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“A ni lẹ́tà àkọ́kọ́ nínú álífábẹ́ẹ̀tì.”
A is the first letter in the alphabet.
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Mú àdá rẹ kí o lọ gé koríko.”
Take your machete and go cut the grass.
“Mo jókòó lórí àga náà.”
I sat on the chair.
“Aio ní awọ tó ń yí padà.”
The chameleon has skin that changes.
- chameleon
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ajá mi tiene fún mi.”
My dog is loyal to me.
- Dog
“Ajẹ wa jẹ́ pupọ lẹ́yìn tita ojúṣe wa.”
Our profit was substantial after the sale.
- Profit
“Àjọ náà yóò wáyé ní ọ̀la.”
The meeting will take place tomorrow.
- organization
- meeting
- assembly
- the act of doing something together as a group
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Àmì ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ òjò rírọ̀ ni awọ àwọsánmà tó ń bẹ lójú ọ̀run”
The sign of incoming rain is the colour of the clouds in the sky
- sign, mark, symbol
- sign
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Àná ni mo dé láti ìlú Èkó.”
“Apá mi lágbára.”
My arm is strong.
“Àpò mi ti sọnù.”
“Ó ní àrè láti fi sọ̀rọ̀.”
He has a justification to speak.
- vindication, justification; justice
- excuse, pardon
- vindication
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Àṣà wa pọ̀ lọ́rọ̀.”
Our culture is rich.
- Culture
“Àṣẹ ni láti ṣẹ̀dá ìtọ́sọ́na.”
Power lies in creating direction.
- Power
“Aṣọ tuntun ni mo wọ̀ fún ayẹyẹ náà.”
“Ó gbé àtẹ ọjà rẹ̀ sí orí.”
She carried her market tray on her head.
“Abọ́ náà ti fọ́ mọ́lẹ̀.”
The bowl has broken on the ground.
“Adìẹ ń jẹ àgbàdo.”
The chicken is eating corn.
“Aina ti rí ọmọ bí.”
Aina has given birth to a child.
- a female given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to girls born with a nuchal cord
- a female given name for girls born with the umbilical cord around their neck
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ayọ̀ kún inú ọkàn mi lónìí.”
“Àárọ̀ yìí tutù gan-an.”
I woke up very early in the morning.
- origin, beginning, sunrise
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ẹ jẹ́ kí n pa ààrọ̀ kan fún yín.”
Let me tell you a riddle.
- riddle
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Aáyán sá wọ abẹ́ pẹpẹ.”
The cockroach ran under the shelf.
“Àbúrò mi n kàwé fún ìdánwò.”
“Àdàbà funfun ni mo rí.”
I saw a white dove.
“Àdánù nlá ni ó jẹ́ fún wa.”
It is a big loss for us.
“Ó túndè àdìrẹ rẹ.”
She tied her headscarf.
- Headscarf
“Mo ní láti ṣe adura fún ìbáṣepọ̀ mi.”
I need to pray for my relationship.
- Prayer
“Afárá náà gùn gan-an.”
The bridge is very long.
“Omi àgbọn dùn mọ́ni gan-an.”
“Agogo mẹ́ta ti lù.”
It is three o'clock.
“Àwọn màlúù náà wà lábẹ́ àjàgà.”
The cattle are under the yoke.
- yoke
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Àjàjá jẹ́ onígboyà.”
Àjàjá is brave.
- A male oríkì name, meaning "One who fights and breaks free".
- A male oríkì name
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ó ra àjàkà tuntun.”
She bought a new necklace.
- Necklace
“Ajako jẹ́ ẹranko tó ń gbé nínú igbó.”
The jackal is an animal that lives in the forest.
- jackal, wild dog
- jackal
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Lo àkàbà láti gun orí òrùlé.”
Use a ladder to climb onto the roof.
“Báwo ni mo ṣe le fi àkérè le.”
How can I put it in my pocket?
“Alága sọ pé kí a jókòó.”
