Category Archives: Learning Yoruba

Orúkọ Ẹranko a fàyà fà tabi jomijòkè ni èdè Yorùbá: Names of Reptiles and Amphibious Animals in Yoruba Language

Gẹgẹbi àpè júwe, ẹranko a fàyà fà jẹ ẹranko ti ó ni àwọ̀, omiran ni oro, omiran ni ikarawun, wọn si ńyé ẹyin.  Bi Ejò, àti Ákẽke ti ni oró bẹ̃ ni Àjàpá  àti Ìgbín ni ikarawun. Fún àpẹrẹ irú àwọn ẹran wọnyi ni: Ejò, Àjàpá, Alangba àti bẹ̃bẹ̃ lọ.  Ẹ wo àwòrán àti pipe irú àwọn ẹranko wọnyi ni ojú ewé yi.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

According to the description, reptiles are animals with skin, some are poisonous, while some have shell and lay eggs.  As snake and scorpion are poisonous so also are the tortoise and snail have shell.  For example: Snakes, Tortoise, lizard etc.  Check out the pictures and pronunciation of these reptiles in the slides below.

Ẹranko a fàyà fà tabi jomijòkè – Reptiles

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Originally posted 2013-12-27 00:26:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Àmì – Yoruba Accent

Àmì – ṣe pàtàkì ni èdè Yorùbá nitori lai si àmì, àṣìwí tàbi àṣìsọ á pọ̀.  Ọ̀rọ̀ kan ni èdè Yorùbá lè ni itumọ rẹpẹtẹ, lai si àmì yio ṣòro lati mọ ìyàtọ.  Àmì jẹ ki èdè Yorùbá rọrùn lati ka.

Èdè Yorùbá dùn bi orin.   Àwọn àmì mẹta wọnyi  – ̀ – do, re, ́ – mi, (ko si ~ – àmì fàágùn mọ).  Ori àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ ti a lè fi àmì si – A a, Ee, Ẹẹ, Ii, Oo, Ọọ, Uu.   Ọ̀rọ̀ “i” kò ni àṣìpè nitori èyi a lè ma fi àmì si ni igbà miràn.

À̀pẹrẹ pọ, ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àpẹrẹ li lo àmì lóri àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọnyi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Accent signs on words are very important in Yoruba language, because without it, there would be many mis-pronunciation.  The same word in Yoruba language could have several meaning and knowing the difference could be difficult without the accent sign.  Accent sign on words makes reading Yoruba easier. Continue reading

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Originally posted 2019-02-10 03:12:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ohun ti mo fẹ́ràn nipa Ìsimi Iparí Ọ̀sẹ̀ – What I love about the Weekend Break

Ni ọjọ́ Ẹti, ọjọ́ karun ti a ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ ilé-iwé ni ọ̀sẹ̀, inú mi ma ń dùn nitori ilé-iwé ti pari ni agogo kan ọ̀sán, ti ìsimi bẹ̀rẹ̀.

Mo fẹ́ràn ìsimi ipari ọ̀sẹ̀ nitori mo ma nri àwọn òbí mi.  Lati ọjọ́ Ajé titi dé ọjọ́ Ẹti, mi o ki ri ìyá àti bàbá mi nitori súnkẹrẹ-fàkẹrẹ ọkọ̀ ni Èkó, wọn yio ti jade ni ilé ni kùtùkùtù òwúrọ̀ ki n tó ji, wọn yio pẹ́ wọlé lẹhin ti mo bá ti sùn.

