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 […]
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
