Fula phrasebook
Fula also known as Fulani or Fulah is a language spoken by the Fulani people. It is an official language in Mali and Burkina Faso, and native speakers can also be found in Nigeria, Niger, Senegal and Cameroon.
Phrase list
Basics
- How are you?
- No mbadda?
- I am fine
- Jam tan
- Long time no see
- Mi wayri yiide ma
- Where are you from? Holto njeyadha?
- Good luck!
- Yoo geno reene
- Have a nice day
- Nianlen e jam
- Have a good journey
- Laawol bhural
- I don't know
- Mi anda
- Do you understand?
- A fami?
- Please speak more slowly
- Achu haké hal cess, mi famani
- Thank you
- Jaraama
- Fine
- Jam Koo Dume
- Please
- Useni
Problem/Emergency
Numbers
- 1
- gotel
- 2
- didi
- 3
- tati
- 4
- nai
- 5
- jui
- 6
- jegeo
- 7
- je didi
- 8
- je tati
- 9
- je nai
- 10
- sappo
- 11
- sappo e go’o
- 12
- sappo e ɗiɗi
- 13
- sappo e tati
- 14
- sappo e nayi
- 15
- sappo e joyi
- 16
- sappo e jeegom
- 17
- sappo e jeeɗiɗi
- 18
- sappo e jeetati
- 19
- sappo e jeenayi
- 20
- noogas
- 21
- noogas e go’o
- 22
- noogas e ɗiɗi
- 23
- noogas e tati
- 24
- noogas e nayi
- 25
- noogas e joyi
- 26
- noogas e jeegom
- 27
- noogas e jeeɗiɗi
- 28
- noogas e jeetati
- 29
- noogas e jeenayi
- 30
- cappanɗe tati
- 40
- cappanɗe nayi
- 50
- cappanɗe joyi
- 60
- cappanɗe jeegom
- 70
- cappanɗe jeeɗiɗi
- 80
- cappanɗe jeetati
- 90
- cappanɗe jeenayi
- 100
- teemedere
- 1,000
- ujunere
- 1,000,000
- levol
Time
Clock time
Duration
- Good morning
- Jam waali
- Good afternoon
- Jam ñalli
- Good evening
- Jam hirdhon
- Good night
- Wallen e jam
Days
- Sunday
- Alal
- Monday
- Altine
- Tuesday
- Salasa
- Wednesday
- Alarba
- Thursday
- Alamisa
- Friday
- Jumbare
- Saturday
- Asawe
Months
- January
- Haaram
- February
- Sendandu
- March
- Haram minirawo
- April
- Banjaru arandu
- May
- Banjaru tumbindu
- June
- Banjaru sakitindu
- July
- Sumatondu wawbe
- August
- Wairordu sumai
- September
- Sumai
- October
- Juldandu
- November
- Siwtorandu
- December
- Laihaji
Colors
- Black
- Balejum
- White
- Danejum
- Gray
- Purum Purum
- Yellow
- Ndiyam Goro
- Green
- Haako Haako
- Ash
- Dodde
Transportation
Part of the body
- Stomach
- Redu
- Ribs
- Bechche
- Waist
- Kesi
- Lap
- Dango
- Knee
- Koppi
- Leg
- Kosgal
- Toe
- Kolel
- Ankle
- Solbude
- Skin
- Laral
- Brain
- Gaandi
- Heart
- Bernde
- Kidney
- Kode
- Intestine
- Teteki
- Liver
- Henre
- Beard
- Vakkude
- Cheeks
- Gole
- Neck
- Dande
- Shoulders
- Balbe
Family
- Father
- Baaba
- Mother
- Neene
- Children
- Ɓiɓɓee
- Grandparent
- MawɗoE
- Grandfather
- Soro
- Grandmother
- Pati
- Aunt
- Yaaye
- Uncle
- Kaawu
- Cousins
- Denɗiraaɓe
- Husband
- Moodi
- Wife
- ɓeyngu
Food
- Beans
- Nyibbe
- Fura
- Millet Cereal
- Chicken
- Gertogol
- Beef
- Kussel
- Pepper
- Chitta