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Who are these people?                              What do you want to know?                   
 
Ta ni àwvn ènìyàn wznyí? Who are these people?     
Zjzq<n           Professor                                Zmzwé            Ph.D. / Doctorate                   
Olùk<              Teacher/ Instructor                  Ak}kz<            Student           
Zgb}ni            Mr.                                           Omidan           Miss
Arábìnrin         Mrs.                                         Olùrànl<w< oluk<        Teaching Assistant
Vkùnrin           Man/ male                               Obìnrin            Woman/ female
 
Kí ni àwvn nnkan wznyi?   What are these things?
Kíláàsi/ yàrá ìk<wèé (Yorùbá)                         (Yorùbá) Classroom   
Pátákó                                                             Blackboard                             
X<zkì               tàbí      cfun ikzwé                   Chalk                                      
Àga                  tàbí      ìjókòó                          Chair  
Tábìlì                                                               Table                                      
Aworán                                                            Picture/ painting
Máapu             tàbí      Àwòrán Ayé                 Map
Ògiri                                                                Wall                                                    
Il|kun                                                              Door                                                               
Fèrèsé                                                             Window                                              
Aago Ògiri                                                       Wall Clock                                                      
Àpò                                                                  Bag                                                     
Ìwé                                                                  Book                                                   
Àpò ìwé                                                           Book bag/ school bag/ envelope                    
Ìwé atúmz èdè                                                Dictionary                                           
L}|dí               tàbí      P}nsulu                       Pencil
Bébà    tàbí      ìwé      tàbí      Tákàdá            Paper
Gègé   tàbí      P}|ni   tàbí      Kálàmù            Pen
Ìpàwér}           tàbí      ìrésà                            Eraser (book)
Rúlà                                                                 Ruler
 
Kí ni o f} mz?         What do you want to know?
Apèkv                          Dictation                                  Aròkv                           Composition
Xíp}lì/ Síp}|lì              Spelling                                   Fáw}lì                           Vowel
K<nsónàntì                  Consonant                               Zrz                              Word
Gbólóhùn                    Sentence                                 Ìhun gbólóhùn              Paragraph
Akvlé                           Title                                         Ck<                              Lesson/ education
Orí                               Chapter/ head                         Apá                              Part/ section/ arm
Ojú ewé/ Ojú ìwé         Page (number)                        Ìlà                                 Line
Ix} xíxe                        Exercise/ work                         Idárayá                         Exercise/ Fun 
Ay|wò                         Test/ review                             Idánwò                          Examination
Ixé–ilé/ ixé àsewá-latile/ ixc àxelvlé                Homework assignment
 
Ibéèrè (bèèrè)             Question (to….)                       Idáhùn (dáhùn)            Answer (to….)
Ib|r| (b|r|)                 Beginning (to….)                     Ìparí (parí)                   End (to….)
Àp|crc/ àpcrc             Example                                  Gírámà                        Grammar
Àxà                              Culture                                    Zrz ìxe                       Verb                              
Zrz orúkv                    Noun                                       Zrz ar<pò orúkv         Pronoun                                 
B}|ni                          Yes/ it is so                             B}| k</ O tì/ Rárá       No
Àti                               And                                          Tàbí                            Or                                           
Xùq<n                       But                                           P|lú                           With
Bóyá                           Maybe                                     Nítorí/ Nítorípé           Because
Nítorí náà                   Therefore                                B}| b}| lv                  And so on (etc.) 
Oríxiríxi                       Various things                         Nísisìyí                       Right now / this moment
O dára                         Very good                               Kò burú                       Not bad
Omíràn/ ìmíràn            Another (different thing)         Zpz / Zpzlvpz             Many/ several
Dí|                              Little/ few                                Púpz                            Many/ a lot
Gan an (ni)                  Very much                              Rárá                            Not at all
Títí di                           Until                                       Títí dé                         Up to (Count from 1 up to 10)         
Apèjúwe                       Description                             Ìfikùnlukùn                  Discussion
Alàyé                            Explanation                            Kíkún vs. Xókí            detailed vs. brief                          
                         
Kí ni o f} sv?*        What do you want to say?
Gáfárá                               Excuse me  Mo ní ìbéèrè                  I have a question
N kò rántí                           I don’t remember  Mo qàqé                     I forgot  
Mo ti qàqé                      I have forgotten N kò mz                         I don’t know
P|l}                                  Sorry (sympathy) Má bínú                         Sorry (apology)
(C) Sv pé....                      Say that… (C) Jzw<, (c) tún un sv       Please repeat
Mo fc sv ede Oyinbo         I want to speak English 
(C) sv < ni èdè Òyìnbó      Say it in English
(C) bèèrè l<w< ___           Ask (from) ___ (C) Dáhùn                         Answer
O xé                                  Thank you A dupc                            Thank you/ I am grateful
Kò t<p}                     You’re welcome/ don’t mention

Kí ni ìtumz ___?          What does ___ mean?
(C) Bi Akin (léèrè)            Ask AKIN (C) Bi Akin léèrè pé…      Ask AKIN whether....

Báwo ni a xe n sv Patako ni èdè òyìnbó?                     

How do we say Patako in English?

Báwo ni a xe n sv Blackboard ni èdè òyìnbó?                   

How do we say Blackboard in English?
Xé ó yé c?                   Do you understand? B}| ni, ó yé mi            Yes, I understand
Ó tì, kò yé mi               No, I don’t understand Xí ìwé rc                      Open your book
Mo f} lv sí ilé ìtz          I want to go to the bathroom Xé mo lè lv sí ìta?        Can I go outside?
*Phrases with (C) indicate alternatives for addressing more than one person or an older person.