Yoruba Flashcards

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	eyokan
Two	meji
Three	meta
Four	merin
Five	marun
Six	mefa
Seven	meje
Eight	mejo
Nine	mesan
Ten	mewa
First	okan
Second	ekeji
Monday	ojo-aje
Tuesday	ojo-isegun
Wednesday	ojo'ru
Thursday	ojo alamisi
Friday	ojo-eti
Saturday	ojo abameta
Sunday	ojo aiku
Now	nisisiyi
Yesterday	ana
Today	oni
Tonight	ale yi
Tomorrow	ola
Fruits	awon eso
Apples	apus
Bananas	ogede
Tomatoes	tomati
Potatoes	anamo
Onions	alubosa
Red	pupa
Green	awo-ewe
Blue	awo oju-orun
White	funfun
Black	dudu
Grey	awo-resuresu
Breakfast	ounje aaro
Lunch	ounje osan
Dinner	ounje ale
Milk	wara
Coffee	kofi
Bread	buredi
Sunny	igba ooru
Windy	igba afefe
Rainy	igba ojo
Snowy	igba yin-yin
Cold	otutu
Hot	gbona
Boy	omokunrin
Girl	omobirin
Son	omokunrin
Daughter	omobirin
Brother	arakunrin
Sister	arabirin
Man	arakunrin
Woman	arabirin
Father	baba
Mother	iya
Grandfather	baba-baba
Grandmother	iya-iya
House	ile
Toilet	ile-igbonse
Room	iyara
Bedroom	iyewu
Kitchen	ile-idana
Table	tabili
Cat	ologbo
Dog	aja
Mouse	ekute
Bird	eye
Cow	maalu
Horse	esin
Socks	ibose
Shoes	bata
Trousers	sokoto
Shirt	ewu penpe
Sweater	ewu otutu
Coat	ewu awoleke
English	geesi
French	faranse
German	jaman
Spanish	spanish
Italian	italia
Portuguese	potoki
Greek	grik
Russian	roshian
Arabic	larubawa
Hindi	hindi
Chinese	shainis
Japanese	japanis
Taxi	oko aje-igboro
Bus	oko ero
Hotel	ile igbafe
Reservation	ifipamo
Airport	papa baalu
Passport	iwe ifuni-laaye
Student	akeko
Teacher	oluko
Pen	kalamu
Books	awon iwe
Page	oju ewe
Dictionary	iwe itumo oro
Hand	owo
Feet	atelese
Hair	irun
Eye	oju
Mouth	enu
Nose	imu
Ambulance	oko ile iwosan
Doctor	onisegun
Hospital	ile iwosan
Pharmacy	pipo-oogun
Police	olopa
Stomach ache	inu-rirun
And	ati
Under	nisale
Before	saaju
After	lehin
Inside	ninu
Outside	ita
With	pelu
But	sugbon
For	fun
From	lati
To	si
In	inu
What?	kini?
Who?	taani?
How?	bawo?
Why?	nitori kini?
Where?	nibo?
Never	beeko-lae
Rarely	agbara-kaka
Sometimes	nigbamiran
Usually	welewele
Always	nigbagbogbo
Very	looto
I	emi
You	iwo
He	oun
She	oun
We	awa
They	awon
My	mi
Your	re
His	tire
Her	tire
Our	wa
