| I | ضمير | a | I am ready now. A don rɛdi naw. |
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| you | ضمير | yu | You are my friend. Yu na mi padi. |
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| he | ضمير | i | He is at home. I de na os. |
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| she | ضمير | i | She is very happy. I gladi bad. |
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| we | ضمير | wi | We are going home. Wi de go os. |
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| they | ضمير | dɛn | They work every day. Dɛn de wok ɛvri de. |
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| what | ضمير | wetin | What do you want? Wetin yu want? |
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| where | ظرف | usay | Where is my book? Usay mi buk de? |
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| when | ظرف | usaytin | |
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| who | ضمير | udat | Who is at the door? Udat de na doa? |
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| why | ظرف | wetin mek | Why are you crying? Wetin mek yu de kray? |
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| how | ظرف | aw | How do you know? Aw yu sabi? |
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| to be | فعل | bi | They will be here. Dɛn go bi ya. |
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| to have | فعل | get | I have two books. A get tu buk dɛn. |
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| to do | فعل | du | We do our work. Wi de du wi wok. |
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| to go | فعل | go | I go to school. A de go skul. |
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| to come | فعل | kam | Please come with me. Plis kam wit mi. |
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| to see | فعل | si | I see the moon. A si di mun. |
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| to know | فعل | sabi | They know the story. Dɛn sabi di stori. |
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| to think | فعل | tink | I think you are right. A tink se yu rayt. |
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| to want | فعل | want | We want more water. Wi want moa wata. |
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| to need | فعل | nid | I need your help. A nid yu ɛlp. |
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| to make | فعل | mek | She makes good bread. I de mek gud bret. |
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| to take | فعل | tek | Take this bag home. Tek dis bag go os. |
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| to give | فعل | gi | Give me the book. Gi mi di buk. |
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| to say | فعل | se | Do not say that. No se dat. |
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| to tell | فعل | tel | Tell me the truth. Tel mi di trut. |
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| to ask | فعل | aks | Ask the teacher now. Aks di ticha naw. |
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| to find | فعل | fɛn | I found my keys. A dɔn fɛn mi ki dɛn. |
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| to look | فعل | luk | Look at the sky. Luk di skay. |
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| to use | فعل | yus | Use this clean cup. Yus dis klin kɔp. |
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| to work | فعل | wok | They work in town. Dɛn de wok na tɔn. |
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| to eat | فعل | it | We eat rice daily. Wi de it res ɛvri de. |
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| to drink | فعل | drɛŋk | Drink some cold water. Drɛŋk smɔl kol wata. |
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| to sleep | فعل | slip | The child sleeps early. Di pikin de slip bifo. |
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| to walk | فعل | waka | We walk every morning. Wi de waka ɛvri monin. |
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| to run | فعل | ron | The boy runs fast. Di bɔy de ron fas. |
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| to read | فعل | rid | I read this book. A de rid dis buk. |
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| to write | فعل | rayt | Write your name here. Rayt yu nem ya. |
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| to speak | فعل | tok | She speaks very well. I de tok fayn bad. |
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| to listen | فعل | lisin | Listen to the music. Lisin di myuzik. |
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| to hear | فعل | yeri | I hear the rain. A de yeri di ren. |
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| to buy | فعل | bay | They buy fresh fish. Dɛn de bay fresh fish. |
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| to sell | فعل | sel | We sell fruit here. Wi de sel frut ya. |
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| to pay | فعل | pe | Pay the money now. Pe di mɔni naw. |
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| to help | فعل | ɛlp | Please help the child. Plis ɛlp di pikin. |
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| to love | فعل | lɔv | I love my family. A lɔv mi famli. |
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| to live | فعل | liv | They live near school. Dɛn de liv nia skul. |
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| to die | فعل | day | |
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| to learn | فعل | lan | Children learn at school. Pikin dɛn de lan na skul. |
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| to teach | فعل | tich | They teach English here. Dɛn de tich Ingrish ya. |
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| to open | فعل | opin | Open the door slowly. Opin di doa sɔlsɔl. |
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| to close | فعل | klos | |
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| person | اسم | pɔsin | Every person needs water. Ɛvri pɔsin nid wata. |
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| man | اسم | man | The man is strong. Di man tranga. |
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| woman | اسم | uman | |
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| child | اسم | pikin | The child is sleeping. Di pikin de slip. |
