
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 say where you come from and ask the question 'where are you from?' in Wolof. Use examples like America, France, Chicago, and L.A. to practice origins.
Learn how to introduce someone in Wolof, using singular and plural forms and terms for younger and older siblings, with name examples such as Somayeh, Maria, and Mustafa.
Learn how to ask and say occupations in Wolof, using examples like I am a teacher, I am a doctor, and I am a student, with verbs and occupation forms.
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.
Practice a short Wolof conversation for buying at a corner store, asking for bread, sugar, and milk, and handling deliveries when bread has not arrived.
Learn to express the Wolof past using affirmative and negative forms for completed and not completed actions, with first and second person examples and recent versus distant past.
Learn to ask for directions using cardinal points, locate places like markets, houses, hotels, and addresses, and respond with simple directional cues.
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.
Learn Wolof through everyday eating scenes, naming dishes like rice with fish and peanut sauce, and practicing restaurant dialogue and tea-time conversations with friends and family.
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!