No thank you

Language / Langue Bambara/Jula-English
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Hello, what is the best way to say “no thank you” like refusing something nicely? I was thinking ayi a ka ɲi (ten). Thanks

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I think that À ka ɲi ten (Lit. ‘It is good like that’) could maybe work.

But to my mind, it is used more often in a context where someone is serving you good and it has reached an appropriate amount. For instance:

– Ka dɔ fara à kan?
– Ayi, à ka ɲi ten!

– Shall I serve you some more?
– No, that’ll do!

If you give more context for a situation when exactly you wanted to “No, thank you” than perhaps other options may come to mind.

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Thanks, yes. Maybe in the context when you finish your plate of food and someone is saying to you to have more.

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In that context, you could also say, Ne ka ɲi ten (as in, “I’m all good” in American English).

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