Cooking & Markets

1. Báwo ni a ṣe ń jẹ ẹ̀bà?

   How do you eat eba (cassava-flour swallow)?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to eat a traditional Yoruba dish

   Grammar Note

   "Báwo ni a ṣe ń + verb" asks how something is done. "Ẹ̀bà" is the cassava-flour (gàrí) swallow; pounded yam is a different dish, "iyán". Do not use "ẹ̀gbà", which means bracelet or paralysis

2. Ata rodo àti ẹ̀fọ́ tẹ̀tẹ̀ jẹ apá pàtàkì nínú ẹ̀fọ́ rírò.

   Red pepper and spinach are key ingredients in efo riro.

   Usage

   Used to describe ingredients in efo riro, a popular Yoruba vegetable soup

   Grammar Note

   "Apá pataki nínú" means "a key part of something"

3. Mo fẹ́ kọ́ bí a ṣe ń ṣ'oúnjẹ Yorùbá.

   I want to learn how to cook Yoruba food.

   Usage

   Used to express interest in cooking classes or local food experiences

   Grammar Note

   "Kọ́ bí a ṣe ń + verb" means "to learn how to do something"

4. Ẹran ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ àti ẹran malu ni a máa ń lo fún ọbẹ̀ ewédú.

   Pork and beef are often used for ewedu soup.

   Usage

   Used to describe ingredients and cooking methods for ewedu soup

   Grammar Note

   "Máa ń lo fún" means "is commonly used for" — a habitual action

5. Jọ̀wọ́, kọ́ mi bí a ṣe ń ṣe ẹgúsí.

   Please teach me how to make egusi (melon seed stew).

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to teach you how to make egusi soup

   Grammar Note

   "Kọ́ mi bí a ṣe ń + verb" means "teach me how to do something"

6. Orúkọ àwọn èròjà náà jẹ àwọn wo?

   What are the names of the ingredients?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the ingredients in a dish

   Grammar Note

   "Jẹ àwọn wo" asks "which ones are they" for multiple items

7. A máa ń lo ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ fún ọbẹ̀ ata.

   Plantain is often used for season (pepper) soup.

   Usage

   Used to describe how plantain is used in cooking

   Grammar Note

   "Máa ń lo" indicates a habitual use or regular practice

8. Ẹ̀wà àti ẹpa jẹ oúnjẹ tó gbajúmọ̀.

   Beans (Agoyin beans) and peanuts are popular foods.

   Usage

   Used to introduce popular Nigerian food staples

   Grammar Note

   "Gbajúmọ̀" means famous or popular

9. Jọ̀wọ́, fọ oúnjẹ náà mọ́ dáradára.

   Please wash the food properly.

   Usage

   Used to instruct someone to wash the food properly

   Grammar Note

   "Dáradára" is an adverb meaning "properly" or "well"

10. Oúnjẹ yìí gbóná — jẹ ẹ́ lẹ́yìn ìgbà.

    This food is hot — eat it after it cools.

    Usage

    Used to warn that food is hot and should be eaten after cooling

    Grammar Note

    "Lẹ́yìn ìgbà" means "after a while / after some time"

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