| I | 代名詞 | mi | I am here now. Mi dey here now. |
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| you | 代名詞 | yu | You are my friend. Yu be my friend. |
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| he | 代名詞 | im | He is very tall. Im tall well well. |
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| she | 代名詞 | im | She is in the room. Im dey inside room. |
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| we | 代名詞 | wi | We are ready today. Wi don ready today. |
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| they | 代名詞 | dem | They live near us. Dem dey live near us. |
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| what | 代名詞 | wetin | What do you want now? Wetin yu want now? |
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| where | 副詞 | where | Where is my book? Where my book dey? |
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| when | 副詞 | when | When will you come? When yu go come? |
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| who | 代名詞 | who | Who is at the door? Who dey for door? |
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| why | 副詞 | why | Why are you sad? Why yu sad? |
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| how | 副詞 | how | How do you know? How yu take know? |
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| to be | 動詞 | dey | They are at home. Dem dey for house. |
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| to have | 動詞 | get | I have two books. Mi get two books. |
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| to do | 動詞 | do | We do our work daily. Wi dey do our work everyday. |
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| to go | 動詞 | go | I go to school early. Mi dey go school early. |
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| to come | 動詞 | come | Please come here now. Abeg come here now. |
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| to see | 動詞 | see | I see the bird outside. Mi see the bird outside. |
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| to know | 動詞 | know | I know your name. Mi know your name. |
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| to think | 動詞 | think | I think about it often. Mi dey think about am often. |
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| to want | 動詞 | want | They want more water. Dem want more water. |
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| to need | 動詞 | need | We need more time. Wi need more time. |
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| to make | 動詞 | make | She makes good food. Im dey make good food. |
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| to take | 動詞 | take | Take the bag inside. Take the bag go inside. |
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| to give | 動詞 | give | Give me some water. Give me small water. |
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| to say | 動詞 | tok | He said the truth. Im tok the truth. |
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| to tell | 動詞 | tell | Tell me your story. Tell me your story. |
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| to ask | 動詞 | ask | Ask the teacher now. Ask the teacher now. |
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| to find | 動詞 | find | I found my keys. Mi find my keys. |
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| to look | 動詞 | look | Look at the sky. Look the sky. |
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| to use | 動詞 | use | Use this chair well. Use this chair well. |
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| to work | 動詞 | work | They work every morning. Dem dey work every morning. |
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| to eat | 動詞 | chop | We eat rice tonight. Wi go chop rice tonight. |
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| to drink | 動詞 | drink | Drink some clean water. Drink some clean water. |
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| to sleep | 動詞 | sleep | The child sleeps early. The child dey sleep early. |
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| to walk | 動詞 | waka | I walk to work daily. Mi dey waka go work everyday. |
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| to run | 動詞 | run | The boy runs fast. The boy dey run fast. |
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| to read | 動詞 | read | She reads this book. Im dey read this book. |
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| to write | 動詞 | write | Write your name here. Write your name here. |
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| to speak | 動詞 | speak | They speak loudly outside. Dem dey speak loud outside. |
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| to listen | 動詞 | listen | Listen to me well. Listen to me well. |
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| to hear | 動詞 | hear | I hear strange sounds. Mi hear strange sounds. |
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| to buy | 動詞 | buy | We buy fresh bread. Wi buy fresh bread. |
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| to sell | 動詞 | sell | They sell fish here. Dem dey sell fish here. |
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| to pay | 動詞 | pay | Pay the money now. Pay the money now. |
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| to help | 動詞 | help | Please help your mother. Abeg help your mama. |
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| to love | 動詞 | love | I love my family. Mi love my family. |
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| to live | 動詞 | live | They live in Lagos. Dem dey live for Lagos. |
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| to die | 動詞 | die | Plants die without water. Plants dey die without water. |
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| to learn | 動詞 | learn | Children learn very fast. Children dey learn fast well well. |
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| to teach | 動詞 | teach | They teach us English. Dem dey teach us English. |
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| to open | 動詞 | open | Open the door slowly. Open the door small small. |
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| to close | 動詞 | close | Close the window now. Close the window now. |
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| person | 名詞 | pesin | That person is kind. That pesin kind. |
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| man | 名詞 | man | The man is strong. The man strong. |
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| woman | 名詞 | woman | The woman is happy. The woman happy. |
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| child | 名詞 | pikin | The child is sleeping. The pikin dey sleep. |
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| boy | 名詞 | boy | The boy runs outside. The boy dey run outside. |
