wolof for beginners | phrases and etiquettes of senegalese culture

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Essential Wolof phrases for beginners and etiquettes of Senegalese culture
Salaam lovelies! This video as the title suggests is just some basic Wolof phrases and etiquettes of Senegalese culture. I had a ton of fun putting this together. I really hope you enjoy it! Leave a 🇸🇳🇬🇲 emoji if you watched til the end and lemme know if you have any questions.
Wolof PDF - www.livelingua.com/peace-corp...
A Wolof learning manual in English by the Peace Corps
Time Stamps -
0:00 singing (?)
0:14 intro to channel
0:31 who’s this video for?
1:00 [pt. 1] greetings + jamalanteh
2:51 let’s practice greetings
3:05 asking about family
4:40 let’s practice jamalanteh
5:07 last names first
7:17 what’s your name?
7:31 [pt. 2] etiquettes
8:04 asking for things
10:24 no shoes
11:42 communal eating
13:29 restrooms
14:16 greeting elders
15:07 [pt. 3] expressions
15:20 “thank you”
16:04 “please”
16:25 “i’m hungry”
16:51 “i’m full”
17:16 “it’s beautiful”
17:30 ending notes
18:17 outro
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Asalamualaykum!
My name is Sawdatou. I am a Senegalese American Muslimah. This channel is where I will be sharing my life's experiences, lifestyle and wellness tips, self-care and self-love talks, and things related to personal development.
InshAllah I hope this channel brings goodness to everyone subscribed to it. I look forward to growing towards the sun with you all~~ !
Peace & love ♡

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@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

Time Stamps - 0:00 singing (?) 0:14 intro to channel 0:31 who’s this video for? 1:00 [pt. 1] greetings + jamalanteh 2:51 let’s practice greetings 3:05 asking about family 4:40 let’s practice jamalanteh 5:07 last names first 7:17 what’s your name? 7:31 [pt. 2] etiquettes 8:04 asking for things 10:24 no shoes 11:42 communal eating 13:29 restrooms 14:16 greeting elders 15:07 [pt. 3] expressions 15:20 “thank you” 16:04 “please” 16:25 “i’m hungry” 16:51 “i’m full” 17:16 “it’s beautiful” 17:30 ending notes 18:17 outro

@shirleyross899 3 жыл бұрын

@Sincerely Sawda this was an amazing video an very helpful. I've just travel to senegal in June and it was a experience of a lifetime. I truly enjoyed my whole entire stay. Anyway. I was wondering can you do videos on how to shop @ the market meaning like how to ask; how much for something and also learn the numbers in wolof. Also if you know much about the senegal money would be a great video. Just keep up the good work . Love the videos please do more if you can.

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

@@shirleyross899 thank you so much!! I’m glad you found this video to be helpful. And I’m even happier to know you enjoyed your visit to Senegal!! 😊😊 Also, yes! I’ll start working on a video that has phrases and useful words for shopping at markets. I’m not too familiar with Senegalese money because I grew up in the States but I’m sure I can ask my family and share more info on that too. Thank you for watching and commenting ♥️

@papisbiaye533 Жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda Hello,Hope u'r doing alright ,l'm in south Korea since July ,29! Flying back to Sénégal tomorrow!l'm in Chuncheon !

@papisbiaye533 Жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda l made to seoul three Times ,what city are you at ?

@osza 2 ай бұрын

!😊

@honesty7791 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in Sénégal 🇸🇳. I have not been there since 1996. I still have family in Rufisque and Dakar. I enjoyed your class and I think you are very sweet and cute while you’re teaching. You express the kindness and love of Sénégal 🇸🇳 while you’re teaching. I just subscribed to your channel and want to wish you the best success. Thank You

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, you must really miss Senegal and seeing your family. Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a kind hearted comment ☺️☺️ I really appreciate it so much. And thank you for subscribing, I hope you enjoy my future videos as well!

@charlescain68 11 ай бұрын

This is such a great resource for learning some Wollof quickly

@itzchu2772 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Ma'am, professionally done!