Mo tún fẹ́ràn ìsimi ipari ọ̀sẹ̀ nitori mo ma ńsùn pẹ́, mo tún ma a ńri àyè wo eré lori amóhùn-máwòrán.  Ni àkókò ilé-iwé, mo ni lati ji ni agogo mẹfa òwúrọ̀ lati múra fún ọkọ̀ ilé-iwé ti yio gbé mi ni agogo meje òwúrọ̀.  Ṣùgbọ́n ní igbà ìsimi ipari ọ̀sẹ̀, mo lè sùn di agogo mẹjọ òwúrọ̀.  Ni ọjọ́ Àbámẹ́ta, ìyá mi ma nṣe oriṣiriṣi oúnjẹ ti ó dùn, mo tún ma njẹun púpọ̀.  Ni ọjọ́ Àikú (ọjọ́ ìsimi) bàbá mi ma ngbé wa lọ si ilé-ìjọ́sìn, lẹhin isin, a ma nlọ ki bàbá àti ìyá àgbà.  Bàbá àti ìyá àgbà dára púpọ̀.

Ni ọjọ́ Àikú ti ìsimi ti fẹ́ pari, inú mi ki i dùn nigbati òbí mi bá sọ wi pé mo ni lati tètè sùn lati palẹ̀mọ́ fún ilé-iwé ti ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ ni ọjọ́ Ajé.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

On Friday the fifth day of schooling, I am always very happy because school closes at one o’clock in the afternoon when the weekend begins. Continue reading

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Originally posted 2018-07-06 01:10:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ẹ̀kọ́-ìṣirò ni èdè Yorùbá – Simple Arithmetic in Yoruba Language

Yorùbá ni bi wọn ti ma nṣe ìṣirò ki wọn tó bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ka ni èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì.  Akọ̀wé yi kọ ìṣirò ki ó tó bẹ̀rẹ̀ ilé-ìwé lọdọ ìyá rẹ̀ àgbà.  Nígbàtí ìyá-àgbà bá nṣe iṣẹ́ òwú “Sányán” lọ́wọ́, a ṣa òkúta wẹ́wẹ́ fún ọmọ-ọmọ rẹ̀ lati ṣe ìṣirò ni èdè Yorùbá.  Is̀irò ni èdè Yorùbá ti fẹ́ di ohun ìgbàgbé, nitori àwọn ọmọ ayé òde òní kò rí ẹni kọ́ wọn ni ilé tàbi ilé-ìwé, nitorina ni a ṣe ṣe àkọọ́lẹ̀ ìṣirò yi si ojú ewé yi.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Yoruba were doing Arithmetic before learning it in English.  This Publisher learnt simple Arithmetic from her grandmother before enrolling in primary school.  As the Grandmother was processing “raw silk”, she would gather pebbles for her granddaughter for the purpose of teaching simple Arithmetic in Yoruba Language.  Arithmetic in Yoruba Language is almost extinct, because children nowadays, have no one to teach them at home or at school, hence the documentation of these simple Arithmetic in Yoruba Language as can be viewed on this page.

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Originally posted 2016-03-22 07:10:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Happy thanksgiving – A-kú-Ìdùnnú-Ìdúpẹ́

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Originally posted 2022-11-20 05:56:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ẹsẹ̀ yá ju mọ́tọ̀ (ọkọ̀) ara ló nfàbò sí” – ohun ìrìn-àjò ni èdè Yorùbá: “Legs are faster than vehicle wears the body out” – Names of means of travelling in Yoruba Language

Ni ayé àtijọ́ ẹsẹ̀ ni gbogbo èrò ma nlo lati rin lati ìlú kan si keji nigbati ọkọ̀ ìgbà̀lódé kò ti wọpọ.  Ilé Ọba àti Ìjòyè ni a ti le ri ẹṣin nitori ẹṣin kò lè rin ninu igbó kìjikìji ti o yi ilẹ̀ Yorùbá ká. Ọrọ Yorùbá ayé òde òní ni “Ẹsẹ̀ yá ju mọ́tọ̀ (ọkọ̀) ara lo nfàbọ̀ si”.  Ọ̀rọ̀ yi bá àwọn èrò ayé àtijọ́ mu nitori  ìrìn-àjò ti wọn fi ẹsẹ̀ rin fún ọgbọ̀n ọjọ́, ko ju bi wákà̀̀tí mẹ́fà lọ fún ọkọ ilẹ̀ tàbi ogoji ìṣẹ́jú fún ọkọ̀-òfúrufú.

Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn ohun ìrìnsẹ̀ ayé àtijọ́ àti ayé òde òní ni èdè Yorùbá, ohun àti àwòrán ti ó wà ni ojú ewé yi.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

In the olden days, people move about by walking from one place to the other, this was before the advent of the modern means of transportation.  Horses were only found in the Kings and Chief’s house due to the ecology of the Yoruba region which is surrounded by thick forest.  According to the modern Yoruba adage “Legs are faster than vehicle wears the body out”.  This can be applied to the ancient people because the journey that they had to walk for thirty (30) days is not more than six (6) hours journey in a car or forty (40) minutes by air.

View the slide below on this page for the Yoruba names of means of travelling in the olden and modern times:

OHUN ÌRÌNÀJO – Means of Transport Slides

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Originally posted 2013-08-02 17:36:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ti ibi, ti ire la wá ilé ayé” – Ọ̀rọ̀ àti Ìṣe Ìgboro ni Èkó: “We came into the world with good and bad” – Street Talk and Activities in Lagos

Èkó jẹ́ olú ìlú Nigeria fún ọpọlọpọ ọdún, ki wọn tó sọ Abuja di olú ìlú Nigeria, ṣùgbọ́n Èkó ṣi jẹ́ olú ìlú fún iṣẹ ọrọ̀ gbogbo Nigeria.  Nitori eyi, gbogbo ẹ̀yà Nigeria àti àwọn ará ìlú miran titi dé òkè-òkun/ìlú-òyinbó ló wà ni Èkó.

Yorùbá ni èdè ti wọn nsọ ni ìgboro Èkó, ṣùgbọ́n ọpọlọpọ gbọ èdè Gẹẹsi, pataki àwọn ti ki ṣé ọmọ Yorùbá.  Ẹ wo díẹ̀ ni àwọn ìṣe àti ọ̀rọ̀ ni ìgboro Èkó:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Lagos was the capital of Nigeria for many years before the capital was moved to Abuja, but Lagos remains the commercial capital of Nigeria.  As a result, every ethnic group in Nigeria and people from abroad/Europe are present in Lagos.

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Originally posted 2013-09-24 19:43:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Iwé-àkọ-ránṣẹ́ ni èdè Yorùbá – Letter writing in Yoruba Language

Ni àtijọ́, àwọn ọmọ ilé-iwé ló ńran àgbàlagbà ti kò lọ ilé-iwé lọ́wọ́ lati kọ iwé, pataki ni èdè abínibí.  Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn iwé-àkọ-ránṣẹ́ wọnyi ni ojú iwé yi:

Ìwé ti Ìyá kọ sí ọmọ

Èsì iwé ti ọmọ kọ si iyá

Iwé ti ọkọ kọ si iyàwó

Èsi iwé ti aya kọ si ọkọ

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Originally posted 2014-03-11 01:14:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Orukọ́ Ẹranko àti Àwòrán – Yoruba Names of Animals and pictures

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Originally posted 2013-06-21 22:30:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Pi pè àti Orin fún orúkọ ọjọ́ ni èdè Yorùbá – Yoruba Days of the week pronunciation and song

OrúkỌjọ́ni èdè Yorùbá                 Days of the Week In English

Àìkú/Ọjọ́ Ọ̀sẹ̀/Ìsimi                            – Sunday

Ajé                                                      – Monday

Ìṣẹ́gun                                                – Tuesday

Ọjọ́rú                                                 – Wednesday

Ọjọ́bọ̀                                                – Thursday

Ẹti                                                      – Friday

Àbámẹ́ta                                            – Saturday

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Originally posted 2014-07-29 20:31:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter