Yorùbá Language

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How to greet and introduce yourself in Yorùbá

Welcome!	1) Káàbọ̀! 2) Ẹ* káàbọ̀! (e makes it formal)
Good Morning	1) Káàárọ̀ 2) E káàárọ̀
Good Afternoon	1) Káàsán 2) Ẹ káàsán
Good Evening (early)	1) Kú Ìrọ̀lẹ́ 2) Ẹ kú Ìrọ̀lẹ́
Good Evening	1) Káalẹ́ 2) Ẹ káalẹ́
Good Night	Ó dàárọ̀!
See you -- See you later	Màá máa rí ẹ -- Màá rí ẹ láìpẹ́
See you tomorrow	Màá rí ẹ ní ọ̀la
Have a safe trip	Wàá gúnlẹ̀ láyọ̀
Goodbye	Ó dàbọ̀

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	1) Kín ni orúkọ ẹ? 2) Kín ni orúkọ yín?
My name is ____	Orúkọ mi ni ____
Where are you from?	1) Níbo ni ẹ ti wá? 2) Níbo ni o ti wá?
I am from ____	Mo wá láti Ìlú ____
Nice to meet you	1) Inú mi dùn láti pàdé ẹ 2) Inú mi dùn láti pàdé yín
How old are you?	1) Ọmọ ọdún mélòó ni ẹ́? 2) Ọmọ ọdún mélòó ni yín?
I am ____ years old	Ọmọ ọdún ______ ni mí

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? -- Whats up? -- You good?	Báwo ni? -- Kín ló ń ṣẹlẹ̀? -- 1) Ṣé dáadáa lo wà? 2) Ṣé dáadáa lẹ wà?
I'm okay -- We are okay	Dáadáa ni mo wà -- Dáadáa la wà
I'm great	1) Dáadáa ni mo wà 2) Mo wà ní àlàáfíà
I'm not good	Mi ò wà dáadáa -- Dáadáa kọ́ lo bá mi
I'm tired	Ó ti rẹ̀ mí
I'm sick	1) Ara mi ò yá 2) Mo ń ṣàárẹ̀
I'm a bit sick	1) Mo ń ṣàìsàn díẹ̀ 2) Àìsàn díẹ̀ ń ṣe mí

Learn Yorùbá

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Yorùbá

Family
How can you describe your family in Yorùbá?

Numbers
How to count in Yorùbá

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Yorùbá

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Yorùbá

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Yorùbá

Question Words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Yorùbá

Shopping
Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Yorùbá

Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

Media
List of music, dances and movies in Yorùbá

Phrases
Extra phrases in Yorùbá that may be handy

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