Lecture – Simple Words and Phrases
Lecture – Simple Words and Phrases
| Yoruba | English | Comments |
| Báwoni | Hello | |
| Bẹ́ẹ̀ni | Yes | |
| Ẹ sé púpọ̀ | Thank you very much | |
| Èmi ò mọ̀ | I don’t know | When someone asks you a question and you do not have an answer |
| Kò yé mi | I do not understand | |
| Kí ni ago sọ? | What is the time? | |
| Omi | Water | |
| Ẹ gbà mí o | Help me! | Could be used to ask for help or as an exclamation when someone says something you extremely disagree with. For example if someone accuses you of stealing meat from the pot, you could reply with ‘E gba mi o’ which is another way of saying, what nonsense is that’. The ‘o’ is for emphasis |
| Níbo ni balùwẹ̀ wà | Where is the bathroom? | Níbo ni means where is? So feel free to conjugate this with other words. For example: nibo ni ounje wa? Meaning, where is the food? |
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| Yoruba | English | Literal translation |
| Oúnjẹ àárọ̀ | Breakfast | Morning food |
| Oúnjẹ òsán | Lunch | Afternoon food |
| Oúnjẹ alẹ́ | Dinner | Night food |
| Ṣé o ti jẹun? | Have you eaten? | |
| Ẹbi ń pa mí | I am hungry | |
| Kílo fẹ́ jẹ? | What would you like to eat? | |
| Oúnjẹ | Food | |
| àkàrà | Fried bean cake | |
| dòdò | Fried plantain | |
| àlùbôsà | Onions | |
| èso | Fruit | |
| ẹ̀wà | beans | |
| oyin | honey |
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| Yoruba | English | Literal translation |
| Ìrìn àjò | Journey/trip/travels | |
| irinṣẹ́ ìrìn àjò | Hiking trip | |
| Ẹkú ilédè | Use this when greeting someone whose relative has travelled for a while | |
| Ẹkú ìdèlé | Used for greeting someone who lost an old relative (mother, father, grandparents, etc) | |
| Ẹkú àbọ̀ | Welcome back (when someone returns from a journey or a short trip or even just returns from work) | |
| Ẹkú Ilé | When you travel or go to work and return, this is how you greet those you meet back at home | |
| Dúró | Stop | |
| Wá | Come | |
| Eélòó ni eléyìí? | How much is this? | When you go to the market, you can use this to ask for prices |
| Kíni orúkọ re? | What is your name? | |
| Orúkọ mi ni.. | My name is .. |