Learning Yoruba

Yoruba memorization

mo (mowa availible)

I

foh (k’emi foh, ki’wo foh)

wash

jo (E de maa jo gan-an o di dan dan)

dance

bi (Jo bi serpent)

as/like

lo (Eni ba lo lo le mo)

go/went

wá (Wa mo ma kan won)

come/us

gbo (Ngbo gbo na)

hear

tobi

huge

duro (Mo duro tan, mo)

stand/wait/pose/stop

ṣe (Wo bo ṣe n ṣe)

do/act

ko (Ma ko ba mi)

never/opposite/touch

ere/s’ere (Omo e don tey, Je a s’ere gele)

game/play

O (O po, lo po; O ti po gan-an)

it

pọ (Akata won polopo)

many

eran (Mi o raye K’eeyan f’eran kan jeun)

meat/food

idi (Borokoto idi s’omo lo)

purpose

fo (Mo n fo f’aye, mo ti fo faye)

burst

aye (Mo ti fo f’aye)

world

fi (E ma fi agilinti w’obo)

put/save/send

sile (E fi won sile)

release

awon (Awon omo better ti po)

the/person

wọn (Won da mo)

they/their/them

wi (so wi pe?)

said

nso (so fun, ma wo be)

speaking

ri (Ẹ ri pe Balenciaga yẹn yatọ)

found/see

fo (Mo ń fọ f'aye)

jump

loke/soke (Loke-loke la ma lọ)

up/above

sori (Wọn gbe mi sori bi fila boys)

on top

tan (Omo ope ti gbera tan)

fully

fun (To ba fun mi, I go dey on silent)

give/for

kan (kò kán mí, kán mi, kán mí)

touch/affect

Eni (ma wo eni kankan)

person

le (Won le-le)

can/chase

mọ (Won da mo)

know

ma (Ma lọ ṣe jagajaga)

don’t

ba (Keep your money to ba n bọ)

if/when/affect

we (kẹ ma fi wèrè we mi)

on/swim

bo (Ọga Ade, ẹni lọ lo bọ) (Owo n bọ, ọla n bọ, alaafia ati igbadun n bọ)

return/coming

salaye (a bo le ṣalaye ni?)

explain

ri (Ẹ ri pe Balenciaga yẹn yatọ)

see

yato (Ẹ ri pe Balenciaga yẹn yatọ)

different/special

pe (Ẹ ri pe Balenciaga yẹn yatọ)

that

yen (Ibadi yẹn fẹ ki n ṣe wire into your aza)

that

raye (Mi o raye k'eeyan f'ẹran kan jẹun)

have time

la (Loke-loke la ma lọ)

we

kan (Mi o raye k'eeyan f'ẹran kan jẹun)

a/one

wo (so fun, ma wo be) (Wo bo ṣe ń ṣe)

look/you/they

nikan (Ko n ṣe ìwọ nikan ẹgbẹẹgbẹrun)

only

e (Ẹ dẹ maa jo gan-an, o di dandan)

you

owo (Owo n bọ)

money

gan-an (O ti pọ gan-an)

very much

dan dan

necessary

bere (Haba! Vanessa, ẹ bẹrẹ mu kẹ gboju)

bend down/ask

mu (Haba! Vanessa, ẹ bẹrẹ mu kẹ gboju)

take

ke (Haba! Vanessa, ẹ bẹrẹ mu kẹ gboju)

that

gboju (Haba! Vanessa, ẹ bẹrẹ mu kẹ gboju)

remove eyes

oju (Haba! Vanessa, ẹ bẹrẹ mu kẹ gboju)

eyes

leti (Wọn tí ge Aṣakẹ l'eti lọ)

ear

imu

nose

ẹnu

mouth

eyin

teeth/back

ahon

tongue

irun

hair

ọwọ

hand

apa

arm

ẹsẹ

leg

ara

body

loyun (O l'owo o lọ n loyun)

pregnant

ẹgbẹrun (Ko n ṣe ìwọ nikan ẹgbẹẹgbẹrun)

thousand

isoro

problem

Koda/buburu

bad

Oda/dara

good

(ṣo) gbọ mi?

do

Ọmọ olo mi (Ọmọ olo mi ka ma nawọ ya, ma ṣe jẹ k'ọn mọ)

babe my lover

ka (Ọmọ olo mi ka ma nawọ ya)

don’t

joko

sit

je (Ọmọ e don tey, jẹ a ṣ'ere gele)

let

jawaya (This your booty fit to jawaya, o ga de sanmọ)

show off

ga (This your booty fit to jawaya, o ga de sanmọ)

high/will

de (This your booty fit to jawaya, o ga de sanmọ)

reach/arrive

sanmo (This your booty fit to jawaya, o ga de sanmọ)

close

fẹ (Wọn fẹ jẹ ki n sa nile)

want

won (Wọn gbe mi sori bi fila boys)

they

ki (Wọn fẹ jẹ ki n sa nile)

so/that

ati

and

sa (I show dem pepper kin to sa n'le oh)

run

ori (Ori mi lo yọ mi, ọta i ba yọ mi o)

head/creator

ota (Ori mi lo yọ mi, ọta i ba yọ mi o)

enemy

ni (Beere mi ni Kakawa)

at/have/in/

omo ope (Omo ope ti gbera tan)

grateful/blessed child

ọla (Oluwa ni ṣ'ọla)

wealthy

alaafia (Owo n bọ, ọla n bọ, alaafia ati igbadun n bọ)

cheers/good health

igh’adan (Owo n bọ, ọla n bọ, alaafia ati igbadun n bọ)

enjoyment

faaji (Faaji lawa)

enjoyment

lawa (Big boys lawa)

ours/we have

fa (La-do-re-mi-fa-mi-so-la)

pull

sola (La-do-re-mi-fa-mi-so-la)

wealth

yarinya

babe girl (hausa)

be (Emi o kere, so fun, ma wo be oh)

there

So fún (Emi o kere, so fun, ma wo be oh)

tell him