A1

Common Basic Verbs

Àwọn Ọ̀rọ̀-Ìṣe Ìpìlẹ̀

About this concept

Essential everyday verbs: wá (come), lọ (go), jẹ (eat), mu (drink), sùn (sleep), rí (see), gbọ́ (hear), mọ̀ (know), fẹ́ (want/love), ṣe (do/make). Verbs do not conjugate for person.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

Mo fẹ́ lọ.I want to go.
Ó wá sí ilé.He/She came home.
Wọ́n mọ̀ ọ́.They know it.
A gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe é.We must do it.

Concepts that build on this

Daily ActivitiesA1Transportation and MovementA1Wanting, Ability, and ObligationA2Splitting Verbs and Verb-Noun CollocationsB1Causative Constructions (Mú/Jẹ́...kí)B1Adverbial Phrases and MannerB1Becoming and Change of State (Di)B2

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsArọ́pò OrúkọTonal 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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