Language/Yoruba/Vocabulary/Education

Yoruba Vocabulary - Education

Hi Yoruba learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn some of the most important words related to education in Yoruba. We will look at the words for school, teacher, student, and more.

Yoruba Vocabulary - Education

School

Yoruba	Pronunciation	English Translation
ọ̀ṣẹ́	oh-sheh	school
ọ̀kọ́ ọmọ́	oh-koh oh-moh	kindergarten
ọ̀kọ́ ẹdè	oh-koh eh-deh	primary school
ọ̀kọ́ ẹgbẹ́	oh-koh eh-gbeh	secondary school
ọ̀kọ́ ẹgbẹ́ àgbáyé	oh-koh eh-gbeh ah-gba-yeh	high school

Teacher

Yoruba	Pronunciation	English Translation
aláàáfíà	ah-lah-ah-fee-ah	teacher
aláàáfíà ìlú	ah-lah-ah-fee-ah ee-loo	professor
aláàáfíà ìpín	ah-lah-ah-fee-ah ee-peen	lecturer
aláàáfíà ìṣẹ́	ah-lah-ah-fee-ah ee-sheh	instructor
aláàáfíà ìṣẹ́lẹ̀	ah-lah-ah-fee-ah ee-sheh-leh	tutor

Student

Yoruba	Pronunciation	English Translation
òmìnira	oh-mee-nee-rah	student
òmìnira ìlú	oh-mee-nee-rah ee-loo	undergraduate
òmìnira ìpín	oh-mee-nee-rah ee-peen	graduate
òmìnira ìṣẹ́	oh-mee-nee-rah ee-sheh	postgraduate
òmìnira ìṣẹ́lẹ̀	oh-mee-nee-rah ee-sheh-leh	doctoral student

Other Education Words

Yoruba	Pronunciation	English Translation
ìwé-ẹ̀kọ́	ee-weh-eh-koh	book
ìwé-ẹ̀kọ́ ìṣẹ́lẹ̀	ee-weh-eh-koh ee-sheh-leh	textbook
ìwé-ẹ̀kọ́ ìpín	ee-weh-eh-koh ee-peen	novel
ìwé-ẹ̀kọ́ ìlú	ee-weh-eh-koh ee-loo	magazine
ìwé-ẹ̀kọ́ ìṣẹ́	ee-weh-eh-koh ee-sheh	dictionary

Practice

To improve your Yoruba Vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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