YORÙBÁ FROM ENGLISH
Version 1 - with a few
errors for correction please - February
2003
SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS
(Repeat EACH Yorùbá word shown in red many
times slowly ... and then at VERY high speed)
English Yorùbá translation Pronunciation
Good Morning E KAAA-RO “AYKK0 ARR-ROW”
Male OKUURIN “OH-KPP-RRNN”
Female OBIRIN “OH-BEAR-RRN”
Yes BEE NI “BEAR NEE”
No RARA/BEE KO “RATA/BEAR-KOU”
Good ODAA “OH-DAAA”
Please E JO “AY JAW”
Do you have? SE E NI? ”SAY AY NEE”
Thank you E SE “AY SHHHAY”
Goodbye O DABO “OH DAR-BOH”
See
you soon!!! MA RI
Who? TA-NI? “TARR-MEE”
What? KI-NI? “KEA-NEE”
I want MO FE “MO FAY”
Where? NIBO? “NEE-BOW”
OK! O-DAA! “OH-DAAA”
Note: For simplicity ... the
program is typed without accents!
English Yorùbá
translation
Thank
you. E se
Good Morning E karo
Yes/no Bee-ni/Rara
Please E
jo/e joo/jowo
Everything is OK! Gbo-gbo e wa
daa-daa (OK)!
Good morning E-karo.
My name is ... Oruko-o
(name) mi ni ...
What is your name? Ki ni oruko ee?
How are you? Se
dandaa ni o?
Fine (thanks) Daadaa
ni.
Where do you come
from? Nibo (where) lo ti
wa (come)?
I am from ... Mo wa
lati (from) ...
Good-bye. O
dabo.
so start
chatting now ...to everyone ...
CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE
THE
WITH LANGUAGE AND A
BEAUTIFUL ACCENT
WITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO
TAPE IN ONE DAY
KEY CONCEPT:
"WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR mind,
they give you the
CONFIDENCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally
without
EFFORT ... E Se"
1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1
STRUCTURE
This program gives you practice in
understanding the structure of the language almost instinctively, as for each
difficult phrase, English words are inserted. There is a also a Mini
Phrase-book, a Brief Note on Grammar and a list of the 100 "most
used" words in conversation.
1.2 MEMORY
A simple technique for the memory of
difficult sounds is to make up a ridiculous English phrase as a memory
"trigger", for example:
Yes ... bee-ni ... say ...
... yes ... be nice say
yes ... bee ni
Goodbye ... o dabo ... say ...
... goodbye ...
o dear Bob ...bye bye ... o dabo
I want ...
mo fe ... say ...
... I want ... moaning for it again ... mo fe
or email
robertboland@wanadoo.fr for our CRE 33 MemoryAlert.
1.3 PRACTICE.
Learn very rapidly the list of "most
used 100 words" and each day, take one
page of the mini-phrase-book, to make 10
minutes of Yorùbá conversation with a
natural speaker or aloud with yourself.
Then make a friend of the main Yorùbá
Phrase-book.
INSTANT RELAXATION TECHNIQUE
1. This is a simple IRT exercise, to give you
confidence to learn naturally. When you don't believe you can learn ... you
won't learn! ... When you are tense, anxious and stressed ... you won't
learn! When you have no confidence ... you won't learn.
But with relaxation, your mind and body become clear, confident and ready to
learn. So do the IRT exercise now ...
and again before every CRE session. It
takes only three minutes, and with practice, it becomes a powerful tool for
you. The only "equipment" you need is an "open mind" and a
marble (or similar small object) in your "right" (major) hand.
2. So, get
into that comfortable position, in which you know ... you really can relax. Be
aware that marble gets warm as it absorbs heat from contact with your right
hand. Open you hand and allow the warmth to evaporate. Close the hand again,
and recognize the marble ... as a physical external symbol ... of the internal
function of your mind and body. Allow it to receive and evaporate not just heat
... but emotion, anxiety and stress ... leaving you free, relaxed, confident
and ready to learn to speak and understand the natural language without effort
....
3. Now,
relax with the hands on the lap, and fix your eyes on the marble as you repeat
aloud ... the following sentence ... four times, feeling free to change the
wording a little ... to fit your style ... four times ... aloud ... in all:
"I
AM, I CAN, I WILL, I BELIEVE ... I will learn ... AND HELP OTHERS TO LEARN ...
to speak and enjoy ... the NEW NATURAL language
... with a beautiful accent ... naturally ... rapidly ... easily ...
without effort"
4. With the eyes fixed on the marble ... or closed
if you wish ... start to take three slow
and very deep breaths ... and be sure to pause ... on each inhalation ... and
imagine ... each exhalation ... as transferring all the anxiety and stress ...
from your mind and body ... through to the marble in your hand.
