Common Words & phrases Flashcards by ugochukwu onyema

Iyen na da

That’s right

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Dara

Good

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Iyen

That

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Sise/ishe

Work

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O ti beere ishe?

Have you started work?

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Ma binu

I’m sorry

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Binu

Vex/angry

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Beere

Start/started

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Beeni

Yes

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Rara

No/never

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Mo ti bere

I’ve started

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Se o ti ni?

Do you have?
Do you have it?

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Ma fun ni ti

I give/gave

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Ti ni

I have

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Ki ni

Why?
What?

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Ti o fe

That you want

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Kini idi to o fe ko?

Why do you want to learn?

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Mo fe mo

I want to learn/know

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O to

It’s enough

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Ese

Thanks

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Ese o

Thank you

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Ko sii

No more

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Ko sii wahala

No wahala

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So wa?

You good?

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Mo lo si

I went to I’m going to

Mo lo si sise

I’m going to work I went to work

Mo dara

I’m good

Aye tii suu mii gan

The world has burnt me I’m tired of life

Bani

Tired

So wa pa

You good?

Pele

Sorry

Saisan

Sick

Se o saisan

Are you sick?

Mi o sise

I will not work I don’t want to work

Mi o ja lo sise

I won’t go to work I don’t want to go to work

Ara’n

Body

Ati

And

Ori’n fo mii

My head is turning me

Ori’n

Head

Sukun

Cry/cried

Omi

Water

Laale

Tonight

Laale ana

That night

Mo sukun bii ida-omi laale ana

I cried like water last night

Ori mi kun

My head is full

Ara’n

Body

Ara’n ro mi

My body is paining me

Ibanuje

Sad

Nii

That’s it Abi

Nitori

Because

Nitori baba re

Because of daddy

Nitori baba o

Because of your father

O dun

It’s sweet

Inu mi o dun

I’m not happy

Mi o mo

I didn’t know I don’t know

Mii ma’n toju ara mi mo,

I don’t take care of myself

Inu

I am not

Mi o dun

I’m happy

Gbo gbo e

Everything

Ma’n

Don’t

Toju

Take care

Mo tii dii

I have become

Mo tii dii orobo

I have become orobo

Inu mi da

My heart is good

Mo wa

I’m good

Mii fe

I don’t want

Mii fe sise

I don’t want to work

Joko

Sit

Mo fe joko

I want to sit down

Mo ko fe

I just want to

Mo ko fe joko

I just want to sit down

Sinu

Inside

mo ko fe joko sinu bed mi

I just want to sit in my bed

Mo fe

I want to

Mii fe

I don’t want I don’t want to

Se ikankan

Do something

Mo fe se ikankan

I want to do something

Mii fe se ikankan

I don’t want to do anything

Se o mo

Do you know You know

Se o ro be?

Do you think so?

Also mo’n lo London ni weekend yen na

I’m going to London that weekend

Bawo ni

How is it

Bawo se je

How is it

So lo club

I’m going to the club

Laale ana

Last night

Mo’n lo

I am going

Ko lo n lo

What’s happening How’s it going

Ki lo de to n lo

Why’ are you going

Bakan

Somehow

O kan irritate mii

It just irritates me

So lor club ni ale Ana?

You went to the club last night?

Fun mi

For me

Ma binu

No vex

Mo binu nitori pe

I’m vexed because of

Mo ra

I bought it I bought

Lati

From

Tobi

Big

Lo si church

Go to church

O wa lor se

I now went to

O wa lor se church

I now went to church

o wa lor se order to tobi lati website mii

I now went to order plenty from the website

Ki lo de to n lo

Why did you go

Tori mo feel bad

I just feel bad

Nikan

Only

Nkan

Something

Ra nkan fun mi

Buy something for me

Ibeji nikan nii mo ma’n raa nkan fun

I only buy things fro my twin

Nkon

Thing Something

Beyen

Like that

Mii ma’n

I don’t

Kilode se ra

Why did you buy it

Kosi

It can’t happen It’s not available

Kosi nkan nkan

There’s nothing

Mo ko fe

I want to

Kilo fe so

What do you want to say

Ki lo fe

What do you want

Mo ti wa

I have come

Mi o fe

I don’t want

Mi o fe se

I don’t want to do it

Mi o fe

I don’t want

Mi o de anybody

I didn’t tie anybody

Mi o mo

I don’t know

Mo ti wa savage

I am a savage

So fun mi

Tell me

Pari

Finish

O ti pari

It’s finished/over

A wa ni abuja

We are in abuja

o lor Bi’se?

