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By: Amadou

P.S. — Xarit is pronounced like hair-reet. The ‘x’ is like a guttural ‘h’.

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By: Amadou

After I went through all that I see you already have it

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By: Amadou

Yaakaar sa yaram jamm, dama la nob ak nala namm. <– Not 100% sure about this, can someone confirm? yaakaar – hope; sa (your) yaram (body/health) jamm (peace/well) – your body at peace/you're in good...

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By: Amadou

Amul solo

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By: Interested

It’s great to have it all in one post tho, Amadou..this is a wonderful site..everyone can learn lots if we just take the time to make a few notes..and practice, practice, practice.

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By: Amadou

Thank you. I have been away from the site for awhile but I have some things in the works and will begin updating the site in a few weeks. I’m glad to see that even in my absence this site remains...

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By: Katherine Ortega

Hi everybody. My boyfriend is from Senegal and I really love him a loooot. I’m looking forward to learn phrases in Wolof. I want him to see I care a lot can you please give me some love phrases or...

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By: Golden

Hello, Di la nama – I am going to miss you. (It can also be used to day I miss you) nama nala – I miss you Mala raw – I miss you more Bugg naa la – I love you (general) Sopp naa la – I love you (I...

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By: Golden

Does anyone know what ‘Dama la buga’ means? I think it is something like ‘I like you’ but I am not sure.

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By: Amadou

You’re right. That is basically what it means. Dama means ‘I am’. La means ‘you’. Bugga means ‘like/love/desire/want’. Bugga is often used when indicating something that you want. For example if...

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By: Golden

Jerejef ! Someone said ‘Dama la buga’ to me and would not tell me what it meant. Said I would have to find out for myself. Soo.. thank you !

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By: Amadou

Haha…no problem! You’re welcome. Looks like you have an admirer…

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By: Kristina

ahh good, now i know how to say i want/like/love/desire him to my boyfriend. he does speak good english but i can tell he is very surprised and happy when he hears me speak in wolof. i suppose it feels...

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By: Amadou

I seem to get a lot of comments from people with Wolof speaking boyfriends and girlfriends. I should do a post for lovers.

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By: Kristina

yes you should ;o)

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By: bamber

silo neka- what you doing? nakam- how are you? mang gee dem- I’m going mang gee dam lee gay-im going to work wa cha nga- you off from work? This is gambian wolof, i hope it helps you like it did me i...

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By: neeneelove

how do u say no sex in wolof my boyfriend is from senegal and i told him i would find out how to say that because he wont teach me that lol

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By: Amadou

Man déedéet tëdd ak. [maan dey-deyt tuhd ak] I’m not going to have sex with you. déedéet tëdd = no sex man = I; déedéet = no; tëdd ak = (to have) sex

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By: Anonymous

this is great, my husband has a strong accent,, im clueless

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By: kristina32

Hi, this Q is for Bamber…i think the first two questions you have posted above are informal and mainly used among friends as ive been told my my boyfriend and his friends who are from The Gambia as...

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