Dictionnaire Wolof–anglais

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Mot	Partie du discours	Traduction	Exemple
maa	pronom	I	Maa ngi fi léegi. I am here now.
yaa	pronom	you	Yaa sama xarit. You are my friend.
moom	pronom	he	Moom dafa gudd lool. He is very tall.
moom	pronom	she	Moom mungi kër ga. She is at home.
nun	pronom	we	Nun danuy liggéey bés bu nekk. We work every day.
ñoom	pronom	they	Ñoom dinañu ñëw ëllëg. They are coming tomorrow.
lan	pronom	what	Lan laa tudd? What is your name?
fan	adverbe	where	Fan nga dëkk? Where do you live?
kañ	adverbe	when	Kañ ngay ñëw? When will you come?
kan	pronom	who	Kan moo ngi ci bunt bi? Who is at the door?
lu tax	adverbe	why	Lu tax nga triste? Why are you sad?
nan	adverbe	how	Nan nga ko xam? How do you know?
nekk	verbe	to be	Ñoom nekk nañu bégg tey. They are very happy today.
def	verbe	to do	Dama def sama liggéey bu baax. I do my work well.
dem	verbe	to go	Nun danuy dem jàngu tey saa yi. We go to school early.
ñëw	verbe	to come	Ñëwal fii léegi. Please come here now.
gis	verbe	to see	Damaa gis weer wi ci guddi. I see the moon tonight.
xam	verbe	to know	Ñoom xam nañu tont bi. They know the answer.
xalaat	verbe	to think	Damaa xalaat sama njaboot. I think about my family.
bëgg	verbe	to want	Moom dafa bëgg ndox. She wants some water.
soxla	verbe	to need	Nun dañuy soxla waxtu wu gën. We need more time.
defar	verbe	to make	Ñoom dañuy defar mburu mu bees bés bu nekk. They make fresh bread daily.
jël	verbe	to take	Jël téere bi ak yaw. Take the book with you.
jox	verbe	to give	Jox ma ndox. Give me some water.
wax	verbe	to say	Waxal sa tur. Please say your name.
laaj	verbe	to ask	Damaa laaj laaj bu yomb. I ask a simple question.
gis	verbe	to find	Nun danuy gis caabi bu réer. We find the lost key.
xool	verbe	to look	Xool asamaan si baxa. Look at the blue sky.
jëfandikoo	verbe	to use	Damaa jëfandikoo siis sii bés bu nekk. I use this chair daily.
liggéey	verbe	to work	Ñoom dañuy liggéey ci dëkk bi. They work in the city.
lekk	verbe	to eat	Nun danuy lekk ceeb ci kër ga. We eat rice at home.
naan	verbe	to drink	Naanal ndox mu sedd. Drink some cold water.
nelaw	verbe	to sleep	Xale bi dafa nelaw gaaw. The child sleeps early.
dox	verbe	to walk	Damaa dox dem jàngu bés bu nekk. I walk to school daily.
daw	verbe	to run	Xale bu góor bi dafa daw lool. The boy runs very fast.
jàng	verbe	to read	Moom dafa jàng téere bu bees. She reads a new book.
bind	verbe	to write	Bindal sa tur fii. Write your name here.
wax	verbe	to speak	Ñoom dañuy wax Wolof bu baax. They speak Wolof well.
déglu	verbe	to listen	Déglul jàngalekat bi bu baax. Listen to the teacher carefully.
dégg	verbe	to hear	Damaa dégg ngelaw li biti. I hear the wind outside.
jënd	verbe	to buy	Nun danuy jënd jën tey. We buy fish today.
jaay	verbe	to sell	Ñoom dañuy jaay meññ fii. They sell fruit here.
fey	verbe	to pay	Damaa fey xaalis bi léegi. I pay the money now.
dimbali	verbe	to help	Dimbalil sa yaay. Please help your mother.
bëgg	verbe	to love	Damaa bëgg sama njaboot lool. I love my family deeply.
dëkk	verbe	to live	Ñoom dañuy dëkk ci dëkk bii. They live in this city.
dee	verbe	to die	Garab yu mag yi man naa dee. Old trees can die.
jàng	verbe	to learn	Xale yi dañuy jàng gaaw lool. Children learn very quickly.
jàngal	verbe	to teach	Moom dafa jàngal xale yu ndaw. She teaches young children.
ubbi	verbe	to open	Ubbi bunt bi ndank. Open the door slowly.
téj	verbe	to close	Téj palanteer bi léegi. Close the window now.
nit	nom	person	Bépp nit dafa soxla ndox. Every person needs water.
góor	nom	man	Góor gi dafa am doole lool. The man is very strong.
jigéen	nom	woman	Jigéen ji mooy sama jàngalekat. The woman is my teacher.