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

🥺🥺 thank you!!! 🥰🥰🧡

@OkonkwoIkenna-tg5go 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed it, language barrier can actually disconnect someone that truly loves and wants to talk to you, I really want to learn more. Senegalese people are very hospitable and peaceful.

@georgetware2098 7 ай бұрын

Been looking for ages for a video on how to ask for drinks/food in Wolof. Jerejef very much, this video's been so helpful

@awaniang126 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this video , i’m senegalese & i was never taught wolof , my mom is aa & i haven’t grown up around many other senegalese people . now that i’m starting to get around more senegalese people , friends & family wise , it’s embarrassing not being able to communicate with them . i’m trying to learn but while learning from my family it’s harder because they aren’t very strict with teaching me so it doesn’t go anywhere really & you know how senegalese people are , they like to make jokes about your accent or how you pronounce things & i know they don’t mean harm but it gets to me anyways . i knew a decent amount of things from this video already but a lot i didn’t & it’s nice to be able to learn without judgement . so thank you 🤍 ( sorry for the little vent 😂😂😂 )

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

No don’t apologize!! Thank you so much for sharing 🤍 And I’m glad my video was helpful. Senegalese people and their jokes about accents lowkey hurts 🥲 I know cause I was always teased for my accent growing up. But I think the simple fact that you’re working towards learning on your own shows your passion for Wolof and it’ll pay off. I’ve been meaning to make more Wolof videos but have just been lazy 😅 But I hope I can give more helpful videos in the future. Best of luck with your studies 💪🏾💃🏾💃🏾

@LifeIsForEmos8D 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat! Happy that people like Sawda are here to share the knowledge. I hope you and I can eventually get fluent!

@khadim3284 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit me too

@simplyrokhaya6654 3 жыл бұрын

I really liked this sharing our culture and lauguage makes me feel special

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! And yes, as you should cause you are special love 👏🏾👏🏾♥️

@Ayishanoire Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sista!!!! ❤

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!!♥ Thank you for watching~ ☺

@_ajaimani 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!🇸🇳

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! 💕 Thank you for watching 😊

@aminamuhammad637 9 ай бұрын

Quite educative❤ I'm Ghanaian but, love wolof

@orfeuecalais5958 2 жыл бұрын

Please please do more. You speak so well. Thanks

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! ❤️ I've been on a bit of a hiatus but when I return I'll definitely post more content on learning Wolof :)

@yahseek 2 жыл бұрын

I love your song at the beginning.

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊😊

@taigmanianderson9367 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos! Please keep sharing I am learning so much

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’m glad to hear you’re learning 🙌🏾💃🏾💃🏾 And will do 😊 thanks again for watching and commenting 🥰🥰❤️

@moustacheknight6243 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I listen to this vedio on a regular basis. I am able to pick sound,phonic and of course meaning. I practice. You should continue. The learning opportunity from your vedio is continuous and perpetual for me. Rekindle your flame my precious Sister & Teacher. We love everything you do ❤️

@yasminmurabi7802 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this!!! Lolllll “Rosetta stoneeee” 😂🤣💗💗💗 -Bresha

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

🥴😂😂 thank you Bre!!! 💗💗♥️

@AhmedMedvall 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sister for sharing, we appreciate you 👏👏👏💫

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊 Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!

@sarabarbieri7347 10 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to have found you! I'll surprise my friends with this little vocabulary, hopefully I'll learn the language as soon as I can. Thank you for your work, it's precious

@papisbiaye533 2 жыл бұрын

Thank for sharing, l've lotta american friends who are missionnaries,they gonna need this !!l really appreciate !!keep up the good work !!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! And I’m glad to hear that. I hope it helps 😊😊 Thank you for watching!!

@luciek4124 2 жыл бұрын

That was beautiful! Just as u are :) this helped me a lot since I’m working on a French presentation on Senegalese languages so thankuu

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥰🥰 And I’m glad I could help! Best of luck with your presentation 🙌🏾💃🏾💃🏾

@nawaly18 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this with us!! Loved it!!

@nawaly18 3 жыл бұрын

Also I love your dress! So pretty!

