Daily use common Yoruba Sentences and Phrases


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Daily use common Yoruba Sentences and Phrases

Yoruba sentences and phrases


The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Yoruba language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences


WelcomeKaabo
ThanksO ṣeun
GoodO dara
EnjoyGbadun
FineItanran
CongratulationsOriire
I hate youNko ni ife si o
I love youmo nifẹ rẹ
I’m in loveMo ni ife
I’m sorryMa binu
I’m so sorryMa binu se o gbo
I’m yoursEmi ni tire
Thanks againmo dupe lekan si
How are youBawo ni o se wa
I am finemo wa daadaa
Take careO dabọ
I miss youAro re so mi
Youre niceO dara
That’s terribleIyẹn buruju
Thats too badIyẹn buru ju
Thats too muchIyẹn pọ ju
See youWo o
Thank youe dupe
Thank you sirO se sir
Are you freeṢe o ko ṣe nkankan
No problemKosi wahala
Get well soonSAR giri o
Very goodO dara pupọ
Well doneKú isé
What’s upKilode
I cant hear youNko le gburo re
I cant stopNko le da duro
I knowmo mo
Good byeO dabọ
Good ideaImọran to dara
Good luckOrire daada
You are lateo ti pẹ
Who is next?tani tókàn?
Who is she?ta ni obinrin naa?
Who is that man?tani okunrin yen?
Who built it?tani o kọ ọ?
They hurtnwọn farapa
She got angryó bínú
She is a teacherolùkọ́ ni
She is aggressiveo jẹ ibinu
She is attractiveo wuni
She is beautifulo lẹwa
She is cryingo nsokun
She is happyinu re dun
No way!ko ṣee ṣe!
No worriesko si wahala
No, thank youko si, o ṣeun
Im so happyInu mi dun
Im hungryebi n pa mi
Im able to runMo ni anfani lati ṣiṣe
I agreemo gba
I can swimmo le we
I cant comeemi ko le wa
He got angryo binu
He was aloneon nikan
He was braveó jẹ onígboyà
He likes to swimo feran lati we
Dont be angrymaṣe binu
Dont be sadmaṣe banujẹ
Dont crymaṣe sọkun
Come inWo ile
Come onkọja siwaju
Can you come?se o le wa?
Can I help?se mo le ran?
Can I eat this?se mo le je eleyi?
Can I help you?iranlọwọ wo ni mo le ṣe fun ọ?
Can I see?ṣe Mo le ri?
Are you going?se o nlo?
Are you hungry?ṣe ebi n pa Ẹ?
Are you mad?ṣe o ya were?
Are you serious?se tooto ni o so?
Are you sleeping?se o sun bi?
Can you do this?ṣe o le ṣe eyi?
Can you help me?se o le ran me lowo?
Can you tell me?se o le so fun mi?
Come on tomorrowwa lori ọla
Come quicklywa ni kiakia
Could I help you?se mo le ran e lowo?
Could you tell me?se o le so fun mi?
Do not disturb!maṣe dii lọwọ!
Do you hear me?se o gbo mi?
Do you smoke?Ṣe o mu siga?
Have you eaten?se o ti jeun?
Have you finished?se o ti pari?
He can run fasto le sare sare
He began to runó bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í sáré
He did not speakkò sọ̀rọ̀
His eyes are blueoju rẹ jẹ buluu
His smile was goodẹrin rẹ dara
How is your life?bawo ni aye re?
How is your family?bawo ni ebi re?
I am a studentọmọ ile-iwe ni mi
I am going to studyEmi yoo kawe
I am not a teacheremi kii ṣe olukọ
I am sorryMa binu
I believe youmo gba e gbo
I can do this jobmo le ṣe iṣẹ yii
I can run fastermo le sare sare
I can’t believe itemi ko le gbagbọ
It happenso n ṣẹlẹ
It is newtitun ni
It is a long storyitan gigun ni
It looks like an birdo dabi eye
It really takes timeo gba akoko gaan
It was really cheapo je gan poku
It was so noisyo je ki alariwo
It was very difficulto soro gidigidi
