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Thanks Rabzy  So for other verbs in the conditional, would it follow the same pattern as English? ie. Mo ma se, mo ma fun, mo ma sun etc etc?

Also: "mo le" is "I could", but isn't "le" also "can"? Does it change (tonation?) in order to be the conditional tense? If not, is there any way to distinguish between present (I can) and conditional (I could)?

denzel2009:
You'll have to hear my baritone voice for that

Well, my pitiful Yoruba would definitely benefit from being practised with a native speaker!

denzel2009:
Ma binu simi, mo ni kia fun e gan ati pe mo ma se ohunkohun lati san pada fun e.

Can you tell me what the tones are on these? Thanks

denzel2009:
I am at your beck and call

May yet take you up on that,

After all of that I am slightly afraid to post in this thread!

[quote author=BABE! link=topic=687904.msg8508580#msg8508580 date=1307949517]Yoruba lang. doesn't really have a set rule for tenses. It all depends on how you use them in sentences.

For Example--- The verb "walk", meaning "Rin"

I am walking -- Mo n rin  -- present

I walked --- Mo rin ---past

I have walked --- Mo ti rin -- past

I walk--- Mo ma n rin. --continuous

Another example;

The verb "read/study" meaning "k'awe"

The student is reading ----  Akeko na n k'awe. -- present

The student has read--- Akeko na ti k'awe. --past



Most of the time, there is a convenient pattern--kinda.

If you wanna say something in  present tense, put "N" between the subject and the verb.

Something in past tense that doesn't have an "have/has" in it-- don't put anything between the subject and verb.

Something that has "have/has" -- put "TI" in between.

Something in continuous tense-- put a "MA N"[/quote]@BABE: thank you for the above, I am trying to learn Yoruba, and I found this very helpful. However one further question regarding tenses, how would you form the conditional? Eg I would, I could, I should etc?

Thank you!!!

Thanks Denzel!

[s]Could really use private tutorials - my Yoruba (or lack thereof) leaves a lot to be desired![/s]

Hope this turns out ok

@ Dayo:
I grew up in the UK and the only native speaker I know is my best friend - but I am new to learning and feel ashamed of how poor my grasp of his mother tongue is, so I am shy to speak to him. Also, I am highly conscious of getting the tonation wrong and saying something wildly inappropriate. I do listen to a little Yoruba music, can you recommend any artists and/or music in particular?

staaari:
if something is over, why the nostalgia?

Even if you break up with someone, the time when you were with them (hopefully) was a happy time in your life. If times are hard now (not necessarily between the 2 of you, but just generally work/family/whatever etc etc) she may be sad that they can't be as happy as they were then now - even though she may not wish for things to be the same as they were then (in terms of being with her ex).

That being said, I think that number 4 is a big alarm bell, unless he is one of her more trustworthy/reliable friends - or she has few other friends who would be able to pick her up. If my bf called his ex to come pick him up after an argument I would be pretty unhappy about it.

Bottom line though is no-one here knows your relationship better than you do, so you are the best judge of how things are between you. We can speculate, but nothing we can say would be a better substitute for talking with your gf and finding out what she has to say on the matter. Based on what she says (and how she says it, and the extent to which you think it is truthful etc etc) you can best gauge what to do and whether to keep trying with her or cut your losses.

My opinion, anyway.

Tall, dark and handsome!! 

Be honest with me, and open when I ask him to be, but just a little mysterious, have me coming back for more!
No playing games with my head, I hate that. But I love the tendancy to answer a question with a question that they are renowned for! As long as he tells me answer when I really need to know.
Have a good sense of humour, good smile, good laugh. Like to make me smile.
Some who I can trust, and be completely honest with.
Strong accent (Lagos accent!! ). Strong connection to his roots. Has not forsaken his family's language in the race to get ahead.
Isn't afraid to tell me that he cares about me. And will talk to me, not play it cool and pretend he's not interested.
Soft lips and sparkly eyes.
Someone who'll pursue me, so I don't have to do all the running. Prepared to make time for me - wants to spend time with me
Loyalty and monogamy!!

Im with Mrs.Chima. He can give me those things if he wants, if I need, but what I really want from my man in quality time and attention

I think that they can, but I don't think that it can happen overnight. When my bf and I split, we didn't speak for 3 years. It was only when we got stuck in an Eiscafe in Germany together (long story, wrong place for it here!) that we had to start talking again and started over from a fresh foundation. I think you need a clean break and a chance to move on before you can be friends. You will change into different people over time, and that characteristics that attracted you in the first place you may no longer find attractive, or they may no longer display. We are good enough friends now that he has invited me to his wedding next month. I think that this is the only way,

That said, if my prince and I got together and then he broke up with me, I know that I would want to still be friends straight off.

Please can you translate:

"I am very sorry, I really care about you and I would do anything to make it up to you."

Got a bit of grovelling to do

I can't speak yoruba, but i am trying to learn. I would like the chance to practise with native speakers, and be corrected so I can improve! May I do that here, or is there a more appropriate thread? I am pretty new to this forum

Mo ko soro yoruba, abi mo fe soro yoruba. Se mo le soro pelu e?

I am sad that racial divisions should be such as issue. I completely understand the need to perpetuate a beautiful culture, when I find my prince (he's out there somewhere, he just doesn't know it yet!) I would want to understand his heritage, his culture, everything that makes him who he is. Equally I would want him to feel the same way for me. And we can meld the best aspects of our cultures to give to our children. Yes, only someone from my culture can understand my culture, but no-one, even if they lived next door to me all my life, can truly understand my perception of my culture. And sometimes we need another's view to help us see which things would not benefit from being passed on to the next generation. Sometimes a fusion is as beautiful as a pedigree, sometimes not, and sometimes more so.

The real problem is the division it causes among peoples from all races and cultures. I see people forming relationships across racial lines facing harassment from both sides: a white woman dating a black man is often viewed as possessing negligible virtue by both white men and women, and black men and women. They may often be seen as contaminating the gene pool, while the man may face similar derogatory attitudes - 'he's only in it because she's easy' 'he's too weak to handle his own race' 'he's been blinded by Western views that white is right'. These are not my views, but they are views I have heard expressed regarding this situation.

Truth is, the most beautiful relationship is one where both parties love each other and are committed to each other, and want to understand more fully everything that makes their partner who they are.