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! I’m glad you loved it🥰🥰🥰 and thank you so much! ♥️♥️

@aminata8320 3 жыл бұрын

love this! very detailed

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰🧡

@gimli232 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this beautifully done video!!!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! 💞💞 thank you for watching and leaving a comment 🤗

@opalblade Жыл бұрын

I watched after seeing Wolof listed as one of the most beautiful languages and was completely enchanted by your video. Thank you for sharing your culture with us :)

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and leaving such a kind comment 😊😊 You're most welcome!

@moustacheknight6243 Жыл бұрын

Thank you again. Alhumdlilahi ala kulli haal. I am able to follow your words eaiser this fourth & fifth time. I am also making progress with practicing too. Your vedio is superb. The series is a great teaching tool for me to grow with. May Allah bless you.

@enricoamniat Жыл бұрын

I like it how you teach not only the language but explaining also the cultural aspect of this language. I have a friend from Senegal I would love to see his face when I greet him next time i see him :D Thank you for you effort keep up the good work I am new Subscriber from Milano (Italy)

@lemuriacoast 2 жыл бұрын

You are so well spoken and sincere 💗 I just made a friend from Senegal so I’m so happy that I found your channel!! Blessings and peace to you🙏🏼

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

🥺🥰🥰 thank you so much!! 💗 I hope you’ll be able to use the Wolof you learn with your new friend 😊 Thank you for watching and blessing and peace to you too 🙏🏾💞💞

@sy-rahnefertari4698 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! You did an excellent job! Kontaana lool! Baax na! It seems that the younger generation uses bi for everything when in actuality it could be yi, gi, mi or wi.

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 🥰🥰 lol I think the Gambian in me always uses “bi”

@davidwood351 Жыл бұрын

My wife, Salimata, was born in San Louis and raised in Dakar. I will watch your channel regularly.

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your support!! And I hope my videos help you learn Wolof and sooner than later you’ll be having full Wolof convos with your wife 🙌🏾🙌🏾

@p15owe83 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I really enjoyed learning Walof with you.

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!! ☺☺ I appreciate you watching my video and being interested in my mother language 💞

@juancristobalsanchezabreu98 2 жыл бұрын

Salam aleykum! Ngeen def? It's true, Senegal wolof and Gambia wolof are pretty diferents like Dakar and Banjul. I'm learning wolof and i like it, begg naa woolof! Jerejef!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Walaykumsalam! Mangfi. Nga def? That’s awesome. I hope your learning journey and easy and fruitful ☺️🙌🏾 You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!!

@janna7249 Жыл бұрын

I’m going to learn 😝

@iconstone7426 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! 😊

@account1307 2 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful thank you!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!! I’m glad to hear this 😭🙌🏾💕

@paapnjaay1586 Жыл бұрын

Maasaa ALLAA soxna si👏 Just a contribution to your great initiative, Maasaa ALLAA! -JÀMMASANTE (In greeting as it' s the case here, use for inquiring about relatives, wishing peace to or praying for peace each other -JÀMMALANTE (be peaceful or behave peacefully towards each other or one another in a society) Niral (Example): Ay jullit da ñoo war di jàmmalante (=jàmmoo) (Muslims should make sure to keep peace among themselves otherwise not to live in warring relationships)

@ibrahimadia6075 3 жыл бұрын

Machallah Nice na 🥰

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

Jerre jef! 😊😊

@djladibuggdapluggpartyndap200 2 жыл бұрын

I love it thank you I hope to learn more

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!! And I’m glad you loved it 😊💞

@newark-born3959 2 жыл бұрын

As salaamu alaykum rahmatullaah. I am making plans/prayers to visit Senegal in January for a 10-day Sankofa pilgrimage. I am looking to learn basic French and Wolof. A great intro video. Keep them going. Jamalanteh!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Walaykumsalam warahamatullahi wa barakatuhu. Oh that’s exciting! InshaAllah I hope you have a safe trip and enjoy your time there🙏🏾 Thank you for watching!! I’m currently editing another Wolof video and hopefully will have it out in the next week or so inshaAllah 🙌🏾💃🏾💃🏾 Jamak salaam!

