FRENCH USEFUL PHRASES - WikiLeaks
FRENCH USEFUL PHRASES
An approximate phonetic pronunciation guide follows the French phrase.
Oui (wee) Yes
Non (nawng) No
D’accord (dakor) Okay
S’il vous plait (seel voo pleh) Please
Merci beaucoup (mehrsee booakoo) Thank you very much
Bonjour/Salut (bawngzhoor/salew) Hello, Good Morning/ Hi
Au revoir (oa revwar) Good-bye
Excusez-moi (exkewzay mwa) Excuse me (getting attention)
Désolé (dayzolay) Sorry
Parlez-vous anglais? (parlay voo ahnggleh) Do you speak English?
Y a-t-il quelqu’un ici qui parle anglais? Does anyone here speak English?
(ee ateel kelkang eesee kee parl ahnggleh)
Je ne comprends pas (zhe neh kawngprahng pa I don’t understand
Je comprends (zhe kawngprahng) I understand
C’est combien ? (seh kawnbyang ? How much is that ?
Je voudrais (zhe voodray) I’d like…
Celui-la / celui-ci ( sehlwee la/sehlwee see) that one / this one
Un comme ceci (ang kom sehsee) one like that
C’est trop cher (seh tro shehr) that’s too expensive
Je le prends (zhe le prahng) I’ll take it
Numbers
1 un (aanh), 2 deux (deuh), 3 trois (trwa), 4 quatre (katr), 5 cinq (saink),6 six (seess),
7 sept (set), 8 huit (weet), 9 neuf (neuf), 10 dix (deess), 11 onze (ohnz), 12 douze (dooz),
100 cent (sahn)
1000 mille (meel)
WOLOF USEFUL PHRASES: The Wolof is Senegal’s largest ethnic group. Their language is widely used in Dakar and most other urban areas. Greeting people is very important in the Senegalese culture-even if you see a person several times a day you always say hello.
Na nga def? How are you?
Maa ngi fi rek I am fine
Waaw Yes
Deedeet No
Jere-jef Thank you
Bi, gnaata la ? How much is this?
Dafa djafe That’s expensive
Baax na That’s good
Kaay fi Come here
Buggu ma ko I don’t want it
Agg na I’ve given already (loosely translated)
Mayma suma djamm Leave me in peace
1 benn 8 djuroom gnett
2 gnaar 9 djuroom gnent
3 gnett 10 fukk
4 gnent 11 fukk ak benn
5 djuroom 20 gnaar fuuk
6 djuroom benn 100 teemeer
7 djuroom gnaar 1000 djunni
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