Thank You and Please: Daalụ, biko

Thank You and Please

Level 1

Daalụ: thank you. Biko: please.

How It Works

Two small words make requests and thanks polite.

WordExampleMeaning
daalụDaalụ.Thank you.
daalụDaalụ, Ada.Thank you, Ada.
bikoBiko, nyere m aka.Please help me.
bikoBiko, nye m mmiri.Please give me water.

Add a name or a family word after daalụ to be warmer. A request without biko can sound abrupt, so add it when you ask a stranger or an older person for something.

Examples (4)

  1. Daalụ.

    Thank you.

    A one-word thanks.

  2. Daalụ, Ada.

    Thank you, Ada.

    A name after daalụ.

  3. Biko, nyere m aka.

    Please help me.

    Biko opens a request.

  4. Biko, nye m mmiri.

    Please give me water.

    A command made polite.

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Thank You and Please: Daalụ, bikoLevel 1Thank You and Please

Words in This Pattern

bikodaalụ