Basic Verbs

1. Lọ

   To go

   Usage

   Put a destination next to it and the meaning gets across

2. Wá

   To come

   Usage

   For asking someone to come to you, or checking an arrival

3. Jẹun

   To eat

   Usage

   For inviting someone to eat or asking whether something is edible

4. Mu

   To drink

   Usage

   Also used to check whether water is safe to drink

5. Rà

   To buy

   Usage

   States your intent to buy; point at the item as you say it

6. Rí

   To see

   Usage

   For asking to be shown something, and for sightseeing talk

7. Dúró

   To wait

   Usage

   For arranging to meet, or explaining you are queuing

8. Mo fẹ́ lọ

   I want to go

   Usage

   The pattern for telling a taxi or a ticket clerk where you are going

9. Mo fẹ́ jẹun

   I want to eat

   Usage

   Combine it with the name of a dish

10. Mo fẹ́ ẹ

    I want it

    Usage

    Point while you say it and the order is complete

11. Mi ò nílò rẹ̀

    I don’t need it

    Usage

    To refuse a bag, an add-on, or a persistent vendor

12. Mò ń wá a

    I’m looking for it

    Usage

    When hunting for a place or an item; show a map or photo

13. Mo ní i

    I have it

    Usage

    The answer when asked whether you have something

14. Mi ò ní i

    I don’t have it

    Usage

    For saying you have no change or no document

15. Mo fẹ́ yọ owó

    I’ll withdraw money

    Usage

    States your business at an ATM or bank counter

16. Mo fẹ́ ṣe ìfipamọ́

    I’ll make a reservation

    Usage

    For securing a room, a table, or a tour

17. Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, ẹ ràn mí lọ́wọ́ nínú èyí

    Please help me with it

    Usage

    For concrete help — carrying a bag, filling in a form

18. Ẹ jọ̀wọ́, ẹ sọ fún mi

    Please tell me

    Usage

    Opens a request for information: a route, a price, a time

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