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🇳🇬 Common Yoruba verbs

Go, come, eat, want, need, know. A hundred or so verbs carry most of what anybody says in a day, and these are them. Press any line to hear it.

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Everyday Verbs

LọTo go
WáTo come
JẹunTo eat
MuTo drink
SùnTo sleep
RàTo buy
NíTo have
Fẹ́rànTo like
ṢeTo do / make
Kí ni?What?

Action Verbs

ṢíTo open
TìTo close
KọTo write
KàTo read
Gbọ́To listen
Sọ̀rọ̀To speak
RìnTo walk
JókòóTo sit
DúróTo stand
SáréTo run

Handy Verbs

Láti lọTo go
Láti wáTo come
Láti jẹunTo eat
Láti muTo drink
Láti sùnTo sleep
Láti fẹ́To want to
Láti fẹ́rànTo like
Láti níTo have
Láti ṣeTo do / make
Láti ríTo see
Láti sọ̀rọ̀To speak
Láti ràTo buy

More Verbs

Láti ṣíTo open
Láti tìTo close
Láti fúnTo give
Láti múTo take / want
Láti lòTo use
Láti wá kiriTo look for
Láti pàdéTo meet / find
Láti dúróTo wait
Láti bẹ̀rẹ̀To start
Láti paríTo finish / end
Láti béèrèTo ask
Láti sọ fúnTo tell

Daily Routine

Láti jíTo wake up
Láti wẹ̀To shower / bathe
Láti fọ eyínTo brush teeth
Láti wọ aṣọTo get dressed
Láti jẹ oúnjẹTo eat a meal
Láti ṣiṣẹ́To work
Láti sinmiTo rest
Láti lọ sùnTo go to bed
Láti fọ ojúTo wash your face
Láti ya irunTo comb your hair
Láti jádeTo go out
Láti lọ iléTo go home

Everyday Actions

Láti ṣíTo open
Láti tìTo close
Láti tì íTo push
Láti fàTo pull
Láti ju nǹkanTo throw
Láti gbá múTo catch
Láti fọ́To break
Láti tún ṣe (ṣàtúnṣe)To fix
Láti kọ́To build
Láti gé (pẹ̀lú àlùmọ́gàjí)To cut
Láti ru ẹrùTo carry
Láti gbé sókèTo lift
Láti jábọ́To drop
Láti ṣẹ́ pọ̀To fold
Láti soTo tie
Láti tẹ̀To press

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