Yorùbá Common Phrases

Here are some popular Yorùbá phrases.

Note that in the Yorùbá language, respect is important.

Some phrases change depending on who you are addressing. In Yorùbá language, we use the same phrases for many people and people we respect. These phrases are usually include the [ Ẹ ] word.

For our peers or people younger than us we use O instead of Ẹ.

Mo fẹ́ jeun

Mo fẹ́ tọ̀

Ebi ń pa mí

Ibo lò ń lọ

[ Ibo lẹ ń lọ ]

[ Ẹ ] jókòó síbí

[ Ẹ ] káàbọ̀

Ẹ kú àbọ̀

Ó dáàbọ̀

Ó di àbọ̀

[ Ẹ ] káàrọ̀ oo

Ẹkú àárọ̀

[ Ẹ ] káàsán

Ẹkú ìrọ̀lẹ́

[ Ẹ ] káalẹ́ oo

Ẹkú alẹ́ oo

[ Ẹ ] pẹ̀lẹ́

Báwo ni

O ṣé

Ẹ ṣé

Ó daa

Ó dára

Kò daa

Kò dára

Tun tun

Oun àtijọ́

Àgbà

Ọmọdé

Ìwọ ńkọ́

Ẹ̀yin ńkọ́

[ Ẹ ] wọlé

Jáde

Mo ti ńlọ

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