✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Béèni (BEH-eh-nee)
- 👎 No: Rárá (RAH-rah)
- 🙏 Please: Jọ̀wọ́ (JOH-woh)
- 😊 Thank you: Ẹ ṣé (EH-sheh)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Kò sí ìṣòro (koh see ee-SHOR-oh)
- 😬 Sorry: Má bínú (MAH bee-noo)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Ẹ jọ̀wọ́ (EH joh-woh)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Bawo (BAH-woh)
- 👋 Bye: Ó dárọ (OH DAH-roh)
- 🌞 Good morning: Ẹ káàárọ̀ (EH KAH-ah-roh)
- 🌙 Good night: Ọ́dáàrọ̀ (oh-DAH-ah-roh)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Kí ni èyí? (kee nee EH-yee?)
- 👤 Who?: Tani? (TAH-nee?)
- 🕒 When?: Igba wo? (EE-gbah woh?)
- 📍 Where?: Níbo? (NEE-boh?)
- 🛠️ How?: Bawo? (BAH-woh?)
- 🤔 Why?: Kí ló dé? (kee loh DEH?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Mi ò mọ̀ (mee oh moh)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Mi ò mọ̀rírì (mee oh moh-REE-ree)
- 🔁 Again: Tún ṣe (toon sheh)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Ṣé mo lè…? (sheh moh LEH…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Dáadáa (DAH-dah-dah)
- 👎 Bad: Búburú (BOO-boo-roo)
- 😋 Yummy: Dídùn! (DEE-doon!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Ìrẹ́wẹ̀sì! (ee-reh-WEH-see!)
- 🧸 I like it: Mo fẹ́ràn rẹ̀ (moh FEH-ran reh)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Mi ò fẹ́ràn rẹ̀ (mee oh FEH-ran reh)
- 💧 Water: Omi (OH-mee)
- 🍝 Food: Oúnjẹ (OON-jeh)
- 👉 This: Èyí (EH-yee)
- 👉 That: Ẹ́yẹn (EH-yen)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Orúkọ mi ni… (oh-ROO-kaw mee nee…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Kí ni orúkọ rẹ? (kee nee oh-ROO-kaw reh?)
- 🙋 I am: Èmí ni… (EH-mee nee…)
- 👉 You are: Ìwọ ni… (EE-woh nee…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Inú mi dùn (EE-noo mee doon)
- 😢 I’m sad: Inú mi bínú (EE-noo mee BEE-noo)
- 😴 I’m tired: Èmi tí mi rẹ (EH-mee tee mee re)
- 😡 I’m mad: Èmi ń binu (EH-mee n bee-noo)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Èmi ò mọ̀rùn (EH-mee oh moh-ROON)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Mi ò nkáàánú (mee oh nn-kah-AH-noo)
- 🥰 I love you: Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ̀ (moh nee-FEH reh)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Èmi ń là (EH-mee n la)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Èmi ń fẹ́ omi (EH-mee n feh OH-mee)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Lónìí (loh-NEE-ee)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Ọ̀la (OH-lah)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Àná (AH-nah)
- 🌅 Morning: Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (ee-KEH-koh) (morning)
- 🌌 Night: Alẹ́ (ah-LEH)
- ⏳ Now: Ní báyìí (nee BAH-yee-lee)
- 🔜 Later: Lẹ́hìn (LEH-heen)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Òtún (OH-toon)
- 🔙 Left: Òsì (OH-see)
- ⬆️ Straight: Ta’níkàn (tah-NEE-kahn)
- ⬅️ Front: Níwájú (nee-WAH-joo)
- ➡️ Behind: Níbẹ̀ (nee-BEH)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Lókè (loh-KEH)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Ní isalẹ́ (nee ee-sah-LEH)
- 🏠 Inside: Ní inú (nee EE-noo)
- 🌳 Outside: Níta (nee-TAH)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Wọlé (wo-LEH)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Jáde (JAH-deh)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Elo ni? (EH-loh nee?)
- 😮 Too much: Po ju! (POH joo!)
- 👌 A little: Díẹ̀ (DEE-eh)
- 1️⃣ One: Ọ̀kan (OH-kahn)
- 2️⃣ Two: Ẹ̀jì (EH-jee)
- 3️⃣ Three: Ẹ̀ta (EH-tah)
- 4️⃣ Four: Ẹ̀rin (EH-reen)
- 5️⃣ Five: Àrún (ah-roon)
- 6️⃣ Six: Ẹ̀fà (EH-fah)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Ẹ̀je (EH-jeh)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Ẹ̀jọ (EH-joh)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Ẹ̀sán (EH-sahn)
- 🔟 Ten: Ẹ̀wá (EH-wah)
- 💯 One hundred: Ọgọrun (oh-GOO-roon)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Nítorí (NEE-toh-ree)
- 🧩 So…: Nítorí náà… (NEE-toh-ree nah…)
- 👀 If…: Bí… (bee…)
- 🆚 But: Ṣùgbọ́n… (shoo-GBOHN…)
- 🔄 Or: Tabi… (TAH-bee…)
- ➕ And: Atẹ́ (ah-TEH)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Mo nílò (moh nee-LOH)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Mo fé (moh feh)
- 🙌 I give: Mo ń fun (moh n foon)
- 🤝 I help: Mo ń ràn (moh n rahn)
- 🙋 I ask: Mo ń béèrè (moh n beh-EH-reh)
- 🗣️ I say: Mo ń sọ́ (moh n soh)
- 👂 I listen: Mo ń gbọ́ (moh n GBAW)
- 👀 I see: Mo ń rí (moh n ree)
- 🦶 I go: Mo ń lọ (moh n loh)
- 🍽️ I eat: Mo ń jẹ (moh n jeh)
- 🥤 I drink: Mo ń mu (moh n moo)
- 🛌 I sleep: Mo ń sùn (moh n soon)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Ẹ jọ̀wọ́! (EH joh-woh!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Ṣe dákẹ́! (sheh DAH-keh!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Dúró! (doo-ROH!)
- 👀 Look!: Wo! (woh!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Dákun! (DAH-koon!)
- 👏 Come here: Wá síbí! (wah SEE-bee!)
- ⏳ Wait: Dúró chákú! (doo-ROH CHAH-koo!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Ó ṣeé ṣe! (oh SHEH sheh!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Jẹ́ ká lọ! (JEH kah loh!)