ALL VERBS Flashcards by Yoruba Learner | Brainscape

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Pa - Wọn pa Ṣọlá ní òru àná

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Murder - They murdered Sola at midnight.

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Rún - Àwọn ọmọ rún ipanu wọn sí wẹ́wẹ́

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Munch - The children munched their snack in pieces.

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Sọ mọ - Kúnlé so mọ́ aya rẹ̀ níbi ayẹyẹ ìgbéyàwó lánàá

Dì mọ́ - Ola dì mó ìyá rè láààrọ̀ yìí

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Hug - Kunle hugged his wife at the wedding event yesterday

Ola huged his mother this morning

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Tàsé - Níyì àti Adé tàsé ara wọn ní ilé-ìwòsàn ní àná

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Miss - Níyì and Ade Missed each other at the hospital

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Dárúkọ - Dárúkọ ìlú mẹ́ta ti o mọ̀

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Mention - Mention three states you know.

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Sin - Wọ́n máa sin òkú ìyá àgbà ní ọjọ́ sátidé tí ó ń bọ̀

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Bury - They will bury grandma next Saturday.

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Rù - Bimpe ru garawa omi sórí

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Carry (on the head) - Bimpe carry a pale of water on the head

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Lóyún - Ṣọlá ti lóyún

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Pregnant - Sola is pregnant

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Farabalẹ̀ - Ẹ ní láti farabalẹ̀

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Calm down - You need to calm down

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Lépa - Àwọn ọlọ́pàá lépa àwọn adigunjalè

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Chase - Police chase after the robbers

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Ṣe ìkẹ́ - Ọkọ ìyàwó ṣe ìkẹ́ aya rè

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Cherish - The Groom cherished his wife

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Gbè - Mo gbe omi òjò

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Collect (rainwater) - I collected rainwater

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Somọ́ - Ó sọmọ́ mi

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Clung - She clung to me

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Kọlu - Wọ́n kọlù ara wọn

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Collide - The collided with each other.

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Fọkan sí - Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń fọkàn sí àlàyé olùkọ́

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Concentrate - - The students concentrate on the teacher’s explanations

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Ṣépè fún - Má ṣépè fún mi

Géègún - Òbí ò gbọdọ̀ géègún fún àwọn ọmọ wọn

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Curse - Do not curse me.

Parents must not curse their children

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Ṣẹ́gun - A ma ṣégun ọ̀ta wa

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Defeat
We will defeat our enenies.

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Mú ìrẹ̀wẹsì bá - Èsì ìdánwò wa mú ìrẹ̀wẹ̀sì bá mi

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Discourage - Our examination result discouraged me

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Pàtẹ - Àwọn ọlọ́jà máa pàtẹ ọjà ni ọ̀sán

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Display - The traders will display their goods at noon

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Pa - Òjó pá mí ní àárọ̀ yìí

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Drench - I got drenched by the rain this morning

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Tòògbé - Ò ń tòògbé

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Doze - He is dozing

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Fà - Kí ni ẹ ń fà?

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Drag - What are you dragging

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Tú àṣírí - Ó tú àṣírí wọn

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Expose - He exposed their secrets

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Sẹ́ - Ìyá ma ṣé ògì

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Filter - Mother will filter the pap

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Gba - Màá gba èsì ìdánwò mi ní ọlá

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Get - I will get my result tomorrow.

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Ná - Ó ń ná ọjà

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Haggle - He is haggling over the good

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Yájú sí - Má yájú sí mi

Fàbùkùn kàn - Ó fi àbùkù kàn mí

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Insult - Do not insult me

Insult - He insulted me

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Lọ̀ - Mo fẹ́ lọ aṣọ mi

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Iron - I want to iron my clothe

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Lù - Ó ń lu agogo

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Jingle - He is jingling the bell

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Fi ahọn lá - Sọlá fi àhọ́n lá abọ́ rẹ̀ẹ

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Lick - Sọlá licked her plate

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Dàbí - Ayọ̀ dàbíi bàbá ẹ̀

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Like - Ayo is like his father.

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Dojú ìjà kọ - Ó fẹ́ dojú ìjà kọ wá

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Attack - He wants to attack us

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Sọ̀rọ̀ lẹ́yìn - Wọ́n ń sọ̀rọ̀ mi léyìn

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Talk behind (back-bite) - They are talking behind me

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Faradà - Ẹ bá mi faradà-á

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Bear - Bear with me

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Padà léyìn - Ẹ padà lẹ́yìn mi

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Back off - BACK OFF

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Yẹ - Aṣọ yìí yẹ-ẹ

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Fit - This cloth fits you.

