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:
Mo le (can). I can
SE )question) mo le? Can I?
Bee ni,
mo le. Yes,
I can.
Se
(question) o le (can) se (do) seyi (this? Can
you do this?
Bee ni,
mo le se yi (that). Yes, I can do that.
Mo le je
(eat) die (little) I can eat a little.
Mo le mu (drink) die. I can drink a little.
Mo le
malo (go). I can
go.
Mo l wa
(come) I can
come.
Mo le
sun (sleep). I can sleep.
O (you)
le soro (speak). You can
speak.
Se
(question) le soro? Can (you) speak?
Bee ni,
mo le. Yes, I can.
Se (question) le se seyi (this)? Can you
do this?
Rara, mo
ko (not) le se iye (that). No, I can not do that.
Se
(question) o (you) le ye (understand)?
You can understand?
Se le se
ye? Can
you understand?
So le
ye? Can
you understand?
Bee
nidie (litt;e). Yes,
a little.
Se le soro (speak) huh? Can you say Mate?
Bee ni,
mo le soro Yoruba die. Yes,
I can speak a little Yoruba!
Huh! Enyam tadani mi! Darn-it! I am wonderful!
6.
UNDERSTANDING:
O ye
mi. I
understand.
Ko ye
na. I
do not understand.
So ye
e. You
understand.
Ko le ye
rara. You
do not understand.
Se
(question) obirin (women) ye (understand)i? (Do you) understand women?
Rara.
Rara, ko ye mi rara? No. No. I do not
understand them!!!
Oh. Huh! Huh! Oh.
Darn-it! Mate!
Jowo,
mase (do not) soro Huh. Please
do not say Mate!
O dara
pupo. You
are wonderful!
7.
WANTING:
Mo fe I
want.
Mo fe je
(eat) die I
want to eat a little.
Mo fe
mimu omi I want to drink the
water.
Mo fe lo
(go) s-ile-gbonse (toilet) I want to go to the toilet!!!
Se(question) wa
(at prsent) je (eat) die? Do you
want to eat a little?
Rara, mi o fe je. No, I do not want to eat.
Huh! Mo
fr funi (give) ni (you) die. Darn!
I want to give you a bit.
Rara. e
se. No
thank you.
Mo fe wa
(come). I want to come.
Se o fe
sun (sleep) pelu-mi (with me)? Do
you want to sleep with me?
Rara, mo
ko fe sun. No, I do not
want to sleep.
Miguel, se fe je opolo (frogs)? Miguel do you want to eat the frogs?
Zut! Rara, ko (not) se ni-si-yi (now). e se. Darn-it!
Not just now, thank you!
Enjan
hda ni wa. We
are wonderful!
8.
GETTING:
E jowo,
fun (give) mi owo (money) na. Please
give me the money.
E jowo,
gba (take) owo na. Please
take the money.
Mo le
gba owo na. I
can take the money.
E jowo,
fun mi tiket. Please give
me the ticket.
E
jowo, gba tiket-i. Please
take the ticket.
Mo le
gba tiket. I
can take the ticket.
E jowo,
fun mi kini (that) Please give me that.
Nibo ni kini ye na? Where is the thing?
Mo
mo?????. I
do not know.
E jowo, fun mi okurin(man). Please give me a
man!
Huh!!! Oberin re
e! Darn-t!!! What a
woman!!
Oburin
to da ni. She
is wonderful!
9. HAVING:
E mi
ohun kan. I have one
thing.
E mi ma
ohun kan I do not have
one thing.
E se,
ohun kan You have
one thing.
E-ao
ohun kan We have
one thing.
E un
ohun kan She
has one thing.
E mi
aago ki, Iya-woo! I
have the time, Miss!
E
se pamosi ki, O-koo Do
you have some money, Sir?
Rara. No.
Oh. Merde! Oh. Mate!
Ko gbo
Mate, e jo. Please
do not say Mate!
10.
ORDERING (POLITELY):
E jo e
de mi ohun kan, Please
give me the thing.
E jo, e
de mi pamosi Please give me
the money.
E jo, e de mi omi. Please give me the water.
E see
e Thank
you.
Ma mimu ami e France na. Please don’t drink the water in
Mimu
,wain-i Drink
the wine.
E jo ma
nibi. Please
come here.
e jo,
jade nijen. Please go
there.
Mimu
leyi. Please
drink this.
Ma nma
niyi na. Do
not eat that!
E jo, e de mi leyi. Please
give me this.
E jo, ma
gbe niyi na, Please do not take that.
e jo gbo
leyi. Please
say this.
Jowo,
mase (do not) soro Huh. Please
do not say Mate!
Zut! E se e. Se gbadun ni. Darn-it! Thank you. You are wonderful!
11.
GREETING:
Ba wo
ni, Michelle. Hello Michelle.
Ba wo ni, Paula. Hello Paula.
E karo,
Miche. Good
morning Miche.
Mingala
ba, Sancos. Good morning Sancos.
Se
daadaa ni, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?
Dadaa ni
o, Khulu. I am well, Khulu.
Ba-wan,
Xavier? How
goes it, Xavier?
O-daa, e se, Miguel. OK , thank you Miguel.
A digba,
Giles. Goodbye Giles.
A dabo
Judith. Bye bye Judith.
Bee ni.
O-daa, Hollie Yes OK, Hollie.
Gbadun
yi, Heidi! It is
wonderful, Heidi!
O daa,
Sam.? OK Sam?
Bee ni a-daa, Lucie. Yes OK, Lucie.
Ko wa
buru na, Henri.
Not too bad,
Henri.
Se ara
re da, Alblufin? Are you well,
my darling?
Rara.! No!!!
Huh! Obimin to-da-ni! She is wonderful!
12.
DESCRIBING:
Lo daa
(good) ra It
is good.
Ko daa
ra. It
is not good.
Ko daa
ra. It
is bad (not good).
Iwe
(book) na ko da. It
is a book.
O tobi? Is
it big?
Rara, o
ti -kere (small). No,
it is small.
Kole
rara? Is
it easy? (not difficult)
Rara,
ole gan???? No,
it is hard.
Se
(question) omi (water) na daa
(good)? Is the water good?
Rara, omi Faransi ko ta rara. No, the water is not good in
Oh Huh!! Oh
Mate!!!
Jowo,
mase (do not) soro Huh. Please
do not say Mate!
Se,
enyan to-ga-ni wa? Are
we wonderful?!!!
Huh! Bee
ni!! Darn-it!
Yes!!
13.
KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE):
Mo mo
(know) yi (this).
I know this.
Se, o mo
yi (that)? Do
you know this?
Bee ni,
mo mo yi. Yes, I know this.
O (you)
mo iye (that). You know that.
Se, o mo
iye? Do
you know that?
E mi ko
(not) mo iye. I
do not know that.
Mo mo
obirin (woman) na (that). I
know that woman.
Mo mo
okurin (man) na. I
know the man.
O mo mi
(me). He
knows me.
So
(question/you) mo obirin na? Do you know that woman?
Rara. E kara Ma (madame). No. Good morning Madame?
Se ara
ji ya, Ma? Are
you well, Madame?
Rara. Ofi ara mi ko ya. O dabo!! No, I am not well!! Goodbye!!!
O mo ra
ra, You do not
know her!
Huh! Obirin to-da-ni! Darn-it! She is wonderful!
14.
NUMBERING:
Mo ni
isoro (problem)
Bee
ni, so ni isoro
Rara, so ni isoro meji (2). No, you have two (of them).
O ni
meta. He has
three.
Obirin
na ni merin (4). She has four.
An marun
(5). We have
five.
So ni
marun? Do
you have five?
Bee ni, ni-si-yi (now)mo ni isoro marun. Yes now, I have five problems!!!
Gbogbo
(all) awon-omo! All
the children!
Awon o
mo-dara! Children
are wondeful!
