More time & directions…
Phrases To Practice / Phrases à la pratique
Ban waxtu moo jot? – What time is it?
Minwi jotna. – It is midnight.
Fukki waxtu ak ñaar jotna. – It is noon.
Naka laa fay demee? – How do I get there?
Ci wetu jumaa ji. – Next to the mosque.
Toppal yoon wi. – Follow this road.
Xam nga fan la? – Do you know where it is?
Kan ngay ñew? – When are we arriving?
Midi Jotna. – It is noon.
Netti waxtu ci ngoon jotna. – It is three in the afternoon.
Jubelal ci biir dekk ba. – Keep going straight through the town.
Ci ñaari waxtu la nuy egg. – We are arriving at two o’clock.
Da ngay tallal ci kanam. - Straight ahead.
Naari waxtu ci suba jotna. – It is two in the morning.
Kan ngay dem? – When are we going?
Ci kanamu jumaa ji. – Across from the mosque.
Fukki waxtu teg na ñeent fukki i simili ak juroóm. – It is ten forty five.
What time is it? Ban waxtoo jot?
Et maintenant en français; Quelle heure est-il?
Do you have a watch? Am nga montar?
Et en français; Avez-vous une montre?
Yes, I have a watch. Waaw am naa montar.
Et maintenant en français; Oui, j’ai une montre.
No, I don’t have a watch. Amuma montar.
Et en français; Non, je n’ai pas de montre.
Below is a table showing how the various portions of the day are labeled in Wolof.
|
ENGLISH WORD |
WOLOF WORD |
WHEN USED |
|
day |
bëcëg |
dawn to nightfall |
|
night |
guddi |
nightfall to dawn |
|
morning |
suba |
dawn to about 2pm |
|
afternoon |
ngoon |
from about 2pm to nightfall |
|
midnight |
xaaju guddi * |
at midnight |
* Literally, “half of the night” (xaaju – to divide, seperate, part, portion).
Ci suba. – In the morning.
Ci ngoon. – In the afternoon.
Ci guddi. – In the evening.
