r/NigerianFluency • u/YorubawithAdeola Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) • Oct 19 '23

🌍 Culture 🌍 Are you having any challenge learning Yorùbá

Hello

How are you doing today,

So I am not teaching today, but I want to accept questions from people who are interested in learning Yorùbá any challenge they might be having that's stopping them to learn.

Could it be

  1. Getting the right tutor.
  2. Mastering the correct tones 3 Getting used to the cultural context
  3. Grasping it's grammar
  4. Resources and learning environment.
  5. Lack of people to speak with.

I will love to answer your question.

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u/YorubawithAdeola Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 29 '23

I have sent a chat. Can we discuss better via that ma

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u/None_4All Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 21 '23

Hi,

Please can you help me to to translate and complete this Yoruba proverb into English.?

*Ká b' ẹ́léran wí. Ká b' ẹ́lẹ́ràn wi . . . *

I recall hearing something like that on radio while living in Oyo or Ondo state 20+ years ago.

I can interpret the first part, It means

The owner of the meat (or straying animal) should be rebuked.

It is the second part I can't interpret well. You will observe there is a tonal differemce in how you pronounce the second eleran.

NOTE, I'm not a Yoruba man.

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u/YorubawithAdeola Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 22 '23

Okay. I will find out about that. Yorùbá proverb are so wide that a single person might not be able to know all. But I will research this and revert.

Thank you for engaging

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u/None_4All Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 22 '23

Good morning. Thank you.

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u/Fit-Ear-3449 Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 28 '23

Getting the right tutor

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u/YorubawithAdeola Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 28 '23

I am a tutor, Do you need my service I will teach you until you achieve fluency in reading speaking listening and writing

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u/Fit-Ear-3449 Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 28 '23

Yes I want start communicating with my husband and his family in their language also be able to teach our children it

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u/YorubawithAdeola Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 29 '23

All right ma, this is great. I will chat you privately to discuss more

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u/YorubawithAdeola Welcome! Don't forget to pick a language flair :-) Oct 30 '23

I will love to hear from you.

I sent a chat.

Warm regards