15.
ASKING:
Elo ni
(how much) iwe (book) na How much is the book?
Dolar
marun-un. Five dollars.
Elo ni
ni kini (this) yi? How much is this
(thing)
Elo
ni? How
much?
Dolar
merin (4). Four
dollars.
Lo nibo
ni (where) o wa? Where is it?
O wa (at
present) nibe (there). It is there.
Rara, ko
(not) si nibe. No,
it is not there.
E jowo, nibo ni ile-ignonse (toilet)? Where is the toilet,
please?
Ile-ignonse
wa nibe (there) yi. The
toilet is ove there.
Ki-ni
(what) ye? What
(is) that?
Ki-le-wi (pardon). Ki ni ye? Pardon.
What?
I-ye e. That.
Oh, o
dara (good) bi iwe (book) lo iwe daa. Oh,
it is aa good book.
Ki
(what) lo fe (want)? What
do you want?
Mo fe
waini (wine0 na , e jo (please). I
want the wine, please.
Ta lo wa
(at present) nibe (there)? Who is there?
A-o (we)
wa nibi. We
are here.
Ta ni
(who) obirin (woman) yi? Who is that woman?
Mi o mo
(know) rara (not). I
do not know.
Huh! Madonna ni Darn.
It is Mdonna!
Obirin
(woman) to-da ni! Gbudan ni! Wha a woman! (She is) wonderful!
16. EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL:
Mo wa
nibe yi. I am here.
Se wa
nijen yi You are there.
Mo feran
e (you). I like you.
So feran
owu (money) na. You
like the money.
O (he)
se (does) yi (this). He does this.
O (she)
se ye. She
does that.
Mo le so
(speak) Yoruba die (little). I
can speak a little Yoruba!
E jo,
ole so (do not say) Huh. Please
do not say Mate!
Oro e
(you) ye (know) mi I understand you.
Oro mi
(me) ko-ye rara (not). You do not understand me.
Mo fe
(want) lo (go) si bar ile (to) emu,
I want to go to the bar.
So fe lo
si ile-ignonse (toilet). You want to go to the
toilet.
Mo ni
(to me) asiko (time) na, Obirin. I
have the time, Miss!
SEo ni
omi (money) na, Okurin? Do
you have some money, Sir?
E jo, ma se mu (drink) France lati (in). Please
don’t drink the water in
Mu o
waini! na Drink
the wine.
Da wo ni, Eliza? O-daa? How are you, Eliza? OK?
O se
(thank you), daadaa ni, Khulu.
Thank you, I am well, Khulu.
O tobi,
Okurin? Is
it big, Sir?
Rara, o
kere, Obirin.. No,
it is small, Miss.
O ko
(not) mo (know) obirin ye. You do not know that
woman.
Huh! Obirin to-da-ni!!. Darn-it! She is wonderful!
Bee ni. ni-si-yi (now), e mi (to me) ni isoro (problem)
maru-un.
. Yes
now, I have five problems!!!
Awon-omo
de. All
the children!
Ki ni ye
(that)? What
is that?
Jowo ki-le-wi. Ki ni? Pardon. What?
Owun na
re e. There
it is.
Oda be. Not
bad.
Huh!! Darn
it!
O-daa? OK?
Bee ni,
o rarun!! Yes,
it's cool!
Bee ni,
rorun! Yes,
it's cool! (classy)
Bee ni,
o tutt Yes,
it's cool! (upper class)
Jowo, ma
se so (say) Huh. Do
not say Mate!!!
Rara rorun!!! It
is not cool (upper class)!!!
Mo lati se (do) eyi (this). I must do this.
O lati se ye (that). You must do that.
Gbadun? Wonderful?
Bee ni,
enyan to-da nie!!! Yes
you are wonderful!
Marin e
to-ba-ya!
Bye bye, for now!