The chairperson said we should sit.
“Àpáta yìí tóbi gan-an.”
This rock is very big.
“Àpèjọ náà dára gan-an.”
The gathering was very good.
“Gbé àpótí yẹn wá fún mi.”
Bring that box for me.
“Arijẹ wa pọ̀ jùlọ nínú ọdún yìí.”
Our expenses have increased significantly this year.
- Expense
“ọmọbìnrín kun àtíkè”
The girl applied powder to her face
- powder, (in particular) face powder
- powder
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Tan àtùpà kí o tó kàwé.”
Turn on the lamp before you read.
“Àwùjọ wa ń fọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀.”
Our society cooperates.
“A ń dáàbò bo àyíká wa.”
We protect our environment.
“Àdùgbò wa dákẹ́ rọrọ.”
Our neighborhood is very quiet.
“Àgbàdo yìí dùn púpọ̀.”
This maize is very sweet.
“Ó lo agbára rẹ̀ láti ṣiṣẹ́.”
He used his strength to work.
“Akọ̀wé ń kọ lẹ́tà nínú ọ́fíìsì.”
The secretary is writing a letter in the office.
“Wo aláago rẹ kí o mọ àkókò.”
“Angola wà ní gúúsù Áfíríkà.”
Angola is in Southern Africa.
- Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
- Angola
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Àníyàn pọ̀ lọ́kàn rẹ̀ nípa ọjọ́ ọ̀la.”
There is a lot of anxiety in his heart about the future.
“Awakọ̀ náà mọṣẹ́ rẹ̀ dáadáa.”
The driver knows his job well.
“Ó wọ àwọ̀nu gígùn.”
He wore a long tie.
- Tie
“Àádọ́ta náírà ni mo ra àkàrà yìí.”
I bought this bean cake for fifty naira.
“Àbáwọlé náà wà ní iwájú.”
The entrance is at the front.
“Afẹ́fẹ́ tútù ń fẹ́.”
“Àgbébọ̀ mi ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í yé ẹyin.”
My hen has started laying eggs.
- hen
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ajọṣepọ yi lórí yóò ran wa lọwọ lati dẹ́ra àsìkò.”
This partnership will help us to seize opportunities.
- Partnership
“A ń gbàdúrà fún àlàáfíà lágbàyé.”
We pray for peace in the world.
“Alápatà náà pa màlúù méjì.”
The butcher killed two cows.
“Mo máa ń jí láàárọ̀.”
I usually wake up every morning.
- every morning
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Àṣeyọrí rẹ ṣe pàtàkì.”
Your success is important.
“Mú aṣọ-ìbò wá nítorí òtútù.”
Bring a blanket because of the cold.
“Wọ́n kọ́ àtíbàbà fún àwọn arìnrìn-àjò.”
They built a tent for the travelers.
- tent
- booth
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Kò yẹ kí o ṣe afinihàn fún àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ.”
It is not appropriate for you to act as a betrayer to your friends.
- betrayer
- traitor
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Akíkanjú ni ọmọ náà níbi iṣẹ́ rẹ̀.”
The child is a brave person in his work.
“Àkójọpọ̀ iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ jẹ́ kókó.”
Your project timeline is crucial.
- Timeline
“Alákòóso ilé-ìwé fẹ́ rí gbogbo olùkọ́ lónìí.”
The school administrator wants to see all teachers today.
“Atilẹyin yii ti bọkodo pupọ ni iṣẹ́ wa.”
This support has greatly boosted our operations.
- Support
“Àgàbàgebè kò dára.”
Hypocrisy is not good.
- hypocrisy
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ń kàwé.”
The student is studying.
- Student
“Alágbẹ̀dẹ ń rọ irin lọ́wọ́.”
The blacksmith is currently forging iron.
“Aláìbẹ̀rù ni jagunjagun náà.”
The warrior is a fearless person.
“Ẹ kíyèsí àmì-ìrìnà yẹn.”
Pay attention to that traffic sign.
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