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Yes oo!

I am in tears right now, happy tears!

I no get rest tonight if we don't win!

Thanks Ilekokonit, I am aware of those things. As you can see, this post is quite old!

Ilekokonit: When I came back, he was angry. Should be :- Nigba ti mo pada de (or pada bo), nse (or nise) lon binu

When are you going? Should be :- Nigba wo lon lo. You are right the ni should be dropped.

Okay, thank you so much!

[quote author=Havilah93][/quote]Nigba ti mo pada bo, o ni binu - hmm, what I meant was: When I came back, he was angry. Is it not correct? Or is it nbinu? I'm confused about n and ni.

And nigba wo ni o nlo - when are you going? Should the ni here be dropped?

Nigba wo ni o nlo?

Mo mo igba ti Ayo lo s'oja.

Nigba ti mo pada bo, o ni binu.

Maa jo nigba ti iyawo mi ba de nibi mi.

Ok, so let me get this igba ti (when) things right.

When it's a question, I use nigba wo?
When it's a statement I use igba ti?
When it's something might happen I use nigba ti... ba?
And everywhere else I use nigba ti?

Very confusing!

Havilah93: A maa...

Hmm, ok, I have seen both versions before.

Thank you so much for everything

Hmm, yes I see it now, snake is ejò.

Hmm, wipe? So you can't say just sọ (the lion said, not said that).

Emi: Kò buru, màá lọ bayìí,[b] sùgbọ́n mo yòó sọ́ ẹ - it's okay, I will go now, but I will definitely watch you.

Má seré - don't play.


Emi: "Ẹ́rìn", a má rí - we will see. I forgot an a here, so it is máa. Or it is à á?

Thx!

naijababe: Loosely translated as It's their problem or it's your problem.

O_o can you translate that word for word?

Hmm, I dno what it's supposed to mean.

Oga, u no make sense

What are you trying to say?

^

Lol :PP

Wetin be wrong with dis guy??

It appears his only goal was to me laugh.

Idowuogbo: na.. fresh = tuntun

ati-po- ju = we too much/ we are plennriful/ we large gan

Okay, sweet

Are you sure about my fresh is too much? I thought fresh was atun, so it would make sense.

Only know some of these:

* beremole - go low
* farabale - calm down
* komole - same as beremole
* gbesoke - lift it up
* mujo - dance, bamimujo - follow me dance
* ibadi nijowa
* ekujo - something with dance
* atipoju - my fresh is too much
* peperepe
* pakurumo - low dancing
* gbamujo - similar to mujo
* sisi eko - pretty sure it means a lagos girl
* soro - talk/speak
* egbega

Ok, so now I wrote a little story, can you please correct! Also, don't judge the content, hehe, because it doesn't make too much sense.

Ọjọ́ kan ní igbó

- Mo rí ọba kìnìún ìgbà tí nrìn nígbó. Mo kí i. Kìnìún sọ: kí'lo dé o nsáko ní igbo mi? Mo dá kìnìún lóhùn: òfòfó nsọ pé àjẹ́ igbó nsọ ẹ dìbàjẹ́.

Kìnìún: Ràrà, ò bẹ́ẹ̀. O yà mi lẹ́nu pé o nfẹ̀sun lọ mi.

Mi: Kò buru, màá lọ bayìí, sùgbọ́n mo yòó sọ́ ẹ. Ẹ mọ̀ pé mo ní ibọn mi. (yes, gun )

Kìnìún: Ọ̀dẹ̀ oo! N ò tilẹ̀ mọ̀ pé o nbọ̀, níbo ni àjẹ́ rẹ wà?

Mi: "Ẹ́rìn", a má rí.

Lẹ́hin náà mo lọ s'íbi ọba ejó.

Ọba ejó: "sss", nígbà wo ni o dé?

Mi: Má seré. Níbo ni àjẹ́ wà?

Ọba ejó: "ss", fún mi ewúrẹ́ kan, sì màá sọ fún.

Also, I used "ẹ" because that's the honorific I was taught, and I'm pretty sure it's correct in standard Yoruba. Also, the "s" with dot won't show for some reason, so I changed it to "s". I also hope that it can be of help to Eze.

Havilah93: you're welcome

I like your signature by the way

Thanks

Oh ok, now I get it. Thanks

Havilah93: Well, it would only make the sentence incomplete

What is the literal meaning of "feran", if I want to say, I like you, I will say "mo feran re", but re = possessive?

I know it's possesive, but in "mo feran re", why is re here?

Havilah93: 105. correct

106. Pe mi (ti o ba ya) or t'oba ya
'later' can mean nigba ti o ba se die sii or nigba ti o ba ya.

107. jowo/joo, fun mi ni adiresi re
The 'E' you put before the 'joo' has pluralised the expression. But if you are still intent on using the 'E', 'E joo, e fun mi ni adiresi yin' would have been appropriate, the 'yin' there showing that you are talking to more than one person or an elderly person.

108. that would be 'tan ina yen/naa (he meant switching on the light)

109. would also be 'pa ina yen/naa (switch off the light)

110. 'se o loyun ni?'
Since you had used 'ni' in your expression, it nullifies using l'oyun. Because l'oyun when broken down would be 'ni oyun'



Good job all the same!

One thing I've always wondered, why re? Like mo feran re. I never found the explanation for that. I know about e/o, but I tend to mix them anyway My grammar is so bad, so it doesn't help to know words.

And thanks

104.) Maa ra fun e.
105.) O rewa.
106.) Nigbati o wa s'ile re, pe mi. (Don't think there's a word for later, so you have to be more specific). You can also use: pe mi lehin naa (call me after that (previously mentioned))
107.) E joo, fun mi adiresi re.
Not sure what you mean, do you mean standing ON the light, or turning it on?
110. Se o ni loyun?

Hopefully no mistakes, but please correct if there are.

Josh090: Well, depending on the dialect, some might say "osere", but some others too will say "alare"...personally, I think "alare" is more accurate because "osere" connotes something like someone in a drama rather than a sportsman.

Ok, thanks

I have another question. What is the general term for someone who plays? I know there are different words for playing certain things like gba boolu and fon fere, but is there a general term for a player? I was told it was osere, but now I'm being told it's wrong.

Poor guy oo. He was looking forward to this match, and now he's dead. Can't help but shed a tear for this man.

Rest in peace.

Sorry, I don't have the game codes anymore.

But once I get more, I will try to do another giveaway.

Don't repeat those words :OO

Havilah93: @ StarFlux, you're preety good for a beginner, keep it up!

Thanks, and I will!!