@user-iu7rb6yh2e 6 ай бұрын

Thank you teaching wolof

@cocokholl7005 3 жыл бұрын

Great job sis ❤️

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🥰♥️♥️

@imanimorrais4317 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was very helpful ❤️. I wanted to make an effort for my Senegalese husband

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! ❤️ I’m really glad to hear you found it helpful ☺️And I hope you’re able to reach your language learning goals with ease and will soon communicate fluently with your husband 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@imanimorrais4317 2 жыл бұрын

Inshallah ❤️. Thank you again for this. Your series was super helpful!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

@@imanimorrais4317 you’re most welcome~!! 💗

@englishbasedonwolof9309 Жыл бұрын

NICE JOB

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@highonlanguages2515 Жыл бұрын

You should make more videos. It is so good.

@keisha6346 2 жыл бұрын

Please do more videos like this

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

I’m currently working on another Wolof video 🙌🏾💃🏾💃🏾 Hopefully it’ll be out in the next two weeks 😊

@Andy-ej4bb 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I want to learn a little Wolof because I've got a new job, working with a few Wolof speakers.

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And that's awesome, it's always really nice to make connections with people through language. I hope this video was helpful. All the best with learning Wolof! 😊

@moustacheknight6243 Жыл бұрын

That was beneficent. Alhumdulah. Please slow down, so I can form memory, and make notes to practice with. Your presentation is very good. I am happy to meet, and engage Wolof.

@missk1942 5 ай бұрын

You can slow down the playback speed on videos, the icon in the top right will let you set the speed it's very handy for languages.

@almostclintnewton8478 2 жыл бұрын

dont know if i was falling in love with you or the langauge but either way this was so thoroughly pleasant to listen to

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

🥺🥰🥰 thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching ❤️

@bleu7734 Жыл бұрын

Assalamualaikum sister I really enjoyed that video you made it very easy for me to understand and it was such a pleasure

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Walaykumsalam! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video and found it easy to follow :) Thank you for watching 🥰🥰

@HaleemaMaryam 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh this video was amazing!!! Jerri jef for making it! My husband is Senegalese so we mainly speak English with each other. But, I'm trying to learn so I can communicate better with his family! Also so our children can communitate with our whole family lol! oh and you are so pretty masha'Allah ! subscribed !

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!! And thank you 💃🏾💃🏾❤️ I’m really glad you enjoyed it. That’s awesome that you’re trying to learn. I hope your learning journey has been fruitful so far! And idk if you’re living in Senegal now but I’d say being around people who speak Wolof would be really helpful to your kids. My nephews were born and raised in America but going on vacation to Senegal for 2-3 months really helped them improve their Wolof. I hope I can be of help in the future too inshaAllah! When I upload in the future I’ll make sure to make more Wolof videos inshaAllah!! Thank you 🥰😭🥰🥰 Welcome~!!

@HaleemaMaryam 2 жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda yesss!! And hopefully we will return soon because having people around our son that’s speaks Wolof will be soo helpful!! For him and I also! And yes your videos would be so helpful ❤️! You’re amazing !

@FatimaStarr2013 Жыл бұрын

Thank you this is very very helpful

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome~! I’m glad you found it helpful ☺️

@jillannma 5 ай бұрын

peace and love from California USA!! As-Salem-u-Alaikum

@grantsims1729 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you. I am from USA and my wife is from Dakar. We've lived in US for 15 yrs so we speak English together, but I would like to enjoy conversation with her Senegalese family and friends. They are all so fun-loving and joke around a lot when together, but I feel left out because I don't speak Walof. They don't do it on purpose I know, Walof is the language that they speak! They have taught me some basic words but as another commented, they lose interest and laugh at my accent-just like it sounds funny to my ear when they say certain things. I appreciate your cultural explanations too! Any suggestions where I could seriously go online to learn Walof? You seem to have not only a gift for explaining , but an inner peace that transcends as you are teaching. Maybe you could put a basic course together??? I would pay. Your English is excellent as well. Most places I've looked are native Walof speakers and English is the second language. You seem to have a great grasp of both languages AND cultures. Thanks again for the video, I subscribed and will be waiting for your course!