5. After the third breath, let your whole mind and
body relax completely for two minutes ... thinking ONLY of your breathing ...
nothing else ... no self talk at all ... just concentrate on the BREATHING ...
very important, counting down from 20 to 1
6. Then bring yourself back, by simply counting up
from 1 to 5, feeling well, relaxed, confident and ready to learn. The marble is
now your very personal symbol ... of your confidence to learn and speak the
natural language with a beautiful accent.
Note:
This simple CRE "Instant Relaxation Technique" can be used anywhere
(eyes open or closed) to achieve a calm mind ... without anger, anxiety or
stress ... ready and confident to learn .. or deal with any new problem ...
that you have to face. Keep the marble
always to hand, as a symbol ... of your confidence ... to feel comfortable ...
in the new natural language ... and to speak almost instinctively ... without
stress or effort ...
NATURAL
SUGGESTIONS
Plan
to do the whole CRE in one 6 hour CRE day, with a partner or a small group. A
natural speaker (if available) would be most welcome as a partner or group
member. On the day before, as pre-learning (alone), play the 30 minute tape,
just before sleeping, speaking all the time, completely relaxed making no
conscious effort to learn anything.
After
the one full day of CRE, plan revision during your
1 – Do IRT. Do the
Throat exercise - 16 key words
Play the tape (30 minutes) with the text
(hear, see, speak, MOVE, and feel)
... make it fun! Review the Natueal Vocabulary (2 pages).
2
– Repeat the text (Sections 2-4) to understand every word!
Play the tape with the text SPEAKING VERY
LOUDLY - STOP THE TAPE
AND SING OR SHOUT ANY VERY DIFFICULT
PHRASES.
Do SPEED
Review the Grammar (1 page) and the Glossary.
3
– Repeat the text (Sections 5-10) to understand every word!
Play the tape WITHOUT the text, SPEAKING IN
VERY DRAMATIC style.
Repeat the Throat exercise.
Begin to create simple conversation with the Mini-phrase book (Hello
etc.).
4
– Repeat the text (Sections 11-16) to understand every word!
Play the tape with the text, SPEAKING
SOFTLY with a good accent.
Do SPEED READING (Sections 2-16) and Mini-phrase
Book.
5
– Play the tape WITHOUT the text,
speaking with three different
voices - just for fun!. Create conversation with the Mini-phrase book.
Do SPEED
. 6 - Play the tape
SPEAKING with a beautiful CONFIDENT accent.
Do the quiz (1 page). Create converation
with mini phrase book.
Do SPEED READING (2-16) and Mini-phrase book 14 minutes.
Do APS and plan for individual review next week, helping partners as
needed.
NATURAL
SUGGESTIONS (continued)
Generally:
1.
REINFORCE the learning in the CAR/TRUCK at any time … make it an
amusing THEATRE of one … YOU!!! … by
playing and acting out … ONLY
Sections 2 - 16. DO NOT play the relaxation sections in the
car ... skip
them please! Play the Learning
Reinforcement side of the tape as needed
for encouragement, be sure to blame your
strategy, and not yourself!!
2.
RECOGNIZE that a TERRIBLE accent is PAINFUL … for the hearer …
and so strive always for a beautiful
accent in EVERY WORD.
3.
Be POSITIVE and NEVER apologise for your language … you are making
the effort to learn the LANGUAGE … and the
HUMAN VALUES … an thus
the CULTURE … of the people you speak with
… and THEY will appreciate
MORE than you can EVEN imagine!! If they reply to you in ENGLISH …
then YOU just CONTINUE to speak in the
NATURAL new language … and
they will too ...
4.
LISTEN very carefully to what PEOPLE say to YOU … and BEFORE
replying … REPEAT in YOUR MIND ... EXACTLY
what they said … … this
gives you excellent PRACTICE in
recognising good STRUCTURE.
5. HESITATE before you SPEAK … and then
speak FREELY and
CONFIDENTLY …
without long pauses and … WITHOUT … "Urrs and
Umms" which are so ANNOYING and
BORING … for the listener ...
6.
When you do not know a necessary word … do NOT hesitate … simply
USE the ENGLISH word … in the sentence …
the hearer will almost
certainly give you the translation … and
you can repeat it … three times to
get it right … without embarrassment. Use
the LEARNING
REINFORCMENT as needed but not in the car!
7.
Use SIMPLE SHORT sentences and be CONFIDENT as you begin to
talk to people ... expect SUCCESS ... and
you will NOT be disappointed
... and try just one MORE new thing
... just for fun in this one week ...
drink one litre of WATER EVERY DAY … it
rinses mind and body and has a
REMARKABLE preventive/curative therapeutic
effect … to support new
learning ... on we go together.
