Words in bambara spelled part 3 food. Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
Q
Can I look at the menu, please?
A
N bε se ka menu laje wa, sa?
2
Q
Can I look in the kitchen?
A
N bε se ka gwa laje wa?
3
Q
I don’t eat pork.
A
n te lesogo dun
4
Q
I don’t eat beef.
A
n te misisogo dun
5
Q
Can you make it “lite”, please? (less oil/butter/lard)
A
aw kana tulu caman k’a la [don’t put a lot of oil on it]
6
Q
breakfast
A
daraka
7
Q
lunch
A
tilela fana, tilerɔ
8
Q
supper
A
sula fana, surɔfana
9
Q
I want_____.
A
ne bε _____ fε
10
Q
I want a dish containing _____.
A
N bε dumuni min fe, ____ b’o la.
11
Q
chicken
A
shεsogo
12
Q
beef
A
mishisogo
13
Q
fish
A
jεgε
14
Q
ham
A
lesogo
15
Q
soda
A
buasan
16
Q
cheese
A
fromagi
17
Q
eggs
A
shεfan
18
Q
salad
A
saladi
19
Q
vegetable
A
nako fen (garden things)
20
Q
fruit
A
yiri den (tree children)
21
Q
bread
A
buru, nbuuru
22
Q
noodles
A
macaroni (yes, just like English, but applies to nearly all pasta)
23
Q
rice
A
malo (uncooked), kini (cooked)
24
Q
mais
A
kaba
25
orange
lemru-ba, lenburuba
26
lemon, lime
lenburu
27
pineapple
jabibi
28
banana
namasa
29
plantain
baranda, loko
30
guava
buyaki
31
papaya
manje
32
mango
mangoro
33
peanut
tiga
34
beans
sho
35
May I have a bottle of _____?
... galama ...
36
coffee
kafe, kafe-ji
37
tea (drink)
te
38
_____ juice
____ ji
39
water
ji
40
milk
nɔnɔ
41
beer
bieri
42
alcohol
dolo
43
May I have some _____?
ne bε se ka ____ soro wa?
44
salt
kɔkɔ
45
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)
terike!
46
I'm finished.
n fara (I'm full)
47
It was delicious.
a djarra, aw ni gwa
48
Please clear the plates.
aw ka assiettiw ta.
49
The check, please.
aw ka na ni addition ye.
50
Do you serve alcohol?
eska dolo bε wa?
51
A beer/two beers, please.
castel bilibili ba, castel bilibiliba fila, sil vous plais.
52
How much is this?
Nin ye joli ye?
53
That's too expensive.
abadika, O ka cha. Do bo a la [cheaper please]
54
expensive
ka gelen (literally - too hard)
55
cheap
ma gelen (literally - not hard)
56
I can't afford it.
wardi tε n'bolo. (literally - the money is not in my hand)
57
I don't want it.
N t'a fε. [note: once you have made an offer you are obligated to purchase]
58
You're cheating me.
Namara ka cha.
59
I'm not interested.
N ma se a ma.
60
OK, I'll take it.
Awo, n ba taa. or Awo, n bε fε k'a san. (literally - I want to buy it)
61
Can I have a bag?
mahnah bε wa? (literally - do you have plastic)
62
I need...
N'mago be ______ la
63
...toothpaste.
...pahtay de dent. (French)
64
...a toothbrush.
...brassay de dent (French)
65
...soap.
...safine.
66
...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)
...Kungaloo fura Keesay. (literally head-seed)or Kungaloo fura
67
...cold medicine.
...moora fooroo.
68
...stomach medicine.
...kono baara fooroo.
69
...a razor.
...lamu. (French)
70
...an umbrella.
...para pluie. (French)
71
...postage stamps.
...tambaru. (French)
72
...batteries.
...pilew.
73
...writing paper.
...papieri ka seben.
74
...a pen.
...biki.
75
...English-language books.
...anglakan livuru.
76
I want to rent a car.
N be feka mobili cinga
77
stop (on a street sign)
a to
78
one way
sira kelen
79
no parking
jo yoro te yan
80
speed limit
teliya hake
81
I haven't done anything wrong.
N ma foi ke
82
It was a misunderstanding.
An ma nyogon famu
83
Where are you taking me?
Aw be n taa fo min?
84
Am I under arrest?
Aw bena n mina wa?
