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Phrases in Yorùbá

“Ṣé àlàáfíà lẹ wà?” = “How are you?”/ “Is everything well with you?”

“Kílo ń ṣẹlẹ?” = “what’s going on?”/ “what’s happening?”

“Apa ọmọde yi ti kán” = "This child's arm has broken"

”mo fi ọpẹ fun..." = “I give thanks to…”

“sọ́rọ́ sókè” = “speak louder”/ “speak up”

“Ṣé dáadáa ni?” = “Is everything well with you?”

“Ko si idajọ ododo" = "No Justice”

“Ayé àwọn ènìyàn dúdú ṣe pàtàkì” = “Black Lives Matter”

“ọkọ ati aya” = "Husband and wife"

“Kíni o fẹ mú?” = “What would you like to drink?”

“Ṣo ti gbọ́?” = “Did you hear [me]?”

“Sọ o wo video títí dé opin?” = “Did you watch the video till the end?”

“Mo rin pelu ẹsẹ mi” = "I walked with my feet"

“Gbémí sorí bi gele” = “Carry me, on my head like a gele”
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