This Yoruba Game covers 10 of the most common words in Yoruba:

How to Play
1. Play the ‘Learn the Words’ Game, to learn 10 of the most common words in Yoruba, make sure to click on the volume sign to hear the audio.
2. Then play the ‘Test Yourself’ Game, to practice your listening skills and to make sure that you remember what you’ve learnt.
3. Click the ‘game complete’ toggle underneath the games, to track your progress.

Extra: For more info on each of the words and how to use them properly, open up the tabs next to the ‘Learn More’ tab above (Mo, Ẹ káàárọ̀…).

‘Mo’ means ‘I’ in Yoruba. Another way to say ‘I’ in Yoruba is Èmi, both words are often used interchangeably.

‘Ẹ káàárọ̀’ means good morning in Yoruba.

NB you put Ẹ before the ‘káàárọ̀’ as a sign of respect. So if you’re talking to your friends you can say just ‘káàárọ̀’, but if you’re talking to someone older than you (even just a year older than you) say ‘Ẹ káàárọ̀’.

‘Ẹ káàsán’ means ‘good afternoon’ in Yoruba.

NB you put Ẹ before the ‘káàsán’ as a sign of respect. So if you’re talking to your friends you can say just ‘káàsán‘, but if you’re talking to someone older than you (even just a year older than you) say ‘Ẹ káàsán’.

‘Ẹ káalẹ́’ means ‘good (late) evening’ in Yoruba, and is usually used after 7pm. 

NB you put Ẹ before the ‘káalẹ́’ as a sign of respect. So if you’re talking to your friends you can say just ‘káalẹ́’, but if you’re talking to someone older than you (even just a year older than you) say ‘Ẹ káalẹ́’.

‘Dáradára’ means ‘good’ in Yoruba, a short form of the word dáradára is just dára.

‘Kò dára’ means ‘bad’ in Yoruba, or a more literal translation ‘not good’.

‘Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni’ means ‘yes’ in Yoruba.

‘Rárá’ means ‘no’ or ‘not at all’ in Yoruba.

‘Ẹ jọ̀ọ́’ means ‘please’ in Yoruba.

The full version of the word ‘Ẹ jọ̀ọ́’ is ‘Ẹ jọ̀wọ́’, but ‘Ẹ jọ̀ọ́’ is commonly used. 

‘Ẹ ṣé’ means ‘thank you’ in Yoruba.