Ẹ dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́
[Eh dah-keh jeh-eh]
phrase
LanguageYoruba (Nigeria)
Meaning- Please be quiet
- This is a polite but firm request used to command or ask for silence in a group setting.
Ẹ dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ kí n lè sọ̀rọ̀.
Please be quiet so that I may speak.
Ẹ dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ nínú yàrá yìí.
Please be quiet in this room.
PronunciationEh dah-keh jeh-eh
Registerformal
How it is usedUsed to ask for silence in a polite but firm manner.
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