Speed
reading: 14 minutes
17. CLOSING
Now of all the things … your mind … has been
playing with … to create new … wave patterns … in the natural language … from …
here and there … liking … doing … can … understanding … wanting … getting …
having … ordering… greeting … describing … knowing … numbering … asking … and …
everything … I wonder which things ... you will bring back … to stay deep
within you … so easily available ... to you … as needs arise … without
conscious effort … because … you will believe … you can do it …
Just naturally ... in your own way … as part of
you ... instinctively ... as that new part of you ... grows ... stronger and
stronger ... you will begin to speak with a beautiful accent … so easily ...
reinforcing your learnimg ... with a gentle quiet confidence ... which will
surprise you ... and such a beautiful accent ... of which you will be proud ...
to fit the music of the natural language ... will surpise you even more ... and
more … as you repeat the CRE … so that … in every day … in every way … you
believe … you will … get … better and better …
And now as you choose ... to believe you can do
something ... that makes you feel so comfortable with yourself ... something
you will feel more and more … able to do ... so that you feel ... even more
comfortable ... and confident ... naturally … in your own way … you can take
whatever time you need ... just to process your thoughts ... in your own
special way ... and to bring this
experience to a comfortable close ...
You will feel well ... and you will begin … to
feel confidenct ... about the future ...
and about making progress ... in the natural language ... in your own natural
way ... and you will find such joy … in speaking so gently … with growing
confidence ... and experience ... which will add … a new exciting quality to
your life ... because ... with every new language you learn ... you do add a
new quality to your life ... in that special "English Place" … in
your mind …
And when you feel ... you are ready ... and you
want to ... you can start the process of reorienting yourself ... bringing yourself
back ... taking your time ... and when you are ready ... you can fully orient
yourself ... and allow your eyes to open ... feeling well ...and happy ...
because ... and you will begin to
experience confidence … more and more … because … from now … in every day … in
every way … you will … be getting … better and better …
And as we end of each CRE session … 30 minutes has
just flashed by … to be repeated … and
enjoyed … many times … relaxed … calm and confident … of achieving a beautiful
accent … that becomes natural for you … with learning that is efficient and
effective … so from now on … be positive … and with a positive expectation of
success … surprise yourself … as you feel the contining support … of our Team …
which all began in Bayonne, France on August 15, 2001 ... and of course … as
with all things … we believe can do … together … God Bless …
18.
NATURAL VOCABULARY:
(without accents)
a. Greetings/Exclamations:
hello good
morning, how are you?` I am fine thank you
ba
wo ni mingala ba se daadaa ni? daadaa ni
o e se/o se
goodbye yes no/not OK please
o dabo bee ni rara, o/ko o-daa e jo/e
joo/jowo
Darn-it! Merde! there it is! "cool"!! pardon!
huh! huh! owun re!
o-tutu/o-rarun ejo
b. Verbs:
to be have like want can
wa/ni/yi e fe/feran fe le
do say/speak go come give
se gbo/soro,so lo/malo wa funi
take eat drink sleep know
gbe je mu
sun mo
understand must see at the present time
ye lati
se rin wa
c. Prepositions:
some a the to from
awon/ojo
d. Pronouns:
I you he she wa
mo/mi se/le/so o/ku o/ku a-o/awa
it this that Mr Mrs.
lo/owu/un/o yi/leyi/seyi ye/leye/seye Ogbeni/Okurin
Obirin
e. Nouns:
money thing man woman water
owo ohun/yi okirin obirin omi
car ticket book friend time
moto tiket iwe oree akoko
f. Adjectives/adverbs.other:
good bad big small now
to-daa/da buru/ko dara tobi okere ni-si-yi
later a little wonderful!
happy easy/dofficult
laipe die/ojo to-da-ro/gbadun
n-du ro/bole
here/there and
nibi/nibe pelu
g. Interogatives:
how much? where? what? who? when?
elo
ni? nibo? ki ni? ta ni?
nigba wo?
Note: What is this? Ki ni e leyi (this)?
The child is
here Omo (child) wa (at prsent) nibi (here) yi
(is).
