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Yoruba Word practice
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| 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 |
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