Welcome to Orin & Mic!

“Orin l’eré ayé.”

Music is the delight of life.

Icebreaker Questions

  • Kí ni orúkọ rẹ? Kí ló túmọ̀ sí? (What is your name?)

  • Orin wo ló má ń gbé e soke gidigidi? (What song gets you hype?) 

  • Báwo ni ọjọ́ àná rẹ ṣe rí? Kí lo ṣe? (What was yesterday like for you? What did you do?)

  • Kí ni ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá tó fẹ́ràn jùlọ? (What is your favorite Yoruba word?)

Sentence Starters

  • Orúkọ mi ni....

    My name is…

  • Orúkọ mi túmọ̀ sí...

    My name means…

  • Orin tó máa n gbe mi soke gidigidi ni_____

    The song that gets me hype/lifts my spirit it ______.

  • Ọjọ́ àná mi ṣeé rí bẹ́ẹ̀... Mo ṣe...

    Yesterday was like this... I did…

  • Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá tí mo fẹ́ràn jùlọ ni...

    The Yoruba word I love most is...

Vocabulary

Nouns
  • àárọ̀ [ah-ah-raww]

    morning

  • alẹ́ [ah-leh]

    evening

  • àpò [ah-kpo]

    pouch/bag

  • eré [ay-ray]

    play

  • ilé [ee - lay]

    house

  • iṣẹ́ [ee-sheh]

    work

  • ìbìsè [ee-bee-sheh]

    workplace

  • owó [oh-whoa]

    money

  • ọ̀rẹ́ [aww-reh]

    friend

  • ọ̀rọ̀ [aww -raww]

    word

  • orin [oh-reen]

    song

  • ọ̀sán [aww -sawwn]

    afternoon

Verbs
  • fi [fee]

    to put

  • gbé [gb-ay]

    carry

  •  jẹun [jeh-woon]

    to eat

  • ní (knee)

    to have

  • rìn [reen]

    to walk

  • ṣe iṣẹ [shay ee-sheh]

    do work

find more vocabulary at glosbe.com!

Song Selection

  • Aye
  • Orente
  • Dami Duro 
  • Oleku 
  • Ojuelegba  
  • Olufunmi 
  • Omo Ope 
  • Imagine That
  • Sungba
  • Forever Sweet
  • 49-99
  • Forever Sweet
  • Lori Le
  • Ototo
  • Gongo Aso 
  • Pick Up 
  • Mogbe 
  • Lonely at the Top
  • Suggest your own song 👀