Question: is the child here? Se (question) omo yi wa nibi yi?
Question: do you have?
Se (question) e ni (you to)?
h. Numbers:
one two three four five
i. And some survival
words:
WC (ile ignonse), always (nigra-gbogbo),
fast/slow (yara/diedie), but (sugbon), never (la-lai), food (ounje), train (oko), bus (boosi), home
(ile), work (ise), today (oni), tomorrow (ola), paper (iwe), newspaper (iwe
iriyin), day (ojo), week (osi), year (odun), hour (koja), minute (iseju),
hamburger (hamburger), McDonalds (McDonalds), think (ronu), read (kaa), write
(ko-o-sile), laugh (rerin), dance (jo), stop (duro), policeman (olopaa), six
(mefa), seven (meje), eight (oiejo), nine (mesan-an), ten (mewaa), hundred
(ogorun un), thousand (egberun), mate (egbe) … bye bye for now (o-dabo)!!
19.
NATURAL FEEDBACK AND NEW IDEAS
(to
robertboland@wanadoo.fr)
1.
How LONG DID YOU TAKE TO STUDY THE CRE?
2.
What was good about it?
3.
What was bad about it?
4. What new ideas?
5. How can we help you in
the future?
20 -
DAILY MINI PHRASE BOOK
(Challenge: Check with a natural
speaker to check and understand the meaning of EVERY word ... insert English
for each difficullt word - speed reading 4 minutes)
BASICS:
Thank you. E se
Hello E karo
Yes/no Bee ni/rara,
bee ko
Please E jo/e joo
(respect for old people)
Pardon Ejo
Everything is OK! Gbo-gbo e wa (is) daa-daa
(OK)?
INTRODUCTIONS:
Good morning E karo/mingala ba
Good-bye. O dabo
My name is ... Oruko-o (name) mi ni (of
me) ...
What is your name? Ki ni oruko ee (your)?
How are you? Se (question- you)
daa-daa ni?
Fine (thanks), Daa-daa ni
And you?
Where do you come
from? Nibo (where) le ti (come) wa?
I'm from: ... mo (I) wa
la-ti.
I work with: Mo si-e (work) pelu ,,,:
UN ONU
Red Cross Red
Cross
Nokia Nokia
QUESTIONS:
When/how? Nigha wo/Ba wo ni?
What/why? Ki, ki ni ye/Ki lo
de?
Who/which? Ta/wo ni?
Where is/are ...? Nibo mi/lo wa?
Where can I find ...? Nibo ni (where) mo tileri ...?
How much is this? Elo ni (how much) leyi?
Can you help me? (m) E
jowo ran mi lowo?
Can you translate this, for me?
Nje
e le timo eyi (this) fun mi (for me)?
UNDERSTANDING:
I understand O ye mi.
I don't understand. Ko ye mi.
Please say that again.. E
jo, soro ye soo.
Can I have (for
me)...? Se
e le (fun mi ni)...?
Do you speak: Se egbo:
english/spanish? Geesi/Yoruba?
I don't speak .... Mi o gbo ...
I speak a little. Mi
gbo die e.
COMMENTS:
I must do this. Mo lati se eyi.
You must do that. O lati se yi.
It's: O:
big/small tobu/kere
cheap/expensive ko wan/oti wan ju
good/bad daa/buru
hot/cold gbona/tutu
near/far wa
nitosi/jinna
vacant/occupied sofo/ko sofo
OK! o-daa!
FOOD:
I like some: Mo fe ounjie (meal):
breakfast (morning) aroo
lunch osan
dinner. ale
May I have some: Se
ole fun mi:
bread/butter buredi/bota
cheese ?
eggs eyin
meat/potatoes eran/anamo
apples/oranges apu/osan
coffee/tea kofi/tii
milk miliki
fruit juice omi
eso mimu
water omi
I want to pay now. Mo fe-e sanwo.
I think there is a mistake. Mo
ro wipe asise wa.
We enjoyed it, thank
you. A gbadun-un re, e se e.