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| boy | اسم | bɔy | The boy runs outside. Di bɔy de ron na osayd. |
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| girl | اسم | gel | The girl reads well. Di gel de rid fayn. |
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| family | اسم | famli | My family is large. Mi famli big. |
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| mother | اسم | mama | My mother is here. Mi mama de ya. |
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| father | اسم | papa | His father works hard. In papa de wok at. |
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| friend | اسم | padi | She is my friend. I na mi padi. |
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| house | اسم | os | That house is new. Dat os nyu. |
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| home | اسم | os | We are going home. Wi de go os. |
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| school | اسم | skul | The school is nearby. Di skul de nia. |
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| city | اسم | siti | |
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| country | اسم | kɔntri | Our country is beautiful. Wi kɔntri fayn bad. |
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| world | اسم | wɔl | |
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| street | اسم | strit | The street is long. Di strit long. |
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| room | اسم | rum | The room is clean. Di rum klin. |
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| time | اسم | tɛm | Time goes very fast. Tɛm de go fas bad. |
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| day | اسم | de | Today is a good day. Tide na gud de. |
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| night | اسم | nayt | The night is cold. Di nayt kol. |
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| morning | اسم | monin | This morning is cool. Dis monin kol smɔl. |
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| evening | اسم | ivnin | |
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| week | اسم | wik | This week is busy. Dis wik bizi. |
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| month | اسم | mɔnt | Next month will be better. |
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| year | اسم | yia | This year is important. Dis yia impɔtin. |
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| today | ظرف | tide | I am busy today. A bizi tide. |
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| tomorrow | ظرف | tumara | We will go tomorrow. Wi go go tumara. |
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| yesterday | ظرف | yɛstade | I saw him yesterday. A bin si am yɛstade. |
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| now | ظرف | naw | Come here now. Kam ya naw. |
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| sun | اسم | sɔn | The sun is hot. Di sɔn hot. |
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| moon | اسم | mun | The moon is bright tonight. |
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| star | اسم | sta | I see one star. A si wan sta. |
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| sky | اسم | skay | The sky is blue. Di skay blu. |
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| fire | اسم | faya | The fire is hot. Di faya hot. |
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| water | اسم | wata | Drink some clean water. Drɛŋk smɔl klin wata. |
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| rain | اسم | ren | The rain is heavy. Di ren hebi. |
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| tree | اسم | tri | That tree is tall. Dat tri tol. |
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| flower | اسم | flawa | The flower is beautiful. Di flawa fayn bad. |
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| mountain | اسم | mauntin | The mountain is high. Di mauntin hai. |
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| river | اسم | riva | |
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| sea | اسم | si | |
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| food | اسم | it | The food is ready. Di it dɔn rɛdi. |
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| bread | اسم | bret | I bought fresh bread. A bay fresh bret. |
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| rice | اسم | res | We eat rice daily. Wi de it res ɛvri de. |
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| meat | اسم | mit | The meat is hot. Di mit hot. |
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| fish | اسم | fish | They cooked the fish. Dɛn kuk di fish. |
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| egg | اسم | ɛg | I ate one egg. A it wan ɛg. |
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| milk | اسم | milk | The milk is cold. Di milk kol. |
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| fruit | اسم | frut | This fruit is sweet. Dis frut swit. |
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| tea | اسم | ti | She drinks hot tea. I de drɛŋk hot ti. |
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| coffee | اسم | kɔfi | I drink coffee now. A de drɛŋk kɔfi naw. |
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| head | اسم | ɛd | |
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| eye | اسم | yay | |
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| ear | اسم | ia | |
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| mouth | اسم | mɔt | |
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| nose | اسم | nos | |
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| hand | اسم | an | Wash your hands first. Wɔsh yu an dɛn fos. |
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| foot | اسم | fut | |
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| heart | اسم | at | |
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| name | اسم | nem | What is your name? Wetin na yu nem? |
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| book | اسم | buk | This book is new. Dis buk nyu. |
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| word | اسم | wɔd | |
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| language | اسم | langwej | Krio is our language. Krio na wi langwej. |
