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“Mo fẹ́ rìn lọ sí ilé ìwé.”

“A nífẹ̀ẹ́ láti rìnrìn-àjò.”

We like to travel.

“Ìrì wà lára koríko ní àárọ̀.”

Dew is on the grass in the morning.

“Orí mi wú.”

I am proud (literally: My head swelled).

“Ó fi bòrí rẹ hàn.”

He displayed his crown.

“Erin ni ẹyẹ tó wuyi.”

The flamingo is a beautiful bird.

“Ìrìn rẹ̀ jìn.”

His journey is far.

“A ti kọ orin tuntun fun adura wa.”

We have composed a new hymn for our prayers.

“Orin dídùn ni ó ń kọ.”

She is singing a sweet song.

“Arijẹ wa pọ̀ jùlọ nínú ọdún yìí.”

Our expenses have increased significantly this year.

“Ẹ̀rín rẹ̀ dùn láti gbọ́.”

“Fàárí ni ẹranko tó ní agbára.”

The lion is a powerful animal.

“Ìrírí ṣe pàtàkì nínú iṣẹ́.”

Experience is important in work.

“Ẹ jẹ́ kí á kọrin sí Olúwa.”

“Ó jókòó láti tọ́ka si oríṣa rẹ.”

He sat to honor his deity.

“Mo ní ọmọ mẹ́rin.”

“Wọ́n ń lu pípírì níbi àjọyọ̀ náà.”

They are playing the pípírì drum at the celebration.

“Àṣeyọrí rẹ ṣe pàtàkì.”

Your success is important.

“Ìforítì ni ó yẹ fún iṣẹ́ yìí.”

Perseverance is needed for this work.

“Ikorita yìí wúlò gan-an fún ìbáṣepọ̀ wa.”

This ritual is very important for our relationship.

“Iyanrìn pọ̀ nínú ọgbà wa.”

There is a lot of sand in our garden.

“Obìnrin ni ìyá mi.”

My mother is a woman.

“Bàbá mi jẹ́ ọkùnrin gidi.”

My father is a real man.

“Kò yẹ kí a ní ìkórìíra sí ọmọnìkejì wa.”

We should not have hatred towards our fellow human beings.

“Ìrìn-àjò náà gùn gan-an.”

The journey was very long.

“Ó gba ìwé-ẹ̀rí rẹ̀ lẹ́yìn ìdánwò.”

He received his certificate after the exam.

“Mo nílò láti jẹ́rìísí ìròyìn yìí.”

I need to verify this information.

“Kiribati jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó wà ní Òséáníà.”

Kiribati is a country that is in Oceania.

“Ẹ kíyèsí àmì-ìrìnà yẹn.”

Pay attention to that traffic sign.

“Káríki ṣe, fí ẹ̀fọ́ bínú.”

Don't take chances, plant the seeds with respect.

“Ó rẹ́rìn-ín sí mi.”

He/She laughed at me.

“Èpè k'ó rí, ko ba dàn àlà.”

Let it be said; we can't just sit by.

“Ìparí-ọsẹ̀ ni mo máa ń sinmi.”

I usually rest during the weekend.

“Má ṣe jẹ́ olórí-kunkun nínú iṣẹ́ rẹ.”

Do not be a stubborn person in your work.

“Ó rí in.”

He saw him/her/it.

“Inú mi ń dùn láti rí ọ.”

I am happy to see you.

“Aina ti rí ọmọ bí.”

Aina has given birth to a child.