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Di - Ó ti di adajọ́

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Become - She has become a Judge

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Kìlọ̀ - Mo ti kìlò fun-un

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Warn - I have warned her

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Sẹ́ - Mo fẹ́ ṣé àgbo mi

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Strain - I want to strain my herb

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pa - Pa iná yẹn

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Switch off - switch off that light

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Tẹ dùùrù - Mo fẹ́ tẹ dùùrù

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Play piano - I want to play piano

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Yọ́ - Òri tí yọ́

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Melt - The shea butter has melted

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Fòpin sí - A ní láti fòpin sí òfin yìí

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Abolish - We need to abolish this law

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Yadi - Ó ti yadi

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Mute - He is muted

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Ṣọ́ra - Ṣọ́ra fún ajá

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Beware -Beware of the dog.

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Fún wàrà - Fún wàrà màálù

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Milk - Milk the cow

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se àṣìṣe - Má ṣe àṣìṣe

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Make mistate - Do not make a mistake

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Fọ́nnu - Wọ́n ń fọ́nnu

Halẹ̀ - Wọ́n ń halẹ̀

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Boast - They are boasting

Boast - They are boasting

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Bèèrè - Kúnlé bèèrè ẹ̀tọ́ bàbá rẹ̀

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Claim - Kúnlé claimed his father’s right.

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Ṣe àlàyé - Jọ̀wọ́ ṣe àlàyé

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Clarify - Please clarify.

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Pàtéwọ́ - Pàtẹwọ́ fún wọn

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Clap - clap for them.

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Foríṣọ́pọ́n - Má jẹ́ kí okòwò ẹ forísọpọ́n

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Collapse - Do not let your business collapse.

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Kùnà - Òwò mi ò níí kùnà

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Fail - My business will not fail

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Padà wá - Jọ̀wọ́ padà wá ilé

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Come back - Please come back home

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Padà bo - Mò ń padà bọ̀

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Coming back - I am coming back

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Kọ - Àkùkọ kọ

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Crow - The cock crowed

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Rá - Ó ń rá

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Crawl - He is crawling

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Sọ̀kalẹ̀ - Sọ̀kalẹ̀ lórí àkàbà

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Come down - Come down from the ladder

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Wà nínú àhámọ́ - Wọ́n tí wà nínú àhámọ́

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Confine - They have been confined

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Darí - Òun ni ó ń darí wọn

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Control - He is the one controlling them

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Balẹ̀ - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti balẹ̀

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Descend - The plane has descended

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Ṣàìgbọràn - Màá ṣàìgbọràn

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Disobey - Do not disobey

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Yà bàrà - Wọ́n ń yà bàrà

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Digress - They are digressing

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Pínyà - Wọ́n ti pínyà

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Separate - They have separated

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Yọ́ - Epo ti yọ́

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Dissolve - The palm oil has dissolved

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Yó - Mo yó lánàá

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Drunk - I was drunk yesterday.

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Rọ̀ - Ìdánwò náà rò

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Easy - The exam was easy.

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Wọ́n - Aṣọ náà wọ́n

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Expensive - The cloth is expensive

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Jowú - Má jowú ọ̀rẹ́ ẹ

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Envy - Do not envy your friend

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Dákú - Ṣọlá dákú lénu ìṣe

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Faint - Sola fainted while working

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Já - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú já

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Crash (Airplane) - An airplane crashed.

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Só - Mo fẹ́ só

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Fart - I want to fart

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Bẹ̀rù - Má bẹ̀rù

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Afraid - Do not be afraid

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Tage - Wọ́n ń tage

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Flirt - They are flirting

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Ṣàn - Odò ń ṣàn

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Flow - The river is flowing

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Bọ́ - Mo bọ́ lọ́wọ́ọ wọn

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Free/escape - I am free from them

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Dì - Omí tí dì

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Freeze - The water has frozen

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Kún - Omí tí kún

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Full - Water is full

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Jèrè - Ẹ ma jèrè púpọ̀

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Profit - You will make a profit

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Hù - Ewéko mi ń hù

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Germinate, grow - My plant is germinating

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Mí tagbára - Ó ń mí tagbára

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Gasp - He is gasping

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Gbin - Ó ń gbin

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Groan - He is groaning

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Kùn - Kílódé tí ẹ̀ ń kùn

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Grumble - Why are you grumbling

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Tú jáde - Oyún tú jáde létí ẹ̀

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Gush out - The pus gushed out of his ear

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Léfòó - Ewé léfòó lórí omi

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Float - The leaf floats on the water

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Kórè - Àsìkò láti kórè nì yìí

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Harvest - This is the time to harvest

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San - Egbò rẹ máa sàn

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Heal - His wound will heal.