Their	won
I speak English	mo nso geesi
You speak French	o nso faranse
He speaks German	o nso jaman
She speaks Italian	o nso italian
I visited France	mo se abewo si faranse
I will drink milk	emi yio mu wara
I understand you	oro re ye mi
I don't understand you	oro re ko ye mi
I don't speak French	nko le e so faranse
This is my house	ile mi niyi
That restaurant is far	ile itaounje jinna
No problem	ko si wahala
Hi	hi
What is your name?	kini oruko re?
Nice to meet you	o dara lati pade e
How are you?	bawo lo se wa?
I'm good, thanks	mo wa daadaa, e se
And you?	ati iwo?
Do you speak (English/Yoruba)?	nje o nso (geesi/punjabi)?
Does she speak Chinese?	nje o nso ede chinese?
A little bit	die na ni
How old are you?	omo odun melo ni e?
I'm 33 years old	mo je omo odun meta-le-logbon
It was nice talking to you	o dara lati ba e soro
What do you mean?	kini o ro?
I don't understand	ko ye mi
I don't know	emi ko mo
Sorry	o ma se o
What is that called in Yoruba?	kini a npe iyen ni punjabi?
What does that word mean in English?	kini itumo oro yi ni geesi?
Where are you from?	nibo lo ti wa?
I'm from the U.S	mo wa lati u.s.
I'm American	omo orile-ede amerika ni mi
Where do you live?	nibo lo ngbe?
I live in the U.S	mo ngbe ni u.s
What do you do for a living?	kini ise ti o fi njeun?
I'm a student	omo ile-iwe ni mi
Can I help you?	se mo le ran o lowo?
Can you help me?	se o le ranmilowo?
Where is the airport?	nibo ni papa oko ofurufu wa?
Go straight	lo taa-a-ra
Then	lehin-na
Turn left	ya si osi
Turn right	ya si otun
Happy birthday	e ku ojo ibi
Happy New Year	e ku odun tuntun
Merry Christmas	e ku odun keresimesi
Good luck	ori 're
Congratulations	mo ba e yo
I have a reservation	mo gba aye sile
Do you have rooms available?	nje o ni yara sile?
I would like a non-smoking room	mo fe iyara nibiti won ko nmu siga
How much it costs per night?	elo ni fun ale kan
Waiter	aduro-tini nile ounje
How much is this?	eelo ni eyi?
What is this?	kini eyi?
Are you okay?	se ara ya?
I need a doctor	mo nilo onisegun
Help	iranlowo
Call the ambulance	pe oko ile-iwosan
Call the police	pe olopa
I am sick	mo nsa-i-san

