Gorée Island, Dakar, and national parks invite you to archaeology, safari, and Senegalese cuisine.
01.01 New Year
July 04.04, Independence Day
May 01.05, Labor Day
December 25.12, Christmas
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
17 police
18, fire department
15, emergency medical care
116 111, child helpline
– Leopold Senghor, poet and president
– Abdoulaye Wade, President
– Sadio Mane, footballer
- entering sacred groves without permission
– photographing traditional ceremonies
– export of ivory
- participation of foreigners in rallies
– hunting for rare animals
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– Respect for elders is expressed in special forms of address
– It is customary to bargain at markets.
– Traditional dances and music play an important role.
– In the villages, tourists are asked to respect traditions
– greeting / Bonjour / bonjour
– gratitude / Merci / merci
– please / S'il vous plaît / sil vu ple
– I'm sorry / Désolé / dezole
– Where is the bus…? / Où est le bus…? / ue le bus
– How much does the ticket cost? / How much does the ticket cost?
– pharmacy / Pharmacie / farmasi
– I need a doctor / J'ai besoin d'un médecin / zhe bezua d'eh medsen
– I need help / J'ai besoin d'aide / zhe bezua d'ed
– Call the police / Appelez la police / aple la polis
– Call an ambulance / Appelez une ambulance / aple yn ambulans
– Very tasty! / Très bon! / tre bon
– bill, please / L'addition, s'il vous plaît / ladision sil vu ple
– toast / À votre santé! (To your health!) / a votr sante
– joke / In Senegal, drums are louder than engines!
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (rice, fish, peanut sauce)
– Music (mbalaks)
– Dances and traditions
- Football
– Nature and tourism
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
- Social problems
- Poverty
- Ethnic differences
– swim in the Atlantic
- listen to music
– haikit
– tasting peanut dishes
Gorée Island, Dakar, and national parks invite you to archaeology, safari, and Senegalese cuisine.
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01.01 New Year
July 04.04, Independence Day
May 01.05, Labor Day
December 25.12, Christmas
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
17 police
18, fire department
15, emergency medical care
116 111, child helpline
– Leopold Senghor, poet and president
– Abdoulaye Wade, President
– Sadio Mane, footballer
- entering sacred groves without permission
– photographing traditional ceremonies
– export of ivory
- participation of foreigners in rallies
– hunting for rare animals
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– Respect for elders is expressed in special forms of address
– It is customary to bargain at markets.
– Traditional dances and music play an important role.
– In the villages, tourists are asked to respect traditions
– greeting / Bonjour / bonjour
– gratitude / Merci / merci
– please / S'il vous plaît / sil vu ple
– I'm sorry / Désolé / dezole
– Where is the bus…? / Où est le bus…? / ue le bus
– How much does the ticket cost? / How much does the ticket cost?
– pharmacy / Pharmacie / farmasi
– I need a doctor / J'ai besoin d'un médecin / zhe bezua d'eh medsen
– I need help / J'ai besoin d'aide / zhe bezua d'ed
– Call the police / Appelez la police / aple la polis
– Call an ambulance / Appelez une ambulance / aple yn ambulans
– Very tasty! / Très bon! / tre bon
– bill, please / L'addition, s'il vous plaît / ladision sil vu ple
– toast / À votre santé! (To your health!) / a votr sante
– joke / In Senegal, drums are louder than engines!
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (rice, fish, peanut sauce)
– Music (mbalaks)
– Dances and traditions
- Football
– Nature and tourism
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
- Social problems
- Poverty
- Ethnic differences
– swim in the Atlantic
- listen to music
– haikit
– tasting peanut dishes