| A | B |
|---|
| Àárọ̀ (do-mi-do) | morning |
| Ọ̀sán (do-mi) | afternoon |
| adé (re-mi) | crown |
| ilé (re-mi) | house |
| alẹ́ (re-mi) | night |
| ẹja (re-re) | fish |
| ìwà (re-do) | character, behavior |
| owó (re-mi) | money |
| òwò (do-do) | trade |
| ìlú (do-mi) | city, town |
| Ilé - Ifẹ̀ (re-mi-re-do) | name of ìlú in SW Nigeria |
| Ìbàdàn (do-do-do) | name of ìlú in SW Nigeria |
| Abẹ́òkúta (re-mi-do-mi-re) | name of ìlú in SW Nigeria |
| ọsàn (re-do) | orange |
| dára (mi-re) | good |
| ilé yẹn dára. (re-mi-re-mi-re) | That house is good. |
| ilé yìí dára. (re-mi-do-mi-mi-re) | This house is good. |
| ìyẹn (do-re) | that one |
| Èyíí (do-mi-mi) | this one |
| Iyẹn dára. (re-re-mi-re) | That one is good. |
| Èyíí dára. (do-mi-mi-mi-re) | This one is good. |
| náà (mi-do) | also, too |
| Ìyẹn náà dára. (do-re-mi-do-mi-re) | That one is also good. |
| Èyíí náà dára. (do-mi-mi-mi-do-mi-re) | This one is also good. |
| kọ (re) | to sing |
| Mo kọ orin. (re-re-re-re) | I sang a song. |
| rí (mi) | to see |
| rìn (do) | to walk |
| ń (mi) | Makes a verb into a participle or gerund - insert before the verb |
| wo (re) | to watch |
| Mo wo futbol. (re-re-....) | I watch football. |
| Mo ń wo fooball. (re-mi-re...) | I am watching football. |
| Mo ń kọ orin. (re-mi-re-re-re) | I am singing a song. |
| Mo rí owó. (re-mi-re-mi) | I see money. |
| Mo ń rí owó. (re-mi-mi-re-mi) | I am seeing money. |
| jẹ (re) | to eat (bite when referring to a mosquito) |
| ẹ̀fọn (do-re) | mosquito |
| mí (mi) | me |
| ẹ̀fọn jẹ mí (do-re-re-mi) | A mosquito bit me. |
| jẹ oúnjẹ (re-re-mi-re) | to eat food |
| Kò tọ́pẹ́ (do-mi-mi) | you're welcome |
| ẹran (re-re) | meat |
| obìnrin (re-do-re) | female/woman |
| bi (re) | to ask |
| máa bi mí (mi-re-re-mi) | (do or go ahead) ask me |
| má bi mí (mi-re-mi) | (don't) ask me |
| jẹun (re-re) | to eat |
| má jẹun (mi-re-re) | don't eat |
| máa jẹun (mi-re-re-re) | (do or go ahead) eat |
| máa jẹun dáadáa (mi-re-re-re-mi-re-mi-re) | Make sure you are eating well |
| dáadáa (mi-re-mi-re) | good; well |
| ọ̀lẹ (do-re) | lazy, laziness |
| ọ̀lẹ ni (do-re-re) | lazy person |
| má ọ̀lẹ (mi-do-re) | don't become lazy |
| má ọ̀lẹ ni (mi-do-re-re) | don't become a lazy person. |
| ga (re) | tall |
| gbìn (do) | to plant |
| gbin (re) | to sigh |
| mo gbìn àgbàdo (re-do-do-do-re) | I planted corn/maize. |
| àgbàdo (do-do-re) | corn/maize |
| ṣe (re) | to do or to be (context) |
| di (re) | to become |
| máa ṣe dáadáa (mi-re-re-mi-re-mi-re) | Do or be good |
| máa ṣe ọ̀lẹ o! (mi-re-re-do-re-re) | Go ahead and be lazy then! |
| gbé (mi) | to live |
| mo gbé ní the United States. | I live in the United States. |
| mo ń gbé ní the United States. | I am living in the United States. (presently) |
| gé (mi) | to cut |
| igi (re-re) | tree(s) |
| a gé igi (re-mi-re-re) | we cut trees. (we cut multiple trees) |
| a gé igi kan (re-mi-re-re-re) | we cut a tree. (we did that and some other activities, as well) |
| a gé igi ẹyọkan. (re-mi-re-re-re-re-re)) | we cut a single tree. (it was all we did) |
