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Most Common Wolof Words
Wolof
Essential Wolof vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ker | house | ker |
| ndox | water | ndokh |
| mburu | bread | mbu-RU |
| yoon wi | time | yoon wi |
| nit | person | nit |
| bés | day | bes |
| yoon | road / way | yoon |
| liggéey | work | lig-GEY |
| xaalis | money | kha-LIS |
| dëkk | city / place | dekk |
| daara | school | da-RA |
| téere | book | te-RE |
| tur | name | tur |
| xale | child | kha-LE |
| xarit | friend | kha-RIT |
| lekk | food | lekk |
| làkk | language | lakk |
| dëkk bu tànk | earth / land | dekk bu tank |
| loxo | hand | lo-KHO |
| xaj | dog | khaj |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| nekk | to be | nekk |
| dem | to go | dem |
| ñëw | to come | nyew |
| wax | to speak | wakh |
| lekk | to eat | lekk |
| nan | to drink | nan |
| gis | to see | gis |
| xam | to know | kham |
| bëgg | to want / love | begg |
| may | to give | mai |
| jël | to take | jel |
| def | to do | def |
| xaar | to think / wait | khaar |
| dëkk | to live | dekk |
| jàng | to read / study | jang |
| bind | to write | bind |
| liggéey | to work | lig-GEY |
| dëgël | to help | de-GEL |
| seet | to find / look | seet |
| top | to hold / follow | top |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| baax | good | baakh |
| bon | bad | bon |
| rëy | big | rey |
| tuuti | small | tuu-TI |
| bees | new | bees |
| mag | old / big | mag |
| rafet | beautiful | ra-FET |
| jege | fast | je-GE |
| set set | slow | set set |
| góor | long / tall | goor |
| gidd | short | gidd |
| tang | warm / hot | tang |
| set | cold | set |
| dëgël | strong | de-GEL |
| yomb | easy | yomb |
| dëgël bu xóot | difficult | de-GEL bu khoot |
| dëgg | important | degg |
| rafet | interesting | ra-FET |
| dëgërul | happy | de-ge-RUL |
| seer | expensive | seer |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kanam | now | ka-NAM |
| tey | today | tei |
| suba | tomorrow | SU-ba |
| démb | yesterday | demb |
| fii | here | fii |
| fale | there | fa-LE |
| jege | quickly | je-GE |
| set set | slowly | set set |
| baax na | well | baakh na |
| lool | very / a lot | lool |
| itam | also / too | i-TAM |
| deedéet | no / not | dee-DEET |
| waaw | yes | waow |
| dëgg | already | degg |
| nópp | still / yet | nopp |
| rekk | only / just | rekk |
| dëgg dëgg | really | degg degg |
| lool | a lot | lool |
| tuuti | a little | tuu-TI |
| léegi léegi | immediately | lee-GI lee-GI |