What's Baboi & Bee Do Bee Do Bee Do? Minion Language Decoded
Wondering what the Minions in the Despicable Me movies are saying? Our glossary of Minion terms can help you understand them better.
They are yellow. They are adorable. They are fun. And they are BACK! Minion fever has hit us again with the new Despicable Me 4 movie.
The one thing most of us have wondered often are what the yellow critters are babbling on about in their seemingly gibberish language. We did some research and discovered that the Minion language - also known as Banana language - is a mix of English with other languages such as Spanish, Italian, Korean, and Tagalog.
So to understand the Minions you would technically need to learn many languages. But fret not, we've put together a glossary of some of the most common terms they use – have fun learning and speaking!
Minion language - 20 common terms to know
1. "Baboi"
means "Toy"
2. "Bananonina"
means “Ugly”
3. "BEE DO BEE DO BEE DO"
means “Fire! Fire! Fire!”
4. "Bello"
means “Hello”
5. "Bi Do"
means “I’m sorry”
6. "Bu Ta Na Ma Ka"
means “To infinity and beyond”
7. "Hana. Dul. Sae."
means “One. Two. Three.”
8. "La Boda"
means “Marriage”
9. "Luk At Tu"
means “Look at you”
10. "Me Want Banana"
means “I’m hungry”
11. "Muak Muak Muak"
means “Kiss Kiss Kiss”
12. "Para Tu"
means “For you”
13. "Poopaye"
means “Goodbye”
14. "Pwede Na"
means “Can we start?”
15. "Sa La Ka!" And "Po Ka"
means “How dare you!” and “What” respectively
16. "Stupa! Stupa!"
means “Stop! Stop!”
17. "Tank Yu!"
means “Thank you!”
18. "Tatata Bala Tu"
means “I hate you”
19. "Tulaliloo Ti Amo"
means “We love you”
20. "Underwear"
means “I swear”
Text: Sean Tan / Photos: UIP
This article was first published on June 15, 2017. It was updated on July 12, 2024.