You didn’t go to work?

Abuja ko lewu

Abuja is not safe

Kill

Dead

I ti ku

He’s dead

Club wa nini hotel sha

There’s a club in the hotel

Wi kpe

He said

Nkan rere ni

It’s a good thing

Nkan rere ni Obinna se o

Obinna did a good thing

Sa ma shé faaji

Be enjoying

Awon ore mi ati Mahmud so fun me wi kpe abuja o mo wan laara mo

My friend and Mahmud said that Abuja ain’t it atm Or they’re not used to abuja again.

So gbo

Have you heard? Listen

Mo ti ra

I’ve bought it

Mo ti se

I’ve done it

Ose

Week

Ose yi

This week

Ose to n bo

Next week

Ose to Koja

Last week

Mo n bo

I’m coming

Mimo

Holy Spirit

O ma wa lo

He is always around/with me

O ma wa

He is coming

O ma bo

He is coming He is welcome

Kuro l’ona

Leave the road

Fun won

Give them

Nkan t’ofe

What they want

Kuro

Leave

Wahala ti poju

Your wahala is much

Se o ma je ice cream cake?

Do you eat ice cream cake?

Ibeere mi po

I have many questions

Lati

From

Pada

Back

Ile

House

Anywhere I go mo n'lati pada si ile mi

Anywhere I go, I have to go back to my house

Cause mama mi won wa ni ile mi

Cause my mum is at home

Won wa ni

They are there

Won wa

They are

Kini e

What is it

Mi o le

I can’t

O pa ri

He killed it

N’ile

At home

Mo fe jeun

I want to eat

Se o ti jeun

Have you eaten

Se ounje wa

Is there food

Se ofe jeun?

Do you want to eat

Mo ti jeun

I have eaten

Mi o ti jeun

I haven’t eaten

Mi o fe jeun

I don’t want to eat

Mi o feran

I don’t like

Mo feran

I like

Won ma’n sorokuso

They want to say rubbish

E gbin kpa mi

Hunger is killing me

Ki la ma je

What should we eat

Omi

Water

O ma se normal

You no do normal You go do normal

Mo fe wa Lori bed

I want to be in bed

Mo fe sun

I want to sleep

O fe lo ile

You want to go home

Iro

False Lie

Jeko lo si club

Let’s go to club

O mu coke

You will drink coke

You don’t

Ko wa fe

You don’t want

Bami

Follow me

Lole

Go home

Ko wa fe bami lole

You don’t want to follow me home

Kuro l’ona fun won

Leave the road give them Or Leave the road for them

Mo wa owo

I’m looking for money

Pada wale

Come back home

Used when something is taking too long

Mo wa e lo si’le

I was looking for you at home

Ki lon wa

What are you looking for

Itori idi wo lo fen lo

Why are you going

Nitori idi wo lo fen lo

Why are you going Or because of what do you want to go

Ba de

If it comes

To’ogun ba de

If war comes

Kilode ti o fe fi lo

Why don’t you want to go

Kilode to fe fi lo

Why do you want to go

Gbe

Carry

Run

Tori Ife yi ti dami lori ru

Because this love has scattered my head

Sarewa

Run and come Or come fast

Gba

Collect Take

Sarewa gba

Come and collect fast

Bobo yi

This boy

Ife yi

This love

Ale ola

Tomorrow night

Ta lo wa’n ile

Who’s looking for house

Bawo ni

Where are you

So ti gbo

Have you heard

Mo ti gbo

I have heard

Wa ti ma gbo

they will hear of me

Sho Ma

Will you

Sho ma wa

Will you come

E ma bo

Be coming

O ma wa

Will you come

Nigbawo

When

Mo wa ni church

I’m at church

Mo lo church

I went to church