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad that you enjoyed this video! Thank you so much for your comment. I recently moved to Korea and am still learning the language so I understand what it feels like to feel left out when others speak a language you’re still learning. There’s a PDF I found online that is pretty extensive in teaching Wolof. It’s in English and the Wolof is also written using Roman letters so it shouldn’t be too hard to read. But unfortunately I didn’t find any audio attached to the pdf. I’ll update the description box to this video soon and include the link to the PDF and any other resources I find. And having a course is an amazing suggestion. At the moment due to work I don’t think I’d be able to develop such a detailed course. But I have been working on some KZfaq videos that’d be based off of the PDF I mentioned. Basically teaching Wolof from the PDF but allowing you to hear what the words/ phrases sound like. I’m still working on it but I hope to have those videos out in the next month or so. I really appreciate you watching and leaving such a kind comment 😊 And I hope your learning journey is fruitful and that in no time you’ll be speaking and joining in on the jokes and laughter with your wife’s family! 🙌🏾💃🏾

@missyednash2 8 ай бұрын

This is Soo beautifull, you teach very well and you where Soo sweet❤❤

@TheFamallama 3 жыл бұрын

For da culture😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@sincerelysawda 3 жыл бұрын

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🇸🇳🇬🇲🇸🇳🇬🇲♥️♥️

@coogichris87 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺

@khadimkhouma5573 Жыл бұрын

Good job my sister🇸🇳

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🇸🇳

@sentiktok3842 2 жыл бұрын

Dieureudieuf jambar

@jiyere 2 ай бұрын

Hey there! Like your channel Do you have any dictionary resources online that includes IPA transcripts of wolof words?

@melokemet 3 ай бұрын

🔥

@bleu7734 Жыл бұрын

You speak English very well

@babsjob8729 2 жыл бұрын

❤️💯

@thiateniang6917 7 ай бұрын

I understand l Bet it ❤️

@user-pw6mj5db4n 7 ай бұрын

❤

@samuelawenti8503 2 жыл бұрын

I like Senegal and I hope to visit Senegal some day. I wanna learn how to speak wollof.

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you get the chance to visit and experience the culture and the people!! ☺️

@ASLmom 2 жыл бұрын

What I learned is the Wanag is that basic toilet that is built in the ground that you find in Senegal and some other countries. But it has become the general word for the restroom. Another fun fact I recently learned « pour water » tuur dokh means pp hahahaha

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Ahh that makes sense! And lolll yeah I feel like we always try to find ways to make everything sound nice or lovely even using the restroom 😂

@momsdou9553 Жыл бұрын

Wolof dou senegal ak gambie rek le nekeu wolof amneu Mauritanie t gnou bari dinagnoukoy lakeu merci .

@modoupanneh7498 3 жыл бұрын

I can see you speak Senegalese wolof

@ebrahimsarr9563 2 жыл бұрын

Well I have a wolof speaking crash so do I get a chance to learn the basics of...

@kaaylakkanglais655 2 жыл бұрын

Great job 👌 keep it up ❤️🇬🇧🇸🇳

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 💞💞

@alexandersilvar Жыл бұрын

Hello, I was wondering, do you offer translation service? From wolof to English and English to wolof on realtime by phone.? Thank you

@modoupanneh7498 3 жыл бұрын

Wolof Gambian and Wolof Senegalese 🥰

@marcelinav_ Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you soo much for taking the time to do this informational vid!! I also have a ?, when they are doing follow up Jamalantehs, like “Ba Defun dara?” or even just “Ana sa wa Kerr?”, is this the time to be honest if the person or persons they are asking about aren’t doing well and explain that to them (those asking), if possible? Just wanting to know if it wouldn’t be in cultural norms to answer honestly with someone you just met in that moment, or to just wait until another time when you know them more and go into detail then. Lol.

