✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Aan (ahn)
- 👎 No: Noon (noon)
- 🙏 Please: Adhes kohfa (ah-DHES koh-fah)
- 😊 Thank you: Shukuriyaa (shoo-KOO-ree-yah)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Maruhabaa (mah-roo-HAH-bah)
- 😬 Sorry / Excuse me: Ma-aafu kurey (mah-AH-foo koo-RAY)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hello: Assalaamu alaikum (ah-sah-LAHM-oo ah-LY-koom)
- 👋 Bye: Dhanee (Dhah-NEE)
- 🌞 Good morning: Baajjaveri hendhuneh (bah-jah-VEH-ree hen-DOO-neh)
- 🌙 Good night (to retire): Ufaaveri nidhumeh (oo-fah-VEH-ree nee-DOO-meh)
- 🌙 Good night (evening): Baajjaveri reygande (bah-jah-VEH-ree ray-GAN-deh)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Ki sa? (kee sah?)
- 👤 Who?: Ki? (kee?)
- 🕒 When?: Kan? (kahn?)
- 📍 Where?: Kot? (koht?)
- 🛠️ How?: Kouma? / Ki manier? (koo-MAH? / kee mah-NYER?)
- 🤔 Why?: Kifer? (kee-FEHR?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Mo pa kone (moh pah koh-NAY)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Mo pa konpran (moh pah kon-PRAN)
- 🔁 Again: Ankored (ahn-KOH-red)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Mon kapav…? (mon kah-PAHV…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Bon (bohn)
- 👎 Bad: Mal (mahl)
- 😋 Yummy: Délikie! (day-LEE-kee-ay!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Degoute! (day-GOO-tay!)
- 🧸 I like it: Mon kontan sa (mon kon-TAHN sah)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Mon pa kontan sa (mon pah kon-TAHN sah)
- 💧 Water: Dilo (DEE-loh)
- 🍝 Food: Manze (MAHN-zay)
- 👉 This: Sa (sah)
- 👉 That: Sa laba (sah LAH-bah)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Mon apel… (mon ah-PEL…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Ki to apel? (kee toh ah-PEL?)
- 🙋 I am: Mon… (mon…)
- 👉 You are: To… (toh…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Mon kontan (mon kon-TAHN)
- 😢 I’m sad: Mon tris (mon trees)
- 😴 I’m tired: Mon bizin repoze (mon bee-ZIN reh-POH-zay)
- 😡 I’m mad: Mon fâ (mon fah)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Mon blese (mon bleh-ZAY)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Mon pa bien (mon pah BYEN)
- 🥰 I love you: Mon kontan twa (mon kon-TAHN twah)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Mon fam (mon fahm)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Mon swaf (mon swahf)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Zordi (zor-DEE)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Dimane (DEE-mah-nay)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Er (ehr)
- 🌅 Morning: Maten (mah-TEN)
- 🌌 Night: Sware (swahr)
- ⏳ Now: Ere (ehr)
- 🔜 Later: Plitar (PLEE-tar)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Droite (drwaht)
- 🔙 Left: Goche (gosh)
- ⬆️ Straight: Dirize (dee-ree-ZAY)
- ⬅️ Front: Devant (duh-VAHNT)
- ➡️ Behind: Derrier (deh-REE-eh)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Dessus (deh-SOO)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Dessou (deh-SOO)
- 🏠 Inside: Dedan (duh-DAHN)
- 🌳 Outside: Deor (duh-OR)
- 🚪 In: Dedan
- 🏃♀️ Out: Dera (deh-RAH)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Kosta kouma? (KOS-tah KOO-mah?)
- 😮 Too much: Trop! (troh!)
- 👌 A little: Un ti de (uhn tee DAY)
- 1️⃣ One: Enn (ehn)
- 2️⃣ Two: Dé (day)
- 3️⃣ Three: Trwa (trwah)
- 4️⃣ Four: Kat (kaht)
- 5️⃣ Five: Sink/Senk (sank)
- 6️⃣ Six: Sis (sees)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Set (set)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Wit (weet)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Nef (nef)
- 🔟 Ten: Dis (dees)
- 💯 One hundred: San (sahn)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Parski (par‑SKEE)
- 🧩 So…: Alor… (ah‑LOR…)
- 👀 If…: Si… (see…)
- 🆚 But: Mé… (meh…)
- 🔄 Or: O… (oh…)
- ➕ And: E (eh)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Mon bizin (mon bee‑ZIN)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Mon envi (mon ahn‑VEE)
- 🙌 I give: Mon donn (mon don)
- 🤝 I help: Mon ed (mon ed)
- 🙋 I ask: Mon demann (mon duh‑MAHN)
- 🗣️ I say: Mon dir (mon deer)
- 👂 I listen: Mon tous (mon toos)
- 👀 I see: Mon gete (mon geh‑TAY)
- 🦶 I go: Mon al (mon al)
- 🍽️ I eat: Mon manze (mon mahn‑ZAY)
- 🥤 I drink: Mon bwar (mon bwar)
- 🛌 I sleep: Mon dormi (mon dor‑MEE)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Ed mwa! (ed mwah!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Ti vey (tee vay)
- 🛑 Stop!: Arête! (ah‑REHT!)
- 👀 Look!: Gade! (gah‑DAY!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Rilaks (ree‑LAHKS)
- 👏 Come here: Vini la! (vee‑NEE lah!)
- ⏳ Wait: Attan (ah‑TAHN)
- 🌟 Good job!: Bien fé! (byen FAY!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Anou! (ah‑NOO!)