Yourba Flashcards
What is your name?
Ki lo ru ko e
My name is …
Oruko mi ni
Where do you come from
Ni bo lo ti wa
I come from
Mo wa la ti
Talk slower
Rora ma soro
I didn’t hear what you said
Me o gbo inkan to so
How do they say
Bawo no se man so
How old are you
Omo odun melo ni e
I am 14 years old
Omo odun meerinla ni mi
Where are you going
Ni bo lon lo
I’m going
Moun lo
Outside
Si ita
In
Ni
What’s happening
Kilo n sele
How are things/you
Ba wo ni
Are you good
So wa dada
Good morning
E karo
Good afternoon
E kasan
Good evening
E kale
If coming from outside and your coming in what do you say
E kule
Welcome
Your in the house and your greeting someone coming from outside
E kabo
Good night
O da ro
Goodbye
O da bo
Till tomorrow
O dola
It been a while
O tojo meta
Good morning, how are you
E karo, bawoni
I am
Moun
I am doing something
Mo oun se nkan
I’m not doing anything
Mi o se nkan nkan
Food
Ounje
I am eating right now
Moun jeun lowo
Right now
Lowo
Won jeun
They are eating
Those people are eating
Awon yen jeun
We are eating
Awa jeun
Oon
He/she
Awa
We
Won
They
Awon yen
Those people
That woman/girl is eating
Obirin yen jeun
That man /boy is eating
Okunrin yen jeun
I am sleeping right now
Moun sun lowo
Sleep
Orun
I am talking
Moun soro
Those people are talking
Awon yen soro
Talk to me
Ba mi soro
I am bathing
Moun we (weh)
I am walking
Moun rin
I am running
Moun sare (sah ray)
I am working
Moun sise
She is running
Obirin yen sare
All of us
Gbo gbo wa
I am playing
Moun sere
Play
Ere
Omode
Children
I am resting
Moun sinmi
I am tired
O re mi
I am reading a book
Moun ka iwe
I am doing housework
Moun se ise ile
I am sweeping the floor
Moun gba ile
I am mopping
Moun nu ile
I am washing the dishes
Moun fo abo
Clothes
Asho
I am washing
Moun fo
I am searching for clothes
Moun wa aso
I am coming
Moun bo
I am waiting
Mo ma duro
I don’t want to wait
Mi o fe duro
I can’t wait
Mi o le duro
I am smiling/laughing
Moun rerin
I am looking
Moun wo
I am asking
Moun bere
I’m just asking
Mo kan bere ni
I am begging
Moun bebe
I am fighting
Moun ja
I am fasting
Moun gbawe
Moustache
Irun mu
Neck
Orun
Throat
Ofun
Body
Ara
Chest
Aya
Arm
Apa
Fingernails
Enkana
Thighs
Itan
Calves
Isu ese
Bum
Idi
Back
Eyin
Stomach
Ikun
Bellybutton
Idodo
Waist
Ibadi
Skull
Ipako
Armpits
Abiya
Heart
Okan
Brain
Opolo
Back of the neck
Eyin orun
Front/forward
Iwaju