soon, a chinese governor 4 Lagos, and they will buy Lagos state off. wetin we want take chinese language take do. we neva speak about 288 languages we get for naija. IS THIS VISIONARY?

Please can anybody explain the economic benefit of this chin chon language issue.It is on record that US is the largest trading patner of China and has not dimmed fit to itroduce their language in their schools,really someone is not telling us the truth,i felt some hiden agenda somewhere.

Slavery via language abi

“Wǒ yào hē” means “I want to
drink.”
For instance: wo yao he "garri"...

Hello everyone, welcome to Micro-
Class. This is Adeyinka, the most popular
Mandarin teacher in the world.
Today I am going to teach you
something very very important. Now
imagine we are in the restaurant or a
bar and we are going to order
something to drink. Now this is what
you say:
“Wǒ yào hē píjiǔ.”
“Wǒ yào hē píjiǔ.”
“Wǒ yào hē” means “I want to
drink.”
“Wǒ yào hē” means “I want to
drink.”
And the most three popular drinks
here are “píjiǔ”, “kāfēi” , and “kělè”.
“Píjiǔ” means “beer,” “kā fēi” means
“coffee,” while “kělè” means “coke”.
“Wǒ yào hē píjiǔ.”
“Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.”
“Wǒ yàohē kělè.”
“I want to drink beer.”
“I want to drink coffee.”
And “I want to drink coke.”
OK, did you get it? Come with me,
Let’s see how we use it.
SCENE 1:
A: Nǐ yào hē shénme?
B: Wǒ yào hē píjiǔ.
A: Nǐ yào hē shénme?
B: Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.
A: Nǐ yào hē shénme?
B: Wǒ yào hē kělè.
A: Hǎo de.
SCENE 2:
Let’s hear that one more time:
Wǒ yào hē píjiǔ.
Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.
Wǒ yào hē kělè.
It's easy as ABC!
Oya pay me my money...lol

afam4eva: I don't know when our rulers will grow some brain and protect their own cultural heritage rather than try to import everything that comes from outside. People have not finished learning English yet you want to add Chinese into the mix thereby putting our indigenous language at the mercy of extinction.

Looks like China is importing everything from outside too including Nigerian culture.

You people are too shallow and myopic..

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Eko Ile:


Looks like China is importing everything from outside too including Nigerian culture.

You people are too shallow and myopic..

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What's your point...Are you on drugs?

afam4eva:
What's your point...Are you on drugs?

You were on drugs for your post that I quoted with the picture, you are also on drugs and brainless for asking me this dumb question and not knowing the meaning of culture and heritage in your post.

Eko Ile:


You were on drugs for your post that I quoted with the picture, you are also on drugs and brainless for asking me this dumb question.

What's the name?

This is what Chinese does to people.

9ja na mumu,i was forced to learn three languages and yet i can't construct a sentence in french. As africans, french is far strategic than chinese but i guess most nigerians are too ignorant to know why

cant even remember the french i learnt for 10 years not to talk of 1 chinko language abeg make we hear word joor fashola

China is the world's fastest growing economy. They already own almost 50% of the U.S economy. Fashola is a leader with vision. If lagosians learn to speak chines,they will be at a huge advantage in future. Since Nigeria n leaders and religious leaders are busy riding private jets, learning Chines will be a reasonable option for those who have the future of their kids at heart.

Nin jiao shenme minzi?
Yi er san si wu liu qi ba...

we neva learn french well na chun chy we won go learn ..add ma pin joor..babes 32fbd6f0

Civilizations rises and falls.China is on the rise again and major tool a civilization uses to passively conquere minds ans subjects is language.It steals the minds and submissions of the conquered without physical force and inturn sysyematically obliterate their ways and common sense.

In my own opinion, i think it doesn't make sense. Why the Bleep should i learn your language just because u reside in my country. You don't see then studying yoruba or igbo or hausor even english in their country just because we go threre do you.....

In my opinion, It doesn't make sense and there's more to this. I know the chinese are doing alot in Africa, there's no free meal anywhere. In as much as exposure is good, its one thing to speak your mother tongue, it is another to read and write. How many Nigerians can write or read Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba, Ibibio, Efik etc & how many of us even remember the french we learnt in primary school? I know its optional but its alot of pressure all the same.

sheyguy: When most students can hardly use English fluently. Fashola should apply maturity in whatever he chooses to do with our language here, There is no place like home, our Language and culture defines our home to a large extent.

Most you said! At least not everyone is dull, besides he dint force it on anyone who cant cope.

I think fashola did the right thing..kudos to him.

Nigerians and their love for short cuts....trying to align yourself with the "next big thing", does not make you great in your own right.

Be great yourself and then you can stand shoulder to shoulder with Chinese business men and women, instead of preparing yourselves and your children to be subservient to them in your own country.


Looking for crumbs from the masters table...........lol

Have Nigerians given up on their own capabilities to become a power in their own right,or what?

Instead of teaching the Chinese language, they should teach the Chinese work ethic and business acumen, that will serve Lagos and Nigeria better in its own journey and future relationship with the Chinese as real trading partners.

@Banki......I learned French at school and Spanish, why? Because they are neighbouring countries and a united Europe was being formed, certainly not because the English saw them as having a superior future and should prepare themselves for domination....lol

While British Children learn French etc....the British government actively maintains their position as UK citizens worldwide. You can see this with the British counsel in every country in the world, their position in the European Union.......even with royalty constantly travelling the world and underlining the IMPRESSION importance of Britain and the British, in the minds of former colonies and political partners.

There is a RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP in Europe.......you can learn French, Spanish, German, Italian for the same reason and even Mandarin Chinese, but rest assured.......ALL OF THOSE NATIONS ARE LEARNING ENGLISH TO A GREATER EXTENT, because they ALSO need to.

That is by no coincidence.



Therefore, citizens of ALL those nations have value and are bought into by the other.

THAT is the difference.


Of all the Chinese businesses coming into Nigeria......how many of them do you think learn a Nigerian language before hand in their schools and colleges, how many of them even see any value in it?

Or even in Nigerians?

It is not wrong to learn Chinese but, its as if Nigerians are being groomed to bend their knee, rather than step up to stand toe to toe with the Chinese.

Trading partners rather than trading masters.............

Wait...Is Fashola trying to say that Chinese language is better than our indigenous Language or what? Students are yet to understand french better and Fashola is introducing Chinese. Well, I have my stand as before. It is not encouraging. Because we are yet to see our languages in the mouths of our children. Some of the students can even speak their mother tongues, correctly. Our languages are at the edge of dieing-off Instead, let Fashola make our dialect a must for students to study. Thanks.

How far with the Chinese thing?