A common conversation that can be used to learn many things in Bambara.
What's your name?
I togo be di?
My name is Jacob.
Ne togo ye Yacouba.
What's this (that)?
Ni yé mun yé?
A chair.
Sigilan.
A chair?
Sigilan wa?
Yes.
Awo.
What's a chair?
Sigilan ye mun yé?
People sit on it.
Mogo be sigi a kan.
What's he doing?
A bé mun kera?
He's planting corn.
A be kaba dan.
Why?
Mun koson?
The rain is coming and he is a cultivator.
Sanji nana ani a le ye senekéla ye.
Thanks.
I ni cé.
You're welcome. Where are you going?
M'ba. I be ta min?
I'm going home.
Ne be ta so.
Greet your people.
K'an b'u fo.
They'll here it.
U na men.
See you later.
K'an ben kofé.
Okay.
M'ba.
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