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Yoruba Vocab Sheet

This document contains a 3-page Yoruba vocabulary list covering greetings, family members, foods, fruits, colors, household items, dates, sports, verbs, and other common words. It provides translations from English to Yoruba for key vocabulary terms organized into categories such as greetings, numbers, days of the week, months, seasons, clothes, adjectives, and personal pronouns.

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Yoruba Vocab Sheet

This document contains a 3-page Yoruba vocabulary list covering greetings, family members, foods, fruits, colors, household items, dates, sports, verbs, and other common words. It provides translations from English to Yoruba for key vocabulary terms organized into categories such as greetings, numbers, days of the week, months, seasons, clothes, adjectives, and personal pronouns.

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Yoruba vocabulary lists

Greetings Toilet – ile igbo se I live in – Mo gbe ni


Hello - Hallway – In a house – Ile
Good morning – ekaro Attic – In a city – Ni city
Good evening – Ekale In a town – ni town
Good night – Odaro Foods Near London – O sun mo London
How are you – Bawo ni Pasta and pepper– In London – Ni London
Rice and chicken – iresi ati adiye In England – Ni ilu oyinbo
Age Bread and butter – breadi ati buta
How old are you – Omo dun me lo ni e Yam Chips and sausage – dundun The family
I am ….. years old – Mo je omodun
Desserts The father – Baba
Apple pie – The mother – Iya/ Mama
Colours Apple crumble – The sister – egbon mi obirin
Red – Pupa Fruit salad – Saladi Eleso The cousin –
Yellow – Yello Ice cream – The parents – Awon Obi
Orange – Cookie – The grand parents – Mama Iya
Green – Pancakes – The uncle –
Blue – Chocolate – The auntie –
Purple – The grand father – Baba baba
Pink – Fruits The grand mother – Mama Iya
Gold – Apple – Osan oyinbo I’ve got – Mo ni
White – Fun fun Plum – I have not got – Mi o ni
Black – dudu Orange – Osan
Brown – Banana – Ogede Festivals
House rooms Watermelon – Christmas – Keresi mesi
Kitchen – ile ijeun Mango – Mangoro Easter – Odun Ajinde
Living room – Palo Kiwi New Year – Odun Tuntun
Bedroom – Iyara Where you live
Bathroom – Ile iwe Where do you live? – Ni bo ni o ngbe
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Christmas Eve – Aisun Odun Keresi When’s your birthday – Ojo wo ni won
mesi bi Numbers
Father’s day – Ojo Baba My birthday is on the... of – Ojo ibi mi 1 – Okan
Mother’s days – Ojo Mama ni 2 – Eji
3 – Eta
Days of the week Opinions 4 – Erin
Monday – Aje I like – mo fe 5 – Aarun
Tuesday – Isegun I love – Mo feran 6 – Efa
Wednesday – Ojoru I like a lot – Mo fe gan 7 – Eje
Thursday – Ojobo I prefer – Mo fe yen 8 – Ejo
Friday- Eti I quite like – Mo fe 9 – Esan
Saturday – Abameta I don’t like – Mo fe 10 – Ewa
Sunday – Aiku I hate – Mo gba ti e
Personal pronouns
Months Seasons I – Emi
January – A season – Igba You – Iwo
February – Spring – He – Iwo
March – Summer – She – Iwo
April – Autumn – We – Awa
May – Winter – They – Awon
June –
July – Clothes Describing words
August – Shoes – Bata Great –
September – Trousers – Sokoto Fantastic –
October – Skirt – Aso Easy – O ro
November – Dress – Kaba Fun/ Enjoyment – Igbadun
December – Shorts – Sokoto Kekere Boring –
Dates t-shirt – Aso Very –
What’s the date – Ki ni eni Jeans – Jean Difficult – O le
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Big – O to bi I practise – Mo se gba ra di They’re coming- ma bo


Small – Okere Basketball – Don’t be upset – ma binu
Cute – Kere Golf – am I beautiful/ I am beautiful- se mo
Fat – Osoran Football – Baul a fese gba fine
Verbs Tennis –
I drink – Mo mun Others
I eat – Mo jeun I want – Mo fe
I buy – Mo ra I want to – Mo fe
I start – Mo bere Thank you very much– Ose gan ni
I listen to – Mo gbo Yes – Beni
I write – Mo ko No – Oti
I’m speaking – Mo nsoro Please – Jo
I’m talkinig to you – Mo nbe soro To –
I’m going – Mo nlo With – Pelu
I’m reading – Mo nkawd For Toyin– Toyin lo ni
I’m watching – Mo n wo On – Tan
I have – Mo ni But – Sugbon
I took – Mo mu Or – abi
I live – Mo gbe If – Ti ba
I’m dancing – Mo n jo When –Ni gba wo
I’m singing – Mo korin Because – nitori
I draw – Mo ya Ok / I agree – Mo gba
The day Hurry up – Se kia
The morning – Aro Wow – Iya lenu
The evening – Irole What is your problem – Ki ni wahala e
The night – ale gan
I don’t understand – Ko ye mi
Sports I understand – O ye mi
Play – Sere

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