tearsnintãmí-ã́ntears, weepingF sã n kĩ ne boɛɛga, f nintãm sata raagẽ.If you are related to the goat, your tears will flow in the market. (Proverb: he who is sensitive to the sufferings of others, to the mistakes they make, to the unenviable fate they live will always feel sorry for them.)
tears in my eyesmidddadvinsistence, tears in my eyesbiigã yɩɩ middd... tɩ b sẽn buk yẽ poor n be.
teaseyoge 1óvjest, joke with, tease, make fun ofB yogda rakɩɩre.They tease those with whom they have a joking relationships.gabseàvjoke, jest, amuse, tease, skimp, be inefficientb bool-b lame tɩ b wa rɩ tɩ b yas n gabsdẽ.
teenagerbi-bɩɩgaɩ̀-ányoung man, young person, adolescent, teenager, young in the prime of lifeantnin-kẽemasynpolle2Person
teethyẽnan.plteethF sã n pa ki, bɩ f ra sõd f yẽn ye.Until you're dead, don't count your teeth. (proverb indicating: No one knows the dark days to come)
teeth (take with)yĩĩ́veat away, eat into, take with the teeth, nibble, gnawRa le yĩ-y mangɩ-kãsã tɩ y yẽnã na n zãabame.Don't eat unripe mangos any more or the teeth will hurt.
telltogse1òvto recount, tell, relate, narrate, announce, say, pronounce, recountA togsda yellã.He relates the problem.synwilg sẽn yɩlamaane2àvreport, tell, sayB maandame t'a waa zaamẽ.They say that he came yesterday.synwilg sẽn yɩlawilg sẽn yɩlaexpr.to report, tell, give an accountsynmaane2togse1keoogevwarn, charge to do, recommend, tellA Zã keooga yẽnda t'a ra gom bõn-kãng ne ned ye.John charged him to tell no one.togs koeeseexpr.inform, tell
tell a folk-talesolme11ó-èvto tell a story, tell a folk-tale, tell a riddle, recount, relate, tell a riddleM baaba solemdame tɩ m zĩ n kelgdẽ.My father tells me stories and I sit and listen to him.
tell a lieyag zĩriexpr.to lie, to tell a lieFo ka yag zirẽ ne ned ye, fo yaga zirẽ ne Wẽnnaam.You have not lied to people - you have lied to God! (Acts 5:4) yage21á-èvlie, tell a lie, slanderKa sɩd ye, a yagda zĩri.That is not true, he is lying.synporme
tell mewa-waáinterjtell meWa-wa, yaa bõe la woto?Tell me, what is this?
tell offgome 2óvreprove, tell off, reproach, reprimanda gom-a lame t'a wa yãbda.tare13àvscold, reprove, tell offA tara biigã.He scold the child.zabe12àvscold, reprove, bicker, rebuke, tell offM ma zaba maam.My mother told me off.
telleryɛtantellerYell sãamda a ka yɛta.A problem is spoiled because there is no one to speak about it. (Proverb: whenever possible, any concerns should be raised so that a solution can be found.)