Èdè Yorùbá

Mo ń ṣe ìtumọ̀.

I am doing translation.

Gẹ̀ẹ́sì ni èdè kejì mi.

English is my second language.

Ìtumọ̀ gangan kò dára nígbà gbogbo.

Literal translation is not always good.

Ìtumọ̀ ọ̀fẹ́ dára jù.

Free translation is better.

Èdè kejì

Second language

Ìtumọ̀ gangan

Literal translation

Ìtumọ̀ ọ̀fẹ́

Free translation

Mo tumọ̀ ìwé àṣẹ.

I translated the official document.

Ìwé ẹ̀rí ìbí.

Birth certificate.

Mo kà ìwé ìgbìmọ̀.

I read the board resolution.

Ìwé àṣẹ

Official document

Ìwé ẹ̀rí

Certificate

Ìwé ìgbìmọ̀

Board resolution

Ilé mi.

My house.

Ìgbóhùnsáfẹ́fẹ́ nílò agbára.

Interpretation requires skill.

Mo jẹ́ àfọwọ́sọ.

I am a translator.

Ìpèsè dára jẹ́ pàtàkì.

Good preparation is important.

Ìgbóhùnsáfẹ́fẹ́

Interpretation

Àfọwọ́sọ

Translator

Ìpèsè

Preparation

Ìtumọ̀ ẹ̀kọ́ gíga.

Higher education translation.

Ìwádìí mi.

My research.

Àkọ́lé àròkọ.

Title of the essay.

Ẹ̀kọ́ gíga

Higher education

Nítorí pé

Because

Ilé rẹ.

Your house.

Ìpolówó ní èdè Yorùbá.

Advertising in Yorùbá language.

Àmì ìṣòwò wa.

Our brand/trademark.

Oníbàárà àkọ́kọ́.

First customer/client.

Ìpolówó

Advertising

Àmì ìṣòwò

Brand/Trademark

Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé

Although

Kí...tó

Before

Lẹ́yìn tí

After

Ìtumọ̀ ìlera.

Health translation.

Àrùn tuntun.

New disease.

Ìwòsàn tó dára.

Effective treatment.

Abẹ̀wò wà.

A patient is here.

Ìwòsàn

Treatment

Abẹ̀wò

Patient/Visitor

Pé

That (complement)

Ilé wa tóbi.

Our house is big.

Ìtumọ̀ ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ.

Technology translation.

Ìlànà tuntun.

New procedure.

Fi ìṣàpẹẹrẹ hàn.

Show an example.

Ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ

Technology

Ìlànà

Method/Procedure

Ìṣàpẹẹrẹ

Example/Sample

Tí

Who/Which/That

Èmi

I/Me (emphatic)

Ìwọ

You (emphatic)

Àfojúsùn wa.

Our objective.

Àfojúsùn

Objective/Target

Òun

He/She (emphatic)

Àwa

We (emphatic)

Mo ń jẹ oúnjẹ.

I am eating food.