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 )

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

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