Yoruba sentences and phrases

To learn Yoruba language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Yoruba sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Yoruba sentences translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Yoruba language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Yoruba language quickly and also play some Yoruba word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Yoruba.

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¤ Easy sentences
¤ Hard sentences
¤ Difficult sentences
¤ Sentences start with
¤ 1000 words
¤ Picture Vocabulary

Daily use common Yoruba Sentences

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

Easy sentences

Welcome	Kaabo
Thanks	O ṣeun
Good	O dara
Enjoy	Gbadun
Fine	Itanran
Congratulations	Oriire
I hate you	Nko ni ife si o
I love you	mo nifẹ rẹ
I’m in love	Mo ni ife
I’m sorry	Ma binu
I’m so sorry	Ma binu se o gbo
I’m yours	Emi ni tire
Thanks again	mo dupe lekan si
How are you	Bawo ni o se wa
I am fine	mo wa daadaa
Take care	O dabọ
I miss you	Aro re so mi
You’re nice	O dara
That’s terrible	Iyẹn buruju
That’s too bad	Iyẹn buru ju
That’s too much	Iyẹn pọ ju
See you	Wo o
Thank you	e dupe
Thank you sir	O se sir
Are you free	Ṣe o ko ṣe nkankan
No problem	Kosi wahala
Get well soon	SAR giri o
Very good	O dara pupọ
Well done	Kú isé
What’s up	Kilode
I can’t hear you	Nko le gburo re
I can’t stop	Nko le da duro
I know	mo mo
Good bye	O dabọ
Good idea	Imọran to dara
Good luck	Orire daada
You are late	o 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 hurt	nwọn farapa
She got angry	ó bínú
She is a teacher	olùkọ́ ni
She is aggressive	o jẹ ibinu
She is attractive	o wuni
She is beautiful	o lẹwa
She is crying	o nsokun
She is happy	inu re dun
No way!	ko ṣee ṣe!
No worries	ko si wahala
No, thank you	ko si, o ṣeun

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I’m so happy	Inu mi dun
I’m hungry	ebi n pa mi
I’m able to run	Mo ni anfani lati ṣiṣe
I agree	mo gba
I can swim	mo le we
I can’t come	emi ko le wa
He got angry	o binu
He was alone	on nikan
He was brave	ó jẹ onígboyà
He likes to swim	o feran lati we
Don’t be angry	maṣe binu
Don’t be sad	maṣe banujẹ
Don’t cry	maṣe sọkun
Come in	Wo ile
Come on	kọja 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 tomorrow	wa lori ọla
Come quickly	wa 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 fast	o le sare sare
He began to run	ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í sáré
He did not speak	kò sọ̀rọ̀
His eyes are blue	oju rẹ jẹ buluu
His smile was good	ẹrin rẹ dara
How is your life?	bawo ni aye re?
How is your family?	bawo ni ebi re?
I am a student	ọmọ ile-iwe ni mi
I am going to study	Emi yoo kawe
I am not a teacher	emi kii ṣe olukọ
I am sorry	Ma binu
I believe you	mo gba e gbo
I can do this job	mo le ṣe iṣẹ yii
I can run faster	mo le sare sare
I can’t believe it	emi ko le gbagbọ
It happens	o n ṣẹlẹ

It is new	titun ni
It is a long story	itan gigun ni
It looks like an bird	o dabi eye
It really takes time	o gba akoko gaan
It was really cheap	o je gan poku
It was so noisy	o je ki alariwo
It was very difficult	o soro gidigidi
It wasn’t expensive	o je ko gbowolori
It wasn’t necessary	ko wulo
Let me check	jẹ ki mi ṣayẹwo
Let me say	jẹ ki n sọ
Let me see	jẹ 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 tall	baba mi ga
My sister has a job	arabinrin mi ni iṣẹ kan
My sister is famous	arabinrin mi jẹ olokiki
My wife is a doctor	Dokita ni iyawo mi
No problem	kosi wahala
No, I’ll eat later	rara, Emi yoo jẹun nigbamii
Please come in	jọwọ wọle
Please do that again	jọwọ tun ṣe bẹ
Please give me	jowo fun mi
She admired him	ó wú u lórí
She avoids me	o yago fun mi
She came last	o wa kẹhin
She goes to school	o lọ si ile-iwe
That house is big	ile naa tobi
That is a good idea	ti o jẹ kan ti o dara agutan
That is my book	iwe mi ni yen
That is my son	omo mi ni yen
The dog is dead	aja ti ku
The river is wide	odò gbòòrò
There is no doubt	ko si iyemeji
They are playing	won nsere
They are pretty	wọn lẹwa
They got married	won se igbeyawo
They have few books	wọn ni awọn iwe diẹ
They stopped talking	wọn dẹkun sisọ
This is my friend	Ore mi leleyi
This bird can’t fly	eye yi ko le fo
This decision is final	ipinnu yii jẹ ipari
This is my book	eyi ni iwe mi
This is my brother	eyi ni arakunrin mi
This is my daughter	eyi ni ọmọbinrin mi
This is not a joke	eyi kii ṣe awada
This is surprising	eyi jẹ iyalẹnu
This river is beautiful	odo yi lẹwa
This story is true	Òótọ́ ni ìtàn yìí
We are happy	inu wa dun
Will it rain today?	ojo yoo ro loni?
Will you go on a trip?	Ṣe iwọ yoo lọ si irin-ajo kan?

