Idowuogbo: ^awwww... Sweet! It's d oda way round in my case. Na igbo me wan learn bad bad mehn...

Yea, that's why we can be friends, you know Can we strike a deal

StarFlux: Btw, there are books you can buy. Idk, if they are available in Nigeria, but I recommend the Colloquial Yoruba book, it's amazing! Will teach you the basics as well as give you a decent vocabulary. Only problem is that it is standard Yoruba and might give you some trouble understanding spoken Yoruba, it's the main reason I have trouble reading this forum. But since you have a person to talk to, this would be no problem whatsoever for you.

Eze Promoe:
Yea, that's why we can be friends, you know Can we strike a deal

Idowuogbo:
Of course! Hit me wiv it,

Striked

Eze Promoe: 51.) o gbogbo eyin eniyan mi - all of you my people

52.) e ku dede iwoyi o e dee ku ipalemo opin ose - Not sure how to translate this but in english I'd say something like, Hi all, trust everyone is looking forward to the weekend.

53.) fun awa ara 9ja - For us Nigerians

54.) mo gbo pe
e tun ti gba anoda public holide - I heard you have another public holiday

55.) e maan'gbadun - You are enjoying or having a good time
o!

56.) e ku odun ileya o - Happy Eid

57.) awa naa gbaradi fun - We are also getting ready

Eze Promoe:
Yea, there's a Yoruba book I bought yesterday but its only in forums like this that I can get translations instanta. You know that no matter how big the book is, it won't carry every word.

StarFlux: It's not a dictionary, it's a book to teach you the language (grammar) etc.

Here are some funny looking words:
Pẹ́pẹ́yẹ - duck
Gàgàgúgú - clumsy!
Jáfáfá - smart
Kẹ́lẹ́kẹ́lẹ́ - quiet/stealthy

Eze Promoe: There are some Yoruba songs I've heard and loved it but I'll like to know the meaning.

58.) Jesu mi seun seun
olorun mi seun seun
maa bere mo le ma gbe
ga ma gbe jesu mi gen
gen owo ni loke yaya
ma ka-lelu yah repete,
jesu mi seun seun
olorun mi seun seun

59.) Talodabire Talodabire, [size=16pt]Ilulogbo[/size] alagbara alaye
Talodabire Oluwa, you spelled this word wrong. It is ninugbogbo

Hope I got the spellings right. There's another word that is used in praising God in Yoruba, which kinda sounds funny to me. What's the meaning? Here's the word:

60.) Arabataribiti Aribitirabata

Eze Promoe: 51.) o gbogbo eyin eniyan mi

52.) e ku dede iwoyi o e dee ku ipalemo opin ose

53.) fun awa ara 9ja

54.) mo gbo pe
e tun ti gba anoda public holide

55.) e maan'gbadun
o!

56.) e ku odun ileya o

57.) awa naa gbaradi fun

naijababe: ' it seems they know one another beyond Nairaland'.

Eze Promoe: Thanks donroxy for your translation.

donroxy:

It seems they were acquaintances........or it seem they know each-other Tayo(name) Nairaland!!

naijababe:

The translation above is incorrect. The correct one is ' they know one another outside of NL'.

StarFlux: Ejoo, kini itumo "subscriber" ni ede Yoruba? Mo mò pe "to subscribe" = fowo si iwe. Kini itumo didarajulo?

Is there any good word for subsriber in Yoruba? Since you are all here now, how would you translate it? It has been bothering me for a while.

donroxy:


my Closer meaning IMHO are ''Alabara'' or ''Olubara'' or ''Akopa''


Alabara and Olubara mean the same thing .....!!

Alabara/olubara means Customer e,g Alabara mi = My Customer!!

Example; Glo subcribers =Alabara Gulo=Glo customers= people that transact business with Glo!!!


Akopa=Ako Ipa implies ''those that Participate (in sth)'' which 'may' thus mean ''Subscribers''.....!!!


All the above IMHO cuz there may be a ''specific word'' for ''subscriber'' in Yoruba!!

StarFlux: Oh, I didn't know the word for customer, and it didn't even strike me! Thanks

Eze Promoe: Please can someone translate these phrases in Yoruba for me;

81.) I love you
Mo ni ife re

82.) I hate you
Mo korira re

83.) I want to break up with Seun
Mo fe ko seun sile

84.) I've broken up with Seun
mo ti ko seun sile

85.) I will break up with Seun
Ma ko seun sile

86.) I could break up with Seun
Mo le ko seun sile

87.) We're breaking up
A nko ara wa sile

88.) Who loves me
Ta lo ni Ife mi ?

89.) Do you love me
So ni Ife mi

90.) Are you in love
So ti yo Ife ?

91.) I'm coming
Mo n bo

92.) I'm going
Mo n lo

93.) You're sweet
O yayi

94.) You're complete
O pe

95.) Marry me
Fe mi

96.) F**k me
Do mi

97.) I have money
Owo wa

98.) I don't have money
Ko si Owo

99.) You're stingy
Ahun ni e

100.) Why are you avoiding me
ki lo de to nsa fun mi

101.) Do I disgust you
se mo n ri e lara ni

102.) If you are not avoiding me
Ti o ba sa fun mi

103.) Kiss me
Fenu ko mi lenu

*toasting mood activated*

Eze Promoe: ^Wonders. So that's what the name Femi actually means

Havilah93:

well, not really...

'oluwafemi' (shortened to femi) means God loves me

'fe mi' ...marry me

'fe' can either be 'want'e.g (mo fe jeun - i want to eat)
'marry' as in above or love or blow (as in blow air - 'fe afefe')

Havilah93:

well, not really...

'oluwafemi' (shortened to femi) means God loves me

'fe mi' ...marry me

'fe' can either be 'want'e.g (mo fe jeun - i want to eat)
'marry' as in above or love or blow (as in blow air - 'fe afefe')

Idowuogbo:
The Amala seller's pr!ck.

Eze Promoe:
Thanks very much for your explanation. It really helped. I still need the translation of that word 'JEKA MA DORAWA' . So that I can reply someone.

Eze Promoe:
Thanks very much for your explanation. It really helped. I still need the translation of that word 'JEKA MA DORAWA' . So that I can reply someone.