Layi first of all, i don't think you are helping your friend by speaking yoruba to her. When i went to nigerian sometime back i also had a friend who could not speak english properly and it was hell communicating with her but i love her to bits i have never met anyone as special as her yet. She always managed to be the life of the party, and make everyone smile.

There's actually a natural disregard for someone who cannot comunicate in good english in nigeria (why i'll never know, it's not even their mother tongue) but the thing is you like her and what everyone else thinks shouldn't disturd you.

And in general discussions just becasue she does not meet everyone else expectation does not mean she does not meet yours
"If you don't find her special someone else will"
to love someone is to love their flaws

i had to tell my family that once when my mother didn't think well of one of my friends

Na English I go chop? Please dont overlook the redeeming qualities of your girl that you have described as a "ruby among ladies" because she cant speak English. Why dont you enrol her in school to be acquainted with the queen's language if you really love her?

Abeg of What good is english? if she's gat all that you need or any other man needs, abeg English is not an Issue, What if she speaks french only and not english would you still feel she sucks?

As far as i am concerned, English is not the world, Japanese dont speak english, Asia prefer more of thier language to english, France and all other country would speak their lang and they respect it. If the girl no fit speak abeg leave am, with time she go speak and if she still no speak, then resolve to yoruba, dont get tired of talking to her like a kingdergaten or creche.

I'm going bonkers for this Brazilian, can't understand a word she says and vice versa but jolly gosh is she sexy!!

Doesn't really matter if she speaks english, just love her.

hi
i am about to rush off but i believe i have to stay to reply your thread. The most important thing to learning a language is the desire. If you have that then the rest money can solve. From what i have read she obviously wants to learn.

The next step will be for you to bombard her with good English. I mean that really bombard her. Buy her interesting books to her that will make her read, speak it to her all the time reminding her and encouraging her all the way the reason you are doing so otherwise she may feel offended. Praise her for any significant progress made. This will encourage her. Offer her something she really wants as a gift at the end. This will motivate her. Also get a private tutor for her and search online for grammar tutorial software and another software on British pronunciation she could listen to with and mp3 player anytime she has a little time to spare.

Constant practice will improve her. It will not be easy at first but she will thank you for it later as you will have opened doors for her that she never thought possible.

One more thing it will be advisable if she stays away from people who dont speak well during this period so she can learn faster.

Try these and let us know

Take Care.

Layi,

The truth is that in a country like Nigeria, fluency in English matters a lot, you can see the way some fellow nairalanders have been abused,dissected and were taken as unserious just because they posted their thread in wrong english, now the big question is: Is she willing to learn? i believe if she had the interest and if she is as smart as you said she is, english speaking would have been the least of her problems, you have to ignite that intrest in her, make her understand the importance of fluent english speaking, this will go along way in helping her .

Layi,

The truth is that in a country like Nigeria, fluency in English matters a lot, you can see the way some fellow nairalanders have been abused,dissected and were taken as unserious just because they posted their thread in wrong english, now the big question is: Is she willing to learn? i believe if she had the interest and if she is as smart as you said she is, english speaking would have been the least of her problems, you have to ignite that intrest in her, make her understand the importance of fluent english speaking, this will go along way in helping her .

what has english got to do with it?if she sabi cook and she sabi kerewawa welu welu,abeg go on soun jo.

mister mention.,
I gwine recommend patois fe de dawta. Unu haffi pay me a likkle fee fe do that and she gwine talk like ah chatterbox after and mek u proud ah she.
pay me some cash i will turn her into a chatterbox.

@poster!! is it wife (woman) you wanted or English teacher? just a question?

Buy her Rosetta Stone now

Okay at first I had to shake my head and laugh. Do you even know what people go through to find I good mate. Your own is simply too much. I suggest you don't make any moves on her. Someone will come along and she will be that A+ wife for someone else.

so is the english still bad?

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My dear I was once in your shoes and I took the bold step and my wife English has improved considerably now because we only speak English at home. It wasn't easy for me to take the decision initially considering my status in the society. Imagine the Boss wife could not speak good English but I didn't give up on her and I am happy I made the decision. Bad language can be corrected but not bad character. Love should be your guiding light. Best of luck.