Binta, Abdu Sekks wife, announces that lunch is ready and invites Amy and Abdu to come and eat.
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Binta: | Amy, ayca nu añ! Kumba, kaay lekk! |
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Abdu: | Amy, sumrnil say dál1! am, raxasul fii ! |
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Amy: | jërëjëf. |
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Binta: | fompul ci sarbet bi! Kumba, jox ko baN |
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Abdu: | Amy, loxo ngay lekke, walla kuddu? |
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Amy: | jox ma kuddu. |
They are now eating.
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Abdu: | Amy, mbaa yaa ngiy lekk? |
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Amy: | waaw, maa ngiy lekk bu baax! |
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Binta: | bëgg nga ñeex! |
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Amy: | waaw, tuuti. |
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Binta: | xóóñ nak? |
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Amy: | doy na. |
A few minutes later, Amy finished eating.
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Abdu: | doo lekk? |
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Amy: | suur naa! |
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Binta: | lekkal waay! |
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Amy: | billaay, doy na. Ceebu jën bi neex na lool, Binta! |
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Binta: | jërëjëf, na rees agjámm! |
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ayca! (or: aywa!) |  |
come on! |
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añ to have lunch kaay! | |
come (on)! |
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lekk | |
to eat |
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summi | |
to take (clothes or shoes) off |
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dáll | |
shoe |
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am! | |
take (it)! |
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raxasu | |
to wash hands |
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fompu | |
to wipe hands |
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sarbet (bi) | |
(the) towel |
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jox | |
to give |
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baN (bi) | |
(the) bench |
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loxo | |
(the) hand |
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walla | |
or |
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kuddu | |
spoon |
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bu baax | |
well |
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bëgg | |
to want |
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ñeex | |
sauce |
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xóón | |
cooked hard rice from the bottom of the cooking pot |
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doy na | |
it is enough |
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doo lekk? | |
won't you eat? |
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suur naa | |
I am full |
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lekkal waay! | |
Eat, please! |
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billaay! | |
I swear! |
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ceebu jën (bi) | |
rice and fish (national dish in Senegal and Gambia) |
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neex na | |
It is good, it is tasty |
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lool | |
very |
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na rees ag jamm! | |
"Hope you enjoyed your meal ! " (lit.: "Hope you'll digest it well!") |