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And thank you for watching. So, typically we only answer honestly with people we're quite familiar with and close to. With someone you've just met however we tend to keep the greetings surface level almost. But maybe later, as you get to talk more to that person, even in just your first meeting, you can open up about those things. Senegalese people tend to believe strongly in praying for others and others' well-being so it wouldn't be strange or awkward to give details. But I think it'd be best to do so outside of the greetings. I hope this helps!

@marcelinav_ Жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda Ok, understood, thank you very much. :)

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

@@marcelinav_ you're welcome! ☺

@tokazika3221 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm a student of wolof language online course, but in our chapter it's "maalekum salaam", is it wrong or something...

@GlobalJetGirl 5 ай бұрын

do you offer personal classes?

@sarahamid3925 2 жыл бұрын

Jamalenteh is actually common in many African communities. I thought it’s just a Chadian thing 😅 Greetings are just so long

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Loll oh really? I was aware of Jamalenteh being a thing in other countries but had no idea it was also a long process everywhere 😂

@jaybadji2964 Жыл бұрын

ASA! I noticed your grandmother’s last name is Badji. That’s my last name 😁

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

WaSalaam! Ayye so we're family now lol. Wellcome ☺☺ And thank you for watching

@danayoung5931 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know of an app for translating wolof?

@mariaware8272 3 ай бұрын

Jerre jef o Merci beaucoup. J'ai famille de Senegal Santa bi❓ Notre Famille Ware. Je suis ne en Chicagou❣️ Je parle Anglais et Espanol. Je veux aprendre plus Wolof. C'est une parte de mon histoire. Aidez moi plus S'il vous Plait🌹

@DADDY-ww4ox 2 жыл бұрын

Mashallah , you seem like a lovely lady

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

☺️☺️ thank you~

@NabihAlAmin Жыл бұрын

As Salaamu alaykum Sr. Sawda. Great info & présentation, however sometimes you speak too fast and the subtitles don't stay on long enough to write down and/or read. Jèrèjef.

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Walaykumsalam! Thank you for the feedback, a lot of people have told me I was speaking too quickly 😅😅 InshaAllah in future videos I'll definitely be mindful of this and slow down a bit and leave the words on the screen a while longer. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! ☺

@Dieuecoutes 8 ай бұрын

How do you say welcome?

@abdoulayecherifhaidara4942 Жыл бұрын

Pleas I wanted to know if the Senegalese and Gambian wolof are the same

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

They're not exactly the same because Senegalese Wolof tends to be mixed with French while Gambian Wolof tends to be mixed with English. But we understand each other when we speak so I don't think the differences are too significant.

@Pan.USA.Dojang Жыл бұрын

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@roselynegarcer1656 2 жыл бұрын

What does “amut morom y” means ? And “tuti”?

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

“Amut morom y” means that person who is being talked about is unmatched. Like you’re a gem. There’s no one at your level basically. And “tuti” means small or a little bit.

@sentiktok3842 2 жыл бұрын

Yaw fo deukeu ❤???

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Maan Korea la deukeu :)

@marcelinav_ Жыл бұрын

Also, is this Gambian Wolof or western senegalize Wolof? I’m seeing diff people spell and say things a tad bit differently.

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

So my Wolof is a little mix or Gambian and Senegalese lol. And I'm familiar with the French alphabet but tend to spell my Wolof in English and not in a standard way lol so maybe it's a little weird looking 🥴🥴

@marcelinav_ Жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda lol, no it’s fine ha ha. I understand. Thank you. Do you speak French? Not sure how long you were raised in Senegal compared to Gambia. (I’m also assuming you went to school).

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

@@marcelinav_ loll I'd be lying if I said yes 😅😅 I understand French to an extent but my speaking is minimal. I lived in Senegal for 2 years and then Gambia for 4-5 years. And you're right, I started school in Gambia. So I learned English first. And I only know French because when I was in high school I took classes.

@marcelinav_ Жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda ahhh gotcha. 😊🙏🏻Thank you so much for explaining and the content, that’s so interesting. I admire Senegal and Gambia for its cultural (tribes and such) and language diversity, it amazes me but after the first time I went and got back I was overwhelmed trying to pick the best language to study ha ha. I wanted to study one at a time, but honestly, the more I go, the more I’ll learn and pick up, I have already picked up so much from going once and staying in contact with others from Senegambia.

