Ewe–English Dictionary

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