TRANSIT:
Where is the nearest
shop? Nibo ni shobu to sumo wa?
Where is a taxi? Nibo
ni taxi?
How miuch to ...? Elo ni de ...?
Take me to this
address. E
joo, e gbe mi lo si adress yii.
Please stop here. E joo, e duro nibi.
This is not the right
road. Eleyi ko se ona na?
Go straight ahead. E maa lo taarata.
It's there, on the: Oun niyen nisale yen lapa:
left/right osi/oe
next to/after legbee/nikojaa
north/south lariiwa/ni
guisu
east/west ni
ila-oorun/ni iwo-oorun
Where is the: Nibo ni:
town centre arin
ili?
pharmacy uwo
san?
SHOPPING:
Do you have ...? Se e ni ...?
How much is this/that? Elo ni eyi/niyi?
I will take it. Ma a mu yi.
What colours have you? Color wo ni?
Black dudo
Blue buluu
Red pupa
White funfun
Yellow yelo
Green alawoo
ewe
I want to buy: Mo fe-e ra ...:
aspirin aspirin-in
soap ose
half
kilo apples idafi
iwon-on kilo apu
litre of milk litar
wara
film/newspaper
filmu/iwe iroyin
TELEPHONE:
Hello, this is ... Heloo ...
lo un soro.
Who is speaking? Ta
lo soro?
Please speak: Jo soro:
louder soke
slowly die-die
I want to speak to: Mo fe-e ba ... soro:
Mr. ??
Mrs. ??
Miss ??e
When will he be back? Nigha wo ni yoo de?
Tell him I called. Eso fun wipe mope.
TIME:
Do you have enough
time? AE oni asiko pupo?
What time is it? Aago meloo lo lu?
The time now is: Aago:
five
past one
MEETINGS:
We will see you: A-o ri-oor ...
today oni
tomorrow ola
next week ni
ose ti ounbo
in the
morning ni aaro
in the
afternoon ni osan
in the
evening ni irole
tonight ni ale
soon lai pe
You are right. You are
wrong. O ribe. Ko ribe.
That is right O
jebe.
LOCATIONS:
Here/there Nibi/nijen
At the UN office ni UN officci
Is it near/far? O sun mo/ji-nan?
How many hours? Aago
me lo ni?
21. PLAY QUIZ
(Challenge - Test your instinctive Yoruba … by associating the phrases …
and then discuss
with a natural speaker)
a. I am well, thank you E se
b. Pardon? O-daa.
c. Thank you. Daadaa ni
d. OK Ki-le-?
e. Wonderful! Se daadaa ni?
f. You must do that. Gbadun!
g. Hello O lati se yi.
h. How are you? E kare.
i. I want to buy. Se e le fun mi ni?
j I take it. Mo
soro die.
k. Can I have? Mo fe-e ra.
l. I speak a little Ma a mu un
m. Yes/No Se e ni... ?
n. Please Mo fe ...
o. I would like... E jo
p. Do you have any ... ? Bee ni/Rara
q. How much is that? Ile-agnonse nibo ni?
r. Where is the toilet? Elo ni niyi
s. Where/when/why? Aago
meloo lo lu?
t. What time is it? Nibo/nigba
wo/ki lo de?
u. Can you help me? Ki ni itumi eyi?
v. I do not understand E jowo ran mi lowo?
w. What does this mean? E joo, soro jeejee.
x. Please speak slowly Ko ye mi.
y.
What is this? O daba
z. Goodbye
Ni ni e leyi?
Answers: In the Berllitz phrase book … now a friend of yours...
APPENDIX
A - ROUTINE FOR ACCENT IMPROVEMENT
AND
LONG TERM RE-INFORCEMENT AFTER ONE MONTH
-
TRY
TO WORK WITH A PARTNER AND A NATURAL SPEAKER
FOR
JUST ONE DAY MORE
RELAX with ... a very
POSITIVE attitude ... and a very confident
EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... in just one more day ... of PLAYING with the
natural language ... instinctively ... naturally ... completely relaxed ...
with no stress or effort ... jsut play!
