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