Hard sentences

What is your name	Ki ‘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 now	wá wo mi nisisiyi
Come with your family	wa pelu ebi re
I’m very busy this week	Mo n ṣiṣẹ pupọ ni ọsẹ yii
There is a lot of money	owo pupọ wa
They are good people	eniyan rere ni wọn
We need some money	a 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 family	Bawo ni nipa ẹbi rẹ
Do you understand?	ṣe o ye ọ?
Do you love me?	se o nife mi?
Don’t talk about work	maṣe 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?
I’m not disturbing you	emi ko yọ ọ lẹnu
I’m proud of my son	omo mi gberaga
I’m sorry to disturb you	Ma binu lati yọ ọ lẹnu
Is something wrong?	nkankan ti ko tọ?
May I open the door?	se mo le si ilekun?
Thanks for everything	O ṣeun fun ohun gbogbo
This is very difficult	Eyi Ṣe nira pupọ
This is very important	Eyi jẹ pataki pupọ
Where are you from	Nibo ni o ti wa
Do you have any idea	Ṣe o ni imọran eyikeyi
I love you so much	Mo ni ife si e pupo
I love you very much	mo nifẹ rẹ pupọ
I’m in love with you	Mo ni ife re
I missed you so much	Mo ti padanu rẹ pupọ
Let me think about it	Jẹ ki n ronu nipa rẹ
Thank you very much	o ṣeun pupọ
I can’t stop thinking	Nko 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?

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	ero re ko gba
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	awọn 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 it	ti mo ba ni owo, mo le ra
If you want a pencil, I’ll lend you one	ti o ba fẹ pencil, Emi yoo ya ọ ni ọkan
If he comes, ask him to wait	tí ó bá dé, ní kí ó dúró
If it rains, we will get wet	bí òjò bá rọ̀, a ó rọ̀
If I studied, I would pass the exam	ti mo ba kawe, Emi yoo yege idanwo naa
My hair has grown too long	irun mi ti gun ju
My mother is always at home	iya mi nigbagbogbo wa ni ile
There are many fish in this lake	ọpọlọpọ ẹja ni o wa ninu adagun yii
There are many problems to solve	ọpọlọpọ awọn iṣoro wa lati yanju
There are some books on the desk	diẹ ninu awọn iwe wa lori tabili
There is nothing wrong with him	ko si ohun ti ko tọ si pẹlu rẹ
There was a sudden change in the weather	iyipada lojiji ni oju ojo
There was nobody in the garden	ko si ẹnikan ninu ọgba
There was nobody there	ko si ẹnikan nibẹ
There were five murders this month	awọn ipaniyan marun ni oṣu yii
They admire each other	wọ́n gbóríyìn fún ara wọn
They agreed to work together	won gba lati sise papo
They are both good teachers	awon mejeeji je oluko rere
We want something new	a fẹ nkankan titun
We should be very careful	a 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 don’t you come in?	kilode ti o ko wole?

Sentences start with

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.

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Top 1000 words

English to Yoruba – here you learn the top 1000 words, which are 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, and basic-level words are very helpful for beginners and all words have Yoruba meanings.

