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Order anything by pointing in Yoruba

I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. 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.

Olumo Rock above Abeokuta in southwestern Nigeria
Order anything by pointing
11 words · 20 seconds each · 9 of 11 to pass
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All 11 Yoruba phrases in this lesson

Mo fẹ́...moh FEH
I would like...
Èyíeh-YEE
This one
Ẹlòó ni?eh-LOH nee
How much is it?
Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ fún mi ní ìwé ìṣiròeh JOH eh foon mee nee ee-WEH ee-shee-ROH
The bill, please
Pẹ̀lú káàdìpeh-LOO KAA-dee
By card
Owó lọ́wọ́oh-WOH LOH-woh
In cash

Cash in hand.

OmiOH-mee
Water
Kọ́fìKOH-fee
Coffee
Tíìtee
Tea
BíàBEE-ah
Beer

A loanword for beer, more specific than the general word for alcohol.

Láìsí...LAI-see
Without...

Where Yoruba is spoken

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