Use these questions to practice in different ways: read and respond on your own, take notes to prepare for a discussion, or talk through them with a partner or group. Toggle translation if needed.
- I bɛ farikoloɲɛnajɛ walima farikolokɛwale dɔw kɛ?
- I bɛ mun dun ka kɛnɛya sɔrɔ?
- I bɛ taama walima i bɛ nɛgɛso boli tuma caman?
- I bɛ fa sunɔgɔ la? Munna ɔnhɔn walima ɔn-ɔn?
- Ni i ka baara ka ca tile kɔnɔ, i b’i lafiɲɛ cogo di?
Vocab
Some words that you can use to help answer the questions!
- farikoloɲɛnajɛ
- sport
- sipɔri
- sport [< Fr. sport]
- physical activity
- farikolokɛwale
- farikoloɲɛnajɛyɔrɔ
- "sports place" [as in, "the gym", etc]
- ka boli
- to run; to flee
- ka boli kɛ
- to run; to go on a run
- k'i sennayaala
- to stroll by foot; to walk; to wander
- k'i nɔn
- to swim
- jɛkulu
- group
- ekipu
- team [< Fr. équipe]
- ntola
- ball; football; soccer ball
- balon
- ball; football; soccer [< Fr. ballon]
- ka balon tan
- to play soccer [Lit. "to kick ball"]
- basikɛti
- basketball [< Fr. basket]
- bololantoltan
- sport played with a ball by hand
- fanga
- strength
- dumuni
- food
- jiriden
- fruit
- nakɔfɛn
- vegetable [Lit. "garden thing"]
- legimu
- vegetable [< Fr. légume]
- sogo
- meat
- jɛgɛ
- fish
- malo
- rice
- ji
- water
- k'à min
- to drink sth
- daraka
- breakfast
- tilelafana
- lunch
- surɔfana
- dinner
- kɛnɛ
- fresh
- k'à tobi
- to cook sth
- ka yaala
- to walk
- k'à boli
- to ride sth; to drive sth
- nɛgɛso
- bike
- sira
- road; path
- duguba
- city
- dugu fitinin
- small town; village
- waati
- time
- janya
- distance
- sɔgɔma
- (in the) morning
- su fɛ
- at night
- teliya la
- quickly [Lit. "in speed"]
- dɔɔnin-dɔɔnin
- slowly; bit by bit
- ka sunɔgɔ
- to sleep
- sunɔgɔ
- sleep; sleepiness
- ka sɛgɛn
- to tire; to become tired
- sɛgɛn
- tiredness; fatigue; exhaustion
- k'i lafiɲɛ
- to rest
- ka kunun
- to wake up
- ka wuli
- to get up
- joona
- early; quickly
- baara
- work
- telefɔni
- telephone [< Fr. téléphone]
- ko
- affair; problem
- kunko
- issue; problem [Lit. "head affair"]
- fanga
- strength
- k'i ba don fɛn na
- to give your all to sth
- tile
- day; sun
- don/lon
- day
- ka fiɲɛ ta
- to take a breather; to take a break
- k'i lafiya
- to relax
- so
- home
- ka musiki lamɛn
- to listen to music
- k'à kalan
- to read sth
- k'à filɛ
- to watch sth [Bambara/Jula]
- k'à lajɛ
- to watch sth [Bambara]
- teri
- friend
- balima
- kin
- somɔgɔ
- family member
- ka baro kɛ
- to chat
- ka masala kɛ
- to converse