
This is a Wolof language course for beginners. By the end of this course you will be able to:
Greet and leave various audiences
Introduce yourself and others
Count numbers, money and negotiate prices
Ask and answer a variety of simple questions about time and directions
Communicate some basic information about everyday life
Order food
Use our famous "car rapide" and taxis to go out and about
Learn formal greetings in Senegal, emphasizing respect and consideration by greeting elders and family, using phrases like as salaam aleikum and jamrock to inquire about well-being.
Learn to introduce yourself in Wolof by sharing your name, where you are from, where you live, and what you do, using examples from the lesson.
Count in Wolof from one to ten, group by fives, and form numbers like sixteen and thirty; when two numbers precede a noun, the last carries the connection.
Explore senegalese transportation, from Kadhem buses with fixed fares and color lines to Anjani vans, Tatta minibus, and taxis, and practice bargaining, asking for destinations, and fares.
Assalaamu Aleykum!
Na nga def?
Dallal ak jàmm Senegal reewu Teraanga!
Man, Marie Fernandes laa tudd. Agsil! Come on in! In this course, I you will learn you how to speak Wolof! Wolof is a language spoken mainly in Senegal, the Gambia and in the Diaspora. In Senegal, although French is the official language, Wolof is the lingua franca, meaning people from different ethnic groups who do not understand one another’s language will use it to communicate. Join me and learn how to greet, to introduce yourself and others, to count numbers, money, and negotiate prices, yes in Senegal you must negotiate, or you will pay the price! You will be able to ask and answer a variety of simple questions about time and provide some basic information about everyday life. Ayca ñu dem!