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.