How to conjugate a verb in Bambara

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Bambara verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Bambara verbs are conjugated for each person. The conjugation consists of an ending placed on the verb stem.

Examples

n bɛ taa

I leave

n bɛ segin

I go back

n bɛ kɔnɔ

I wait

n bɛ fɛ

I want

n bε se

I can

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About Bambara

Bambara is similar to Mandinka which is spoken in Gambia. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Bambara would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Bambara

Learn to get by in Bambara with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Bambara phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

I ni sɔgɔma

Good morning

I ni tile

Good afternoon

I ni su

Good evening

Ka su hεrε

Good night

I ni yan kuma!

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Step 8 : Bambara verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Bambara. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Bambara verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Bambara verbs ye, bɛ ... fɛ and (see, want, like). Using the nouns liburu, sigilan and da (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Bambara verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs ye, bɛ ... fɛ and by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Bambara possessive pronouns).

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Bambara possessive pronouns

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