Havilah93:

je kama dorawa..

Well, whoever was saying this to you was simply being mischievous.
It means 'let us fu*k/bleep ourselves'

...and it is in no way a form of greeting

Is that why they've been hiding it from me since My guess was as good, because many have been avoiding this post. Thanks for rescuing me from embarrassing myself.

It seems you were in that thread when I asked how do you greet in Yoruba

Josh090:
Hahahaha.....naaa
That shld be "husband of amala seller".
@starflux, you're very good, when did you start learning yoruba? How's your intonation, cos that's what matters most.

Eze Promoe:
Is that why they've been hiding it from me since My guess was as good, because many have been avoiding this post. Thanks for rescuing me from embarrassing myself.

It seems you were in that thread when I asked how do you greet in Yoruba

Havilah93:

i only saw your signature, and decided to see if i could be of any help.

Havilah93: @ StarFlux, you're preety good for a beginner, keep it up!

never_say_never: @ eze promoe, so you mean you actually didn't know the meaning of 'je ka ma dorawa'? Strange! Cos even a 3 year old knows it nowadays.

StarFlux: I have another question. What is the general term for someone who plays? I know there are different words for playing certain things like gba boolu and fon fere, but is there a general term for a player? I was told it was osere, but now I'm being told it's wrong.

Josh090:
Well, depending on the dialect, some might say "osere", but some others too will say "alare"...personally, I think "alare" is more accurate because "osere" connotes something like someone in a drama rather than a sportsman.

StarFlux: Ok, thanks

Josh090:
Well, depending on the dialect, some might say "osere", but some others too will say "alare"...personally, I think "alare" is more accurate because "osere" connotes something like someone in a drama rather than a sportsman.

naijababe:

I think 'adije' is more appropriate. As in 'eni ti o dije' someone who competes. Alare is the same as osere i think

naijababe:

I think 'adije' is more appropriate. As in 'eni ti o dije' someone who competes. Alare is the same as osere i think

fredoooooo:

Owo epo mama ooo , iyalaje 1

We wey fit speak only lagos yoruba nko ? We go add mide to it

naijababe:

Baba Ijebu! You don reach here?! You are still owing me a bottle of Lacasera o

StarFlux: 104.) Maa ra fun e.
105.) O rewa.
106.) Nigbati o wa s'ile re, pe mi. (Don't think there's a word for later, so you have to be more specific). You can also use: pe mi lehin naa (call me after that (previously mentioned))
107.) E joo, fun mi adiresi re.
Not sure what you mean, do you mean standing ON the light, or turning it on?
110. Se o ni loyun?

Hopefully no mistakes, but please correct if there are.

Havilah93:

105. correct

106. Pe mi (ti o ba ya) or t'oba ya
'later' can mean nigba ti o ba se die sii or nigba ti o ba ya.

107. jowo/joo, fun mi ni adiresi re
The 'E' you put before the 'joo' has pluralised the expression. But if you are still intent on using the 'E', 'E joo, e fun mi ni adiresi yin' would have been appropriate, the 'yin' there showing that you are talking to more than one person or an elderly person.

108. that would be 'tan ina yen/naa (he meant switching on the light)

109. would also be 'pa ina yen/naa (switch off the light)

110. 'se o loyun ni?'
Since you had used 'ni' in your expression, it nullifies using l'oyun. Because l'oyun when broken down would be 'ni oyun'



Good job all the same!

StarFlux: I know it's possesive, but in "mo feran re", why is re here?

Havilah93:

Well, it would only make the sentence incomplete

StarFlux: What is the literal meaning of "feran", if I want to say, I like you, I will say "mo feran re", but re = possessive?

StarFlux: Oh ok, now I get it. Thanks

Josh090:
Well, depending on the dialect, some might say "osere", but some others too will say "alare"...personally, I think "alare" is more accurate because "osere" connotes something like someone in a drama rather than a sportsman.