News and conversations in colloquial Yoruba

By Mojisola Alawode

This is a Yoruba language learning podcast that focuses on improving the listening and speaking skills of language learners using conversations and current issues on the news.... more

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The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

News and conversations in colloquial Yoruba episodes:

December 28, 2021 Episode 5: News on Gambian presidential election
This episode focuses on the recently concluded Gambian presidential elections. You would learn some election vocabulary and how to talk about people in Yoruba language. News Transcript:
Nínú ìdìbò orílẹ̀ èdè Gambia, Adama Barrow ni ó mókè. Òun ni ó máa tún darí orílé èdè náà fún ọdún márùn-ún ìmíì. Ìdá métàléláàdóta ìbò ni ó ní, ṣùgbọ́n àwọ̣n àlátakò ẹ̀ sọ pé àwọn ò gba èsì ìbò náà. Oníṣ̣òwò ni Àrẹ Barrow. Ọdún 2017 ni ó kọ́kọ́ díje fún ipò òṣèlú. Ó ṣiṣẹ́ aṣọ́gbà ní Ọdún 2000 ni ̣́UK, nígbà tí ó n lọ sí ilé- ẹ̀kọ́ ní UK. Ó padà sílé ní 2006, ó dẹ̀ bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìṣòwò ní ọ yẹn. Barrow jẹ́ alátìlẹyìn ẹgbẹ́ agbábọ́lù Arsenal. Ó tún jẹ́ ẹlẹ́sìn mùsùlùmí. Ìyàwó méjì ni Adama Barrow ní. Ó dẹ̀ ní́ ọmọ márùn-ún ṣùgbọ́n ìkan lára àwọn ọmọ ẹ̀ kú ní ọdún 2017 tí ó kọ́kọ́ wọlé sí ipò Àrẹ, lẹ́yìn ti ́ajá gé e jẹ.
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8min
December 19, 2021 Episode 4: Conversation on buying and bargaining in Yoruba
This conversation episode focuses on how to buy things in Yoruba language. You would learn new vocabulary on buying, negotiation and a bit on numbers. Here is the conversation transcript:
Buyer: Ẹ káàsán o.
Seller: Ẹ káàsán.
Buyer: ̣E jọ̀ọ́, èló ni bàtà yí?
Seller: ̣Egbẹ̀rún mẹ́wàá ni.
Buyer: Áà! Ó wọ́n o. Sé kò gba ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́jọ?
Seller: Rárá, iye ẹ̀ nìyẹn. Ǹkán ti wọ́n.
Buyer: Mo mọ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n mi ò ní ju ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́jọ lọ ò.
Seller: Ó dáa. Sanwó.
Buyer: ̣E ṣé, mo dúpẹ́.
Seller: Ko ̀tọ́pẹ́.
Buyer: Good afternoon.
Seller: Good afternoon.
Buyer: Please how much is this pair of shoes?
Seller: It is ten thousand.
Buyer: Ah! It is expensive. Can it go for eight thousand?
Seller: No, that’s the price. Things have become expensive.
Buyer: I know that, but I don’t have more than eight thousand.
Seller: Okay, pay.
Buyer: Thank you. I am grateful.
Seller: Don’t mention.
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7min
December 03, 2021 Episode 3: News on the new covid 19 variant, Omicron.
This episode focuses on the new variant of the covid 19 pandemic, Omicron. You would learn new words and possibly make your own sentences and hold a conversation on the topic.
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8min
November 15, 2021 EPISODE 2: GREETING (CONVERSATION)
This episode focuses on greeting and asking after someone in Yoruba. It is a conversation between a young person and an older person. Enjoy!
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8min
September 25, 2021Episode 1: Coup in Guinea
A news feature on the Guinean coup with language points, vocabulary, and Yoruba grammar explained in bits.
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30min

FAQs about News and conversations in colloquial Yoruba:

How many episodes does News and conversations in colloquial Yoruba have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.