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In Yoruba, hello is Ẹ nlẹ and thank you is Ẹ ṣé. Here are 62 everyday Yoruba phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Yoruba · How to say thank you in Yoruba · How to say goodbye in Yoruba · How to say please in Yoruba · How to say sorry in Yoruba · How to say how are you in Yoruba · How to say my name is in Yoruba
| English | Yoruba |
|---|---|
| Hello | Ẹ nlẹ Polite/plural greeting; informally 'Bawo' |
| Goodbye | Ó dàbọ̀ |
| Please | Jọ̀wọ́ |
| Thank you | Ẹ ṣé Polite form; informal is 'O ṣé' |
| Yes | Bẹ́ẹ̀ni |
| No | Rárá |
| Excuse me / Sorry | Ẹ jọ̀wọ́ 'Pẹ̀lẹ́' is used for a sympathetic 'sorry' |
| Do you speak English? | Ṣé o mọ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì? |
| I don't understand | Mi ò yé mi |
| Please speak slowly | Jọ̀wọ́ sọ̀rọ̀ lọ́ra |
| How much is it? | Ẹló ni èyí? |
| Where is the bathroom? | Ibo ni baluwẹ̀ẹ̀ wà? |
| I'd like this, please | Mo fẹ́ èyí, jọ̀wọ́ |
| The bill, please | Owó, jọ̀wọ́ |
| Where is …? | Ibo ni … wà? Put the place name before 'wà' |
| Help! | Ẹ gbà mí! |
| I need a doctor | Mo nílò dókítà |
| Call the police! | Pe ọlọ́pàá! |
| I don't speak Yoruba | Mi ò lè sọ Yorùbá literally "I can't speak Yoruba" |
| Can you help me? | Ṣé o le ràn mí lọ́wọ́? |
| English | Yoruba |
|---|---|
| Hello | Ẹ nlẹ polite/plural greeting; informally 'Bawo' |
| How are you? | Ṣé àlàáfíà ni? lit. 'is it peace?' |
| I'm fine, thank you. | Àlàáfíà ni, ẹ ṣé. |
| And you? | Ẹ̀yin ńkọ́? with friends: Ìwọ ńkọ́? |
| What's your name? | Kí ni orúkọ yín? polite; with friends: Kí ni orúkọ rẹ? |
| My name is … | Orúkọ mi ni … put your name in the gap |
| Where are you from? | Níbo ni ẹ ti wá? polite; with friends: Níbo ni o ti wá? |
| I'm from … | Láti … ni mo ti wá. put your country in the gap |
| English | Yoruba |
|---|---|
| Slower, please. | Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, ẹ sọ̀rọ̀ lọ́ra with friends: Jọ̀wọ́ sọ̀rọ̀ lọ́ra |
| Again, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ tún un sọ |
| I don't understand. | Kò yé mi |
| How do you say … in Yoruba? | Báwo ni a ṣe ń sọ … ní èdè Yorùbá? |
| Can you write it down, please? | Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, ṣé ẹ lè kọ ọ́ sílẹ̀ fún mi? |
| One moment, please. | Ẹ dúró díẹ̀, jọ̀wọ́ |
| English | Yoruba |
|---|---|
| Take me to the airport, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ gbé mi lọ sí pápákọ̀ òfurufú. |
| Take me to this address, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ gbé mi lọ sí àdírẹ́sì yìí. |
| How much is it to go to …? | Èló ni láti lọ sí …? put the place name after sí |
| Stop here, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ dúró níbí. |
| One ticket to …, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, tíkẹ́ẹ̀tì kan sí … |
| Which bus goes to …? | Báàsì wo ni ó lọ sí …? |
| Where is the train station? | Ibo ni ibùdókọ̀ ojú irin wà? |
| I'm lost. | Mo sọnù |
| Call an ambulance! | Ẹ pe ọkọ̀ aláìsàn! |
| Where is the pharmacy? | Ibo ni ilé oògùn wà? |
| It hurts here. | Níbí ni ó ti ń dùn mí. point to the place |
| I've lost my passport. | Mo ti pàdánù ìwé ìrìnnà mi. |
| My bag was stolen. | Wọ́n ti jí báàgì mi. |
| A table for two, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, tábìlì fún ẹni méjì. |
| The menu, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, mo fẹ́ rí mẹ́nù. |
| Water, please. | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, omi. |
| Is it spicy? | Ṣé ó ní ata? |
| Is breakfast included? | Ṣé oúnjẹ àárọ̀ wà nínú rẹ̀? |
| What is the Wi-Fi password? | Kí ni ọ̀rọ̀ aṣínà Wi-Fi? |
| Can I pay by card? | Ṣé mo lè fi káàdì sanwó? |
| Where is an ATM? | Ibo ni ATM wà? |
| That's too expensive. | Ó wọ́n jù. |
| I'm just looking. | Mò ń wò ó lásán ni. |
| How do you say this in Yoruba? | Báwo ni a ṣe ń sọ èyí ní èdè Yorùbá? |
| My name is … | Orúkọ mi ni … put your name in the gap |
| I'm from … | Láti … ni mo ti wá. put your country in the gap |
| Can you write it down? | Ṣé ẹ lè kọ ọ́ sílẹ̀? |
| Can you say that again, please? | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ tún un sọ. |
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