| I | Pronomen | nye | I am here now. Nye le afisia fifia. |
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| you | Pronomen | wò | You are my friend. Wò nye xɔ̃nye. |
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| he | Pronomen | e | He is at school. E le sukuu me. |
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| she | Pronomen | e | She is at home. E le aƒe me. |
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| we | Pronomen | mí | We are ready today. Mí le klalo egbe. |
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| they | Pronomen | wo | They are in the room. Wo le xɔ me. |
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| what | Pronomen | nu ka | What is this thing? Nu kae nye esia? |
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| where | Adverb | afi ka | Where is your house? Afi kae wò-aƒe le? |
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| who | Pronomen | ame ka | Who is that person? Ame kae nye ema? |
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| how | Adverb | aleke | How are you today? Aleke nèle egbe? |
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| to be | Verb | nye | She is a teacher. E nye nusɔla. |
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| to do | Verb | wɔ | I do my work daily. Mewɔa nye dɔ gbe sia gbe. |
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| to go | Verb | yi | They go to school early. Woyina sukulu ŋdi. |
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| to come | Verb | va | Please come here now. Mekuku va afisia fifia. |
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| to see | Verb | kpɔ | I see the car. Mekpɔ gaʋu la. |
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| to think | Verb | bu | We think about life often. Míebua ŋku ɖe agbe ŋu zi geɖe. |
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| to want | Verb | di | I want some water. Medi tsia ɖe. |
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| to make | Verb | wɔ | They make good food here. Wowɔa nuɖuɖu nyui le afisia. |
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| to take | Verb | tsɔ | Take the book home. Tsɔ agbalẽ la yi aƒe. |
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| to give | Verb | na | Give me the book. Na agbalẽ la nye. |
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| to say | Verb | gblɔ | Please say your name. Mekuku gblɔ wò-ŋkɔ. |
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| to tell | Verb | gblɔ na | Tell me the story. Gblɔ nyatakaka la na nye. |
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| to ask | Verb | bia | Ask the teacher now. Bia nufiãla la fifia. |
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| to find | Verb | kpɔ | I find my book. Mekpɔ nye agbalẽ. |
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| to look | Verb | kpɔ | Look at the sky. Kpɔ dzifo la. |
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| to use | Verb | zã | We use this table daily. Mízãa kplɔ̃ si gbe sia gbe. |
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| to work | Verb | wɔ dɔ | They work every morning. Wowɔa dɔ ŋdi sia ŋdi. |
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| to eat | Verb | ɖu | The child eats rice. Vi la ɖuna mɔlu. |
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| to drink | Verb | no | I drink water now. Meno tsi fifia. |
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| to sleep | Verb | dɔ | The baby sleeps well. Vi sue la dɔa nyuie. |
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| to walk | Verb | zɔ | We walk to school. Mízɔna yina sukulu. |
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| to run | Verb | si | The boy runs fast. Ŋutsuvi la sina kaba. |
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| to read | Verb | xlẽ | She reads a book. Exlẽa agbalẽ aɖe. |
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| to write | Verb | ŋlɔ | Write your name here. Ŋlɔ wò-ŋkɔ le afisia. |
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| to speak | Verb | ƒo nu | They speak Ewe well. Woƒoa Eʋegbe nyuie. |
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| to listen | Verb | se | Listen to the music. Se hadzidzi la. |
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| to hear | Verb | se | I hear the wind. Mese ya la. |
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| to buy | Verb | xɔ | We buy bread today. Míexɔa abolo egbe. |
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| to sell | Verb | dzra | They sell fish here. Wodzraa tɔ̃ le afisia. |
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| to help | Verb | kpe ɖe ŋu | Please help the child. Mekuku kpe ɖe vi la ŋu. |
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| to love | Verb | lɔ̃ | I love my family. Melɔ̃a nye ƒome. |
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| to live | Verb | nɔ | We live in the city. Mínɔa du me. |
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| to die | Verb | ku | The old man died yesterday. Ŋutsu tsitsi la ku etsɔ. |
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| to learn | Verb | srɔ̃ | Children learn at school. Viviwo srɔ̃na le sukulu. |
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| to teach | Verb | fia | They teach the children. Wofiaa viviwo. |
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| to open | Verb | ke | Open the door now. Ke ʋɔtrɔ la fifia. |
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| to close | Verb | tu | Close the door please. Mekuku tu ʋɔtrɔ la. |
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| person | Substantiv | ame | That person is kind. Ame ma le dɔme. |
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| man | Substantiv | ŋutsu | The man is strong. Ŋutsu la le ŋusẽ. |
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| woman | Substantiv | nyɔnu | The woman is happy. Nyɔnu la dzidzɔ le eŋu. |
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| child | Substantiv | vi | The child is sleeping. Vi la le dɔm. |
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| boy | Substantiv | ŋutsuvi | The boy runs fast. Ŋutsuvi la sina kaba. |
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| girl | Substantiv | nyɔnuvi | The girl reads well. Nyɔnuvi la xlẽa nyuie. |
