Greetings

Heo -
Good mornng - ekaro
Good evenng - Ekae
Good nght - Odaro
How are you - Bawo n
Age
How od are you - Omo dun me
o n e
I am ... years od - Mo |e
omodun
Colours
Red - Pupa
Yeow - Yeo
Orange -
Green -
Bue -
Purpe -
Pnk -
God -
Whte - Fun fun
Back - dudu
Brown -
House rooms
Ktchen - e |eun
Lvng room - Pao
Bedroom - Iyara
Bathroom - Ie we
Toet - e gbo se
Haway -
Attc -
Foods
Pasta and pepper-
Rce and chcken - res at adye
Bread and butter - bread at
buta
Yam Chps and sausage -
dundun

Desserts
Appe pe -
Appe crumbe -
Frut saad - Saad Eeso
Ice cream -
Cooke -
Pancakes -
Chocoate -
Fruits
Appe - Osan oynbo
Pum -
Orange - Osan
Banana - Ogede
Watermeon -
Mango - Mangoro
Kw
Where you live
Where do you ve? - N bo n o
ngbe
I ve n - Mo gbe n
In a house - Ie
In a cty - N cty
In a town - n town
Near London - O sun mo London
In London - N London
In Engand - N u oynbo
The family
The father - Baba
The mother - Iya/ Mama
The sster - egbon m obrn
The cousn -
The parents - Awon Ob
The grand parents - Mama Iya
The unce -
The aunte -
The grand father - Baba baba
The grand mother - Mama Iya
Ive got - Mo n
I have not got - M o n
Festivals
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Yoruba vocabuary
sts
Chrstmas - Keres mes
Easter - Odun A|nde
New Year - Odun Tuntun
Chrstmas Eve - Asun Odun
Keres mes
Fathers day - O|o Baba
Mothers days - O|o Mama
Days of the week
Monday - A|e
Tuesday - Isegun
Wednesday - O|oru
Thursday - O|obo
Frday- Et
Saturday - Abameta
Sunday - Aku
Months
|anuary -
February -
March -
Apr -
May -
|une -
|uy -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
Dates
Whats the date - K n en
Whens your brthday - O|o wo n
won b
My brthday s on the... of - O|o
b m n
Opinions
I ke - mo fe
I ove - Mo feran
I ke a ot - Mo fe gan
I prefer - Mo fe yen
I qute ke - Mo fe
I dont ke - Mo fe
I hate - Mo gba t e
Seasons
A season - Igba
Sprng -
Summer -
Autumn -
Wnter -
Clothes
Shoes - Bata
Trousers - Sokoto
Skrt - Aso
Dress - Kaba
Shorts - Sokoto Kekere
t-shrt - Aso
|eans - |ean
Numbers
1 - Okan
2 - E|
3 - Eta
4 - Ern
5 - Aarun
6 - Efa
7 - E|e
8 - E|o
9 - Esan
10 - Ewa
Personal pronouns
I - Em
You - Iwo
He - Iwo
She - Iwo
We - Awa
They - Awon
Describing words
Great -
Fantastc -
Easy - O ro
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Fun/ En|oyment - Igbadun
Borng -
Very -
Dffcut - O e
Bg - O to b
Sma - Okere
Cute - Kere
Fat - Osoran
Verbs
I drnk - Mo mun
I eat - Mo |eun
I buy - Mo ra
I start - Mo bere
I sten to - Mo gbo
I wrte - Mo ko
Im speakng - Mo nsoro
Im takng to you - Mo nbe soro
Im gong - Mo no
Im readng - Mo nkawd
Im watchng - Mo n wo
I have - Mo n
I took - Mo mu
I ve - Mo gbe
Im dancng - Mo n |o
Im sngng - Mo korn
I draw - Mo ya
The day
The morning - Aro
The evening - lrole
The night - ale
Sports
Pay - Sere
I practse - Mo se gba ra d
Basketba -
Gof -
Footba - Bau a fese gba
Tenns -
Others
I want - Mo fe
I want to - Mo fe
Thank you very much- Ose gan
n
Yes - Ben
No - Ot
Pease - |o
To -
Wth - Peu
For Toyn- Toyn o n
On - Tan
But - Sugbon
Or - ab
If - T ba
When -N gba wo
Because - ntor
Ok / I agree - Mo gba
Hurry up - Se ka
Wow - Iya enu
What s your probem - K n
wahaa e gan
I dont understand - Ko ye m
I understand - O ye m
Theyre comng- ma bo
Dont be upset - ma bnu
am I beautfu/ I am beautfu- se
mo fne
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