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seunfly:

my dear on that maa issue, please forgive me i did not know it is from the sentence.

Maa from the sentence means "will"

i guess i missed because of the tone.

Jesus said: it is the hand of those that do not have that we have collected and given to those who have.

Jesus said: it is from the hand of those that do not have that we will collect and give to those that have.

Your interpretation was right but if you include (maa) "will" you will get the correct and complete sentence like mine.

Ma binu si mi , se o ti gbo.

Oh, I see! I'm not angry, hehe!
E se pupo!

Eze Promoe:
Interesting! I'll like to learn the language. I'm I welcome?

Yes

Adeniki:

Ṣùgbọ́n a ń gbìyànjú kọ́. Mo fẹ́ràn èdè Yorùbá, mo sì fẹ́ kọ́ Yorùbá sí i.

Why add the sì after mo?

This is not picking. I just want to know more!

Adeniki:

Ṣùgbọ́n a ń gbìyànjú kọ́. Mo fẹ́ràn èdè Yorùbá, mo sì fẹ́ kọ́ Yorùbá sí i.

Wow!! ur Yoruba is sound.

Eze Promoe, u've found a teacher!

Eze Promoe:
Interesting! I'll like to learn the language. I'm I welcome?

my friend it is my pleasure.

StarFlux:
Why add the sì after mo?

This is not picking. I just want to know more!

In this sentence "si" is an adverb, it show the degree of something and it equivalent is "still" or "more".

Ṣùgbọ́n a ń gbìyànjú kọ́. Mo fẹ́ràn èdè Yorùbá, mo sì fẹ́ kọ́ Yorùbá sí.

Although you are still correct if you did not put "si" in it
example:
mo fe ko yoruba si.
I want to learn yoruba more.

Compare with the first sentence:
mo (sì) fẹ́ kọ́ Yorùbá sí.
I (still) want to learn yoruba more.

Mo ni ero pe aroye mi ye o fini fini?

Shollypopz:
How many times do we have to tell u, No!!

I know you would be the one to attack me, but if i may ask why NO?

seunfly:

my friend it is my pleasure.

Thank you very much

Shollypopz:
How many times do we have to tell u, No!!

I've recieved my answer, yours doesn't matters anymore.

E kaare lai eyin omo Oodua! ninu gbogbo egungun ologbojo ni baba won, ninu awon kokoro ko si eyi to lee run bi ikamodu, okin n loloja fun gbogbo eye, ede Yoruba gboregejige kaakiri agbalaaye.

seunfly:

In this sentence "si" is an adverb, it show the degree of something and it equivalent is "still" or "more".

Ṣùgbọ́n a ń gbìyànjú kọ́. Mo fẹ́ràn èdè Yorùbá, mo sì fẹ́ kọ́ Yorùbá sí.

Although you are still correct if you did not put "si" in it
example:
mo fe ko yoruba si.
I want to learn yoruba more.

Compare with the first sentence:
mo (sì) fẹ́ kọ́ Yorùbá sí.
I (still) want to learn yoruba more.

Mo ni ero pe aroye mi ye o fini fini?

Alaye re o ye mi. O ye ki n mo, nitori mo ti ri teletele.

E se pupo!

mo ti mbo by 6pm

Eze Promoe: mo ti mbo by 6pm

you don dey try o.

Ni bo ni o hun bo ni ago mefa irole?

seunfly:
you don dey try o.

Ni bo ni o hun bo ni ago mefa irole?

Eze Promoe:

I think he's asking where u are going or coming by 6pm??

Shollypopz:
I think he's asking where u are going or coming by 6pm??

Oh! I see! I'm here already.

Eze Promoe:
Oh! I see! I'm here already.

lol, well he isn't. I told u no one wants to teach u Yoruba!

Shollypopz:
lol, well he isn't. I told u no one wants to teach u Yoruba!

Shollypopz:
lol, well he isn't. I told u no one wants to teach u Yoruba!

Well Eze, if you are truly interested. I can post some of the exercises in my book for you. (The easy ones).

StarFlux: Well Eze, if you are truly interested. I can post some of the exercises in my book for you. (The easy ones).

I'll seriously appreciate that.

Shollypopz:
lol, well he isn't. I told u no one wants to teach u Yoruba!

eze waitin you do shollypopz now? Well am ready to teach you if you re ready.

