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Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 8:14am On Mar 16, 2015

Am madly inlove with yoruba and i want to learn it,please help me out.thanks!

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by Femolacaster(m): 8:22am On Mar 16, 2015

U are willing to learn it through which platform?

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 8:38am On Mar 16, 2015

Danielstainz:
Don't you like your own tribe? E ma bi nu o!

is it a crime to like d tribe?
Pls dont tribalise ds thread,i only wan to learn dats all

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 8:39am On Mar 16, 2015

Femolacaster:
U are willing to learn it through which platform?

nairaland,wanna knw hw to greet tings dat re simple lyk welcom
gud mor
my frnds etc

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by unapologetic: 8:48am On Mar 16, 2015

Good Morning. ( Ekaaro)

Good Afternoon ( Ekasan)

Good Evening. ( Ekaale)

How are you? ( Bawoni)

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by achu442(m): 8:48am On Mar 16, 2015

Very Easy...try to start ending all ur sentences and phrases with a vowel.. Example..Breadi...Ok ooo....carry ee....and such.

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 8:52am On Mar 16, 2015

unapologetic:
Good Morning. ( Ekaaro)

Good Afternoon ( Ekasan)

Good Evening. ( Ekaale)

How are you? ( Bawoni)

thank u.

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by unapologetic: 9:19am On Mar 16, 2015

blesoh:
thank u.

You most welcome

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by Femolacaster(m): 10:02am On Mar 16, 2015

blesoh:
nairaland,wanna knw hw to greet tings dat re simple lyk welcom
gud mor
my frnds etc

Eku ise - weldone
Eku ojo meta - you use this to greet somebody u have met for long.
Yoruba greeting pattern always start with EKU..........
Eku+Aaro=ek'aaro goodmorning
Eku+aasan=ek'aasan, goodafternoon
Eku+irole=eku'role, goodevening
Eku+aale=ek'aale, goodnight
Eku+abo=ek'abo, welcome

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 2:58pm On Mar 16, 2015

Femolacaster:
Eku ise - weldone
Eku ojo meta - you use this to greet somebody u have met for long.
Yoruba greeting pattern always start with EKU..........
Eku+Aaro=ek'aaro goodmorning
Eku+aasan=ek'aasan, goodafternoon
Eku+irole=eku'role, goodevening
Eku+aale=ek'aale, goodnight
Eku+abo=ek'abo, welcome

tanx

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by Funjosh(m): 3:15pm On Mar 17, 2015

Very simple. You learn fast and quick from Small Children and Market women. It all depends on your location wink

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 4:17pm On Mar 17, 2015

Funjosh:
Very simple. You learn fast and quick from Small Children and Market women. It all depends on your location

calabar,my tailor is yoruba its hard to really see them where i live.

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by estheremma(f): 4:15pm On Jul 17, 2015

what part of calabar are u based?im in calabar

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by macof(m): 3:04pm On Jul 19, 2015

Step 1.
Learn the alphabet and numbers
Step 2.
Learn the greetings and common words. ..
Step 3.
Listen to Yoruba speakers (in public or movies)

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by Nobody: 9:16pm On Jul 19, 2015

There are many yorubas in calabar, I met many while there.

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 9:50pm On Jul 19, 2015

estheremma:
what part of calabar are u based?im in calabar

municipal nd u,i sent u a pm

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 9:51pm On Jul 19, 2015

django1:
There are many yorubas in calabar, I met many while there.

i dont ve anyone arnd,my pastor is frm yoruba but i ve changed d parish because of distance.

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by estheremma(f): 7:20pm On Jul 20, 2015

blesoh:
municipal nd u,i sent u a pm

ok then

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by gowonmaharajah(m): 2:56am On May 25, 2020

blesoh:
Am madly inlove with yoruba and i want to learn it,please help me out.thanks!

hope you can fluently and confidently speak Yoruba now after long years of creating this thread?
eager to hear from you.

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by blesoh(op): 10:05am On May 25, 2020

gowonmaharajah:
hope you can fluently and confidently speak Yoruba now after long years of creating this thread?
eager to hear from you.

Unfortunately I can't cry

Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by zedegit: 5:29pm On May 27, 2020

blesoh:
Am madly inlove with yoruba and i want to learn it,please help me out.thanks!

Very simple to learn.

Say Ah! Eba mi? Ahh! *Jump up as you say it.congrats you are getting there.

Now say " Gbati gbati gbati" Say it 50 times while shouting Ah! intermittently.

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Re: Teach Me How To Speak Yoruba by Arkmanbuddy(m): 6:14pm On May 14, 2022

zedegit:
Very simple to learn.

Say Ah! Eba mi? Ahh! *Jump up as you say it.congrats you are getting there.

Now say " Gbati gbati gbati" Say it 50 times while shouting Ah! intermittently.

You're a Muntula...

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