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| family | Substantiv | ƒome | My family is big. Nye ƒome la lớn. |
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| mother | Substantiv | dada | My mother is here. Nye dada le afisia. |
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| father | Substantiv | fofo | His father works hard. Efofo wɔa dɔ sesẽe. |
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| friend | Substantiv | xɔ̃ | She is my friend. E nye xɔ̃nye. |
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| house | Substantiv | aƒe | Their house is new. Woƒe aƒe la yeyee. |
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| home | Substantiv | aƒe | We are going home. Míele yiyi ge aƒe. |
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| school | Substantiv | sukulu | The school is nearby. Sukulu la te ɖe ŋu. |
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| city | Substantiv | du | This city is big. Du sia lớn. |
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| country | Substantiv | dukɔ | Our country is peaceful. Míaƒe dukɔ la le ŋutifafa me. |
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| street | Substantiv | mɔ | The street is long. Mɔ la didi. |
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| room | Substantiv | xɔ | The room is clean. Xɔ la le dzadzra. |
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| time | Substantiv | ɣeyiɣi | Time goes very fast. Ɣeyiɣi la yina kaba ŋutɔ. |
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| day | Substantiv | gbe | Today is a good day. Egbe nye gbe nyui. |
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| night | Substantiv | zã | The night is cold. Zã la fa. |
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| morning | Substantiv | ŋdi | This morning is cold. Ŋdi sia fa. |
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| evening | Substantiv | fiẽ | We will come this evening. Míava fiẽ sia. |
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| week | Substantiv | kwasiɖa | A week has seven days. Kwasiɖa ɖeka xɔ gbe adre. |
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| month | Substantiv | ɣleti | This month is busy. Ɣleti sia le dɔ geɖe. |
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| year | Substantiv | ƒe | This year is important. Ƒe sia le vevie. |
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| today | Adverb | egbe | I am busy today. Mele dɔ wɔm egbe. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | etsɔ | We will travel tomorrow. Míayi mɔ etsɔ. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | etsɔ | He came yesterday morning. Eva etsɔ ŋdi. |
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| now | Adverb | fifia | Come here now please. Va afisia fifia, mekuku. |
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| sun | Substantiv | ɣe | The sun is hot. Ɣe la dzo. |
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| moon | Substantiv | ɣleti | The moon is bright tonight. Ɣleti la le kekeli zã sia. |
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| star | Substantiv | ŋkeke | A star shines brightly. Ŋkeke aɖe klẽna nyuie. |
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| sky | Substantiv | dzifo | The sky is blue. Dzifo la le bleu. |
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| fire | Substantiv | dzo | The fire is hot. Dzo la dzo. |
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| water | Substantiv | tsi | The water is cold. Tsi la fa. |
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| rain | Substantiv | tsi | The rain is falling. Tsi le dzadzam. |
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| wind | Substantiv | ya | The wind is strong. Ya la le ŋusẽ. |
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| tree | Substantiv | ati | That tree is tall. Ati ma didi. |
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| flower | Substantiv | se | The flower is beautiful. Se la nyo. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | to | The mountain is high. To la kɔ. |
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| river | Substantiv | tɔ | The river is wide. Tɔ la gã. |
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| sea | Substantiv | atsiaƒu | The sea is rough today. Atsiaƒu la xɔ dzɔdzɔ egbe. |
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| food | Substantiv | nuɖuɖu | The food is ready. Nuɖuɖu la le klalo. |
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| bread | Substantiv | abolo | I bought fresh bread. Mexɔ abolo yeye. |
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| rice | Substantiv | mɔlu | The rice is hot. Mɔlu la dzo. |
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| meat | Substantiv | la | The meat is good. La la nyo. |
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| fish | Substantiv | tɔ̃ | The fish is fresh. Tɔ̃ la yeye. |
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| egg | Substantiv | koklozi | The egg is broken. Koklozi la gbã. |
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| fruit | Substantiv | atiku | This fruit is sweet. Atiku sia le vivi. |
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| head | Substantiv | ta | My head hurts today. Nye ta le vevem egbe. |
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| eye | Substantiv | ŋku | Her eye is red. Eŋku la dzĩ. |
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| ear | Substantiv | tome | My ear hurts badly. Nye tome le vevem kakaka. |
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| mouth | Substantiv | nu | Open your mouth wide. Ke wò nu gã. |
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| nose | Substantiv | ã | His nose is bleeding. Eã la le ʋu tsim. |
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| hand | Substantiv | asi | Wash your hands well. Tsi asiwo nyuie. |
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| foot | Substantiv | afɔ | My foot hurts now. Nye afɔ le vevem fifia. |
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| heart | Substantiv | dzi | Her heart is strong. Edzi la le ŋusẽ. |
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| name | Substantiv | ŋkɔ | Your name is beautiful. Wò ŋkɔ nyo. |