It wasnt expensiveo je ko gbowolori
It wasnt necessaryko wulo
Let me checkjẹ ki mi ṣayẹwo
Let me sayjẹ ki n sọ
Let me seejẹ ki n ri
May I come in?se mo le wole?
May I help you?se mo le ran yin lowo?
May I join you?se mo le darapo mo yin?
May I speak?se mo le soro?
May I eat this?se mo le je eleyi?
My father is tallbaba mi ga
My sister has a jobarabinrin mi ni iṣẹ kan
My sister is famousarabinrin mi jẹ olokiki
My wife is a doctorDokita ni iyawo mi
No, Ill eat laterrara, Emi yoo jẹun nigbamii
Please come injọwọ wọle
Please do that againjọwọ tun ṣe bẹ
Please give mejowo fun mi
She admired himó wú u lórí
She avoids meo yago fun mi
She came lasto wa kẹhin
She goes to schoolo lọ si ile-iwe
That house is bigile naa tobi
That is a good ideati o jẹ kan ti o dara agutan
That is my bookiwe mi ni yen
That is my sonomo mi ni yen
The dog is deadaja ti ku
The river is wideodò gbòòrò
There is no doubtko si iyemeji
They are playingwon nsere
They are prettywọn lẹwa
They got marriedwon se igbeyawo
They have few bookswọn ni awọn iwe diẹ
They stopped talkingwọn dẹkun sisọ
This is my friendOre mi leleyi
This bird cant flyeye yi ko le fo
This decision is finalipinnu yii jẹ ipari
This is my bookeyi ni iwe mi
This is my brothereyi ni arakunrin mi
This is my daughtereyi ni ọmọbinrin mi
This is not a jokeeyi kii ṣe awada
This is surprisingeyi jẹ iyalẹnu
This river is beautifulodo yi lẹwa
This story is trueÒótọ́ ni ìtàn yìí
We are happyinu wa dun
Will it rain today?ojo yoo ro loni?
Will you go on a trip?Ṣe iwọ yoo lọ si irin-ajo kan?
Will she come?yio ma wa bi?
Would you kill me?se o pa mi bi?
Would you love me?ṣe iwọ yoo nifẹ mi?
Would you come here?ṣe iwọ yoo wa nibi?
You are a teacheroluko ni o
You are very beautifulo lẹwa pupọ
You are very braveo jẹ akọni pupọ
You broke the ruleso ṣẹ awọn ofin
You love meo ni ife mi
you love me or noto ni ife mi tabi ko
You make me happyo da inu mi dun
You may goo le lọ
You should sleepo yẹ ki o sun
You must study hardo gbọdọ iwadi lile
Whose idea is this?ero tani eyi?
Thanks for your helpO ṣeun fun iranlọwọ rẹ
Thank you for comingo ṣeun fun wiwa
How about youIwo na nko
How is your familyBawo ni idile yin
How to SayBawo ni lati Sọ
Good morningE kaaro
Good afternoonE Kaasan
Good eveningKa a ale
Good nightKasun layọ o
Happy birthdayO ku ojo ibi
Happy ChristmasE ku odun keresimesi
Happy new yearE ku odun eku iyedun
Good to see youÓ dáa láti rí e
I dont like itNko feran re
I have no ideaEmi ko ni imọran
I know everythingMo mo ohun gbogbo
I know somethingMo mọ ohunkan
Thank you so muchmo dupe lowo yin lopolopo
Thanks a millionO ṣeun a million
See you laterMa a ri e laipe
See you next weekE pade wa ni ose to n bo
See you next yearE pade wa ni odun to nbo
See you soonMa ri laipe
See you tomorrowEmi yoo ri ọ ni ọla
Sweet dreamsAwọn ala didùn
I’m crazy about youMo wa were nipa re
Im crazy with youMo wa were pelu re
Nice to meet youInu mi dun lati pade yin
Its very cheapO jẹ olowo pupọ
Just a momentKan kan akoko
Not necessarilyKo ṣe dandan
That’s a good dealIyẹn dara julọ
Youre beautifulO lewa
Youre very niceEniyan daradara ni e
Youre very smartO gbon pupo
I really appreciate itMo mọrírì rẹ̀ gan-an
I really miss youaro re so mi

