Elementary Yorùbá Useful Expressions, Responses, and Greetings

Flashcards for AFRI-Y 101 Elementary Yorùbá I Quiz 2 covering useful classroom expressions, natural responses to greetings, times of day, and respectful greeting rules.

How do you tell someone in Yorùbá that you do not understand?

Kò yé mi.

How do you say in Yorùbá that you have a question?

Mo ní ìbéèrè.

How do you say in Yorùbá that you understand?

Ó yé mi.

How do you ask for a word in Yorùbá (e.g., 'black')?

Kí ni 'black' ní Yorùbá?

How do you ask someone's name in Yorùbá?

Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?

What is a natural response to the greeting 'Ṣé àlàáfíà ni?' in Yorùbá?

Àlàáfíà ni.

What is a natural response to 'Ṣé dáadáa ni?' in Yorùbá?

Dáadáa ni.

How do you naturally respond to 'Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?' in Yorùbá?

Orúkọ mi ni __________.

What is a natural response to 'Ṣé o wà dáadáa?' in Yorùbá?

Mo wà dáadáa.

What is a natural response to 'Báwo ni?' in Yorùbá?

Dáadáa ni

What is the Yorùbá word for 'Morning'?

Àárọ̀

How do you greet a peer in the morning in Yorùbá?

Káàárọ

How do you greet an older person in the morning in Yorùbá?

Ẹ káàárọ

What is the Yorùbá word for 'Afternoon'?

ọsán

How do you greet a peer in the afternoon in Yorùbá?

Káàsán

How do you greet an older person in the afternoon in Yorùbá?

Ẹ káàsán

What is the Yorùbá word for 'Early evening'?

ìrọlẹ

How do you greet a peer in the early evening in Yorùbá?

Kúùrọlẹ

How do you greet an older person in the early evening in Yorùbá?

Ẹ kúùrọlẹ

What is the Yorùbá word for 'Night'?

alẹ

How do you greet a peer at night in Yorùbá?

Káalẹ

How do you greet an older person at night in Yorùbá?

Ẹ káalẹ

What prefix must be added when greeting an older person in Yorùbá?

Ẹ

Ilé

House or family

Ișé (dot on the bottom on s and e)

Work

Bába

Father

Iwo Nko

How are u

won wa

Plural/ used for older person

ó wa

Singular