Èdè Yorùbá

Ìjọba àpapọ̀.

Federal government.

Gómìnà ìpínlẹ̀.

State governor.

Ààrẹ orílẹ̀-èdè.

President of the country.

Ìdìbò ń bọ̀.

Election is coming.

Ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ wa.

Our local government.

Gómìnà

Governor

Ààrẹ

President

Ìdìbò

Election/Voting

Ìjọba ìbílẹ̀

Local government

Ìdàgbàsókè

Development

Ó sọ pé

He/She said that

Òfin orílẹ̀-èdè.

National law.

Ẹ̀jọ́ wà ní kọ́ọ̀tù.

A case is in court.

Adájọ́ ti dájọ́.

The judge has passed judgment.

Agbẹjọ́rò mi dára.

My lawyer is good.

Ẹ̀tọ́ ọmọnìyàn.

Human rights.

Adájọ́

Judge

Agbẹjọ́rò

Lawyer

Wọ́n sọ fún mi pé

They told me that

Mo béèrè pé

I asked whether

Mo fẹ́ omi.

I want water.

Ó dáhùn pé

He/She replied that

Oníṣègùn mi.

My doctor.

Iṣẹ́ abẹ jẹ́ pàtàkì.

Surgery is important.

Ìdánwò ẹ̀jẹ̀.

Blood test.

Ọkàn ń lù.

The heart is beating.

Ìtọ́jú àìsàn jẹjẹrẹ.

Managing chronic illness.

Iṣẹ́ abẹ

Surgery

Àìsàn jẹjẹrẹ

Chronic illness

Mo rò pé

I think that

Lẹ́tà

Letter

Mo lọ sí yunifásítì.

I went to university.

Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n mi.

My professor.

Mo ń kọ àkọ́lé ìwé mi.

I am writing my thesis.

Yunifásítì

University

Àkọ́lé Ìwé

Thesis

Àkọtọ́

Writing/Composition

Akọlé

Heading/Title

Kí ni o ń ṣe?

What are you doing?

Ọ̀rọ̀ ìṣáájú

Introduction

Ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀ Yorùbá.

Yorùbá science.

Ẹ̀rọ amúnáwá wa tóbi.

Our generator is big.

Iná mọ́nàmọ́ná wà.

There is electricity.

Mo ní fóònù alágbèéká.

I have a mobile phone.

Ẹ̀rọ amúnáwá

Generator

Iná mọ́nàmọ́ná

Electricity

Fóònù alágbèéká

Mobile phone

Àpẹẹrẹ

Example

Ìparí

Conclusion

Iṣẹ́ àgbẹ̀ dára.

Farming is good.

Mo lọ sí oko.

I went to the farm.

Àkókò ìrúgbìn.

Planting season.

Àkókò ìkórè.

Harvest season.

Ilẹ̀ yìí lọ́ràá.

This soil is fertile.

Iṣẹ́ àgbẹ̀

Farming

Ìrúgbìn

Seed/Planting

Ìkórè

Harvest

Gbólóhùn

Sentence

Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìṣe

Verb

Mo fẹ́ rà ẹja.

I want to buy fish.

Ọ̀rọ̀ Orúkọ

Noun

Ẹ̀sìn mi.

My religion.

Olódùmarè tóbi.

God is great.

Àwọn Òrìṣà Yorùbá.

Yorùbá deities.

A lọ sí ìjọ́sìn.

We went to worship.

Mo ṣe àdúrà.

I prayed.

Ẹ̀sìn

Religion

Olódùmarè

God (Supreme Being)

Òrìṣà

Deity/Spirit

Ìjọ́sìn

Worship

Àdúrà

Prayer

Ọ̀rọ̀ Àpólà

Adjective

Ẹ̀fọ́ rírò

Vegetable soup

Ọ̀gá: Ẹ kú iṣẹ́. Ṣé ẹ ti parí iṣẹ́ náà?

Well done at work. Have you finished the project?

Oṣiṣẹ́: Bẹ́ẹ̀ni sá, mo ti parí rẹ̀. Mo fẹ́ fi ìròyìn hàn yín.

Yes sir, I have finished it. I want to show you the report.

Ìparí ẹ̀kọ́.

End of lessons.

Ìjẹ́rìí ìparí ẹ̀kọ́.

Certificate of completion.

A ti rí ìlọsíwájú.

We have made progress.

Ìjẹ́rìí

Certificate/Testimony

Àkàrà

Bean cakes

Ẹ̀kọ

Corn pap

Ọmọ ń sùn.

The child is sleeping.