Latest Bambara Podcast Episodes

Bambara Day 5

Learn Bambara with Jeff Frazee - May 16, 2011 22:42 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Phrases Our Kids Asked to Learn Get off the wall. Jigi koko kan. Literally: Jigi koko kan. Decend wall on. Do you have a bike? I be negeso bolo Literally: I be negeso bolo? You are bike arm? (Maybe like, "Have you got a bike on you? Possession is strongly ...

Bambara Day 4

Learn Bambara with Jeff Frazee - April 27, 2011 01:20 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A common conversation that can be used to learn many things in Bambara. What's your name? I togo be di?                                                             My name is Jacob.                                                             Ne togo ye Yacouba. What's this (that)? Ni yé mu...

Day 3

Learn Bambara with Jeff Frazee - April 27, 2011 01:18 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Typical morning greetings Good morning.             I ni sogoma.                                                                         Hey, did you have a peaceful night?                                                             M'ba (male response to a greeting.) Here sira wa? Peace on...

Bambara Day 2

Learn Bambara with Jeff Frazee - April 22, 2011 14:25 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I am from the United States. Ne bora États Unis. Now, I live in Kadiolo Koko. Sisan, ne be Kadiolo Koko. I want to learn your language and your culture. Ne b'a fe ka aw ka kan ani aw ka ladalako kalan. I left here in the year 2000. Ne bora ya san ba fila. I really like Malians, so I decid...

Bambara Day 1

Learn Bambara with Jeff Frazee - April 22, 2011 14:21 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I want to learn Bambara. Ne b'a fe ka Bamanakan kalan. I don't understand Bambara yet. Ne te Bamanakan men folo. Give me the road. (Meaning: I would like to go now.) Sira di. I want to be going. Ne be fe ka taga. See you later. K'an ben kofé. (kofé also means behind) God give you a peac...