Contacts & SNS

1. Nọ́mbà fóònù rẹ jẹ mélòó?

   NOHM-bah FOH-oh-noo reh JEH MEH-loh-oh

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Nọ́mbà" (number) and "fóònù" (phone) are both English loanwords. In Nigeria, mobile communication is pervasive, making phone number exchange common.

2. Ẹ fi WhatsApp ránṣẹ́ sí mi

   eh fee WhatsApp RAHN-sheh see mee

   Send me a WhatsApp message

   Usage

   WhatsApp is the most common communication tool in Nigeria. A standard way to stay in touch

   Grammar Note

   "Fi...ránṣẹ́" is an instrumental construction: "send using..." "Fi" is a prepositional verb marking means or instrument.

3. Àdírẹ́sì rẹ jẹ kí ni?

   ah-DEE-reh-see reh JEH kee nee

   What is your address?

   Usage

   Asking for an address. Used for deliveries or planning a visit

   Grammar Note

   "Àdírẹ́sì" is a loanword from English "address." "Kí ni?" means "what is it?" — a standard information question.

4. E-mail rẹ jẹ kí ni?

   ee-MEH-il reh JEH kee nee

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Exchanging formal contact information for business or professional purposes

   Grammar Note

   Many English technical terms are used directly in Yoruba, especially in IT and business contexts where English loanwords dominate.

5. Ẹ pè mí nígbà tí ó bá rọ̀rùn fún yín

   eh PEH mee NEEg-BAH tee oh BAH roh-ROON foon yeen

   Call me when it is convenient

   Usage

   Leaving the timing of contact to the other person's convenience

   Grammar Note

   "Nígbà tí" is a temporal conjunction meaning "when/at the time that." "Bá rọ̀rùn fún yín" is a conditional modal meaning "convenient/suitable."

6. Jẹ́ kí a pàdé ní àárọ̀

   JEH kee ah PAH-deh nee AH-ah-roh

   Let us meet in the morning

   Usage

   Setting a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   "Pàdé" is the verb "to meet/encounter." "Ní àárọ̀" is the temporal locative "in the morning." "Ní" is a locative preposition in Yoruba.

7. Mo fẹ́ kọ lẹ́tà

   moh FEH koh LEH-tah

   I want to write a letter

   Usage

   Expressing the desire to write a letter or message

   Grammar Note

   "Lẹ́tà" is the loan from English "letter" and covers both a written message and an alphabetic character. "Ẹsẹ̀" means "leg/foot" or a line of verse — not a letter.

8. Ẹ rántí mí

   eh RAHN-tee mee

   Remember me / Don't forget me

   Usage

   Said at parting, asking the person to keep you in their memory

   Grammar Note

   "Rántí" is the verb "to remember/recall." "Ẹ rántí mí" is a polite request: "please remember me."

9. A óò pàdé lẹ́ẹ̀kan sí i

   ah oh-oh PAH-deh LEH-eh-kahn see

   We will meet again

   Usage

   A farewell phrase promising or hoping to meet again

   Grammar Note

   "Óò" is a future auxiliary. "A óò" = "we will..." (1st person plural future). "Lẹ́ẹ̀kan sí" is an adverbial phrase meaning "once more/again."

10. Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?

    kee nee oh-ROO-koh reh

    What is your name / title?

    Usage

    Formal question used in business or professional settings to ask someone's title or name

    Grammar Note

    "Orúkọ" means "name". "Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?" is the basic way to ask someone's name. A title or rank is a separate word, "oyè".

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