Yoruba Ye Mi Chapter 2 Vocab

àga

chair

àjà

ceiling

àpẹẹrẹ

example

àròpọ

the sum of

àwòrán

picture

ẹfun-ìkọwé / ṣọ́ọ̀kì

chalk

fáìlì

file

fèrèsé

window

fídíò

video

gbólóhùn

sentence

ìdánwò

exam

ilé

house

ilẹ̀kùn

door

iná

light

ìrésà / ìpàwérẹ̀

eraser

ìṣirò

mathematics

ìwé-ìkọwé

notebook

ìwéè gírámà

grammar book

ìwé-ìtumọ̀

dictionary

kíìbọ́ọ̀dù / àtẹ̀-ìtẹwé

keyboard

kọ̀ọ́pútà / ẹ̀rọ ayára-bí-àṣá

computer

lọpọlọpọ

very much

máòsì

mouse

mọ́nítọ̀

monitor

nǹkan

something

nọ́ǹbà

number

ògiri

wall

ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n

a professor

ọ̀la

tomorrow

ọlọ́pàá

police

olùwà

subject

pàjáwìrì

emergency

panápaná

fire fighter

pátákó-ìkọwé

chalkboard

pẹ́ẹ̀nì

pen

pẹ́ńsùlù

pencil

rárá

no

rúlà / ìfàlà

ruler

síídíì / àwo-mọ̀ǹbé

CD

tábìlì

table

tábìlì ọmọ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ / tábìlì ìkọwé

desk

tẹlifóònù

telephone

tẹlifíṣàn / ẹ̀rọ móhùn-máwòrán

television

yàrá-ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ / kíláàsì

classroom

yunifásítì

University

akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ obìnrin

a female student

akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ọkùnrin

a male student

apẹrẹ ìdalẹ̀nùsí

waste basket

bébà àjákù

piece of paper

fèrèsé aláràbarà

window with a design

gbogboo yín

all of you

ìlẹ̀kùn aláràbarà

door with a design

iná ìlẹ́tíríìkì

electric light

máàpù àgbáyé

world map

túwò / yẹ̀wò

to examine, to check

yangàn

to boast of

gba ìṣirò

get maths right

mú ìwé ìṣiròo yín jáde

bring out your math books

ṣe ìṣirò kìíní

solve the first math problem

tó tẹlé ìyẹn

that follows (that one)

ṣé ….gba ìṣiròo rẹ?

did … get the math problem right?

ṣé …… gbà á?

did … get it right?

ẹ dákẹ́ ariwo

(you all) be quiet

ẹ ṣí ìwé yín sí ojú-ìwé

open your books to

o gba … rẹ ṣámúṣámú

you got your … exactly right

ojú-ìwé karùnúnlélọ́gbọ̀n

page 35

o káre!

good job

ó ku ẹ̀ẹ́sàn(án)

nine is left

ó yẹ kí á tún ìṣiròo wa wò

we need to review our math

ọ̀la ni ọjọ́ ìdánwò

tomorrow is exam day

yọ …………..nínú

take … away from

mi

my

r̃ẹ / ẹ

your (sg.)

r̃ẹ̀ / ẹ̀

his/her/its

wa

our

yín

your (pl.)

wọn

their

lábẹ́

under

níwájú

in front of

lẹ́yìn

behind

láàárín

in between / in the middle of

nínú

inside

lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́

beside

lórí

on top of

súnmọ́

near

jínnà sí

far from

wà

to be / to exist (location)

níbo ni…?

where is…?

òdo

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oókan

1

eéjì

2

ẹ̀ta

3

ẹ̀rin

4

aárùn(ún)

5

ẹ̀fà

6

eéje

7

ẹ̀jọ

8

ẹ̀sàn(án)

9

ẹ̀wàá

10

oókànlá

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