Yoruba Alphabet

To learn Yoruba language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Yoruba alphabet/Yoruba letter. If you are interested to learn Yoruba language, this place will help you to learn Yoruba alphabet/character in Yoruba and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others. To learn Yoruba language, first we learn Yoruba alphabets and then learn Yoruba alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.

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Yoruba languages are spoken in Nigeria over 50 million native speakers to communicates their language around the world. Yoruba alphabet are called Ahbidi Yoruba. Yoruba vowels are known as awọn vowels and Yoruba consonants are known as kọńsónántì. Yoruba alphabet is a Latin script/Roman alphabet except (c, q, v, x and z) and added with some extra letters (ẹ, ọ, ṣ and gb). Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters contains 7 vowels and 18 consonants as shown in below table and their pronunciation in English.

Yoruba Vowels

Yoruba vowels are known as awọn vowels. Yoruba alphabet has 7 vowels. Here we learn Yoruba vowels and their pronunciation in English.

YORUBA VOWELS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
A	a	a
E	e	e
Ẹ	ẹ	ee
I	i	i
O	o	o
Ọ	ọ	oo
U	u	u

Yoruba Consonants

Yoruba consonants are known as kọńsónántì. Yoruba alphabet has 18 consonants. Here we learn Yoruba consonants and their pronunciation in English.

YORUBA CONSONANTS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
B	b	be
D	d	de
F	f	ef
G	g	ge
GB	gb	gbi
H	h	aitch
J	j	jay
K	k	kay
L	l	el
M	m	em
N	n	en
P	p	pe
R	r	ar
S	s	es
Ṣ	ṣ	sh
T	t	te
W	w	doubleu
Y	y	wye

All Yoruba Alphabets

YORUBA ALPHABETS

Capital	Small	Pronunciation
A	a	a
B	b	be
D	d	de
E	e	e
Ẹ	ẹ	ee
F	f	ef
G	g	ge
GB	gb	gbi
H	h	aitch
I	i	i
J	j	jay
K	k	kay
L	l	el
M	m	em
N	n	en
O	o	o
Ọ	ọ	oo
P	p	pe
R	r	ar
S	s	es
Ṣ	ṣ	sh
T	t	te
U	u	u
W	w	doubleu
Y	y	wye

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Top 1000 Yoruba words

Here you learn top 1000 Yoruba words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Yoruba meanings with transliteration.

Eat	jẹun
All	gbogbo
New	titun
Snore	snore
Fast	sare
Help	Egba Mi O
Pain	irora
Rain	ojo
Pride	igberaga
Sense	ori
Large	nla
Skill	ogbon
Panic	ẹ̀rù
Thank	o ṣeun
Desire	ifẹ
Woman	obinrin
Hungry	ebi npa

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Daily use Yoruba Sentences

Here you learn top Yoruba sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Yoruba meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	E kaaro
What is your name	Ki 'ni oruko re
What is your problem	Kini isoro re?
I hate you	Nko ni ife si o
I love you	mo nifẹ rẹ
Can I help you	iranlọwọ wo ni mo le ṣe fun ọ?
I am sorry	Ma binu
I want to sleep	mo fe sun
This is very important	Eyi jẹ pataki pupọ
Are you hungry	ṣe ebi n pa Ẹ?
How is your life	bawo ni aye re?
I am going to study	Emi yoo kawe