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.
- Yanni san duuru, i bɛna i ka sigiyɔrɔ yɛlɛma walima i bɛna to i ka sigiyɔrɔ la?
- Yanni san duuru ka dafa, i b’à fɛ ka mun kɛ? Laɲini jumɛn b’i bolo?
- N’i bɛna taa dugu la, i bɛna taa min?
- N’i bɛna ko kura dege, à bɛna kɛ mun ye?
- I b’à fɛ sini ka fisaya cogo di?
Vocab
Some words that you can use to help answer the questions!
- ka yɛlɛma
- to change; to transform
- k'i ka sigiyɔrɔ yɛlɛma
- to move [Lit. "to change your sitting place"]
- ka to yɔrɔ la
- to remain someplace; to stay someplace
- ka sigi yɔrɔ la
- to sit someplace; to live someplace
- ka kɔsegin/segin
- to return
- dugu
- town; city; village
- so
- home
- faso
- homeland; hometown [Lit. "father-house"]
- mara
- region
- yɔrɔ
- place
- jan
- far; long; tall
- surun
- close; near; short
- k'à latigɛ
- to decide sth
- ka taa
- to go
- ka taa dugu la
- to travel
- dugutaga
- trip; travels
- ka taama kɛ
- to go on a trip [Lit. "to do walk"]
- jamana
- country
- kɔgɔji
- beach
- kulu
- hill; mountain
- lotɛli
- hotel [< Fr. l'hôtel]
- trɛn
- train [< Fr. "train"]
- ka pan
- to fly
- pankurun
-
airplane [Lit. "fly-canoe"]
- biye
- ticket [< Fr. billet]
- k'à lakodɔn/lakolɔn
- to explore sth; to become informed of sth
- k'à sugandi
- to choose sth
- À bɛ n kɔnɔ ka...
- I'm thinking of...
- k'à dege
- to learn sth
- k'à kalan
- to study sth; to read sth
- ka X kɛ ka a filɛ
- "to try X" [Lit. "to do X and see"]
- se
- ability; capacity; power
- ka se X la
- to able at X; to be adapt at X
- karamɔgɔ
- teacher; scholar
- kalan
- studies; class; course
- kilasi
- class; course [< Fr. classe]
- kan
- language
- kitabu
- book [< Ar.]
- gafe
- book
- liburu
-
book [< Fr. livre]
- k'à faamu
- to understand sth
- k'à fisaya
- to improve sth
- k'à daminɛ
- to start sth
- k'à dabila
- to stop sth
- k'i dege fɛn na
- to train yourself in sth [Lit. "to learn yourself on sth"]
- ka deli fɛn na
- to get used to sth
- k'i deli fɛn na
- to train yourself in sth [Lit. "to yourself used to sth"]
- bɛ X fɛ
-
want X
- laɲini
- goal; objective
- poroze
- project [< Fr. projet]
- sago
- desire
- sagonako
- project; objective
- baara
- work; job
- k'à ban
- to finish sth
- ka tila fɛn na
- to be done with sth
- k'à dilan
- to make sth; to create sth
- k'à dɛmɛ
- to help sb/sth
- ka se
- to be able; to arrive
- ka taa ɲɛ(fɛ)
- to progress; to evolve [Lit. "to go forward"]
- kɛnɛya
- health
- si
- lifespan
- diɲɛlatigɛ
- life
- diɲɛlatigɛ sira
-
life path
- mɔgɔya
- humanity; human decency
- adamadenya
- personhood; humanity; mankind-ness
- k'à kɔkɔrɔmadon
- to support sth/sb
- somɔgɔw
- family members
- ka nɔgɔya
- to ease; to improve
- bɛn
- unity; harmony
- lamini
- "the environment"; surroundings
- anwirɔneman
- "the environment" [< Fr.]