Prompt

Answer

One

eyokan

Two

meji

Three

meta

Four

merin

Five

marun

Six

mefa

Seven

meje

Eight

mejo

Nine

mesan

Ten

mewa

First

okan

Second

ekeji

Monday

ojo-aje

Tuesday

ojo-isegun

Wednesday

ojo'ru

Thursday

ojo alamisi

Friday

ojo-eti

Saturday

ojo abameta

Sunday

ojo aiku

Now

nisisiyi

Yesterday

ana

Today

oni

Tonight

ale yi

Tomorrow

ola

Fruits

awon eso

Apples

apus

Bananas

ogede

Tomatoes

tomati

Potatoes

anamo

Onions

alubosa

Red

pupa

Green

awo-ewe

Blue

awo oju-orun

White

funfun

Black

dudu

Grey

awo-resuresu

Breakfast

ounje aaro

Lunch

ounje osan

Dinner

ounje ale

Milk

wara

Coffee

kofi

Bread

buredi

Sunny

igba ooru

Windy

igba afefe

Rainy

igba ojo

Snowy

igba yin-yin

Cold

otutu

Hot

gbona

Boy

omokunrin

Girl

omobirin

Son

omokunrin

Daughter

omobirin

Brother

arakunrin

Sister

arabirin

Man

arakunrin

Woman

arabirin

Father

baba

Mother

iya

Grandfather

baba-baba

Grandmother

iya-iya

House

ile

Toilet

ile-igbonse

Room

iyara

Bedroom

iyewu

Kitchen

ile-idana

Table

tabili

Cat

ologbo

Dog

aja

Mouse

ekute

Bird

eye

Cow

maalu

Horse

esin

Socks

ibose

Shoes

bata

Trousers

sokoto

Shirt

ewu penpe

Sweater

ewu otutu

Coat

ewu awoleke

English

geesi

French

faranse

German

jaman

Spanish

spanish

Italian

italia

Portuguese

potoki

Greek

grik

Russian

roshian

Arabic

larubawa

Hindi

hindi

Chinese

shainis

Japanese

japanis

Taxi

oko aje-igboro

Bus

oko ero

Hotel

ile igbafe

Reservation

ifipamo

Airport

papa baalu

Passport

iwe ifuni-laaye

Student

akeko

Teacher

oluko

Pen

kalamu

Books

awon iwe

Page

oju ewe

Dictionary

iwe itumo oro

Hand

owo

Feet

atelese

Hair

irun

Eye

oju

Mouth

enu

Nose

imu

Ambulance

oko ile iwosan

Doctor

onisegun

Hospital

ile iwosan

Pharmacy

pipo-oogun

Police

olopa

Stomach ache

inu-rirun

And

ati

Under

nisale

Before

saaju

After

lehin

Inside

ninu

Outside

ita

With

pelu

But

sugbon

For

fun

From

lati

inu

What?

kini?

Who?

taani?

How?

bawo?

Why?

nitori kini?

Where?

nibo?

Never

beeko-lae

Rarely

agbara-kaka

Sometimes

nigbamiran

Usually

welewele

Always

nigbagbogbo

Very

looto

emi

You

iwo

oun

She

oun

awa

They

awon

Your

His

tire

Her

tire

Our

Their

won

I speak English

mo nso geesi

You speak French

o nso faranse

He speaks German

o nso jaman

She speaks Italian

o nso italian

I visited France

mo se abewo si faranse

I will drink milk

emi yio mu wara

I understand you

oro re ye mi

I don't understand you

oro re ko ye mi

I don't speak French

nko le e so faranse

This is my house

ile mi niyi

That restaurant is far

ile itaounje jinna

No problem

ko si wahala

What is your name?

kini oruko re?

Nice to meet you

o dara lati pade e

How are you?

bawo lo se wa?

I'm good, thanks

mo wa daadaa, e se

And you?

ati iwo?

Do you speak (English/Yoruba)?

nje o nso (geesi/punjabi)?

Does she speak Chinese?

nje o nso ede chinese?

A little bit

die na ni

How old are you?

omo odun melo ni e?

I'm 33 years old

mo je omo odun meta-le-logbon

It was nice talking to you

o dara lati ba e soro

What do you mean?

kini o ro?

I don't understand

ko ye mi

I don't know

emi ko mo

Sorry

o ma se o

What is that called in Yoruba?

kini a npe iyen ni punjabi?

What does that word mean in English?

kini itumo oro yi ni geesi?

Where are you from?

nibo lo ti wa?

I'm from the U.S

mo wa lati u.s.

I'm American

omo orile-ede amerika ni mi

Where do you live?

nibo lo ngbe?

I live in the U.S

mo ngbe ni u.s

What do you do for a living?

kini ise ti o fi njeun?

I'm a student

omo ile-iwe ni mi

Can I help you?

se mo le ran o lowo?

Can you help me?

se o le ranmilowo?

Where is the airport?

nibo ni papa oko ofurufu wa?

Go straight

lo taa-a-ra

Then

lehin-na

Turn left

ya si osi

Turn right

ya si otun

Happy birthday

e ku ojo ibi

Happy New Year

e ku odun tuntun

Merry Christmas

e ku odun keresimesi

Good luck

ori 're

Congratulations

mo ba e yo

I have a reservation

mo gba aye sile

Do you have rooms available?

nje o ni yara sile?

I would like a non-smoking room

mo fe iyara nibiti won ko nmu siga

How much it costs per night?

elo ni fun ale kan

Waiter

aduro-tini nile ounje

How much is this?

eelo ni eyi?

What is this?

kini eyi?

Are you okay?

se ara ya?

I need a doctor

mo nilo onisegun

Help

iranlowo

Call the ambulance

pe oko ile-iwosan

Call the police

pe olopa

I am sick

mo nsa-i-san

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