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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Yoruba
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. Play the ten Yoruba words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Yoruba phrases in this lesson
- Bẹ́ẹ̀ nibeh nee
- Yes
- RáráRAH-ra
- No
- Ó dáaoh DAA
- Okay
- Kò yé mikoh YEH mee
- I don't understand
- Ṣé ẹ ń sọ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì?sheh eh n shoh GEH-see
- Do you speak English?
- Ṣé ẹ lè tún un sọ?sheh eh leh toon oon SHOH
- Can you repeat that?
- Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ sọ̀rọ̀ díẹ̀díẹ̀eh JOH eh SHOH-roh DEE-eh DEE-eh
- Slowly, please
- Kí ni èyí?kee nee eh-YEE
- What is this?
- Mo nílò...moh NEE-loh
- I need...
- Ṣé ẹ lè ràn mí lọ́wọ́?sheh eh leh ran mee LOH-woh
- Can you help me?