Some English-Yorùbá Words

Buyer: He has found a buyer for his house. Ó ti rí ẹni tí yóò ra ilé rẹ̀.

Buzz: The insects were buzzing around the room. Àwọn kòkòrò náà ń ké bí ọlọ́bọ̀n-ùnbọùn kiri yàrà náà.

By: I mended the door by putting a nail on it. Mo tún ilẹ̀kùn náà ṣe nípa fífi èsó kàn án.

Conduct: He conducted the visitors round the school. Ó tọ́ àwọn àlejò náà sọ́nà yíká ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ náà.

Conduction: Conduction is a difficult area in Physics. Ẹ̀kọ́ tí ó le nínú Físíìsì ni ìtọ́nà.

Conductivity: When we think of conductivity, copper comes to our mind. Tí a bá ń ronú nípa ìráratọná, kọ́pà ló máa ń wá sí wa lọ́kàn.

Confront: A soldier has to confront danger. Ológun gbọ́dọ̀ bá ewu pàdé.

Congruence: Draw a congruent triangle. Ya tirayáńgù tí igun rẹ̀ bára mu.

Connotation: The word ‘Sahara’ has the connotation of heat. Ìtumọ̀ àfikún tí ‘Sahara’ ni ni ooru.

Construction: Ayọ̀ works for a Construction Company. Ayọ̀ ń bá ilé-iṣẹ́ ìkọ́lé kan ṣisẹ́.

Consumer: The consumers have consumed a lot of petrol. Àwọn olùmúlò náà ti lo ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ bẹtiróò.

Contour: He drew contour lines on the map. Ó ya ìlà oníké sí orí máàpù náà.

Convection: Convection is concerned with the process by which heat moves through water. Ìlànà ìrúpọ̀ ṣe pàtàkì fún bí ooru gbígbóná ṣe ń kọjá nínú omi.

Correspondence: There is no correspondence between their ideals and ours. Kò sí ìjọra kankan nínú ohun tí wọ́n kà sí àti ohun tí àwa kà sí.

Counter-intuitive: The judgment was counter-intuitive. Ìdájọ́ náà kò bá òye inú mu.

Coupling: There was a coupling of my song with his there. Ìyọ́pọ̀ orin tèmi mọ́ tire ṣẹlẹ̀ níbẹ̀.

Crab: Crabs are found in or near water. A máa ń rí alákàn ní etí tàbí nínú omi.

Craftsman: The basket weaver was a good craftsman. Oníṣẹ́ ọwọ́ gidi ni alápẹ̀rẹ̀ yẹn.

Craftsmanship: The whole house is a monument of his craftsmanship. Gbogbo ilé yẹn ni ó fi iṣẹ́ ọwọ́ rẹ̀ hàn.

Crank: The machine has an L-shaped crank. Ọ̀pá ẹ̀rọ náà jọ lẹta L.

Creeper: That insect is a creeper. Kòkòrò tí ó lè fà ni kòkòrò yẹn.

Creolization:  The two languages are going through a creolization stage. Àwọn èdè méjèèjì náà wà ní ipò ìdi-èdè-kiriyó.

Crevice: The lizard hid in a crevice of a wall. Aláǹgbá náà fara pamọ́ sínú pàlàpálá ògiri.