Language learning is an important part of tourism. It’s really very frustrating to visit a place in which you do not understand a bit of their language. As a tourism it’s important to try and know some basic interactional language of the region you are visiting to make your journey a worthwhile experience.
Therefore, your favourite travel reference, Travel to West Africa has decided to teach an African language i.e. the major African languages in each of its edition. In this edition we go into Yoruba language learning.
Yoruba is mostly spoken in Nigeria and the republic of Benin outside Africa Yoruba is spoken in Cuba and Brazil. Here in this edition we will take you through the Yoruba greetings and common phrases that a tourist might need.
Yoruba English French Portuguese
E kaabo Welcome Bien Venue Bem Vindo
O dabo Good bye Bien Voyage boa Viagem
E kaaro Good Morning Bon jour Bom dia
Salafia ni? How are you? comment Csava como esta
Alafia ni a dupe Very well thank you Csava bien merci Bem muito obrigado
O daaro o Good night Bon nuit Boa noite
E see pupo Thank you very much Merci beacoup Muito obrigado
COMMON PHRASES
Yoruba English French Portuguese
Se o gbo Yoruba? Do you speak Yoruba? Tu parle Yoruba? Voce fala Yoruba?
Mio gbo Yoruba I don’t understand Yoruba Je ne comprends pas Yoruba Eu nao compreendo Yoruba
Kini itumo oro yi? What does this word mean? Que signifie ce mot? Que quer dizer esta palavra ?
Nje o mo? do you know? Savez vous? Voce sabe?
Nje o da o loju? are you sure? Es-tu sur? Tem certeza?
Oju nkan mi I’m in a hurry Je suis presse Tenho Pressa
Beeni Yes Qui Sim
Beeko No Non nao
Taksi Taxi Taxi Taxi
Nibo la nlo? Where are we going? ou allons- nous? Onde vamos?
Ile ounje Restaurant Restaurant o restaurant
