Yorùbá · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “Food” in Yorùbá

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Food
Yorùbá translation
Oúnjẹ

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Òdòdó jẹ́ oúnjẹ fún àwọn kòkòrò mìíràn.

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Examples

wọ́n du oúnjẹ

They scrambled for food

oúnjẹ ti gbọ́

The food is ready

Wọ́n fi í sórí tábìlì ilé-oúnjẹ.

They put it on the dining room table.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

“Food” across Nigerian languages

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