1.
GENTLE RELAXATION ...
And
now … I'd like you to arrange yourself … in a position that is so comfortable
... and natural … for you ... so that
you can sit … or lie … for a while ... easily and effortlessly ... and where
you can be comforable ... and yet still remain alert enough ... to focus on the
meaningful ... natural language learning ... that we will do together ...
natural anguage ... gentle ... quiet ... peaceful ... and instinctive ...
without any effort ... as you absorb its deepest meaning ... interpretation ...
and value ... in terms of very personal expectations.
And then when your are
ready … to focus yourself ... you can begin by taking a few deep relaxing
breaths ... breathing slowly ... and feeling the rise of your chest ... as you
gradually inhale ... feeling that each breath in ... and out ... relaxes you
... calms you ... and re-acqaints you ... with deeper parts of yourself that you are
sometimes too busy to notice.
You know ... and I know ... its very easy ... to get
caught up in day to day living ... there is so much to do ... and now is your
time … and I would like you to allow your eyes to close ... as you start to
build ... an internal focus ... within yourself ... on those parts of
yourself... that will absorb the natural
language ... gently ... peacefully … and instinctively ... almost automatically
... as you … let yourself go ... relax
... without conscious effort ... because you have nothing … to do … now … except relax ..
And as we go on together
... repeating the phrases ... in the natural language ... with your whole body
involved ... moving hands and face … feelings and body … to express … and
absorb the words and phrases ... as they will come … instinctively ... to your
mind ... as you speak softly ... with a
beautiful accent ... yes … with a beautiful accent … which will please
and surprise you... as its fits the
music ... of the natural language
So on we go together ...
speaking all the time ... and moving hands, face feelings and body … to express
ourselves ... in the new natural language ... as you create new wave patterns …
in that special… "
2. HERE AND THERE:
FRENCH LEFT IN UNTIL YORUBA
CHECKED ...
Mo (I) wa
(at present) nibi yi (am). I
am here.
E (you) wa
nibe (there). You
(are) there.
Se
(question) o (you) wa nibe? (Are) you there?
Bee ni. o
wa nibe. Yes,
you (are) there.
Se o -wa
nibi? (Are)
you here?
Rara, o si
(not) nibi. No,
you (are) not here.
O (it) wa
nibi yi. It
is here.
Nibo lo
(it) wa (at present)? Where
is it?
O wa nibi
yi. It
is here.
So
(question) wa nibe? Is
it there?
Mo (I) ko
(not) mo (know). I
do not know.
Nibo ni
Miguel wa (at present)? Where
is Miguel?
Ko (he) si
(not) nibi yi. He
is not here.
Nibo lo
(he) wa? Where
is he?
Mo (I) mo (know) rara (not). I do not know.
Huh! O wan (there) na (he) re (is). Darn-it! There he is!
Eniyam (he)
todar (wonderful) ni (is). He is wonderful!
3.
LIKING:
Mo ni fe
(like) e (you). I like you.
Se
(question) o (you) fe-ron (like) mi (me)? Do you like me?
Bee ni,
mo ran (like) e (you). Yes, I like you.
Se feran
owo (money)? Do
you like money?
Bee ni,
mo fe-ran owo. Yes, I like the money.
Mo
fe-ran omi (water).. I like
water.
O (you)
feran omi. You like water.
Mo
fe-ran awon (some) iwe (books). I
like some books.
O fe-ran
moto (car) naa.. He likes the car.
Ko (she
not) fe-ran moto naa. She does not like the car.
Se fe-ran onje (dinner) naa? Do you
like the dinner?
Rara, mo ko fe onje naa. No, I do not like the dinner.
Oh. Huh!
Huh! Oh.
Darn-it! Mate!
Jowo,
mase (do not) soro Huh. Please
do not say Mate!
4.
DOING:
Mo
se I
do.
Mo se
seji (this). I do this.
Ko (you)
se e You
do.
Ko se
iye (that) You
do that
Ao se
iye. We
do that
Pelu
(and) inu (we) wa (at present) n-du (happy)
And we are happy.
Se (question) ko soro (easy)? Is it
easy?
Bee ni,
kole (diificult) rara (not). Yes,
it is not difficult.
Se
(question) wa e se (do) iye (that)?
Do (you) do that?
Jowo
(please) se (do) iye (that) Do
that please!!!
Huh!! Darn-it!!!
O-ya
(it) ni (is) lenu-papo (wondefrful). It
is wonderful!
5.
CAN/ABLE TO DO: