Yoruba Terms 2/28/25

ńkọ́

What about …?
Mo wà dáadáa. Ẹ̀yin ___? - I am good. What about you?

Where is …?
Ìyàwó ẹ __? - Where is your wife?

fi … sile

To leave…

A gbé àwọn ọmọ lọ sí ilé óbì mi, a de __ wọn __ sibè - We brought our kids to my parents house and we left them there.

ibè

There

Mo fẹ́ lọ s__ - I want to go there

Mo wà n__ - I am/was there

A o fẹ́ lọ sí ilé oúnjẹ náà nitori pé a wà ṣẹ̀sẹ̀ __ - We didn’t want to go to that restaurant because we were just there.

ibí

Here

Ade, wa s__ jẹ́ kí N de fún o __ ẹ kí o lọ sí sùn - Ade, come here and let me give you your medicine before you go to bed.

nitori pé

because

A o fẹ́ lọ sí ilé oúnjẹ náà __ __ a wà ṣẹ̀sẹ̀ íbẹ̀ - We didn’t want to go to that restaurant because we were just there.

ìgbà pípẹ́

long time

inú wa dùn

We are happy

ṣẹ̀sẹ̀

just/recently
A o fẹ́ lọ sí ilé oúnjẹ náà nitori pé a wà __ íbẹ̀ - We didn’t want to go to that restaurant because we were just there.

títóbi

big (adjective)

tóbi

is big/to be big

kékeré

small (adjective)

kéré

is small/to be small

búburú

bad (adjective)

burú

is bad/ to be bad

pẹ́

late (adjective)

pípẹ́

is late/to be late

òògùn

drugs, pills, medcine

Ade, wa sibí jẹ́ kí N de fún o __ ẹ kí o lọ sí sùn - Ade, come here and let me give you your medicine before you go to bed.

lo

to use

Ṣé mo le __ pẹ́ẹ̀nì yín - Can I use your pen?

kù

remains

Ó __ ọ̀sẹ̀ méjì nìkan a lọ sí títí ìrìnàjo láti gbádùn - It remains only 2 weeks until we go on vacation.

tí ó kù

that remains

ṣí

to open

Ade o le dúró __ àwọn ebun ẹ̀ lọ́jọ́ ibí ẹ̀ - Ade can’t wait to open his gifts on his birthday.

náà

that, the (of a particular or previously mentioned entity)
A o fẹ́ lọ sí ilé oúnjẹ __ nitori pé a wà ṣẹ̀sẹ̀ íbẹ̀ - We didn’t want to go to that restaurant because we were just there.

ísin

now