Yoruba Alphabets / Yoruba Letters
To learn Yoruba language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Yoruba alphabet/Yoruba letter. If you are interested to learn Yoruba language, this place will help you to learn Yoruba alphabet/character in Yoruba and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others.
To learn Yoruba language, first we learn Yoruba alphabets and then learn Yoruba alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.
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Yoruba languages are spoken in Nigeria over 50 million native speakers to communicates their language around the world.
Yoruba alphabet are called Ahbidi Yoruba. Yoruba vowels are known as awọn vowels and Yoruba consonants are known as kọńsónántì.
Yoruba alphabet is a Latin script/Roman alphabet except (c, q, v, x and z) and added with some extra letters (ẹ, ọ, ṣ and gb).
Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters contains 7 vowels and 18 consonants as shown in below table and their pronunciation in English.
Yoruba Vowels
Yoruba vowels are known as awọn vowels. Yoruba alphabet has 7 vowels. Here we learn Yoruba vowels and their pronunciation in English.
YORUBA VOWELS | ||
Capital Letter | Small Letter | Pronunciation |
A | a | a |
E | e | e |
Ẹ | ẹ | ee |
I | i | i |
O | o | o |
Ọ | ọ | oo |
U | u | u |
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Yoruba Consonants
Yoruba consonants are known as kọńsónántì. Yoruba alphabet has 18 consonants. Here we learn Yoruba consonants and their pronunciation in English.
YORUBA CONSONANTS | ||
Capital Letter | Small Letter | Pronunciation |
B | b | be |
D | d | de |
F | f | ef |
G | g | ge |
GB | gb | gbi |
H | h | aitch |
J | j | jay |
K | k | kay |
L | l | el |
M | m | em |
N | n | en |
P | p | pe |
R | r | ar |
S | s | es |
Ṣ | ṣ | sh |
T | t | te |
W | w | doubleu |
Y | y | wye |
Read also: Daily use Sentences & Phrases
All Yoruba Alphabets
Capital | Small | Pronunciation |
A | a | a |
B | b | be |
D | d | de |
E | e | e |
Ẹ | ẹ | ee |
F | f | ef |
G | g | ge |
GB | gb | gbi |
H | h | aitch |
I | i | i |
J | j | jay |
K | k | kay |
L | l | el |
M | m | em |
N | n | en |
O | o | o |
Ọ | ọ | oo |
P | p | pe |
R | r | ar |
S | s | es |
Ṣ | ṣ | sh |
T | t | te |
U | u | u |
W | w | doubleu |
Y | y | wye |
Read also: Number in Yoruba
Learn Yoruba language, you must learn Yoruba Sentences and Phrases as below, it helps more strength to convey your Yoruba conversations.
SENTENCES & PHRASES | |
Pẹlẹ o | |
Kaabo | |
O ṣeun | |
Oriire | |
E kaaro | |
O ku ojo ibi | |
mo nifẹ rẹ | |
Alphabets in other languages:
Daily use Yoruba Sentences
English to Yoruba - here you learn top sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Yoruba meanings with transliteration.
| Good morning | E kaaro |
| What is your name | Ki 'ni oruko re |
| What is your problem? | Kini isoro re? |
| I hate you | Nko ni ife si o |
| I love you | mo nifẹ rẹ |
| Can I help you? | iranlọwọ wo ni mo le ṣe fun ọ? |
| I am sorry | Ma binu |
| I want to sleep | mo fe sun |
| This is very important | Eyi jẹ pataki pupọ |
| Are you hungry? | ṣe ebi n pa Ẹ? |
| How is your life? | bawo ni aye re? |
| I am going to study | Emi yoo kawe |
Top 1000 Yoruba words
English to Yoruba - here you learn top 1000 words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Yoruba meanings with transliteration.
| Eat | jẹun |
| All | gbogbo |
| New | titun |
| Snore | snore |
| Fast | sare |
| Help | Egba Mi O |
| Pain | irora |
| Rain | ojo |
| Pride | igberaga |
| Sense | ori |
| Large | nla |
| Skill | ogbon |
| Panic | ẹ̀rù |
| Thank | o ṣeun |
| Desire | ifẹ |
| Woman | obinrin |
| Hungry | ebi npa |
Yoruba Vocabulary
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