xale	nom	child	Xale bi mungi nelaw. The child is sleeping.
xale bu góor	nom	boy	Xale bu góor bi dafa jàng ci dal. The boy reads quietly.
xale bu jigéen	nom	girl	Xale bu jigéen bi dafa naan meew. The girl drinks milk.
njaboot	nom	family	Sama njaboot dëkk na fii. My family lives here.
yaay	nom	mother	Sama yaay dafa togg ceeb. My mother cooks rice.
baay	nom	father	Sama baay dafa liggéey bu metti. My father works hard.
xarit	nom	friend	Moom mooy sama xarit. She is my friend.
kër	nom	house	Kër gi dafa mag lool. The house is very big.
kër	nom	home	Nun danuy dem kër. We are going home.
jàngu	nom	school	Jàngu bi jege na. The school is nearby.
dëkk	nom	city	Dëkk bii dafa mag lool. This city is very large.
réew	nom	country	Sunu réew am na jàmm. Our country is peaceful.
àddina	nom	world	Àddina si dafay soppiku gaaw. The world is changing fast.
mbedd	nom	street	Mbedd mi dafa bari tey. The street is busy today.
néeg	nom	room	Néeg bi dafa tuuti. The room is small.
waxtu	nom	time	Waxtu dafay dem gaaw lool. Time goes very quickly.
bés	nom	day	Tey mooy bés bu baax. Today is a good day.
guddi	nom	night	Guddi gi dafa sedd. The night is cold.
suba	nom	morning	Damaa liggéey suba bu nekk. I work every morning.
ngoon	nom	evening	Nun danuy naan ataaya ngoon gu nekk. We drink tea every evening.
ayubés	nom	week	Benn ayubés weesu na. One week has passed.
weer	nom	month	Weer wii dafa gàtt. This month is short.
at	nom	year	At mii am na solo. This year is important.
tey	adverbe	today	Damaa busy tey. I am busy today.
ëllëg	adverbe	tomorrow	Nun dinañu tukki ëllëg. We will travel tomorrow.
démb	adverbe	yesterday	Moom dafa ñëw démb. She came yesterday.
léegi	adverbe	now	Ñëwal fii léegi. Come here now.
jant	nom	sun	Jant bi dafa tàng lool. The sun is very hot.
weer	nom	moon	Weer wi leeral na ci guddi. The moon is bright tonight.
biddéew	nom	star	Biddéew buy leer ci kaw. A star shines above.
asamaan	nom	sky	Asamaan si baxa na. The sky is blue.
suf	nom	earth	Suf si tooy na. The earth is wet.
safara	nom	fire	Safara si dafa tàng lool. The fire is very hot.
ndox	nom	water	Ndox mi dafa sedd. The water is cold.
taw	nom	rain	Taw bi dafay taw bu bare. The rain is falling hard.
ngelaw	nom	wind	Ngelaw li dafa am doole tey. The wind is strong today.
garab	nom	tree	Garab ga dafa gudd lool. That tree is very tall.
tóor-tóor	nom	flower	Tóor-tóor bii rafet na. This flower is beautiful.
tundu	nom	mountain	Tundu wi dafa kawe. The mountain is high.
dex	nom	river	Dex gi yaatu na. The river is wide.
géej	nom	sea	Géej gi dal na tey. The sea is calm today.
dund	nom	food	Dund gi jekk na. The food is ready.
mburu	nom	bread	Damaa lekk mburu suba bu nekk. I eat bread every morning.
ceeb	nom	rice	Ceeb bi dafa tàng. The rice is hot.
yàpp	nom	meat	Nun nuy togg yàpp. We are cooking meat.
jën	nom	fish	Jën wi sedd na. The fish is fresh.
nen	nom	egg	Damaa lekk benn nen. I ate one egg.
meew	nom	milk	Xale bi dafa naan meew. The child drinks milk.
meññ	nom	fruit	Meññ baax na ci wér-gu-yaram. Fruit is good for health.
ataaya	nom	tea	Nun danuy naan ataaya andandoo. We drink tea together.
kafe	nom	coffee	Moom dafa naan kafe bu tàng. He drinks hot coffee.
bopp	nom	head	Sama bopp metti na tey. My head hurts today.
bët	nom	eye	Bëtam bu xonq na. Her eye is red.
nopp	nom	ear	Sama nopp dégg na bu baax. My ear hears well.
gémmiñ	nom	mouth	Ubbi sa gémmiñ bu yaa. Open your mouth wide.
bakkañ	nom	nose	Sama bakkań dafa sedd. My nose is cold.
loxo	nom	hand	Raxasal sa loxo léegi. Wash your hand now.
tànk	nom	foot	Tànkam am na doole. His foot is strong.
xol	nom	heart	Sama xol dal na. My heart is calm.
