Manding written in the N'Ko→English

Translate Manding written in the N'Ko to English the way locals mean it.

In Manding written in N'Ko, ordinary greetings, praise, and expressions of interest often sound more literal and formal in a textbook than they do in an actual message.

Going the other way? English to Manding written in the N'Ko

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What locals actually say

ߌ ߣߌ ߛߋ

Hi there.

ߌ ߣߌ ߛߋ is a conventional greeting, so its parts are not meant to be translated word for word.

ߊ ߞߊ ߘߌ ߞߏߛߍߓߍ

This is really good.

ߊ ߞߊ ߘߌ literally describes something as sweet, but ߞߊ ߘߌ commonly signals that something is good, enjoyable, or appealing; ߞߏߛߍߓߍ intensifies it.

ߒ ߓߍ ߊ ߝߍ

I’m into it.

The construction ߓߍ ߊ ߝߍ expresses wanting or liking something, rather than physically being with it.

ߒ ߧߋ ߥߊߙߌ ߛߐߙߐ

I got some money.

ߥߊߙߌ (wari) is the everyday Manding word for money, while ߧߋ ... ߛߐߙߐ (ye ... sɔrɔ) presents obtaining it as completed.

ߞߐ߲߬ߜߐ ߓߍ ߒ ߣߊ

I am hungry.

ߞߐ߲߬ߜߐ (kɔngɔ) means hunger, and the ߓߍ ... ߣߊ construction signals that a state is affecting the speaker.

ߒ ߓߊ ߣߊߣߊ

My mother has arrived.

ߓߊ (ba) is the familiar Manding kin term for mother, and ߣߊߣߊ (nana) is the completed come or arrive form.

ߛߊ߲ߖߌ ߓߍ ߣߊ

Rain is coming.

ߛߊ߲ߖߌ (sanji) is the local everyday word for rain, while ߓߍ ߣߊ signals an event in progress or about to happen.

ߛߌߣߌ ߒ ߓߍ ߣߊ

I will come tomorrow.

ߛߌߣߌ (sini) means tomorrow, and ߒ ߓߍ ߣߊ uses the Manding ߓߍ construction to mark an intended or forthcoming action.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

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Manding written in the N'Ko script (right-to-left).

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