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Ṣiyèméjì - Má ṣiyèméjì láti pè mí

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Hesitate - Do not hesitate to call me

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Gbó - Kí ló ń gbó lálẹ́ àná

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Howl - What was that howling last night

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Kùn - Máa kùn

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Hum - Do not hum.

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Ṣọdẹ - Ajá mi ń ṣọdẹ

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Hunt - My dog hunts

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Ṣe ìmẹ́lẹ́ - Má ṣe ìmẹ́lẹ́

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Idle - Do not be idle.

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Ṣàìsàn - Kúnlé ń ṣàìsàn

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Ill - Kúnlé is ill.

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Tan iná - Tan iná sínú ọgbà

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Light up - Light up the compound

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Tọ́ka sí - Tọ́ka sí èyí tí ó jẹ

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Indicate, point at
Indicate which one it is

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Ṣíwá - Wọ́n ṣị́wá láti Nigeria

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Immigrate - They immigrated from Nigeria

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ṣẹ ìwádìí - Àwọn Ọlọ́pàá máa ṣe ìwádìí

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Investigate - The police will investigate

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Já lẹ́wọ̀n - Àwọn ẹlẹ́wọ̀n gbìyànjú láti já lẹ́wọ̀n

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Jail-break - The prisoners attempted a jail-break

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Dágbére - Mi ò dágbére

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Say Goodbye - I did not say goodbye

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Dápàárá - Ó ń bá wọn dápàárá

Ṣẹ̀fẹ̀ - Wọ́n ń ṣẹ̀fẹ̀

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Joke - He is joking with them

Joke - They are joking

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Rọbí - Ó ń robí lọ́wọ́

Ṣe wàhálà - Máa ṣe wàhálà lásán

Ṣiṣẹ́ kárakára - Ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ kárakára.

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Labor- She is in labor.

Labor - Do not labor in vain

Labor - He labours tirelessly

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Balẹ̀ - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti balẹ̀

Gúnlẹ̀ - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti gúnlẹ̀ ní London

Bà - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú bá ní Èkó

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Land - The plane has landed

Land - The plane has landed in London

Land - The plane landed in Lagos

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Tiro - Ó ń tiro

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Limp - He limps.

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Fetísílẹ̀ - Ṣé o fetísílè

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Listen - Did you listen?

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Dì - Mo ti di ẹrù mi

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Load - I have loaded my luggage

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Yan - Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń yan

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March - The students are marching

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Rù - Kúnlé tí rù

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Lean - Kúnlé is lean

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Bojú - Wọ́n bojú wọn

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Mask - They are masked

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Jáde - Mo fẹ́ jáde

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Go out - I want to go out

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Padà - Padà sí ilé

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Go back - Go back home

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Dọ̀bálè - Ẹ dọ̀bálẹ̀ fún wọn

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Prostrate
Prostrate before them

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Ṣàkíyèsí - Mo ṣàkíyèsí pé wọn ò fẹ́ lọ

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Notice, Observe
I noticed that they do not want to go.

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Fi ọkàn sí - Ẹ fí ọkàn sí iṣẹ́ yín

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Focus
Focus on your work

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Padà dé - Wọ́n ti padà dé

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Return
They have returned

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Làágùn - Mò ń làágùn

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Sweat - I am sweating

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Ṣé á̀ṣeyọrí - A ma ṣe àṣeyọrí

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Succeed - We will succeed

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Ṣé oyún - Ó ti ṣé oyún ẹ

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Abort - She has aborted her pregnancy

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Mọ̀ - Mo mọ̀ pé kò wá sí ibi-iṣẹ́

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Aware -I am aware that he did not come to the office.

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Ṣe ìgbéraga - Ẹ má ṣe ìgbéraga

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Arrogant - Do not be arrogant

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Ṣe agbe - Ó ń ṣe agbe

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Beg - He is begging

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́Ta tété = Ó fẹ́ràn láti ta tẹ́tẹ́

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Bet - He likes to bet

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Re - Irun mi ń re

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Fall off - My hair is falling off

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Gbọ̀n - Ara ẹ̀ ń gbọ̀n

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Shake - His body is shaking

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Jáfáfá - Ọmọ yẹn jáfáfá

A

Smart - That boy is smart

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Ṣúnú - Ó ṣúnú

A

Cold (Emotion) - He is cold-hearted

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Ṣojo - Má ṣojo

A

Scare - Do not be scared.

