Learn Everyday Activities in Yorùbá
Action words help you describe what people do every day. Whether you’re talking about eating, reading, walking, playing, or working, learning these words helps you build more complete conversations and understand everyday situations more easily.
Explore each activity through pictures, English translations, and native pronunciation while gradually expanding the vocabulary you use in daily life.
Describe Everyday Life Naturally
The more action words you know, the easier it becomes to understand stories, conversations, and everyday routines. These practical words appear frequently across many lessons, making them valuable building blocks for future learning.
Yorùbá
Actions
- Béèrè
Ask
- Bẹ̀rẹ̀
Begin
- Bẹ̀rẹ̀
Start
- Dáhùn
Answer
- Dé
Arrive
- Dìde
Stand up / Get up
- Din
Fry
- Dùbúlẹ̀
Lie down
- Dúró
Stay
- Dúró
- Dáwọ́ dúró
Stop
- Dúró de
Wait
- Eré
Play / Game
- Fa
Pull
- Fẹ́
Want
- Fẹ́ràn
Like
- Fi hàn
Show
- Fi sí
Put
- Fò
Jump
- Fọ́
Break
- Fọ
Wash
- Fún
Give
- Gé
Cut
- Gun
Climb
- Gbà
Receive
- Gbà
Take
- Gbá bọ́ọ̀lù
Kick a ball
- Gbàgbé
Forget
- Gbé
Carry
- Gbé
Live
- Gbìyànjú
Try
- Gbọ́
Hear
- Hó
Boil
- Jà
Fight
- Jẹ́
Be
- Jẹun
Eat
- Jí
Wake up
- Jó
Dance
- Jòkòó
Sit down
- Jú
Throw
- Jú sílẹ̀
Drop
- Ka
Count
- Ka ìwé
Read
- Kórìíra
Hate
- Kọ́
Build
- Kọ́
Learn
- Kọ́
Teach
- Kọ
Write
- Kọrin
Sing
- Kúnlẹ̀
Kneel
- Kúrò
Leave (depart)
- Lò
Use
- Lọ
Go
- Lu lù
- Lù ìlù
Drum
- Mọ́
Clean (verb)
- Mọ̀
Know
- Mú
Catch
- Mu
Hold
- Mu omi
Drink Water
- Mú wá
Bring
- Ní
Have
- Níló
Need
- Nọ̀
Stretch
- Òórùn
Smell
- Padà
Return (come back)
- Pamọ́
Hide
- Parí
Finish
- Pè
Call (telephone)
- Rà
Buy
- Ràn lọ́wọ́
- Ìrànlọ́wọ́
Help
- Ránṣẹ́
Send
- Rántí
Remember
- Rẹ́rìn-ín
Laugh
- Rí
Find
- Rii
See
- Rìn
Walk
- Ronú
Think
- San
Pay
- Se
Cook
- Sorọ̀
To speak/talk
- Sọ
Say
- Sọ fún
Tell
- Sọnù
Lose
- Sọ̀rọ̀
Speak
- Subú
Fall
- Sùn
Sleep
- Ṣe
Do
- Ṣe
Make
- Ṣí
Open
- Ṣílẹ̀kùn
Open the door
- Ṣọ́ra
Take care
- Tà
Sell
- Tẹ̀lé
Follow
- Tẹ́tí sí
Listen
- Ti
Close
- Tì
Push
- Tìlẹ̀kùn
Close the door
- Túnṣe
Fix
- Wá
Come
- Wẹ̀
Bathe
- Wo
Look
- Wo
Watch (verb)
- Ya àwòrán
Draw
- Yè
Understand
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- Everyday action words
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- Great for beginners
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