Pẹ̀lẹ́ o
[pẹ̀-lẹ́ o]
phrase daily pipeline
LanguageYoruba (Nigeria)
Meaning- Hello / Sorry
- This expression serves as a multi-purpose social tool to acknowledge someone through a casual greeting or to offer comfort when they are in distress.
Pẹ̀lẹ́ o, báwo ni iṣẹ́ ṣe ń lọ?
Hello, how is work going?
Pẹ̀lẹ́ o, mo gbọ́ nípa ìṣòro náà.
Sorry, I heard about that problem.
Pronunciationpẹ̀-lẹ́ o
Registerinformal
How it is usedUsed to express sympathy or a casual hello
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