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English to Yoruba translation

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English to Yoruba: everyday phrases

Common phrases from the Yoruba course, each with a respelling — capitals mark the stressed syllable.

  • Good morningẸ káàárọ̀
    Good morning/eh kah-AH-raw/
  • Good afternoonẸ káàsán
    Good afternoon/eh KAA-sahn/
  • Good eveningẸ kú ìrọ̀lẹ́
    Good evening/eh KOO ee-RAW-leh/
  • Thank youẸ ṣé
    Thank you/eh SHEH/
  • YesBẹ́ẹ̀ ni
    Yes/BEH-eh nee/
  • NoRárá
    No/RAH-rah/
  • PleaseJọ̀wọ́
    Please/JAW-waw/
  • GoodbyeÓ dàbọ̀
    Goodbye/oh DAH-baw/
  • My name is AmaraOrúkọ mi ni Amara
    My name is Amara/oh-ROO-kaw mee nee a-MA-ra/
  • What is your name?Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?
    What is your name?/kee nee oh-ROO-kaw reh/
  • How are you?Báwo ni?
    How are you?/BAH-wo nee/
  • I am fineMo wà dáadáa
    I am fine/mo wah DAA-daa/
  • WaterOmi
    Water/OH-mee/
  • FoodOúnjẹ
    Food/oh-OON-jeh/
  • FriendỌ̀rẹ́
    Friend/AW-reh/
  • HouseIlé
    House/ee-LEH/
  • Where is the market?Ọjà wà níbo?
    Where is the market?/AW-ja wah NEE-bo/
  • How much is this?Èló ni èyí?
    How much is this?/eh-LOH nee eh-YEE/
  • I want waterMo fẹ́ omi
    I want water/mo FEH OH-mee/
  • I don't understandMi ò gbọ́
    I don't understand/mee oh BAW/
  • OneỌ̀kan
    One/AW-kan/
  • TwoÈjì
    Two/EH-jee/
  • ThreeẸ̀ta
    Three/EH-ta/
  • FiveÀrún
    Five/AH-roon/
  • SixẸ̀fà
    Six/EH-fa/
  • SevenÈje
    Seven/EH-jeh/
  • EightẸ̀jọ
    Eight/EH-jaw/
  • TenẸ̀wá
    Ten/EH-wah/
  • MotherÌyá
    Mother/EE-ya/
  • FatherBàbá
    Father/BA-ba/
  • Older siblingẸ̀gbọ́n
    Older sibling/EH-gbawn/
  • Younger siblingÀbúrò
    Younger sibling/a-BOO-raw/
  • ChildỌmọ
    Child/AW-maw/
  • FamilyẸbí
    Family/eh-BEE/
  • WifeÌyàwó
    Wife/ee-YA-waw/
  • HusbandỌkọ
    Husband/AW-kaw/
  • TodayÒní
    Today/oh-NEE/
  • TomorrowỌ̀la
    Tomorrow/AW-la/
  • YesterdayÀná
    Yesterday/a-NA/
  • NowNísinsìnyí
    Now/nee-sin-SIN-yee/

What to know before you translate

About Yoruba

Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and a large diaspora in Brazil, Cuba and the US — around 45 million. Writing system: Latin alphabet with tone marks and sub-dot letters (ẹ, ọ, ṣ).

  • Yoruba is tonal: high, mid and low tones change meaning, so the accent marks are not decoration.
  • Greetings are age- and time-specific — ẹ káàrọ̀ in the morning, ẹ káàsán in the afternoon.
  • The dotted letters ẹ, ọ and ṣ are separate sounds from e, o and s.

How accurate is it?

Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.

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