tur	nom	name	Sa tur rafet na. Your name is beautiful.
téere	nom	book	Téere bii bees na. This book is new.
baat	nom	word	Baat boobu am na solo. That word is important.
làkk	nom	language	Wolof mooy làkk wu bari. Wolof is a rich language.
xaalis	nom	money	Damaa soxla xaalis wu gën. I need more money.
liggéey	nom	work	Liggéey bii dafa metti. This work is hard.
mbëggeel	nom	love	Mbëggeel am na solo lool. Love is very important.
misig	nom	music	Misig mi rafet na. The music is beautiful.
nettali	nom	story	Nettali bi neex na lool. The story is very interesting.
yoon	nom	way	Yoon wii gën na yomb. This way is easier.
mbir	nom	thing	Mbir moomu bees na. That thing is new.
dund	nom	life	Dund yombul. Life is not easy.
bunt	nom	door	Bunt bi ubbeeku na. The door is open.
taabal	nom	table	Taabal bi set na. The table is clean.
siis	nom	chair	Siis sii dafa tuuti. This chair is small.
oto	nom	car	Oto bi dafa gaaw. The car is fast.
baax	adjectif	good	Dund bii baax na. This food is good.
bon	adjectif	bad	Tont boobu bon na. That answer is bad.
mag	adjectif	big	Kër gi mag na. The house is big.
tuuti	adjectif	small	Néeg bi tuuti na. The room is small.
bees	adjectif	new	Damaa jënd téere bu bees. I bought a new book.
mag	adjectif	old	Kër googu mag na. That house is old.
gudd	adjectif	long	Yoon wi gudd na. The road is long.
gàtt	adjectif	short	Nettali bii gàtt na. This story is short.
kaw	adjectif	high	Tundu wi dafa kaw. The mountain is high.
suuf	adjectif	low	Taabal bi dafa suuf. The table is low.
tàng	adjectif	hot	Ataaya bi dafa tàng. The tea is hot.
sedd	adjectif	cold	Ndox mi dafa sedd. The water is cold.
bég	adjectif	happy	Xale bi bég na. The child is happy.
triste	adjectif	sad	Moom dafa triste tey. She is sad today.
rafet	adjectif	beautiful	Tóor-tóor bi rafet na. The flower is beautiful.
yomb	adjectif	easy	Liggéey bii yomb na. This work is easy.
metti	adjectif	hard	Laaj bii metti na. This question is hard.
gaaw	adjectif	fast	Oto boobu gaaw na. That car is fast.
ndank	adjectif	slow	Mag gi dafa dox ndank. The old man walks slow.
jub	adjectif	right	Sa tont jub na. Your answer is right.
juum	adjectif	wrong	Tont boobu juum na. That answer is wrong.
am solo	adjectif	important	Téere bii am na solo. This book is important.
dëgg	adjectif	true	Nettali bii dëgg la. This story is true.
fees	adjectif	full	Kaas bi fees na. The cup is full.
neen	adjectif	empty	Néeg bi neen na. The room is empty.
ndaw	adjectif	young	Moom ndaw na ba léegi. She is still young.
am doole	adjectif	strong	Góor googu am na doole. That man is strong.
néew doole	adjectif	weak	Xale bi néew doole na. The child is weak.
xonq	adjectif	red	Tóor-tóor bi xonq na. The flower is red.
baxa	adjectif	blue	Asamaan si baxa na. The sky is blue.
wert	adjectif	green	Garab gi wert na. The tree is green.
mbook	adjectif	yellow	Tóor-tóor bi mbook na. The flower is yellow.
ñuul	adjectif	black	Oto bi ñuul na. The car is black.
weex	adjectif	white	Meew mi weex na. The milk is white.
waaw	interjection	yes	Waaw, xam naa ko léegi. Yes, I understand now.
déedéet	interjection	no	Déedéet, manuma ñëw. No, I cannot come.
du	adverbe	not	Lii du baax. This is not good.
ak	conjonction	and	Sama yaay ak sama baay ñëw nañu. My mother and father came.
wala	conjonction	or	Ataaya wala kafe baax na. Tea or coffee is fine.
waaye	conjonction	but	Damaa ñëw, waaye moom dem na. I came, but she left.
bu	conjonction	if	Bu ngee ñëw, woo ma. If you come, call me.
ndax	conjonction	because	Damaa des ndax taw na. I stayed because it rained.
ak	préposition	with	Damaa ñëw ak sama xarit. I came with my friend.
ci ludul	préposition	without	Moom dem na ci ludul xaalis. He left without money.
ngir	préposition	for	May bii ngir yaw la. This gift is for you.
ci	préposition	from	Moom dafa ñëw ci Ndakaaru. She came from Dakar.
ca	préposition	to	Nun dem nañu ca jàngu ba. We went to school.