Learn Bambara with Jeff Frazee

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I am currently using the LAMP method to learn Bambara through French, and these are the listening and repeating exercises that I create.

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  1. 16/05/2011

    Bambara Day 5

    Phrases Our Kids Asked to Learn Get off the wall. Jigi koko kan. Literally: Jigi koko kan. Decend wall on. Do you have a bike? I be negeso bolo Literally: I be negeso bolo? You are bike arm? (Maybe like, "Have you got a bike on you? Possession is strongly emphasized over ownership.) Pet a chicken. Shaé momo. Literally: Shaé   momo. Chicken pet. It is done. A bana. Literally: A bana. It done (finished).

  2. 27/04/2011

    Bambara Day 4

    A common conversation that can be used to learn many things in Bambara. What's your name? I togo be di?                                                             My name is Jacob.                                                             Ne togo ye Yacouba. What's this (that)? Ni yé mun yé?                                                             A chair.                                                             Sigilan. A chair? Sigilan wa?                                                             Yes.                                                             Awo. What's a chair? Sigilan ye mun yé?                                                             People sit on it.                                                             Mogo be sigi a kan. What's he doing? A bé mun kera?                                                             He's planting corn.                                                             A be kaba dan. Why? Mun koson?                                                             The rain is coming and he is a cultivator.                                                             Sanji nana ani a le ye senekéla ye. Thanks. I ni cé.                                                             You're welcome. Where are you going?                                                             M'ba.                           I be ta min? I'm going home. Ne be ta so.                                                             Greet your people.                                                             K'an b'u fo. They'll here it. U na men.                                                             See you later.                                                             K'an ben kofé. Okay. M'ba.

  3. 27/04/2011

    Day 3

    Typical morning greetings Good morning.             I ni sogoma.                                                                         Hey, did you have a peaceful night?                                                             M'ba (male response to a greeting.) Here sira wa? Peace only. Here doron.                                                             How's your family?                                                             Somogo dun? No trouble. Torro té.                                                             Is your wife healthy?                                                             Muso ka kené? She's healthy. A ka kené.                                                             How are your children?                                                             Denmiewsen don? U be di. They're good.                                                             Good. God give you a peaceful day.                                                             M'ba. Ala ka tilé heré. Amen (I agree) Amina

  4. 22/04/2011

    Bambara Day 2

    I am from the United States. Ne bora États Unis. Now, I live in Kadiolo Koko. Sisan, ne be Kadiolo Koko. I want to learn your language and your culture. Ne b'a fe ka aw ka kan ani aw ka ladalako kalan. I left here in the year 2000. Ne bora ya san ba fila. I really like Malians, so I decided to spend some time here. Mali mogow djiara ne ye, o koson ne ya mirri ka na watti ke ya. Break down: Ne bora États Unis. I came from USA (derived from french) ('bo' to go out)('ra' puts the action in the past) Sisan, ne be Kadiolo Koko. Now, I am (city) (neighborhood) Ne b'a        fe ka aw ka kan ani aw ka ladalako kalan. I would like to you-r language and your          culture learn.                   (plural)('ka' shows posession) Ne bora yan san ba fila. ('yan' = here;  'yen' = there) I left here year 1000 2 Mali mogow djiara ne ye, o koson ne Mali people please me to, that because I ya         mirri ka na         watti ke ya. (past) decided to come time         do here.

  5. 22/04/2011

    Bambara Day 1

    I want to learn Bambara. Ne b'a fe ka Bamanakan kalan. I don't understand Bambara yet. Ne te Bamanakan men folo. Give me the road. (Meaning: I would like to go now.) Sira di. I want to be going. Ne be fe ka taga. See you later. K'an ben kofé. (kofé also means behind) God give you a peaceful day. Ala ka tilé heré I agree. (Response to a blessing) Amina. May God answer your request. (Blessing in response to a blessing) Ala kaw ke.

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I am currently using the LAMP method to learn Bambara through French, and these are the listening and repeating exercises that I create.

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