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 somɔgɔw ka ca walima u ka dɔgɔ?
- Ni week-end sera, i ni jɔn bɛ kɛ ɲɔgɔn fɛ?
- I bɛ mun kɛ n’i somɔgɔw ye?
- I bɛ i teriw ye ka caya?
- I sigilen bɛ n’i somɔgɔw ye walima i kelen don?
Vocab
Some words that you can use to help answer the questions!
- family member
- somɔgɔ
- (nuclear) family
- denbaya
- bangebaga
- parent [Lit. "birther"]
- mansa
- parent; relative from one's parents' generation
- mother
- ba
- father
- fa
- older brother
- kɔrɔkɛ
- older sister
- kɔrɔmuso
- den
- child
- kabilamɔgɔ
- relative [Lit. "clan person"]
- ca
- numerous; abundant
- dɔgɔ
- few; small
- bon
- big; large
- fitinin
- small
- dɔgɔkun/lɔgɔkun
- week [Lit. "market-head"]
- "semaine"
- week [< Fr.]
- "week-end"
- weekend [< Fr.]
- teri
- friend
- baarakɛɲɔgɔn
- colleague; coworker
- kamalen
- boyfriend
- sungurun
- girlfriend
- cɛ
- husband
- muso
- wife
- n kelen
- myself; alone [Lit. "me one"]
- ka baro kɛ
- to chat; to hang out
- ka kɛ ɲɔgɔn fɛ
- to be together
- k'à wele
- to call sb; to invite sb [as in, "to an event"]
- k'à kunbɛn
- to meet up with sb; to get together with sb
- ka dumuni kɛ
- to eat
- ka tobili kɛ
- to cook
- ka jabaranin lajɛ
- to watch TV
- ka taa dugu la
- to travel
- ka yaala-yaala
- to stroll
- ka tulon kɛ
- to play
- ka ɲɛnajɛ kɛ
- to celebrate
- k'i lafiɲɛ
- to relax
- k'à dɛmɛ
- to help sb
- k'à ko
- to wash sth
- ka yɛlɛ
- to laugh
- k'à tila
- to share sth
- tuma caman
- oftentimes
- tuma dɔw
- sometimes
- tuma kelen-kelen
- rarely
- ka cikan sɛbɛn
- to send a message
- mesazi
- message [Fr. message]
- ka fɛn ci mɔgɔ ma
- to send sth to sb
- k'à masɔrɔ
- to have the time for sth
- surun
- short; near
- jan
- long; far
- ko kɛtaw
- planned things [Lit. "affairs to do"]
- ka ko dɔgɔda
- to schedule sth; to set the date for sth
- k'à tiɲɛ
- to spoil sth; to break sth
- ka sigi ni mɔgɔ ye
- to live with sb [Lit. "to sit with sb"]
- so
- house; home
- bon
- house; room; apartment
- sigiɲɔgɔn
- neighbor; "co-inhabitant"
- ka yɛlɛma
- to move
- ka to
- to stay
- ka to n yɛrɛ ma
- to be by myself
- k'à san
- to buy sth
- k'à luwanse
- to rent sth; to rent out sth [< Fr. louage]
- k'à luwe
- to rent sth [ < Fr. louer]