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| money | اسم | mɔni | I need more money. A nid moa mɔni. |
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| work | اسم | wok | This work is hard. Dis wok at. |
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| love | اسم | lɔv | Love is very important. Lɔv impɔtin bad. |
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| music | اسم | myuzik | |
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| story | اسم | stori | Tell me a story. Tel mi wan stori. |
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| way | اسم | we | |
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| thing | اسم | tin | |
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| life | اسم | layf | Life is not easy. Layf no izi. |
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| door | اسم | doa | Close the door gently. Klos di doa sɔlsɔl. |
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| table | اسم | tebul | The book is on the table. Di buk de pan di tebul. |
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| chair | اسم | chea | Sit on the chair. Sidɔm pan di chea. |
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| car | اسم | moto | The car is new. Di moto nyu. |
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| good | صفة | gud | This food is good. Dis it gud. |
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| bad | صفة | bad | |
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| big | صفة | big | They live in a big house. Dɛn de liv na wan big os. |
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| small | صفة | smɔl | The room is small. Di rum smɔl. |
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| new | صفة | nyu | I bought a new car. A bay wan nyu moto. |
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| old | صفة | ol | This house is old. Dis os ol. |
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| long | صفة | long | |
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| short | صفة | shɔt | The story is short. Di stori shɔt. |
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| high | صفة | hai | The mountain is high. Di mauntin hai. |
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| low | صفة | lo | |
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| hot | صفة | hot | The tea is hot. Di ti hot. |
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| cold | صفة | kol | The water is cold. Di wata kol. |
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| happy | صفة | gladi | The children are happy. Di pikin dɛn gladi. |
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| sad | صفة | sad | |
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| beautiful | صفة | fayn | The flower is beautiful. Di flawa fayn. |
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| easy | صفة | izi | This work is easy. Dis wok izi. |
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| hard | صفة | at | |
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| fast | صفة | fas | The boy is fast. Di bɔy fas. |
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| slow | صفة | slo | The car is slow. Di moto slo. |
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| right | صفة | rayt | Your answer is right. Yu ansa rayt. |
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| wrong | صفة | rɔŋ | That answer is wrong. Dat ansa rɔŋ. |
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| important | صفة | impɔtin | This book is important. Dis buk impɔtin. |
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| true | صفة | tru | That story is true. Dat stori tru. |
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| full | صفة | ful | The cup is full. Di kɔp ful. |
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| empty | صفة | ɛmti | The room is empty. Di rum ɛmti. |
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| young | صفة | yɔŋ | She is very young. I yɔŋ bad. |
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| strong | صفة | tranga | That man is strong. Dat man tranga. |
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| weak | صفة | wik | |
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| red | صفة | rɛd | The flower is red. Di flawa rɛd. |
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| blue | صفة | blu | The sky is blue. Di skay blu. |
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| green | صفة | grin | The tree is green. Di tri grin. |
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| yellow | صفة | yɛlo | The flower is yellow. Di flawa yɛlo. |
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| black | صفة | blak | The bag is black. Di bag blak. |
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| white | صفة | wayt | The cup is white. Di kɔp wayt. |
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| yes | حَرفُ نِداء | yɛs | Yes, I understand now. Yɛs, a dɔn ɔndastan naw. |
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| no | حَرفُ نِداء | no | No, I cannot go. No, a no fit go. |
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| not | ظرف | no | I am not ready. A no rɛdi. |
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| and | رابطة | ɛn | Tea and bread are ready. Ti ɛn bret dɔn rɛdi. |
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| or | رابطة | ɔ | Tea or coffee is fine. Ti ɔ kɔfi fayn. |
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| but | رابطة | bɔt | |
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| if | رابطة | if | If you come, call me. If yu kam, kɔl mi. |
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| because | رابطة | bikos | I stayed because it rained. |
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| with | حرف جر | wit | She came with me. I kam wit mi. |
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| without | حرف جر | witawt | He left without money. I lef witawt mɔni. |
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| for | حرف جر | fɔ | This gift is for you. Dis gif na fɔ yu. |
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| from | حرف جر | frɔn | I came from school. A kam frɔn skul. |
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| to | حرف جر | to | |
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