Starflux was probably banned by pyguru. Pele ehn, it prolly had issues with d file u were about to upload.

The bot mod is such a jacka*ss, see u in a few hours

Shollypopz: Starflux was probably banned by pyguru. Pele ehn, it prolly had issues with d file u were about to upload.

The bot mod is such a jacka*ss, see u in a few hours

Yes lol
And it removed my exercises for Eze.

seunfly:

eze waitin you do shollypopz now? Well am ready to teach you if you re ready.

I'm ready. Now i want to know about Yoruba greetings e.g ekaro, ekabo etc.

StarFlux: Yes lol
And it removed my exercises for Eze.

Pyguru have stepped on my toes again nevertheless i will be more patient till when you prepare the write ups. Thanks!

How to greet in Yorùbá!

The universal greeting prefix in Yorùbá is kú. What you do is add this prefix to what greeting you want to express.
Good morning - (E) kú àárò. (E is honorific for elders, parents, bosses etc).

However, there is something called ellision, where words "merge".
So probably what you will be hearing is (e) káàárò.

List of greetings:

(E) káàárò - Good morning
(E) káàsán - Good afternoon
(E) kúùròlé - Good evening
(E) káalé - Good night

But it's actually more like "greetings for this morning" etc, but the English equivalent starts with good.
Other greetings:

(E) kú aájò - Greetings for your concern
(E) kú ìtójú - Greetings for your preseverance
(E) kú ìdúró - Greetings for waiting

Do you remember what I told you about when to use the honorific E? If so, answer answer these:

How would you greet your teacher:
How would you greet your little sister:
How would you greet your uncle:
How would you greet your boss:
How would you greet your younger friend:
How would you greet your younger classmate:

Other greetings:

Báwo ni - How are you
Báwo ni nnkan - How are things

Also, Seanfly is the best when it comes to Yoruba. He explains very well.

How would you greet your teacher:

E kaaro

How would you greet your little sister:

Ba wo ni

How would you greet your uncle:

E ka aro

How would you greet your boss:

E ka aro

How would you greet your younger friend:

Ka aro

How would you greet your younger classmate:

Ka aro

Very good! Though, you could've used good morning on little sister, and vice versa (bawo ni). Is there anything in specific you want to know?

StarFlux: Very good! Though, you could've used good morning on little sister, and vice versa (bawo ni). Is there anything in specific you want to know?

O ti se! I was just not too sure of the ka aro but since you said it's right, o da aro!

Eze Promoe: at OP. You think it's only Nairalanders that knows that Yorubas are cowards and can't fit in this kind of thing. Them don fight Hausas for them own homesoil not to talk of to fight their grandmasters away from their homesoil.

Olosi oloriburuku! I suspected all this while that you're a Yoruba hater, stupeed f00l!

To ba fi ori fanran yi sile Sango oko ya ni maa ran si e.

tunnytox:

Olosi oloriburuku! I suspected all this while that you're a Yoruba hater, stupeed f00l!

To ba fi ori fanran yi sile Sango oko ya ni maa ran si e.

Must you bring this to this thread, this is another thread for Christ sake. Why do you want to pull words outta my mouth? Ma sheleshe o! Mi o raye that nonsence o!

Eze Promoe:
Must you bring this to this thread, this is another thread for Christ sake. Why do you want to pull words outta my mouth? Ma sheleshe o! Mi o raye that nonsence o!

hhmmm......once again, I'm right!! I knew it was best not to be nice to u, Yoruba hater!

Oloriburuku, iro ati mago-mago lo ma pa e! Ma je kin ri e ni bi mo!! Oloshi, ewure jati-jati!!

Shollypopz:

hhmmm......once again, I'm right!! I knew it was best not to be nice to u, Yoruba hater!

Oloriburuku, iro ati mago-mago lo ma pa e! Ma je kin ri e ni bi mo!! Oloshi, ewure jati-jati!!

And the best you can do is to call me a goat ?
You know that most comment we make here on Nairaland are just for fun. I had respected you so much, and being such one i respected i don't expect this from you. I was born in Yorubaland but wasn't opportuned to mix up with the 7 years i spent there. I don't think asking somebody (which isn't you) was bad though but don't quote me like this next time. Oshe!

Eze Promoe:
And the best you can do is to call me a goat ?

If u understood Yoruba, u'll know I said worse. Yoruba hater!

Me no like u again