| ENGLISH | MENDE |
| Afternoon | Fulihun |
| Alcohol | Ndɔ |
| Bar/pub | Ndɔ bama |
| Bargain | Yɛpɛ haka va/Yɛpɛ fa |
| Beard | Kpɛlle |
| Be careful | Pe panda |
| Bed | kpugɔ |
| Biscuit/cookies | Biskiti |
| Blind | pumum/bumum |
| Bobby/cop | Poichi/polisi |
| Bonnet/Hood | Bɔnɛti |
| Boy | Hindolo |
| Rubbish | Baabaa |
| Braids | Ngofɛ |
| Bread | Bredi |
| Bus | Bɔɔsi |
| Candy/sweet | Mɛhɛn nimini |
| Car | Mɔtui |
| Child | Ndui |
| Cholera/Dysentery | Kohulei |
| Circle/roundabout | Kaa/landabawti |
| Coconut | Tɔli |
| Cross Roads/Junction | Pe hugbɔmi |
| Door | Pɛedei |
| Drunk | Ndue hua |
| Dust bin/ Trash can | Kawɛma |
| Ear | Ngoli |
| Enough | I lohiŋ |
| Excuse me | Nya kavay |
| Finish | I kpɔya |
| Flip Flops/ Slippers | Kɔwa |
| Food | Mɛhɛn |
| Friend | Ndiamui |
| Gas/Petrol | Pɛtrol |
| In the open | Ngitiya |
| Bold/fearless | Diilo |
| Girl | Nyaalo |
| Good bye | Malɔ |
| Grill | Kolpɔti |
| Happy | Kohunɛ |
| Head tie | Kpaya |
| Hello | A wiana be/ Buwaa |
| Help me | Gbɔ nyama |
| House | Pɛɛ |
| How are you? | Kahun yena? |
| How do I? | Ngi ye? |
| How much does it cost? | Gbɛjɔngɔ |
| How old are you? | Bi vui? |
| Hurry up | Mafula |
| I am fine | Nya gahun gbiangɔ/kaye nyama |
| I am full | Nya govia |
| I am going home | Nyaa lima pɛɛla |
| I am going to Xyz | Nyaa lima Xyz ngama |
| I am on my way | Nyaana lima |
| I am sorry | Bi lemungɔ |
| I am XYZ/my name is | Nyama XYZ/nya lei mia |
| I don’t have | I nya yeya |
| I know | Ngi kɔɔlɔ |
| I’d like to go XYZ | Nyaagɔ ngi li XYZ |
| I’ll be back | Nyaa wama |
| Leave me alone | Gbe nyama |
| Man | Hindo |
| Market | Nchɔpɔwayhun/makithun |
| Maybe | Kɛɛnga |
| Night | Kpindii |
| Onions | Siibaa |
| Orange fruit | Salui |
| Outside | Ngitiya |
| Peanut | Nikii |
| Please | Kɔnɛle/dayle |
| Plenty | Kpoto |
| Poor | Nyani |
| Power outage | layti ya |
| Provinces | Fulehun |
| Rich | Kpatɛɛ |
| Sand | Nganya |
| Shoe | Kɔwa |
| Soda/pop/Soft drink | Sɔɔ driŋki/njawugei |
| Stand up | Hiŋje bilo |
| Stop | Gbe |
| Street | Tiiti |
| Tailor | Kula hɔɔmui |
| Take me go | Li ange |
| Tap | Pɔmpi |
| Taxi/Cab | Takxsi |
| Thank you | Bisɛ/bayga |
| Thief | Humamui |
| Today | Ha |
| Tomorrow | Sina |
| Female Trader | Makiti majamui |
| Tree | Ngulu |
| Trousers | Bɛɛ |
| Trunk/Boot | Buti |
| Uniform | Yunifɔm |
| Upset | Liile |
| Walk | Jaa |
| Water | Njaa |
| What are you doing? | Gbɔ pi pe ma? |
| What? | Gbee? |
| What’s your name? | Bi bie? Bida la? |
| When? | Migbe? |
| Window | Widei |
| Woman | Nyaahiŋ |
