Fula overview

Free Fula starter kit — 25 phrases you can print

A one-page Fula cheat sheet for absolute beginners. Every phrase shows the Fula spelling, what it means, and a respelling with the stressed syllable in capitals so you can say it out loud today. Across the Sahel from Senegal to Sudanaround 35 million.

First words

Greet someone and be polite

  • Jam waaliHello/jam WAH-lee/
  • A jaaraamaThank you/a jaa-RAH-ma/
  • JaɓɓaamaWelcome/ja-BAH-ma/
  • En jaaraamaGoodbye/en jaa-RAH-ma/
  • EeyYes/EH-ay/
  • AlaaNo/a-LAH/
  • NjaafoPlease/n-JAA-foh/
  • Yaafo miSorry/YAA-foh mee/

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Is Fula hard to learn?

  • More than twenty noun classes, which is a lot even for the region.
  • Consonants at the start of words shift depending on the class.
  • Regional varieties differ enough that learners usually pick one.