Yorùbá · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “Heart” in Yorùbá

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Heart
Yorùbá translation
Ọkàn

Hear it in a sentence

Mo tí tọ́jú ọgbẹ́ ọkàn tí mo ní.

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Examples

Ọkàn mi balẹ̀

I feel reassured

Ọkàn ẹ̀ bà jẹ́

She's heartbroken

ọkàn mí fò ó

My mind missed it

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

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