| Ẹ̀yìí(do-mi-mi) | This one |
| Ìyẹn (do-re) | That one |
| owó (re-mi) | money |
| yìí | This |
| yẹn | That |
| Ẹ ṣé | Thank you (formal to an older person or stranger) |
| O ṣé | Thank you (familiar) |
| Ẹ | you (singular) |
| A | we |
| A gé igi. | We cut trees. |
| A jí dáadáa | We woke up well. |
| jí | to awaken |
| ó | he or she |
| o | you (plural) |
| wọ́n | they |
| jí | to steal |
| Wọ́n jí owó mi. | They stole my money. |
| hó | to boil |
| Ha! | exclamation of surprise |
| olórí | the head of/leader of |
| Ha! Obama di olórí Nigeria! | Wow! Obama became the head of Nigeria. |
| oní | bearer of |
| ori | head |
| oní + ori | olórí (head of) |
| A gbé ni Ghana. | We live in Ghana. |
| A gbé ni Ghana náà. | We also lived in Ghana. |
| O sun dáadáa | sleep well |
| Ó rẹ mí. | It tires me. I am tired. |
| Ó rẹ mí díẹ̀. | I am a little tired. |
| díẹ̀ | a little |
| Ẹ́ káàárọ̀. | Good morning |
| Pẹlẹ | Sorry you sneezed, sorry you coughed, sorry you injured yourself (familiar) |
| Ẹ pẹlẹ | Sorry you sneezed, sorry you coughed, sorry you injured yourself (formal to an older person and strangers) |
| Pẹlẹ | Hi (familiar) |
| Ẹ pẹlẹ | (Formal to older person and strangers) |
| iṣẹ́ | to work |
| lọ | to go |
| Mo lọ | I went. |
| Mo n lọ | I am going. |
| lo | to use |
| lo mótò | to use a car |
| Mo n lo mótò. | I am using a car. |
| wa | to drive |
| wa mótò | to dive a car |
| Mo n wa mótò. | I am driving a car. |
| ya wèrè | to turn crazy |
| O | you - pronoun |
| O n ya mi ni wèrè. | You are turning/making me crazy. |
| Ma | Do not/don't |
| Ma ya mi ni wèrè. | Don't turn/make me crazy. Don't frustrate my life. |
| mi | can mean "my" or "me" |
| wa | can mean "us" or "our" |
| a | means "we" |
| Mótò mi pupa. | My car is red. |
| pupa | red |
| Ó fún mi ni mótò. | He/she gave me a car. |
| n | use after every object pronoun |
| Sọ fún mi. | Tell me. |
| Bá mi sọ̀rọ̀. | Let's have a talk together. |
| Kí ni o jẹ? | What did you eat? (familiar) |
| Kí ni ẹ jẹ? | What did you eat? (formal to older person and strangers) |
| Agbado ni mo jẹ. | I ate corn. |
| Kí ni ẹ ṣe? | What did you do? (formal to older person or stranger) |
| jẹ | to eat |
| ṣe | to do |
| iṣẹ́ | work |
| Iṣẹ́ ni mo ṣe. | I worked/Work is what I did. |
| Kí ni o ṣe? | What did you do? (familiar) |
| orúkọ | name |
| rẹ | your - possessive adjective - familiar |
| yín | your - possessive adjective - formal to an older person or stranger |
| ìrókò | tree |
| Orúkọ mi ni Rosalind. | My name is Rosalind |
| Kí ni orúkọ rẹ? | What is your name? (familiar) |
| Kí ni orúkọ yín? | What is your name (formal to an older person or stranger) |
| Ki ni iṣẹ́ rẹ? | What is your work? (familiar) |
| Professor mi ni. | I am a professor. |
| O kí mi | Greet me/Say hello |
| Wá kí mi. | Come visit me. (familiar) |
| Ẹ wá kí mi | Come visit me (formal to an older person or stranger) |
| Wá kí mi ni ile. | Come visit me at my house. (familiar) |
| Ẹ wá kí mi ni ile. | Come visit me at my house. (formal to an older person or stranger)) |
| wá | to come |
