Learning the Yoruba Language; Greetings.
Learning this Yoruba language audio presentation of the Yoruba greetings will help the Yoruba learner attain correct pronunciation. Yoruba is in the Niger Congo language family and is tonal with three contrastive level tones.
Yoruba greetings Part 1
Yoruba : English
Ikini : Greetings
Nlẹ o : Hi!
Bawo : How
Ẹ kaarọ : Good morning !
Ẹ kaasan : Good afternoon !
Ẹ kaalẹ : Good evening !
Ẹ kaabọ : Welcome ! (to greet someone)
Yoruba Greetings Part 2
Nlẹ o ọ̀rẹ̄ mí : Hello my friend !
Bawo lósé wà sí : How are you ? (friendly)
Sé alāfia ló wà : How are you ? (polite)
Mówà dāda, Ẹsé : I’m fine, thank you !
Iwọ nkọ : And you ? (friendly)
Iwọ nā nkọ́ : And you ? (polite)
Oda tabi Odárá : Good
Yoruba Greetings Part 3
Ko fibẹ̄ dárá : Not so good
Opẹ tí mótí rí ẹ́ : Long time no see
Āro rẹ sọ́mí : I missed you
Kilo nsẹlẹ : What’s new ?
kòsi n tuntun : Nothing new
Osé pùpọ́ : Thank you (very much)?
Kò tọpẹ́ : You’re welcome ! (For “thank you”)
Inu mi dun : My pleasure
Wọ́lé wá : Come in ! (or enter !)
Ilé mi, ilé rẹ : Make your self at home !
Acknowledgment : Thanks to all the contributors to the development and production of this language Video clips
Contributors to Video Production
Mr. Oluwafemi Akinpelu – Translator / Language Technical.
Mr. Sunday Ezekiel – Talking Drum / Background
Mrs. Elizabeth Omishope – Voice / Audio
Ms. Claudenia Buford – Graphic / Adviser
Mrs Maureen Schwartzhoff – Adviser
Mr. Raymond Williams – Video and Audio Technician
Mr. David Williams – Producer, Coordinator and Blogger
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