Wolof — top 101 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Wolof | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hello (peace be upon you) | |
| 2 | and peace upon you (reply) | |
| 3 | how are you? (sing.) | |
| 4 | I'm fine (here only) | |
| 5 | peace only (I'm well) | |
| 6 | what's your name? | |
| 7 | my name is... | |
| 8 | thank you | |
| 9 | you're welcome (we share it) | |
| 10 | yes | |
| 11 | no | |
| 12 | excuse me / sorry | |
| 13 | please (if it pleases you) | |
| 14 | goodbye (until next time) | |
| 15 | see you tomorrow | |
| 16 | I / me | |
| 17 | you (sing.) | |
| 18 | he / she / it | |
| 19 | we / us | |
| 20 | you (plural) | |
| 21 | they / them | |
| 22 | person | |
| 23 | people | |
| 24 | man | |
| 25 | woman | |
| 26 | child | |
| 27 | mother | |
| 28 | father | |
| 29 | elder / older sibling | |
| 30 | younger sibling | |
| 31 | wife | |
| 32 | husband | |
| 33 | friend | |
| 34 | the household / family | |
| 35 | water | |
| 36 | to eat / food | |
| 37 | rice | |
| 38 | rice and fish (national dish) | |
| 39 | fish | |
| 40 | meat | |
| 41 | bread | |
| 42 | milk | |
| 43 | Senegalese mint tea | |
| 44 | coffee | |
| 45 | sugar | |
| 46 | salt | |
| 47 | one | |
| 48 | two | |
| 49 | three | |
| 50 | four | |
| 51 | five | |
| 52 | six | |
| 53 | seven | |
| 54 | eight | |
| 55 | nine | |
| 56 | ten | |
| 57 | hundred | |
| 58 | thousand | |
| 59 | to go | |
| 60 | to come | |
| 61 | to walk | |
| 62 | to cook | |
| 63 | to buy | |
| 64 | to sell | |
| 65 | to see | |
| 66 | to listen | |
| 67 | to speak / say | |
| 68 | to know | |
| 69 | to want / to love | |
| 70 | to have | |
| 71 | to be (located) | |
| 72 | to study / read | |
| 73 | to write | |
| 74 | to work | |
| 75 | to sleep | |
| 76 | to pay | |
| 77 | to give | |
| 78 | to do / make | |
| 79 | beautiful / nice | |
| 80 | good | |
| 81 | bad | |
| 82 | small / a little | |
| 83 | many / a lot | |
| 84 | fast | |
| 85 | slowly / gently | |
| 86 | hot | |
| 87 | cold | |
| 88 | now | |
| 89 | today | |
| 90 | tomorrow / morning | |
| 91 | yesterday | |
| 92 | night | |
| 93 | town / village / country | |
| 94 | house / home | |
| 95 | market | |
| 96 | school | |
| 97 | hospital | |
| 98 | money | |
| 99 | peace | |
| 100 | hospitality | |
| 101 | why? |