06 - Unit Vocab - E/Y

Question 1

How are you?

Answer 1

ṣé dáadáa ni?

Question 2

Thank you

Answer 2

a dúpẹ́

Question 3

How’s everyone at home?

Answer 3

ilé nkọ́?

Question 4

They’re fine.

Answer 4

ilé wa dáadáa.

Question 5

Did you go to the market yesterday?

Answer 5

ṣé o lọ sọjà ni àna?

Question 6

Yes, I went.

Answer 6

bẹ́ẹ̀ni mo lọ.

Question 7

you went

Answer 7

o lọ

Question 8

I went

Answer 8

mo lọ

Question 9

Did you go?

Answer 9

ṣé o lọ?/ ṣ’o lọ?

Question 10

market

Answer 10

ọjà

Question 11

river

Answer 11

odò

Question 12

church

Answer 12

ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì

Question 13

wake, all night party

Answer 13

àìsùn

Question 14

to

Answer 14

sí

Question 15

to bathe, swim

Answer 15

wẹ̀

Question 16

to worship

Answer 16

sìn

Question 17

to dance

Answer 17

jó

Question 18

to do, make

Answer 18

ṣe

Question 19

Elision with “ṣ’o lọ sí”:
ọjà
odò
ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì
àìsùn

Answer 19

ṣ’o lọ sọ́jà
ṣ’o lọ sọ́dò
ṣ’o lọ sí ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì
ṣ’o lọ sáisùn

Question 20

I went to the river.

Answer 20

mo lọ sí odò/ mo lọ sọ́dò.

Question 21

What did you go to do?

Answer 21

kíni o lọ ṣe/ kílo lọ ṣe.

Question 22

I went to swim.

Answer 22

mo lọ wẹ̀.

Question 23

I went to church.

Answer 23

mo lọ sí ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì.

Question 24

I went to party.

Answer 24

mo lọ sí àìsùn/ mo lọ sáisùn.

Question 25

What is the use of “ṣé” in the beginning of a sentence?

Answer 25

To introduce a Yes/No question.