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Yoruba to Igbo translation

Most translation tools route Yoruba through English before they reach Igbo, which is where the meaning goes missing. SemaSoma translates the pair directly and hands back a pronunciation guide with every result.

Yoruba to Igbo: everyday phrases

Phrases that appear in both the Yoruba and Igbo courses, lined up side by side with the English meaning so you can check the match.

  • Ẹ ṣéDaalụ
    Thank you/DAA-loo/
  • Ó dàbọ̀Ka ọ dị
    Goodbye/ka aw DEE/
  • Bẹ́ẹ̀ niEe
    Yes/EH-eh/
  • RáráMba
    No/m-BAH/
  • Jọ̀wọ́Biko
    Please/BEE-ko/
  • Báwo ni?Kedu ka ị mere?
    How are you?/KEH-doo ka ee MEH-reh/
  • Mo wà dáadáaỌ dị mma
    I am fine/aw dee m-MAH/
  • Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?Gịnị bụ aha gị?
    What is your name?/GEE-nee boo A-ha gee/
  • OmiMmiri
    Water/m-MEE-ree/
  • OúnjẹNri
    Food/n-REE/
  • Ọ̀rẹ́Enyi
    Friend/EH-nyee/
  • Ọ̀kanOtu
    One/O-too/
  • ÈjìAbụọ
    Two/a-BOO-aw/
  • Ẹ̀taAtọ
    Three/a-TAW/
  • ÀrúnIse
    Five/ee-SEH/
  • Ẹ̀wáIri
    Ten/ee-REE/
  • ỌjàAhịa
    Market/a-HEE-a/
  • ÌyáNne
    Mother/n-NEH/
  • BàbáNna
    Father/n-NA/
  • ỌmọNwa
    Child/nwa/
  • ẸbíEzinụlọ
    Family/eh-zee-NOO-law/
  • ÌyàwóNwunye
    Wife/NWOON-yeh/
  • ỌkọDi
    Husband/dee/
  • ÒníTaa
    Today/TAA/
  • Ọ̀laEchi
    Tomorrow/EH-chee/
  • ÀnáỤnyaahụ
    Yesterday/oo-NYAA-hoo/
  • NísinsìnyíUgbu a
    Now/OOG-boo a/
  • Òwúrọ̀Ụtụtụ
    Morning/oo-TOO-too/
  • Ọ̀sánEhihie
    Afternoon/eh-HEE-hyeh/
  • Alẹ́Mgbede
    Evening/m-GBEH-deh/
  • ÒruAbalị
    Night/a-BA-lee/
  • ẸranAnụ
    Meat/a-NOO/
  • ÌrẹsìOsikapa
    Rice/oh-see-KA-pa/
  • Búrẹ́dìAchịcha
    Bread/a-CHEE-cha/
  • Iyọ̀Nnu
    Salt/n-NOO/
  • Ebi ń pa míAgụụ na-agụ m
    I am hungry/a-GOO-oo na-a-GOO m/
  • Ó dùnỌ na-atọ ụtọ
    It is delicious/aw na-a-TAW oo-TAW/
  • Ọkọ̀Ụgbọala
    Car/oo-GBAW-a-la/
  • IléỤlọ
    House/OO-law/
  • Ọ̀nàOkporo ụzọ
    Road/aw-PAW-raw OO-zaw/

What to know before you translate

About Igbo

Southeastern Nigeriaaround 30 million. Writing system: Latin alphabet with dotted letters (ị, ọ, ụ) and tone marks.

  • Tone is meaningful, and the same spelling can be two different words at different pitches.
  • Dialects vary widely; the written standard is Central Igbo.
  • Greetings often ask about your household rather than about you.

About Yoruba

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

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.