Basic Yorùbá Travel Phrases: Greetings
Spoken in: Benin, Nigeria, and Togo. |
Language known locally as: Yorùbá. |
Alphabet: Latin alphabet with diacritics. |
Traveling to a Yorùbá speaking country and don't know a word of Yorùbá?
No problem!
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I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special. You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.
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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. 👎🏼 No thank you!
That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!
What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮
I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.
In the meantime, here are my basic Yorùbá travel phrases, for free 🤑
Basic Yorùbá Travel Phrases
Yorùbá Greetings
English | Yorùbá | Pronunciation |
Hello | Bawo ni / Ẹ káàbọ̀ | bah-woh nee / eh kah-boh |
Good morning | Ẹ káàárọ̀ | eh kah-ah-raw |
Good afternoon | Ẹ káàsán | eh kah-ah-sahn |
Good evening | Ẹ káalẹ́ | eh kah-ah-leh |
Goodnight | Ó dàárọ̀ | oh dah-raw |
Goodbye | Ó dàbọ̀ | oh dah-baw |
Have a nice day | Ọjọ́ à dára | aw-jaw ah dah rah |
How are you? | Ṣé àlàáfíà ni? | shay ah-lah-fee-ah nee? |
I’m good, and you? | Mo wà dáadáa, ìwọ nko? | moh wah dah-dah, ee-woh n-kaw? |
Please | Ẹ jọ̀ọ́ | eh jaw |
Thank you | Ẹ ṣé | eh sheh |
You’re welcome | Kò tọ́pẹ | koh tawpeh |
Enjoy your meal | Ẹ gbádùn oúnjẹ yín | eh gbah-doon oon-jeh yin |
I love you | Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ | moh nee-feh reh |
What’s your name? | Kí ni orúkọ rẹ? | kee nee oh-roo-kaw reh? |
My name is ____ | Orúkọ mi ni ____ | oh-roo-kaw mee nee ____ |
Nice to meet you | Inu mi dùn láti mọ yin/ẹ | ee-noo mee doon lah-tee maw yin/eh (elders) |
Where are you from? | Nibo ni o/ẹ ti wá? | nee-boh nee oh/eh (elderls) tee wah? |
I’m from ____ | Mo wá láti ____ | moh wah lah-tee ____ |
I’m ____ | Èmi ni ____ | eh-mee nee ____ |
Cheers! | Ẹ mú ní inú dídùn! | eh moo nee ee-noo dee-doon |
Now you've got all the Yorùbá Greetings travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:
Yorùbá Travel Basics Travel Phrases
Yorùbá Food & Dining Travel Phrases
Yorùbá Days & Numbers Travel Phrases
I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!
Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide 🎁
However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.
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You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!
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You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!
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