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School in Yoruba

This is a list of school related words in Yoruba. To help you discuss topics in your classrom with other students. We focused on the main used ones.

Book: iwe
Books: awon iwe
Pen: kalamu
Dictionary: iwe itumo oro
Library: ile ikojopo-iwe
Desk: Àpótí ìkọ̀wé
Student: Akẹ́kọ̀ọ́
Teacher: oluko
Chair: aga ijoko
Paper: takada
Page: oju ewe
Pencil: kalamu
Notebook: Ìwé tí a nkọ nnkan sí
Laptop: Ẹ̀rọ́ a-yára-bí-à-alá-gbé-létan
Question: ibeere
Answer: Ìdáhùn
School: Ilé ìwé
University: Yunifasiti
To write: Láti kọ̀wé
To read: Láti kà
To speak: Láti sọ̀rọ̀
To listen: Láti tẹ́tí sílẹ̀
To think: Láti ronú
To understand: Láti lóye

These are a couple sentences you might need to use in a classroom.

I have a question: Mo ní ìbéèrè kan
What's the name of that book?: Kínni orúkọ ìwé yẹn?

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