Useful phrases in Nawdm

A collection of useful phrases in Nawdm, a Gur language spoken in northern Togo and southern and eastern Ghana.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Phrase	Nawdm
Welcome	Bdanmii Ndanmii Yoo (reply)
Hello (General greeting)	Seenŋb
Hello (on phone)
How are you?	L' ba laa? L' ba?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Mba hom
Long time no see
What's your name?	Ba ɦolb na wenii? Ba ɦolb na bee?
My name is ...
Where are you from?
I'm from ...
Pleased to meet you
Good morning (Morning greeting)	B' rorbii V robii
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	B'muunu V muunun
Good evening (Evening greeting)	B'jabrii V jabrii
Good night	B’ doot hɔm
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Ma nyabn (I'm going) T’ ba t’ taŋ (We'll meet again)
Good luck!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)
Have a nice day
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal
Bon voyage / Have a good journey
Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know
Do you understand?
I understand
I don't understand	Ma kpakewa
Please speak more slowly
Please say that again
Please write it down
Do you speak English?	Ma gwɛɛla ŋglism
Do you speak Nawdm?	Ma gwɛɛla nawdm
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
I'm learning Nawdm	Ma kpεlŋa nawdm
Do you speak a language other than Nawdm?
Speak to me in Nawdm
How do you say ... in Nawdm?
Excuse me	Ma jowb
I would like ...
How much is this?	Daɦt? Alaaɦ?
Sorry	Yen
Please	Di kɛwr
Thank you	Ĥera ŋmɛɛgb
Reply to thank you	Ben ɦεra wεgb
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Bin badgu ba te?
This gentleman will pay for everything
This lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?
Do you come here often?
I miss you
I love you
Get well soon
Go away!
Leave me alone!
Help!	Tͻrg man!
Fire!
Stop!
Call the police!
Christmas greetings	B' binkpeemrii V' binkpeemr
New Year greetings	B’binkwɛɛlii
Easter greetings
Birthday greetings
Congratulations!
One language is never enough
My hovercraft is full of eels

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Links

Other collections of Nawdm phrases
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nawdm_phrasebook

Phrases in Gur languages

Kabiye, Mossi, Nawdm, Tem

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