Colors and Descriptions

Àwọ̀ àti Àpèjúwe

About this concept

Colors and basic descriptors: funfun (white), dúdú (black), pupa (red), àlùkò (brown/reddish-brown), ewé (green, lit. leaf), búlúù (blue, borrowed). Size: tóbi (big), kéré (small), gùn (long/tall), kúrú (short).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A1.

Examples

Aṣọ pupa dára.Red clothes are nice.

Ọmọ náà kéré.The child is small.

Igi náà gùn púpọ̀.The tree is very tall.

Ilé funfun ni tèmi.The white house is mine.

Prerequisite

Basic Adjectives and ModifiersA1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsArọ́pò Orúkọ Tonal System (High, Mid, Low)Ohùn Yorùbá (Gíga, Àárín, Ìsàlẹ̀)Greetings and Polite ExpressionsÌkíni àti Àwọn Ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́wọ̀Basic Sentence Structure (SVO)Ìtò Gbólóhùn Ìpìlẹ̀Copula Ni/Jẹ́ (To Be)Ní/Jẹ́ (Ìṣe)

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