Translate English to Yoruba
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Common English to Yoruba translations
| English | Yoruba | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Bawo ni | BAH-woh nee | ||
| Good morning | E kaaro | eh KAH-roh | ||
| Thank you | E se | eh SHEH | ||
| Please | E jowo | eh JOH-woh | ||
| How much is this? | Elo ni eyi? | EH-loh nee EH-yee | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | Nibo ni ile-igbonse wa? | NEE-boh nee ee-LEH eeg-BOHN-seh wah | ||
| I do not understand | Mi o ye mi | mee oh yeh mee | ||
| Can you help me? | Se e le ran mi lowo? | sheh eh leh rahn mee LOH-woh | ||
| I would like tea | Mo fe mu tii | moh feh moo TEE | ||
| The bill, please | Owo isiro, e jowo | OH-woh ee-SEE-roh eh JOH-woh | ||
| Nice to meet you | Inu mi dun lati pade yin | ee-NOO mee doon LAH-tee PAH-deh yeen | ||
| Goodbye | O dabo | oh DAH-boh | ||
| I need a doctor | Mo nilo dokita | moh NEE-loh doh-KEE-tah | ||
| Excuse me | E ma binu | eh mah BEE-noo |
Tips for English to Yoruba translation
Yoruba is a tonal language with three tones: high (́), mid (unmarked), and low (̀). Tone marks are essential for meaning: owo can mean money, hand, broom, or respect depending on the tones. Written Yoruba should include tone marks, but they are often omitted in informal text.
Yoruba is a Niger-Congo language spoken across southwestern Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. It has had enormous influence on diaspora cultures in the Americas, including Cuban Lucumi, Brazilian Candomble, and Haitian Vodou, where Yoruba vocabulary and religious concepts survive.
Yoruba uses the Latin alphabet with three additional characters: ẹ (open e), ọ (open o), and ṣ (sh). The dot below the letter distinguishes it from the undotted version, which represents a different sound.
Yoruba grammar uses a SVO word order similar to English. Verbs do not conjugate for person or number, simplifying sentence construction. Tense is marked by particles before the verb.
About the Yoruba language
Yoruba is spoken by about 47 million people, primarily in southwestern Nigeria, where it is one of the three main languages alongside Hausa and Igbo. It is also spoken in Benin, Togo, and by diaspora communities in the UK, US, and Brazil.
Yoruba civilization has produced remarkable art, philosophy, and religious systems. The ancient city of Ile-Ife is considered the spiritual homeland of the Yoruba people. Yoruba religious traditions (including the Orishas) have spread globally through the African diaspora and continue to influence culture in Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, and the United States. Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry based largely in Lagos (a Yoruba city), is one of the largest film industries in the world.
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