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Lọ́ - Irun ẹ lọ́

A

Curl - Her hair is curl

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Wọ́ - Ilà yẹn wọ́

A

Curve - That line is curve

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Dití - Ó dití

A

Deaf - He is deaf

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Jìn - Odò yìí jìn

A

Deep - This river is deep

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Ṣòro - Ó ṣòro

A

Difficult - He is difficult

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Jìnnà - Ilée wọn jìnnà

A

Far - Their house is far

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Yárá - Jọ̀wọ́ yárá

A

Fast - Please be fast

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Gbẹ - Aṣọ mi ti gbẹ́

A

Dry - My cloth is dry

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Sanra - Ó dúdú, ó sì sanra

A

Fat - She is black and fat

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Rẹwà - Ọmọ wọn rẹwà

A

Beautiful - Their child is beautiful

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Wúwo - Ẹrù wọn wúwo

A

Heavy - His luggage is heavy

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Rorò - Wọ́n rorò

A

Strict - He is strict

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Gbóná - Omi mi gbóná

A

Hot - My water is hot

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Láàánú - Wọ́n láàánú

A

Kind - She is kind

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Fúyẹ́ - Ẹrù wọn ò fúyẹ́ rárá

A

Light - His load is not light at all

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Ṣiwèrè, Ṣewèrè - Ó ń ṣiwèrè

A

Mad - He is mad

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Yájú - Má yájú sí mi

A

Rude - Do not be rude to me

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Tutù - Omi mi ti tutù

A

Cold - My water is cold

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Lọ́ra - Ó lọ́ra gan-an

A

Slow - She is very slow

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Ga - Túnjí ga, ó sì pupa

A

Tall - Tunji is tall and light-skinned

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Dárá - Ó dárá fún mi

A

Good - it is good for me

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Dúdú - Bàbá mi dúdú

A

Black - My father is black

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Pupa - Màmá mi pupa

A

Light-skinned - My mother is light-skinned

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Rẹjú - Mo fẹ́ rẹjú

A

Nap - I want to nap

Q

Kàn - Ó kan àwòrán mọ ògiri

A

Nail - He nailed the picture on the wall

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Fọ̀rọ̀wérò - Wọ́n ń fọ̀rọ̀wérò

A

Deliberate - They are deliberate

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Nílò - Mo nílò owó

A

Need - I need money

Q

Gbọ́ràn - Wọ̀n ò kí ń gbọ́ràn sí mi lẹ́nu

A

Obey - They do not usually obey

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Miri - Ó mirí

A

Nod - He nodded

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Takò - Ó ń takò mi

A

Oppose - He is opposing me

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Jẹ - O jẹ gbèsè

Ó jẹ mi lówó

A

Owe - He owes

Owe - He owes me

Q

Bà - Àwọn ẹyẹ bà sórí igi

A

Perch - The birds perched on the tree

Q

Kiri - Wọ́n ń kiri ọjà

A

Hawk - They are hawking their goods

Q

Jọ̀wọ́ - Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, mo fẹ́ sùn

Dákun - Ẹ dákun, ẹ fún mi ni omi

A

Please
Please, I want to sleep
Please, give me water

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̀Ṣà - Bá mi ṣa ẹ̀wà

A

Pick - Help me pick the beans

Q

Ditẹ̀ - Wọ́n ń ditẹ̀ wọn

A

Conspire - They are conspiring against him

Q

Fìyìn fún - Ẹ fìyìn fún Olúwa

A

Praise - Praise the Lord

Q

Sàsọtẹ́lẹ̀ - Ó ti sàsọtẹ́lè pé ó ma wá

A

Predict - He has predicted that he will come

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Díbọ́n - Ó ń díbón

A

Pretend - He is pretending

Q

Rọ̀ - Òjò ń rọ̀

A

Rain - It is raining

Q

Bú ramúramù - Kìnìún ń bú ramúramù

A

Roar - The lion roars

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Yan - Mò ń yan ẹja

A

Roast - I am roasting the fish

Q

Kánjú - Mò ń kánjú

A

Rush - I am rushing

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Dógùn-ún - Irin ti dógùn-ún

A

Rust - The iron has rusted

Q

Bàjẹ́ - Inú ẹ̀ bàjé pé kò rí wọn

A

Sad - He was sad that he did not see them

Q

Gbo - Bá mi gbo ẹ̀yìn mi

A

Scrub - Help me scrub my back

Q

Kígbe - Ṣọlá ń kígbe ‘olè’

A

Scream - Sola is screaming ‘thief’

Q

Han - Ó ń han

A

Screech - It is screeching

Q

Họ - Kílódé tí ò ń họ ara?

