Yoruba Adjectives
Welcome to the second Yoruba lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Yoruba to help you practice your daily phrases.
black dudu |
grey awo-resuresu |
white funfun |
blue awo oju-orun |
green awo-ewe |
yellow pupa rusurusu |
red pupa |
brown irú àwò kanàwò dúdú |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Yoruba |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] ile mi funfun |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] orile-ede re tobi |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] awon iwe tuntun maa nwon |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] inu wa dun nihinyi |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] o (arabirin) ni aja kekere meta |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ede yi rorun pupo |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mo ni ile alawo-ewe kekere |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold otutu |
hot gbona |
cloudy |
rainy igba ojo |
snowy igba yin-yin |
sunny igba ooru |
windy igba afefe |
warm lo wooro |
Conversation in Yoruba
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Yoruba |
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| hi hi |
| how are you? bawo lo se wa? |
| I'm good, thank you mo wa daadaa, e se |
| and you? ati iwo? |
| what is your name? kini oruko re? |
| my name is Maya oruko mi ni maya |
| nice to meet you o dara lati pade e |
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