Yoruba

Ẹ kú rọ̀lẹ́ is the Yoruba way to say “good evening”. This phrase is used as a greeting during the evening period.

The Yoruba phrase for goodbye is O da abọ. O da abọ is used to express farewell when parting from someone.

The English word ‘nothing’ is expressed in Yoruba as kò sí nǹkan kan.

The Yoruba phrase for “god forbid” is Ọlọ́run má jẹ́.

The English word “princess” is translated into Yoruba as ọmọ-ọba obinrin. ọmọ-ọba obinrin is a noun used to describe a female member of a royal family.

The Yoruba word for prince is ọmọ-ọba. This noun refers to a son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch.

The phrase “come here” in Yoruba is translated as wá síbí.

The English phrase ‘god help me’ is translated into Yoruba as Ọlọ́run ràn mí lọ́wọ́.

The English phrase ‘mad man’ is translated into Yoruba as wèrè. wèrè refers to a person who is mentally ill or behaves in an unstable way.

The English word sugar is ṣuga in Yoruba. ṣuga refers to the sucrose obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drinks.