A

Scratch - Why are you scratching your body?

Q

Yún - Ara ń yún mi

A

Itch - My body itches

Q

Mú - Ọ̀bẹ yẹn mú

A

Sharp - That knife is sharp

Q

Bá ( ) wí - Mo ti bá wọn wí

A

Scold - I have scolded them

Q

Kúrú - Túnjí kúrú

A

Short - Túnjí is short

Q

Hàn - Fi ọwọ́ ẹ hàn mi

A

Show - Show me your hands

Q

Ràn - Òòrùn ń ràn

A

Shine - The sun shines

Q

Yìn ìbọn - Ta ló yìn ìbọn

A

Shoot - Who shot?

Q

Yá - Ara wọn ò yá

A

Sick - He is sick

Q

Tijú - Ó ń tijú

A

Shy - She is shy

Q

Rùn - Ó ń rùn

Gbóòórùn
Mò ń gbóòórùn nǹkan

A

Smell - He smells

I smell something

Q

Pòyì - Máà pòyì

A

Spin - Do not spin

Q

Kólòlò - Ó ń kólòlò

A

Stammer - He stammers

Q

Ro - Bàbá ń ro oko

A

Till (ground) - Father is tilling the ground

Q

Rẹ̀ - Ó rẹ̀ mí

A

Tired - I am tired

Q

Ránjú - Ó ń ránjú

A

Stare - She stares

Q

Dúró - Dúró ní ilé

A

Stay - Stay at home

Q

Ta - Agbọ́n ta Tọ́lá

A

Sting - The wasp stung Tola

Q

Bẹ̀rẹ̀ - Ṣé o lè bẹ̀rẹ̀

A

Squat- Can you squat?

Q

Burẹ́wà - Ó burẹ́wà

A

Ugly - She is ugly

Q

Tọ̀ - Mo fẹ́ tọ̀

A

Urinate - I want to urinate

Q

Pòórán - Ó ti pòórá

A

Vanish - He has vanished/disappeared

Q

Bì - Mo fẹ́ bì

A

Vomit - I want to vomit

Q

Dìbò - Wọ́n dìbò fún-ún

A

Vote - They voted for him

Q

Gba - Gba owó ẹ

Mú - Mú owó ẹ

A

Take - Take your money (to collect from someone)

Take - Take your money (to pick from somewhere)

Q

Fún - Aṣọ mi fún mi

A

Tight - My clothes are tight on me

Q

Gbó - Ajá ń gbó

A

Bark - The dog barks

Q

Gún - Mo ma gún iyán

A

Pound - I will pound yam

Q

Bọ̀ - Mo ma bọ ẹ̀fọ́

A

Blanch - I will blanch the vegetables

Q

Pò - Mo fẹ́ po ògì

A

Make (pap) - I want to make pap

Q

Dán - Wúrà ń dán

A

Shine - The gold shines

Q

Sán - Àrá ṣán ní alẹ́ àná

A

Thunder - It thundered last night

Q

Fẹ́ - Atẹ́gùn ń fẹ́

A

Blow - The wind is blowing

Q

Jà - Ìjí jà

A

Storm - It stormed

Q

Mọ́ - Ilẹ̀ ti mọ́

A

Break - The day has broken

Q

Ṣú - Ilẹ̀ ti ṣú
Òkùnkùn ṣú

A

Dark- It is dark

Q

Mọ́ - Ojú ọ̀run mọ

A

Clear (sky) - The sky is clear

Q

Dábàá - Wọ́n dábàá ìlànà tuntun

A

Suggest - They suggested a new approach.

Q

Dúró - Ẹ dúró

A

Wait, Pause, Stop
Wait!
Stop!
Pause!

Q

Fún - Mò ń fún aṣọ mi

A

Wring - I am wringing my clothe

Q

Sá - Mo fẹ́ sá aṣọ mi

A

Sun-dry - I want to dry my clothes