Please, Thank You, You’re Welcome!

Please – Su la neexee (soo luh ney-khey)
and now en français; S’il vous plaît (seel voo pley)
Thank you – Jërejëf (je-re-jef)
and en français; Merci (mair-see)
You’re welcome – Amul sóló (ah-mool so-loe)
en français; Je vous en prie (zher voo zom pree)

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Grrrreetings!

Proper greetings in the Wolof culture are very important. Often times one will spend several minutes with greetings and pleasantries before getting down to the purpose of their visit. Sometimes the whole visit will just be greetings. Even on Senegalese call-in radio shows the callers and hosts will exchange many greetings [...]

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