British Educational Communications

and Technology Agency

Say IT in Yoruba

Say IT In Yoruba

S IT (Information Technology) ni
d Yoruba

General Computer Vocabulary

d fun computa

Key Vocabulary

Koko d

Computer

Computa

Word Processor

r ly

Database

Database

Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet

Browser

Browser

Mail List

Mail List

News Groups

News Groups

DTP (Program)

DTP (Program)

Multimedia Authoring (Program)

Multimedia Authoring (Program)

Virus

Virus

Virus Checker

Virus Checker

E-mail address

E-mail address

Modem

Modem

URL (Web site address)

URL

Web pages/Web site

Web pages/Web site

Download

Download

Attachment (E-mail)

Attachment (E-mail)

Desktop (Video Conferencing)

Desktop (Video Conferencing)

Press Escape

T Escape

Space

lfo

F6

F6

This

Eleyi

The mouse

kt tka

Enter

Wle

Tab key

Kkr tabu

Control (ctrl)

Control (ctrl)

Alt

Alt

Delete

Paa r

Reset

Tun to

Left/Right arrow key

Kkr f s/Kkr f
tn

Up/Down arrow key

Kkr f k/Kkr f
isal

Click of the mouse button

T btini kt tka

Double click

T ni mji

Move the pointer/cursor with the mouse

Sun tka plu kt tka

Read what its says on the screen

Ka ohun ti o wa loju r

Return to the menu

Pada shn

Save your file

Tj i r

Have you saved your file?

e o ti tj i r?

Clear the screen

Pa oj r r

Load the file

Si fili

Close the file

Pa fili de

Highlight that

Tka si yn

Open/close a window

i frs/Pa frs de

Turn on the printer

Tan ohun it we

Drag that over here/there

Fa sibi/fa shun

Call up the menu

Call up the menu

Log on

Wle

Log off

Jade

Reset

Tun to

Use the tab key

Lo kkr tabu

Print it out

T jade

Call it up

Pe jade

This way

Bayi

Not like that

B yn k

Its over here/over there

Ibi lo wa/ib yn lo wa

On the Internet/intranet

Lori internet/intranet

Use e-mail

Lo e-mail

Log on to the network

Log on to the network

Bookmark/save as favourite
(i.e. the Web address)

Itka/t ju bi ohun ti o e pataki

Operational problems

Wahala eto i

This disk/CD-ROM doesnt work

Diski/Diski yi ko i

Its not the right disk/CD-ROM

Diski/CD ROM yi k

Which is the tab key?

wo ni kkr tabu?

How do I/we delete?

Bawo ni mo ma se paare?

Is the printer connected?

Nje ohun ite we wa ni titan?

How do we print?

Bawo la se ma t iwe?

The paper is stuck

Iwe ti h

How do I/we exit?

Bawo ni mo ma se jade?

How do I/we save?

Bawo ni mo ma se tj i?

How do I/we close a window?

Bawo ni mo ma se paade?

How do I/we send it to?

Bawo ni mo ma se fi ranse si?

How do I/we get rid of?

Bawo ni mo ma mu kuro?

How do I/we position the cursor?

Bawo ni mo e ma yi ipo atka

pada?

Where is the spell checker?

Where is the spell checker?

Where is the grammar checker?

Where is the grammar checker?

Where is the CD-ROM?

Nibo ni CD-ROM wa?

How do I/we move the picture?

Bawo ni mo e ma sn wrn?

How do I/we resize the picture?

Bawo ni mo e ma tun wrn ya?

How do I/we delete the picture?

Bawo ni mo e ma pa wrn re?

How did you do that?

Bawo lo e e?

Its crashed

O ti wo

Which option?

Which option?

Try clicking on that

T eleyi

Where is (e.g. the mouse, the printer etc.)

Ni bo ni (kt tka, r it we)

wa?

Its not working! Its gone wrong!

Ko si! O ti bj!

Switch off

Paa

You havent saved it yet

O ti tju r

You should change/edit it first

O y ki o tun eleyi se na

You must delete it first

O ni lati kk paar na

How do I/we get rid of this?

Bawo ni mo se ma snu?

This e-mail has bounced

E-mail yi ti kuna

Undeliverable mail messages

Iwe yi o e fi jie

The sound file is too big!

Fili agbohn yi ti tobi ju!

The video file wont run

Fili video yi o i

Interpersonal Interactive language

d abaniso

What shall we call it? (e.g. the file)

Oruk wo ni ki a pe?

Which option?

Which option?

Shall we spell check?

Shall we spell check?

What shall we do next?

Kini ki a e nisinyi?

Thats a good idea!

mrn ti o daa ni yn

Thats not a good idea!

mrn ti ko da ni yn

Its brilliant/great, fantastic etc.

Eleyi dara gaan ni

Its awful/ridiculous/stupid

Eleyi ko da rara

Its boring

Its boring

Pass the dictionary

Pass the dictionary

Thats enough/stop it!

O ti to/Kai!

Thats not right/thats right

Kii e b/B ni

Thats easy

yn ma r

Thats difficult/hard

Iyen ma le

Save your file!

Tj i r

Listen

Fi eti sil

Try this/that

Y eleyi wo

Can you.?

e o le?

Show me how

Fi han mi

Why dont you?

e waa le?

Be quiet

Dk

Dont do that

Ma e b

Wait/Hang on

Duro/Ni suru

Press this

T eleyi

Its my turn/your turn

Emi lo kan/iw lo kan

No, you had your go yesterday

Oti, iwo ti se ti lana

Move over please

Jw sun shun

Which one is it?

Ewo ni?

Where shall we go?

Nibo ni ki a l?

Theres something wrong here

Nkan ti l nibi

Why not?

Nitori kini?

Im not doing that. Its daft/boring

Emi o ni se yn. Ko rgb.

No, no let me do it (take it, write it)

Oti, oti, je ki nse (mu, k)

Go on, continue/get on with it!

Oya, niso/maa ba lo

Write this

K eleyi

Hurry up

e wr

How do you spell?

Bawo ni won e nko?

What does this mean?

Kini tmo eleyi?

How shall we do that?

Bawo la se ma se yen?

Look at this!

Wo eleyi!

Ive done it/weve done it

Mo ti e/A ti e

Kini eleyi?

Let me type/use the keyboard

Je ki ntwe

Look, its not that one

Wo, ki se eleyi

Thats good, do it again

Iyen dara, e lekan si

Shall we send it by e-mail?

Se ka fi rane pelu email?

Have we received a message/reply yet?

Se a ti gba esi?

Shall we search the Internet?

Se ki a wa lr Interneti?

Which search engine shall we use?

Ero ibani wa wo ni ki alo?

Do we need a colour printout?

Nje a ni l ohun itwe oloriirii

aw?

Shall we add a hot link to?

Shall we add a hot link to?

Turn the sound up/down?

Gbohun r soke/sil?

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It is designed to support speakers of Yoruba in gaining access to the language of the ICT classroom.

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Copyright Becta 2002

11/2002-3/135-29/a/PC/0.5K

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