@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.
@@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 ♥️
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
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!
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 😂😂😂 )
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 💪🏾💃🏾💃🏾
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.
Asalamoualakoum nga def. Sama jakeer Senegalese . I love the Senegalese and there teranga ways.I quite enjoy the communal eating its so much more intimate.Thank you for you video.Jerejef
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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 ❤️
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!
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)
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.
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 :)
🥺🥰🥰 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 🙏🏾💞💞
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.
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! 😊
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!
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!
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!
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 RU-vid 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! 🙌🏾💃🏾
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)
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 !
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~!!
@@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 !
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.
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
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.
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!
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
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🌹
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
@@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.
@@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 😊
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.
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.
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! ☺
“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.
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.
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 🥴🥴
@@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).
@@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.
@@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.
"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.
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!
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