Àwọn gbolohun keekeekee

Learning Short Yoruba Phrases

By Abigael Taiwo

Àwọn gbólóhùn kéékèèkéé láàrin inú ilé- Short phrases within the home

I want to brush.

​I want to eat.
I want to sleep
I want to play.
I want to go to the room.

Ìtunmọ̀ ní Gẹ̀ẹ́sì

Mo fẹ́ fọnu.

​Mo fẹ́ jẹun.
Mo fẹ́ sùn.
Mo fẹ́ ṣeré.
Mo fẹ́ lọ sí inú yàrá.

Gbólóhùn

Where are you?
What are you doing?
Have you eaten?

What do you want to eat?
Where did you keep/put the cloth?

Ìtunmọ̀ ní Gẹ̀ẹ́sì

Níbo lo wà?

​Kílò ń ṣe?
Ṣé o ti jẹun?
Kílo fẹ́ jẹ?
Níbo lo fi aṣọ yẹn sí?

Gbólóhùn

Àwọn gbólóhùn kéékèèkéé láàrin inú ilé- Short phrases within the home.

Open Ended

Kọ gbólóhùn kan tí o mọ̀.

I am hungry/ I feel hungry.
I feel happy/ I am happy.
I feel like pooing or I want to poo.

​I feel like weeing or I want to pee.
I feel sleepy.

Ìtunmọ̀ ní Gẹ̀ẹ́sì

Ebi n pami
Inu mi dun

​Igbe n gbon mi
Ito n gbon mi
orun n kun mi

Gbólóhùn

Àwọn gbólóhùn kéékèèkéé to n so ero tabi nnkan- Short phrases of feeling

Multiple Choice

Báwo ni a ṣe ń sọ pé: I want to pee?

• Ìtọ́ ń gbòn mí

• Orun ń kùn mí

• Ebi ń pamí

Multiple Choice

How do you say, ''I feel sleepy''?

• orun ń kùn mí

• ebi ń pamí

• ìgbẹ́ ń gbọ̀n mí

Open Ended

Kọ gbólóhùn márùn ní Yorùbá kí o sì túnmò wọn