Wolof Online: Courses: Wolof 241: LESSON 4
Musaa is a taxi driver; his passenger, Amy Johnson, is an American tourist visiting Senegal for the second time. They are going from the Dakar airport to the downtown area, Musaa starts the conversation; after greeting Amy, he tries to find out who she is and where she is coming from.
| Musaa: | sama jigéén, naka nga tudd? | |
| Amy: | man, Amy Johnson laa tudd. | |
| Musaa: | xanaa Tugal nga joge? | |
| Amy: | déédéét, Amerik laa joge. | |
| Musaa: | fan nga dëkk ci Amerik? | |
| Amy: | Chicago laa dëkk. yow, xam nga fa? | |
| Musaa: | déédéét, waaye am naa ay xarit ci New York, am nga ay xarit ci dëkk bi? | |
| Amy: | waaw. | |
| Musaa: | naka la tudd? | |
| Amy: | moom, Abdu Sekk la tudd, | |
| Musaa: | fan la dëkk? | |
| Amy: | "Sicap" la dëkk. | |
| Musaa: | xam naa fa, |
| Wolof | Translation | ||
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sama jigéén | "my sister" (normally used by males addressing females) | |
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naka nga tudd? | Ms, what is your name? | |
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X laa tudd | my name is X | |
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Tugal | France (and by extension Europe) | |
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joge | to come from | |
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déédéét | no! | |
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waaw! | yes! | |
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Amerik | America | |
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fan | where? | |
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dëkk | to live in | |
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dëkk bi | the city | |
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ci | in | |
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xam | to know | |
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fa | there | |
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waaye | but | |
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am | to have | |
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ay xarit | some friends | |
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xarit | friend | |
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naka la tudd? | what is her/his name? | |
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X la tudd | his/her name is X | |
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"Sicap" | (a residential area in Dakar) |
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