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| book | Substantiv | agbalẽ | This book is new. Agbalẽ sia yeyee. |
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| word | Substantiv | nya | That word is important. Nya ma le vevie. |
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| language | Substantiv | gbe | Ewe is a language. Eʋegbe nye gbe aɖe. |
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| money | Substantiv | ga | I need more money. Medi ga geɖe wu. |
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| work | Substantiv | dɔ | This work is hard. Dɔ sia sesẽ. |
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| love | Substantiv | lɔlɔ̃ | Love is very important. Lɔlɔ̃ le vevie ŋutɔ. |
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| music | Substantiv | hadzidzi | The music is sweet. Hadzidzi la vivi. |
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| story | Substantiv | nyatakaka | The story is interesting. Nyatakaka la dze agbe. |
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| way | Substantiv | mɔ | This way is easy. Mɔ sia le bɔbɔe. |
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| thing | Substantiv | nu | This thing is new. Nu sia yeyee. |
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| life | Substantiv | agbe | Life is beautiful. Agbe nyo. |
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| door | Substantiv | ʋɔtrɔ | The door is open. Ʋɔtrɔ la ke. |
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| table | Substantiv | kplɔ̃ | The table is clean. Kplɔ̃ la le dzadzra. |
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| chair | Substantiv | zikpui | The chair is small. Zikpui la sue. |
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| car | Substantiv | gaʋu | The car is new. Gaʋu la yeyee. |
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| good | Adjektiv | nyui | This food is good. Nuɖuɖu sia nyui. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | vɔ̃ | The water is bad. Tsi la vɔ̃. |
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| big | Adjektiv | gã | That house is big. Aƒe ma gã. |
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| small | Adjektiv | sue | The room is small. Xɔ la sue. |
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| new | Adjektiv | yeye | I bought a new car. Mexɔ gaʋu yeye aɖe. |
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| old | Adjektiv | tsitsi | That book is old. Agbalẽ ma tsitsi. |
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| long | Adjektiv | didi | The road is long. Mɔ la didi. |
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| high | Adjektiv | kɔ | The mountain is high. To la kɔ. |
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| hot | Adjektiv | dzo | |
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| cold | Adjektiv | fa | The water is cold. Tsi la fa. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | dzidzɔ | The children are happy. Viviwo le dzidzɔ me. |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | nyo | The flower is beautiful. Se la nyo. |
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| easy | Adjektiv | bɔbɔe | This work is easy. Dɔ sia le bɔbɔe. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | sesẽ | This work is hard. Dɔ sia sesẽ. |
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| fast | Adjektiv | kaba | That car is fast. Gaʋu ma le kaba. |
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| right | Adjektiv | dzɔ | Your answer is right. Wò ŋuɖoɖo la dzɔ. |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | ma dzɔ o | That answer is wrong. Ŋuɖoɖo ma me dzɔ o. |
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| important | Adjektiv | vevie | This book is important. Agbalẽ sia le vevie. |
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| true | Adjektiv | nyateƒe | His story is true. Eƒe nyatakaka la nye nyateƒe. |
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| full | Adjektiv | fa | |
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| empty | Adjektiv | ƒu | The room is empty. Xɔ la ƒu. |
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| young | Adjektiv | ɖevi | The boy is young. Ŋutsuvi la ɖevi. |
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| strong | Adjektiv | ŋusẽ | That man is strong. Ŋutsu ma le ŋusẽ. |
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| red | Adjektiv | dzĩ | The flower is red. Se la dzĩ. |
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| black | Adjektiv | yibɔ | |
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| white | Adjektiv | fɔ | |
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| yes | Interjektion | ɛ̃ | Yes, I am ready. Ɛ̃, mele klalo. |
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| no | Interjektion | ao | No, I cannot come. Ao, mate ŋu ava o. |
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| not | Adverb | o | I am not tired. Meme ŋutegbɔ o. |
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| and | Konjunktion | kple | |
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| or | Konjunktion | alo | |
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| but | Konjunktion | gake | I came, but he left. Meva, gake eyi. |
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| if | Konjunktion | ne | If you come, we eat. Ne nàva la, míaɖu. |
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| because | Konjunktion | elabena | I stayed because it rained. Menɔ afi ma elabena tsi dza. |
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| with | Präposition | kple | I came with my friend. Meva kple xɔ̃nye. |
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| without | Präposition | manɔmee | He left without money. Eyi manɔmee ga o. |
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| for | Präposition | na | This gift is for you. Nunana sia nye na wò. |
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| from | Präposition | tso | She came from home. Eva tso aƒe. |
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| to | Präposition | yi | We walked to school. Mízɔ yi sukulu. |
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