@patrickodinaka4208 Жыл бұрын

Same as fulani language

@xanoxFR Жыл бұрын

1:19 ignore

@abdoulayecherifhaidara4942 Жыл бұрын

And which one are you speaking

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

I'm speaking Gambian Wolof I think but it's also a mix or Senegalese 😅

@TheCarlScharnberg 2 жыл бұрын

Are you speaking a different dialect than the standard one? Sounds "off" to my ears, i.e. "mangfi" vs "mangifi" (we say the latter).

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

I kind of speak a mix of SeneGambian Wolof. So maybe that’s why the way I pronounce things sounds different. I switch back and forth between using Senegalese dialect and Gambian dialect. Not sure if that answered your question 😅 but yeah

@TheCarlScharnberg 2 жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda Yes, you did. Thanks so much. I got a little confused. I'm half Gambian, and used to be fluent in Wolof as a kid (sadly not anymore, hence why I'm here). But I immediately recognized that you sounded different and used phrases I wasn't used to (or perhaps recall), so I figured it might be a different dialect.Never encountered that before! Hehe. Thanks for trying to teach people Wolof. Almost impossible to find good places to (re)learn it.

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCarlScharnberg ahh okay I see. My family members are both Senegalese and Gambian so I think I got this unique dialect from trying to adapt to the different ways my family speaks. Also growing up in the US and mostly speaking English probably made my dialect hard to place lol. I hope your relearning journey hasn’t been too difficult. And you’re welcome! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment 😊

@ov02002 Жыл бұрын

My gf calls me “souf” what is that in wolof?

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

"Souf" literally means "annoying" but we tend to use it endearingly when speaking to family and friends. The person might be annoyed by you but it's not always from a place of anger, it might just be like when you're talking to your close friends and call them "annoying" when they joke a lot or do something that makes you roll your eyes or shake your head.

@owlthereader7721 4 ай бұрын

You are amazing, the video is well explained bu too fast, I even couldn't read

@just8822 Жыл бұрын

Luo from Kenya: Helloo =Nang'o ,ber How are you =Idhi nade ,Adhi maber U =Them A =Me I =you What's your name? Nyingi ng'aa ? My name is okoth= Nyinga en Okoth Asking for help or assistance Please can you give me water?= Akwayi mondo ikonya gi pi ? Pi =water Help =konya Please =akwayi So that =mondo Etiquette we are on the same page I think Wolof has some arabic words .it interfered with originality of their language.

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this~!! ☺

@SenseiMo247 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. My wife and I are going to Senegal in January. You are a beautiful, sweet girl. I have a son for you:)

@papisbiaye533 2 жыл бұрын

But lemme guess,you ain't living in Sénégal,are you ?

@sincerelysawda 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I live in South Korea. Haven’t visited Senegal in a while 🥲

@papisbiaye533 2 жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda oh wow that's great !!l went in south Korea in 2017 in chuncheon and l've visited jeju island 😊..s.k is a beautiful country !!

@tarnsingh9036 Жыл бұрын

You r so cute

@PaulMcCullough-ur8xu 3 ай бұрын

I live in tupelo Mississippi i hsee met a young man who works at a store near me he speaks broken English and he walks to w work i give him a ride when i see him waking he told me he came across in Mexico like him but he is illegal iv😮always obeyed the law and if trump gets in ha should go back😢

@khadijahd01 2 жыл бұрын

You are saying the words but YOU ARE FLASH THE WORD FOR A SECOND. My husband is from Gambia. I would love to speak my mother-in-law in their language

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

In the future I’ll make sure to leave the words on the screen for a little longer. And that’s great! I hope your learning journey has been easy and enjoyable for you!

@khadijahd01 Жыл бұрын

@@sincerelysawda thank you so much

@sincerelysawda Жыл бұрын

@@khadijahd01 you're welcome~!!😊