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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

: Ìwé ti Ìyá kọ sí ọmọ – Yoruba mother to child letter. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Èsì iwé ti ọmọ kọ si iyá – Response from child to mother. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Iwé ti ọkọ kọ si iyàwó – Husband’s Yoruba letter to wife. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Èsi iwé ti aya kọ si ọkọ Wife’s response to husband ‘s letter in Yoruba. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

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

BÍBẸ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN: A One Week Visit to a Yoruba Speaking City (Yoruba dialogue inLagos)

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These series of posts will center around learning the Yoruba words, phrases and sentences you might come across if you visited a Yoruba speaking city or state (here Lagos). A sample conversation is available for download. We will be posting more conversations. Please leave comments on the blog post, and anything you would like to see or hear covered in this conversation.

You can also download the Yoruba alphabets by right clicking this link: A conversation in Yoruba(mp3)

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Originally posted 2013-03-22 22:06:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ìwé àti kọ Yorùba lọfẹ lọwọ Àjàyí Crowther Fún Ra Rẹ”: Learn Yoruba for Free From Ajayi Crowther

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Ise Alagba Yoruba, Ajayi Crowther fun ra re. A Yoruba dictionary to look up basic vocabulary

Originally posted 2013-05-23 05:38:56. 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

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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.

Ọ̀rọ̀ àti Ìṣe Ìgboro – Ayé Èkó – Lagos Street Life

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

“Ìsọ̀rọ̀ ni igbèsi: Ibere ti ó wọ́pọ́ ni èdè Yorùba” – “Questions calls for answer: Common questions in Yoruba language”

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Ọpọlọpọ ibere ni èdè Yorùbá bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lu “ọfọ̀ – K”. Yàtọ̀ fún li lò ọfọ̀ yi ninú ọ̀rọ̀, orúkọ enia tàbi ẹranko, ọfọ̀ yi wọ́pọ̀ fún li lò fún ibere. Fún àpẹrẹ, orúkọ enia ti ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ọfọ̀ – K ni: Kíkẹ́lọmọ, Kilanko, Kẹlẹkọ, Kẹ́mi, Kòsọ́kọ́ àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ; orúkọ ẹranko – Kiniun, Kọ̀lọ̀kọ̀lọ̀, Kòkòrò àti bẹ́ẹ̀bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn irú ibere àti èsì wọnyi ni ojú ewé yi.

Ìsọ̀rọ̀ ni igbèsi – Slides

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Originally posted 2015-01-13 09:00:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

BÍBẸ̀ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN (ỌJỌ́ KEJÌ) – Visiting Lagos for a Week (Day 2)

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You can also download the Yoruba alphabets by right clicking this link: A conversation in Yoruba – Day 2(mp3)

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Originally posted 2013-04-05 20:52:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Àwòrán àti pi pè orúkọ ẹ̀yà ara lati ori dé ọrùn – Pictures and pronunciation of parts of the body from head to neck

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You can also download the Parts of the body in Yoruba by right clicking this link: Parts of the body in Yoruba – head to neck (mp3)

ORÍ DÉ ỌRÙN	HEAD TO NECK
Orí	Head
Irun	Hair
Iwájú orí	Forehead
Ìpàkọ́	back of the head
Ojú	Eye
Imú	Nose
Etí	Ear
Ẹnu	Mouth
Ahán	Tongue
Eyín	Teeth
Ẹ̀kẹ́	Cheek
Àgbọ̀n	Chin
Ọrùn	Neck

Originally posted 2015-11-13 10:53:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

ABD YORÙBÁ – Yoruba Alphabet

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“ABD”, ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ iwé kikà ni èdè Yorùbá – Yoruba Alphabets “ABD” is the beginning of Yoruba education.

Bi ọmọdé bá bẹrẹ ilé-iwé alakọbẹrẹ, èdè Yorùbá ni wọn fi nkọ ọmọ ni ilé-iwé lati iwé kini dé iwé kẹta. Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ àti mọ̃ kọ, mọ̃ ka ni èdè Yorùbá bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ki kọ àti pipe ABD. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò kikọ àti kikà ABD pẹ̀lú àwòrán ni ojú iwé yi.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

When children are enrolled for primary education, they are taught in Yoruba language from Primary one to three. Learning how to write or read Yoruba language begins with writing and pronouncing ABD (Yoruba Alphabets). Check out writing and pronouncing Yoruba Alphabets – ABD with picture illustration on this page.

Learn the Yoruba alphabets with illustrations and pronunciation.

EBENEZER OBEY – ABD Olowe

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Originally posted 2014-05-01 16:30:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ẹ̀YÀ ARA – ÈJÌKÁ DÉ ẸSẸ̀: PARTS OF THE BODY – SHOULDERS TO TOES

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Originally posted 2013-04-23 21:34:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Bíbẹ Èkó wo fún Ọ̀sẹ̀ kan – Ọjọ́ kẹta: Visiting Lagos for one week – Day 3 (Yoruba Conversation)

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Apá Kinni – Part One

You can also download the conversation by right clicking this link: A conversation in Yoruba – Day 3(mp3)
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Originally posted 2013-06-04 17:09:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Category Archives: Learning Yoruba

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

BÍBẸ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN: A One Week Visit to a Yoruba Speaking City (Yoruba dialogue inLagos)

“Ìwé àti kọ Yorùba lọfẹ lọwọ Àjàyí Crowther Fún Ra Rẹ”: Learn Yoruba for Free From Ajayi Crowther

“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

“Ìsọ̀rọ̀ ni igbèsi: Ibere ti ó wọ́pọ́ ni èdè Yorùba” – “Questions calls for answer: Common questions in Yoruba language”

BÍBẸ̀ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN (ỌJỌ́ KEJÌ) – Visiting Lagos for a Week (Day 2)

Àwòrán àti pi pè orúkọ ẹ̀yà ara lati ori dé ọrùn – Pictures and pronunciation of parts of the body from head to neck

ABD YORÙBÁ – Yoruba Alphabet

EBENEZER OBEY – ABD Olowe

Ẹ̀YÀ ARA – ÈJÌKÁ DÉ ẸSẸ̀: PARTS OF THE BODY – SHOULDERS TO TOES

Bíbẹ Èkó wo fún Ọ̀sẹ̀ kan – Ọjọ́ kẹta: Visiting Lagos for one week – Day 3 (Yoruba Conversation)

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