Mooré phrasebook

Mooré (also Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken on the Mossi Plateau of Burkina Faso.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

Hello.

Ne ye windiga (or windiga informal)

Good morning!

Ne y beogo (or y beogo informal)

Good day!

Ne y windiga (or windiga informal)

Good evening!

Ne y zabré (or zabre informal

How is your morning/day/evening?

Beogo/windiga/zabré kibaré?

your family?

y zak ramba?

Hows your work going?

Tuumda kibaré?

Peace/Health only!, ie, Great!

Laafi bala!

Hows it going? (informal )

Manna wanna?

No problems. (informal)

Yelé kae ye.

It's good? (i.e. you/things)

Ya soma bé? (informal)

It's good. (informal)

Ya soma. (informal)

How are you?

Laafi beme ? ( Yaa wana )

Fine, thank you.

Laafi bala. ( )

What is your name?

 ? ( Fo yuur la a boen?)

My name is ______ .

______ . ( Mam yuur la a _____ .)

Nice to meet you.

. ( )

Please.

. (Behmeh)

Thank you.

. (Barka)

You're welcome.

. (Pa sek ye/ Ka sek ye)

Yes.

. (Ngye )

No.

. (Ayo )

Excuse me. (getting attention)

Y kabre . ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon)

Maan sugri. ( )

I'm sorry.

Maan sugri ( )

Goodbye

Wend na kon'd nindaare( )

Goodbye (informal)

Nindaare ( )

I can't speak Mooré [well].

Maam ka goamda ?????? [wusgo] ye. ( [ ])

Do you speak French?

Yamba goamda farende bi? ( ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

 ? ( ?)

Help!

 ! ( song y mam!)

Look out!

 ! ( !)

Good morning.

Ne yibeogo. ( )

Good evening.

ne y zabre. ( )

Good night.

Ne y yungo. ( )

Good night (to sleep)

Wend na ganeg ne laafi . ( )

I don't understand.

. (Mam ka wumda ye)

Where is the toilet?

twalet be ye? ( ?)

I am trying to learn Moore

Maam saam s'dah Moore.

Number and system

System: %30 Swahili and %30 Kinyarwanda-Kirundi, %40 Other

Numbers

½ - ela-yahma

0 - zaalem

1 - yebre

2 - yiibu

3 - tanbo

4 - naase

5 - nuu

6 - yoobe

7 - yopoe

8 - nii

9 - weeh

10 - piiga

11 - piig la yee

15 - piig la nuu

20 - piisi

22 - piisi la yiibu

30 - piis tan

40 - piis naase

50 - piis nuu

60 - piis yoobe

70 - piis yopoe

80 - piis nii

90 - piis weeh

100 - kuwabga

200 - kobsii

300 - kobstaan

400 - kobsnase

500 - miyango dennu bitanu

600 - miyango zau sau

700 - miyango zekweyo sau

800 - miyango you sau

900 - miyango moku sau

1000 - migighumba ( or "gighumba" )

2000 - migighumbgo boppalu bobbiru

3000 - migighumbgo ttu ppu

4000 - migighumbgo jju ppu

5000 - migighumbgo tatau pathanu

6000 - migighumbgo suu soo

7000 - migighumbgo sewweeo soo

8000 - migighumbugo woo soo

9000 - migighumbugo nuo soo

10000 - miookhjaah-mikhara ( or "oojaa khara" )

20000 - mikhago puuaplu pibiru

30000 - mikhago dudo bubu

40000 - mikhago gogu bubu

50000 - mikhago dahhoau beethanu

60000 - mikhago sok zuu

70000 - mikhago ksawwaayo zuu

80000 - mikhago vuu zuu

90000 - mikhago nou zuu

100000 - miookhjaah-miseeba ( or "oojaa seeba" )

( After the pass on the "rona" phase )

1000000 - miookhjaah-miliyounuya ( or "oojaa liyounuya" )

( After the pass on the "yana" phase )

10000000 - miookhjaah-mirongolina ( or "oojaa rongolina" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

100000000 - miookhjaah-miyangolina ( or "oojaa yangolina" )

( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )

1000000000 - milouyarda ( or "louyarda" )

( After the pass on the "rona" phase )

10000000000 - miroun-miloyordoha ( or "roun-loyordoha" )

( After the pass on the "yana" phase )

100000000000 - miyan-milurdekha ( or "yan-lurdekha" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

1000000000000 - mitirilana ( or "tirilana" )

( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )

1000000000000000 - mikatruhana ( or "katruhana" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

Time

Transportation

Money

money

ligidi

I have no money

Ligidi kahbeh

How much (does it cost)?

Ya wana?

5

wakire

10

yiibo

15

taabo

20

narsé

25

nu

50

piiga

75

piiga la nu (Pi la nu)

100

pissi

125

pissi la nu

150

pissi tah

175

pissi tah la nu

200

pissi narsé

250

pissi nu

500

quabaga

1000

quabassi

1500

quabassi tah

2000

quabassi narsé

2500

quabassi nu