Hard sentences


What is your nameKi ni oruko re
Which is correct?ewo ni o tọ?
Will you please help me?Jọwọ ṣe iwọ yoo ran mi lọwọ?
Will you stay at home?Ṣe iwọ yoo duro ni ile?
Do you need anything?ṣe o nilo ohunkohun?
Do you need this book?ṣe o nilo iwe yi?
Are you feeling better?ṣe o ni rilara dara julọ?
Are you writing a letter?ṣe o nkọ lẹta kan?
Come and see me nowwá wo mi nisisiyi
Come with your familywa pelu ebi re
Im very busy this weekMo n ṣiṣẹ pupọ ni ọsẹ yii
There is a lot of moneyowo pupọ wa
They are good peopleeniyan rere ni wọn
We need some moneya nilo owo diẹ
What is your destination?Kini ibi-ajo rẹ?
What are you doing today?kini o n ṣe loni?
What are you reading?Kini o nka?
What can I do for you?kini mo le ṣe fun ọ?
What is the problem?Kini iṣoro naa?
What is the story?kini itan naa?
What is your problem?Kini isoro re?
What was that noise?Kini ariwo yẹn?
When can we eat?nigbawo ni a le jẹun?
When do you study?nigbawo ni o kọ ẹkọ?
When was it finished?nigbawo ni o ti pari?
How about your familyBawo ni nipa ẹbi rẹ
Do you understand?ṣe o ye ọ?
Do you love me?se o nife mi?
Dont talk about workmaṣe sọrọ nipa iṣẹ
How can I help you?Bawo ni se le ran lowo?
How deep is the lake?bawo ni adagun naa ti jin?
Im not disturbing youemi ko yọ ọ lẹnu
Im proud of my sonomo mi gberaga
Im sorry to disturb youMa binu lati yọ ọ lẹnu
Is something wrong?nkankan ti ko tọ?
May I open the door?se mo le si ilekun?
Thanks for everythingO ṣeun fun ohun gbogbo
This is very difficultEyi Ṣe nira pupọ
This is very importantEyi jẹ pataki pupọ
Where are you fromNibo ni o ti wa
Do you have any ideaṢe o ni imọran eyikeyi
I love you so muchMo ni ife si e pupo
I love you very muchmo nifẹ rẹ pupọ
I’m in love with youMo ni ife re
I missed you so muchMo ti padanu rẹ pupọ
Let me think about itJẹ ki n ronu nipa rẹ
Thank you very mucho ṣeun pupọ
I cant stop thinkingNko le da ironu duro
Will you stop talking?iwọ yoo dẹkun sisọ?
Would you like to go?ṣe o fẹ lati lọ?
Would you teach me?ṣe iwọ yoo kọ mi?
Where is your room?nibo ni yara rẹ wa?
Where should we go?ibo ni ki a lọ?
Where is your house?nibo ni ile rẹ wa?
Please close the doorjọwọ ti ilẹkun
She agreed to my ideao gba ero mi
That boy is intelligentOmokunrin yen logbon
It was a very big roomyara nla ni
He can swim very fasto le wẹ pupọ
He accepted my ideao gba ero mi
They loved each otherwọn fẹràn ara wọn
When will you reach?nigbawo ni iwọ yoo de?
Where are you from?Nibo ni o ti wa?
Where are you going?Nibo ni iwon lo?
We love each othera fẹràn ara wa
We obeyed the rulesa gbọràn sí àwọn ìlànà
We started to walka bẹrẹ lati rin
We will never agreea ko ni gba
We can make changea le ṣe iyipada
We cook everydaya nse lojojumo
We enjoyed ita gbadun re
What about you?iwọ nkọ?
What are you doing?kini o n ṣe?
What did you say?ki lo so?
What do you need?kini o nilo?
What do you think?kini o le ro?
What do you want?kin o nfe?
What happened?kini o ti ṣẹlẹ?
What is that?kini yen?
When was she born?nigbawo ni a bi?
When will we arrive?nigbawo ni a o de?
Where are you?Ibo lo wa?
Where does it hurt?Ibo lo ti ndun e?
Where is my book?nibo ni iwe mi wa?
Where is the river?ibo ni odo na wa?
Who broke this?tani bu eyi?
Why are you crying?ẽṣe ti iwọ nsọkun?
I cant see anythingnko le ri nkankan
I disagree with youmo koo pelu yin
I like it very muchmo feran re pupo
I need more timemo nilo akoko diẹ sii
I want to sleepmo fe sun
Im able to swimmo le we
Im not a doctoremi kii ṣe dokita
Im taller than youmo ga ju ẹ lọ
Im very sadinu mi dun pupo
Is he a teacher?olùkọ́ ni?
Is she married?se iyawo ni?
Is this book yours?se tire ni iwe yi?
Lets ask the teacherjẹ ki a beere lọwọ olukọ naa
Lets go out and eatká jáde lọ jẹun
Lets go to a moviejẹ ki a lọ si fiimu kan

Difficult sentences


His opinion was not acceptedero re ko gba
His proposals were adopted at the meetingawọn igbero rẹ ti gba ni ipade
How do you come to school?bawo ni o ṣe wa si ile-iwe?
If I had money, I could buy itti mo ba ni owo, mo le ra
If you want a pencil, Ill lend you oneti o ba fẹ pencil, Emi yoo ya ọ ni ọkan
If he comes, ask him to waittí ó bá dé, ní kí ó dúró
If it rains, we will get wetbí òjò bá rọ̀, a ó rọ̀
If I studied, I would pass the examti mo ba kawe, Emi yoo yege idanwo naa
My hair has grown too longirun mi ti gun ju
My mother is always at homeiya mi nigbagbogbo wa ni ile
There are many fish in this lakeọpọlọpọ ẹja ni o wa ninu adagun yii
There are many problems to solveọpọlọpọ awọn iṣoro wa lati yanju
There are some books on the deskdiẹ ninu awọn iwe wa lori tabili
There is nothing wrong with himko si ohun ti ko tọ si pẹlu rẹ
There was a sudden change in the weatheriyipada lojiji ni oju ojo
There was nobody in the gardenko si ẹnikan ninu ọgba
There was nobody thereko si ẹnikan nibẹ
There were five murders this monthawọn ipaniyan marun ni oṣu yii
They admire each otherwọ́n gbóríyìn fún ara wọn
They agreed to work togetherwon gba lati sise papo
They are both good teachersawon mejeeji je oluko rere
We want something newa fẹ nkankan titun
We should be very carefula yẹ ki o ṣọra gidigidi
When can I see you next time?nigbawo ni MO le ri ọ nigba miiran?
When did you finish the work?nigbawo ni o pari iṣẹ naa?
When will you harvest your wheat?nigbawo ni iwọ o ṣe ikore alikama rẹ?
Where do you want to go?nibo ni o fẹ lati lọ?
Where is the pretty girl?nibo ni ọmọbirin lẹwa naa wa?
Which food do you like?ounje wo ni o feran?
Which is more important?ewo ni o ṣe pataki julọ?
Which one is more expensive?eyi ti o jẹ diẹ gbowolori?
Which way is the nearest?ọna wo ni o sunmọ julọ?
Which is your favorite team?ewo ni egbe ayanfẹ rẹ?
Which languages do you speak?awon ede wo ni o nso?
Which team will win the game?egbe wo ni yoo gba ere naa?
Why are you drying your hair?ẽṣe ti iwọ fi n gbẹ irun rẹ?
Why are you late?kilode ti o fi pẹ?
Why did you get so angry?kilode ti o fi binu tobẹẹ?
Why did you quit?kilode ti o fi silẹ?
Why dont you come in?kilode ti o ko wole?


Why were you late this morning?kilode ti o fi pẹ ni owurọ yi?
Why are you so tired today?kilode ti o re yin loni?
Would you like to dance with me?se o fe lati jo pelu mi?
Would you come tomorrow?ṣe iwọ yoo wa ni ọla?
You are always complainingo nigbagbogbo fejosun
Thanks for your explanationo ṣeun fun alaye rẹ
Thanks for the complimento ṣeun fun ekiki
Thanks for the informationo ṣeun fun alaye
Thanks for your understandingo ṣeun fun oye rẹ
Thank you for supporting meo ṣeun fun atilẹyin mi
I really miss you so muchMo ṣafẹri rẹ pupọ
Happy valentine’s dayE ku ayajo ojo ololufe
Whose decision was final?ti ipinnu ti o kẹhin?
Whose life is in danger?ti aye wa ninu ewu?
You are a good teacheroluko ti o dara ni o
You can read this booko le ka iwe yi
You dont understand meo ko ye mi
You have to study hardo ni lati kawe takuntakun
Where do you have pain?nibo ni o ti ni irora?
They are both in the roomawon mejeeji wa ninu yara
That house is very smallile naa kere pupọ
Please give me your handjọwọ fun mi ni ọwọ rẹ
Please go to the schooljọwọ lọ si ile-iwe
Please sit here and waitjọwọ joko nibi ati ki o duro
Please speak more slowlyJọwọ sọrọ ni diẹdiẹ
My father is in his roombaba mi wa ninu yara re
May I ask you something?se mo le beere nkan lowo re?
May I ask you a question?se mo le bi e ni ibeere?
Is the job still available?se ise na si wa bi?
I arrived there too earlymo ti tete de ibẹ ju
Do you have a family?se o ni ebi?
Do you have any problem?ṣe o ni eyikeyi isoro?
Do you have any idea?ṣe o ni eyikeyi agutan?
Did you finish the job?ṣe o pari iṣẹ naa?
Did you like the movie?ṣe o fẹran fiimu naa?
Are we ready to go now?se a setan lati lo bayi?
Would you like to come?se o fe wa?
I dont speak very wellNko soro dada
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