne bɛ se ka ɲininkali dɔ kɛ i la wa?
Is the job still available?	Yala baara bɛ yen hali bi wa?
I arrived there too early	N sera yen joona kojugu
Do you have a family?	Yala denbaya dɔ b’i bolo wa?
Do you have any problem?	Yala gɛlɛya dɔ b’aw la wa?
Do you have any idea?	Yala hakilina dɔ b’i bolo wa?
Did you finish the job?	Yala i ye baara ban wa?
Did you like the movie?	Yala o filimu diyara i ye wa?
Are we ready to go now?	Yala an labɛnnen don ka taa sisan wa?
Would you like to come?	Yala i b’a fɛ ka na wa?
I don't speak very well	Ne tɛ kuma ka ɲɛ kosɛbɛ

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