
Learn Yoruba for Beginners – Lesson 13 : UNIT 0 Word List
Introduction
The following table contains the words that I learned while writing the articles for UNIT 0. Also this can also serve as a reference for beginner level vocabulary.
Vocabulary List
Nr. | Yoruba Word | English Word | Category |
---|---|---|---|
1 | bàbá | father, dad | noun |
2 | ile-iwe | school | noun |
3 | iṣẹ́ | work | verb |
4 | mo | I | subject pronoun |
5 | ẹ, o | you | subject pronoun |
6 | wó̩n,ó | he,she | subject pronoun |
7 | a | we | subject pronoun |
8 | jẹun | to eat | verb |
9 | dìde | to stand up | verb |
10 | jókòó | to sit down | verb |
11 | burú | bad | adjective |
12 | rí | to see | verb |
13 | a | we | subject pronoun |
14 | wá | to come | verb |
15 | mi | me | object pronoun |
16 | ẹ | you | object pronoun |
17 | ṣó̩ọ̀ṣì | church | noun |
18 | ló̩la | tomorrow | adverb |
19 | oúnjẹ | food | noun |
20 | fún | for,to | preposition |
21 | sùn | to sleep | verb |
22 | fẹ́ràn | to like | verb |
23 | lọ | to go | verb |
Hope you enjoyed this very informal post. Please, every suggestion or correction is welcomed and appreciated. Thank you! See you in the next post.
Editor notes
As I am also a beginner in Yoruba, my sentences will be very short and boring. So please bear with me.
References
- Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners