Yorùbá · Common Words · Level 2

How to say “silent” in Yorùbá

Common WordsLevel 2 · Easy
English
silent
Yorùbá translation
Dákẹ́

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Kí gbogbo àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ dákẹ́!

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Examples

Sọ̀rọ̀ tàbí kí o dákẹ́ títí ayérayé.

Speak or remain silent for eternity.

Bí ojú bá rí, ẹnu a dákẹ́.

One should not say everything they see.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

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