Looking for practical Latin to Yoruba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Yoruba translation (Yoruba) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Yoruba.
Tip: read the Yoruba line out loud three times, then cover the Latin side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Bawo(bawoh)
Gratias tibi
O seun(oh shayoon)
Bonum mane
E kaaro(eh kah-roh)
Bonum postmeridianum
E kaasan(eh kah-sahn)
Bonum vesperum
E kuurole(eh koo-roh-leh)
Bona nox
O daaro(oh dah-roh)
Vide te postea
A ri e laipe(ah ree eh lie-peh)
Vale
O dabọ(oh dah-boh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Kí ni orukọ rẹ?(kee nee oh-roo-koh reh)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Orukọ mi ni John(oh-roo-koh mee nee John)
Quomodo es?
Bawo ni?(bawoh nee)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Inu mi dun lati pade e(ee-noo mee doon lah-tee pah-deh eh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Ṣe o n sọ Gẹ́gẹ́?(Sheh oh n saw Geh-geh)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Mi ò sọ Hindi dáadáa(Mee oh saw Hindi dah-dah)
Non intellego.
Mi ò ye mi(Mee oh yeh mee)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Jọwọ sọ ní kíkankíkan(Joh-wah saw nee keen-kay-kahn)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Ṣe o le sọ é lẹ́ẹ̀kan síi?(Sheh oh leh saw eh leh-eh-kahn see)
Ubi est latrina?
Nibo ni baluwe wa?(Nee-boh nee bah-loo-weh wah)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Báwo ni mo ṣe lọ sí àárín ìlú?(Bah-woh nee moh sheh law see ah-ree-nee loo)
Dextra verte.
Yí si apa osi(Yee see ah-pah oh-shee)
Sinistra verte.
Yí si apa otun(Yee see ah-pah oh-toon)
I ad rectum.
Lọ taara(Law tah-rah)
Quot est merces?
Elo ni owo ọkọ?(Eh-loh nee oh-woh oh-koh)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Ticket kan, jọwọ(Tee-ket kahn, joh-wah)
Estne longum a hic?
Ṣe ó jìnà síbí?(Sheh oh jee-nah see-bee)
Ego sum perditus.
Mo ti sọnù(Moh tee sohn-oo)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Nibo ni mo ti le ra kaadi SIM?(Nee-boh nee moh tee leh rah kah-dee SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Bẹẹni
Non
Rara
Fortasse
Bóyá
Consentio
Mo gba
Non consentio
Mo kọ
Bene sonat
Iyẹn dára
Quid censes?
Kí ni ìrònú rẹ?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ṣé o lè ràn mí lọ́wọ́?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Mo nílò ìrànlọ́wọ́
Exspecta paulisper
Dákẹ́ díẹ̀
Me paenitet
Mo bínú
Nullum problema
Kò sí ìṣòro
Felicitaciones
Ẹ kú àṣeyọrí
Felix natalis dies
Ẹ kú ọjọ́ ibi
Felix iter habeas
Ṣe ìrìn àjò tó ààbò
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Nibo ni ibudo ọkọ oju-irin wa?(Nibo ni ibudo ọkọ oju-irin wa?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Nibo ni ibudo bosi wa?(Nibo ni ibudo bosi wa?)
Quae est suggestus?
Ibo ni pẹpẹ naa?(Ibo ni pẹpẹ naa?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Iwo wo ni o fi n lọ?(Iwo wo ni o fi n lọ?)
Estne haec via recta?
Ṣe eyi ni ọna to tọ?(Ṣe eyi ni ọna to tọ?)
Prope est hic
O sunmọ ibi yi(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
O jinna si ibi yi(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Ṣe o le fihan mi lori maapu?(Ṣe o le fihan mi lori maapu?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Duro nibi, jọwọ(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Bawo ni igba wo ni o gba?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Elo ni eyi?(elo ni eyi)
Id nimis carum est.
Eyi jẹ́ gbowó púpọ̀(eyi je gbowo pupo)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Ṣe o ni nkan tó rọrùn?(se o ni nkan to rorun)
Possumne solvere charta?
Ṣe mo le sanwo pẹ̀lú kaadi?(se mo le sanwo pelu kaadi)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Mo fẹ́ tábìlì fún méjì(mo fe tabili fun meji)
Ratio, quaeso.
Iwe isanwo, jọwọ(iwe isanwo jowo)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ṣe iṣẹ́ wa nínú?(se ise wa ninu)
Vegetarianus sum.
Mo jẹ́ onjẹ ẹfọ(mo je onje efo)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Kò sí onjẹ tó ní ìkà, jọwọ(ko si onje to ni ika jowo)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Eyi dára(eyi dara)
Possumne habere menu?
Ṣe mo le ní àtòjọ onjẹ?(se mo le ni atojo onje)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Gilaasi omi, jọwọ(gilaasi omi jowo)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Pe iroyin ọlọpa(pe iroyin olopa)
Vocā ambulantiam
Pe ambulance(pe ambulance)
Medicum mihi opus est
Mo nilo dokita(mo nilo dokita)
Māla mē sentio
Mo n ni irora(mo n ni irora)
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Mo ni àkúnya sí ẹ̀fọ́(mo ni akunya si efo)
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Nibo ni ile-iwosan to sunmo?(nibo ni ile-iwosan to sunmo)
Hic dolet
O n dun nibi(o n dun nibi)
Passum meum perdidī
Mo padanu iwe irinna mi(mo padanu iwe irinna mi)
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Se o le pe hotẹẹli mi?(se o le pe hoteeli mi)
Auxilium!
I ranlọwọ!(i ranlọwọ)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Inu mi dun lati pade e(Inu mi dun lati pade e)
Conventum constituamus
Jẹ ki a ṣe ipade
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Iwo, wo ni akoko ti o ba mu?
Reportum hodie mittam
Mo maa fi iroyin ranṣẹ loni
Possumusne cras loqui?
Se a le ba ara wa sọrọ ni ọla?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Jọwọ ri faili ti a so mọ́
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
O seun fun akoko rẹ
Spero ad te laborare
Mo n reti lati ṣiṣẹ pẹlu rẹ
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Se o le ṣalaye aaye yẹn?
Permitte me ad te redire
Jẹ ki n pada sọrọ si ọ
Terminatio est Veneris
Akoko ipari ni Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.