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| girl | 名詞 | girl | The girl is reading. The girl dey read. |
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| family | 名詞 | family | My family is big. My family big. |
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| mother | 名詞 | mama | My mother is here. My mama dey here. |
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| father | 名詞 | papa | His father works hard. Im papa dey work hard. |
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| friend | 名詞 | friend | She is my friend. Im be my friend. |
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| house | 名詞 | house | Their house is new. Their house new. |
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| home | 名詞 | house | I am going home. Mi dey go house. |
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| school | 名詞 | school | The school is nearby. The school dey near. |
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| city | 名詞 | city | This city is busy. This city busy. |
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| country | 名詞 | country | Our country is large. Our country big. |
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| world | 名詞 | world | The world is changing. The world dey change. |
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| street | 名詞 | street | The street is quiet. The street quiet. |
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| room | 名詞 | room | The room is clean. The room clean. |
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| time | 名詞 | time | Time goes very fast. Time dey go fast well well. |
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| day | 名詞 | day | Today is a good day. Today na good day. |
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| night | 名詞 | night | The night is cold. The night cold. |
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| morning | 名詞 | morning | This morning is bright. This morning bright. |
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| evening | 名詞 | evening | The evening is calm. The evening calm. |
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| week | 名詞 | week | This week is busy. This week busy. |
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| month | 名詞 | month | Next month will be better. Next month go better. |
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| year | 名詞 | year | This year is important. This year important. |
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| today | 副詞 | today | I am free today. Mi free today. |
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| tomorrow | 副詞 | tomorrow | We will travel tomorrow. Wi go travel tomorrow. |
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| yesterday | 副詞 | yesterday | He came yesterday morning. Im come yesterday morning. |
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| now | 副詞 | now | Come to me now. Come meet me now. |
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| sun | 名詞 | sun | The sun is hot. The sun hot. |
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| moon | 名詞 | moon | The moon is bright tonight. The moon bright tonight. |
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| star | 名詞 | star | I see one star. Mi see one star. |
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| sky | 名詞 | sky | The sky is blue. The sky blue. |
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| fire | 名詞 | fire | The fire is hot. The fire hot. |
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| water | 名詞 | water | The water is clean. The water clean. |
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| rain | 名詞 | rain | The rain is heavy. The rain heavy. |
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| wind | 名詞 | wind | The wind is strong. The wind strong. |
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| tree | 名詞 | tree | That tree is tall. That tree tall. |
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| flower | 名詞 | flower | This flower is beautiful. This flower fine. |
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| mountain | 名詞 | mountain | The mountain is high. The mountain high. |
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| river | 名詞 | river | The river is wide. The river wide. |
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| sea | 名詞 | sea | The sea is calm. The sea calm. |
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| food | 名詞 | food | The food is ready. The food don ready. |
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| bread | 名詞 | bread | I bought fresh bread. Mi buy fresh bread. |
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| rice | 名詞 | rice | The rice tastes good. The rice sweet. |
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| meat | 名詞 | meat | The meat is soft. The meat soft. |
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| fish | 名詞 | fish | We cooked fish tonight. Wi cook fish tonight. |
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| egg | 名詞 | egg | The egg is broken. The egg break. |
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| milk | 名詞 | milk | The baby drinks milk. The baby dey drink milk. |
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| fruit | 名詞 | fruit | This fruit is sweet. This fruit sweet. |
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| tea | 名詞 | tea | My tea is hot. My tea hot. |
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| coffee | 名詞 | coffee | The coffee smells good. The coffee smell good. |
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| head | 名詞 | head | My head hurts today. My head dey pain me today. |
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| eye | 名詞 | eye | Her eyes are bright. Im eye bright. |
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| ear | 名詞 | ear | My ear hurts badly. My ear dey pain me bad. |
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| mouth | 名詞 | mouth | Open your mouth wide. Open your mouth well. |
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| nose | 名詞 | nose | My nose is blocked. My nose block. |
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| hand | 名詞 | hand | Wash your hands now. Wash your hand now. |
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| foot | 名詞 | leg | My foot is cold. My leg cold. |
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| heart | 名詞 | heart | Her heart is strong. Im heart strong. |
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| name | 名詞 | name | What is your name? Wetin be your name? |
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| book | 名詞 | book | This book is new. This book new. |
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| word | 名詞 | word | That word is common. That word common. |
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| language | 名詞 | language | Language connects many people. Language dey join many people. |