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

Yoruba Quiz

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 teacher	oluko ni o
You are very beautiful	o lẹwa pupọ
You are very brave	o jẹ akọni pupọ
You broke the rules	o ṣẹ awọn ofin
You love me	o ni ife mi
you love me or not	o ni ife mi tabi ko
You make me happy	o da inu mi dun
You may go	o le lọ
You should sleep	o yẹ ki o sun
You must study hard	o gbọdọ iwadi lile
Whose idea is this?	ero tani eyi?
Thanks for your help	O ṣeun fun iranlọwọ rẹ
Thank you for coming	o ṣeun fun wiwa
How about you	Iwo na nko
How is your family	Bawo ni idile yin
How to Say	Bawo ni lati Sọ
Good morning	E kaaro
Good afternoon	E Kaasan
Good evening	Ka a ale
Good night	Kasun layọ o
Happy birthday	O ku ojo ibi
Happy Christmas	E ku odun keresimesi
Happy new year	E ku odun eku iyedun
Good to see you	Ó dáa láti rí e
I don’t like it	Nko feran re
I have no idea	Emi ko ni imọran
I know everything	Mo mo ohun gbogbo
I know something	Mo mọ ohunkan
Thank you so much	mo dupe lowo yin lopolopo
Thanks a million	O ṣeun a million
See you later	Ma a ri e laipe
See you next week	E pade wa ni ose to n bo
See you next year	E pade wa ni odun to nbo
See you soon	Ma ri laipe
See you tomorrow	Emi yoo ri ọ ni ọla
Sweet dreams	Awọn ala didùn
I’m crazy about you	Mo wa were nipa re
I’m crazy with you	Mo wa were pelu re
Nice to meet you	Inu mi dun lati pade yin
It’s very cheap	O jẹ olowo pupọ
Just a moment	Kan kan akoko
Not necessarily	Ko ṣe dandan
That’s a good deal	Iyẹn dara julọ
You’re beautiful	O lewa
You’re very nice	Eniyan daradara ni e
You’re very smart	O gbon pupo
I really appreciate it	Mo mọrírì rẹ̀ gan-an
I really miss you	aro re so 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 door	jọwọ ti ilẹkun
She agreed to my idea	o gba ero mi
That boy is intelligent	Omokunrin yen logbon
It was a very big room	yara nla ni
He can swim very fast	o le wẹ pupọ
He accepted my idea	o gba ero mi
They loved each other	wọn 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 other	a fẹràn ara wa
We obeyed the rules	a gbọràn sí àwọn ìlànà
We started to walk	a bẹrẹ lati rin
We will never agree	a ko ni gba
We can make change	a le ṣe iyipada
We cook everyday	a nse lojojumo
We enjoyed it	a 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 can’t see anything	nko le ri nkankan
I disagree with you	mo koo pelu yin
I like it very much	mo feran re pupo
I need more time	mo nilo akoko diẹ sii
I want to sleep	mo fe sun
I’m able to swim	mo le we
I’m not a doctor	emi kii ṣe dokita
I’m taller than you	mo ga ju ẹ lọ
I’m very sad	inu mi dun pupo
Is he a teacher?	olùkọ́ ni?
Is she married?	se iyawo ni?
Is this book yours?	se tire ni iwe yi?
Let’s ask the teacher	jẹ ki a beere lọwọ olukọ naa
Let’s go out and eat	ká jáde lọ jẹun
Let’s go to a movie	jẹ ki a lọ si fiimu kan

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 complaining	o nigbagbogbo fejosun
Thanks for your explanation	o ṣeun fun alaye rẹ
Thanks for the compliment	o ṣeun fun ekiki
Thanks for the information	o ṣeun fun alaye
Thanks for your understanding	o ṣeun fun oye rẹ
Thank you for supporting me	o ṣeun fun atilẹyin mi
I really miss you so much	Mo ṣafẹri rẹ pupọ
Happy valentine’s day	E 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 teacher	oluko ti o dara ni o
You can read this book	o le ka iwe yi
You don’t understand me	o ko ye mi
You have to study hard	o ni lati kawe takuntakun
Where do you have pain?	nibo ni o ti ni irora?
They are both in the room	awon mejeeji wa ninu yara
That house is very small	ile naa kere pupọ
Please give me your hand	jọwọ fun mi ni ọwọ rẹ
Please go to the school	jọwọ lọ si ile-iwe
Please sit here and wait	jọwọ joko nibi ati ki o duro
Please speak more slowly	Jọwọ sọrọ ni diẹdiẹ
My father is in his room	baba 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 early	mo 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 don’t speak very well	Nko soro dada