Convenience Store

1. Bitiki bɛ min?

   Where is the corner shop?

   Usage

   Ask where a small shop is

   Grammar Note

   "bitiki" is a loan from French boutique meaning shop (variant "butiki"). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

2. I b'a fɛ ka mun san?

   What would you like?

   Usage

   What a shopkeeper asks a customer

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary has the pattern "í bɛ́ mùn fɛ̀ ?" (what do you want); "san" is to buy. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

3. Nin sɔngɔ ye joli ye?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   Ask the price

   Grammar Note

   "X sɔngɔ ye joli ye?" asks what the price of X is. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

4. Kelen di n ma

   Give me one, please

   Usage

   Ask for one of something

   Grammar Note

   "kelen" is the number one; "X di n ma" means give X to me. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

5. Buuru bɛ i bolo wa?

   Do you have bread?

   Usage

   Ask whether the shop has bread

   Grammar Note

   "X bɛ i bolo wa?" asks whether you have X (literally, is X at your hand). "buuru" is bread in the dictionary. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

6. Ji suma bɛ i bolo wa?

   Do you have cold water?

   Usage

   Ask for cold water

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary has the example "ji suma" (cold water). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

7. Bɔrɛ di n ma

   I'd like a bag

   Usage

   Ask for a bag for your purchases

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses "bɔ̀rɛ" as sack or bag. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

8. Falen bɛ i bolo wa?

   Do you have small change?

   Usage

   Ask whether the seller has change

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses "fàlen" as to exchange or make change. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

9. Falen tɛ n bolo

   I don't have change

   Usage

   Say that you have no small change

   Grammar Note

   "X tɛ n bolo" means I do not have X. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

10. Eresi di n ma

    The receipt, please

    Usage

    Ask for the receipt after paying

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses "eresi" as receipt. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

11. Ɲɛgɛn bɛ min?

    Where is the toilet?

    Usage

    Ask where the toilet is

    Grammar Note

    An ka taa glosses "ɲɛgɛn" as toilet and shower area; a different word of the same spelling means to draw. The letter ɲ is U+0272. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

12. I barika

    Thank you

    Usage

    Thank the seller

    Grammar Note

    In An ka taa "I barika!" is thank you to one person; "Aw barika" is for several.

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