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| money | 名詞 | money | I need more money. Mi need more money. |
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| work | 名詞 | work | My work is hard. My work hard. |
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| love | 名詞 | love | Love is very powerful. Love strong well well. |
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| music | 名詞 | music | The music is loud. The music loud. |
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| story | 名詞 | story | Her story is true. Im story true. |
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| way | 名詞 | way | This way is easier. This way easy pass. |
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| thing | 名詞 | tin | That thing is mine. That tin na my own. |
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| life | 名詞 | life | Life is not easy. Life no easy. |
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| door | 名詞 | door | The door is open. The door open. |
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| table | 名詞 | table | The table is clean. The table clean. |
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| chair | 名詞 | chair | This chair is broken. This chair don break. |
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| car | 名詞 | motor | The car is fast. The motor fast. |
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| good | 形容詞 | good | This food is good. This food good. |
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| bad | 形容詞 | bad | That smell is bad. That smell bad. |
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| big | 形容詞 | big | Their house is big. Their house big. |
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| small | 形容詞 | small | The bag is small. The bag small. |
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| new | 形容詞 | new | I bought new shoes. Mi buy new shoes. |
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| old | 形容詞 | old | That book is old. That book old. |
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| long | 形容詞 | long | This road is long. This road long. |
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| short | 形容詞 | short | The dress is short. The dress short. |
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| high | 形容詞 | high | The wall is high. The wall high. |
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| low | 形容詞 | low | The roof is low. The roof low. |
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| hot | 形容詞 | hot | The soup is hot. The soup hot. |
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| cold | 形容詞 | cold | The water is cold. The water cold. |
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| happy | 形容詞 | happy | She feels happy today. Im happy today. |
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| sad | 形容詞 | sad | The boy looks sad. The boy look sad. |
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| beautiful | 形容詞 | fine | The girl is beautiful. The girl fine. |
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| easy | 形容詞 | easy | This work is easy. This work easy. |
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| hard | 形容詞 | hard | This question is hard. This question hard. |
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| fast | 形容詞 | fast | That car is fast. That motor fast. |
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| slow | 形容詞 | slow | The old man walks slow. The old man dey waka slow. |
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| right | 形容詞 | correct | Your answer is right. Your answer correct. |
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| wrong | 形容詞 | wrong | That answer is wrong. That answer wrong. |
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| important | 形容詞 | important | This meeting is important. This meeting important. |
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| true | 形容詞 | true | Her story is true. Im story true. |
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| full | 形容詞 | full | The cup is full. The cup full. |
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| empty | 形容詞 | empty | The bottle is empty. The bottle empty. |
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| young | 形容詞 | young | She is still young. Im still young. |
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| strong | 形容詞 | strong | That man is strong. That man strong. |
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| weak | 形容詞 | weak | I feel weak today. Mi weak today. |
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| red | 形容詞 | red | The flower is red. The flower red. |
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| blue | 形容詞 | blue | The sky is blue. The sky blue. |
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| green | 形容詞 | green | The leaves are green. The leaves green. |
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| yellow | 形容詞 | yellow | The fruit is yellow. The fruit yellow. |
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| black | 形容詞 | black | The bag is black. The bag black. |
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| white | 形容詞 | white | Her dress is white. Im dress white. |
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| yes | 感嘆詞 | yes | Yes, I understand now. Yes, mi understand now. |
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| no | 感嘆詞 | no | No, I cannot come. No, mi no fit come. |
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| not | 副詞 | no | I am not ready. Mi no ready. |
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| and | 接続詞 | and | Rice and fish are ready. Rice and fish don ready. |
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| or | 接続詞 | or | Tea or coffee is fine. Tea or coffee fine. |
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| but | 接続詞 | but | I tried, but failed. Mi try, but mi fail. |
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| if | 接続詞 | if | If you come, call me. If yu come, call me. |
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| because | 接続詞 | because | I stayed because it rained. Mi stay because rain fall. |
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| with | 前置詞 | with | I came with my friend. Mi come with my friend. |
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| without | 前置詞 | without | He left without money. Im comot without money. |
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| for | 前置詞 | for | This gift is for you. This gift na for yu. |
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| from | 前置詞 | from | She came from Kano. Im come from Kano. |
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| to | 前置詞 | go | We went to market. Wi go market. |
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