Our natural suggestions
are:
1
– Do again APS with your own tape. Then
play our tape and the LEARNING REINFORCEMENT..
Do IRT and the Throat exercise. Study the Brief Grammar and Mini-Phrase
Book to understand every word. Then SPEAK wth the tape and RECORD your efforts.
LIST your five key problems!
2 - STUDY the text (Sections 2-16). Then SPEAK LOUDLY and then very SOFTLY with
the tape. SPEED
3 – SPEAK in THEATRICAL
style with the tape and text together. Do SPEED
4 – SPEAK with tape and
text. For difficult words/phrases ...
stop the tape ... and repeat the word/phrase many times ... singing and
shouting! Review your five problems.
5 - USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy
interactvie conversation. Then do it as
SPEED
6 – SPEED
APPENDIX B - ADDITIONAL
VOCABULARY SELECTED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF EACH CLIENT ORGANIZATION (100
WORDS)
Special
Vocabulary for UNHCR
(Challenge
- insert Yorùbá in CAPITAL LETTERS and discuss with a natural speaker)
English Pashto Dari YORUBA
Airport hawaa dagar maydaan-e
hawaa-i
Army pauz fauj/ordu
Asylum panaah pamaah
Border pdlay sarhadd
Camp dd
kaamp kaamp-d
Children muchouman awladah AWON-OMO
Clothing jama poxaak
Cooking pot chainaq dd paxldy loxay/deg
Cooperation hamkari pd gdda kaar kawdl
Customs gumruk gumruj
Delay nawakta dzandy
Detention ndzar-band tawkif
Development program dd
wadi prograam prograam-d ynkyshaafi
Displaced persons be-zaya
shdwi xaldk
be-jaa
shodygaan
Electricity breshna brexnaa
Emergency hajol ber-dndy pexa
Expulsion shar-dl kharej/zxraaj
Family koranay hekraaj
Government hokumat hokumat
Grandparents padar
kalan padar wa maser kalan
Handicapped saya ma-yub
Health roghtyaa seat/syhhat
Hospital roghe shafakhana
House kor khana/kor
HQ mankaz mankae
Human rights dd
bashar hakkuna hokuk e bashar
Husband mehra
shwahan
Lamp dewan tsheragh
Legal protection kaanuni
saatdna hymayat e kanoun
Malnutrition bada ghdzaa sou-e
taghziya
Material assistance maadi
komak komak-e mawadi
Ministry wdzaarat wezarat
Nutrition ghdzaa taghziya
Pain - days/weeks dard
worat dard e ruz/hafta
Pain - months/years dard
hafta dard e mo/sol
Pain - treatment dard
mehda dard e ta-dow-wi
Pain - arms/legs dard
bazou/paie dard e dest/pal
Pain - chest
dard sina dard e sina
Pain - ears/eyes dard
gauche/sterguee
dard
e goch/cheshom
Pain - hands/feet dard
daste/paie dard e dest/pai
Pain - head/neck dard
sav/gardan dard e sar/ghardin
Pain - stomach dard
mehda dard e meda
Persecution zawrawdi aziyat
Petrol tel petrol/tel
Police-station dd
polis st-eshan sar-mammuriyat-e-police
President mdshir ra-is
Prison bandy-khana zyndan
Province ayaalat wela-yate
Reception centre dd melma paaldne mahal e pazirahi/
markaz-d paziraa-i
Refugee mohajer panahenda
Representative astaazy nema-yandghi
Rural da
kdll
Sanitation hyfzu-syhna hyfzu syhha
Shelter rijdi panaga
Status haysiyat
haysiyat
Tent rijdi gihejdi/khayma
Torture shekanja shykanja
Town khar shahr
Transportation transport transport
Travel Docs sdd
safar sanaduna sdd safar sanaduna
Tribe t-dbdr kabila
Truck lan
mot-dr/lari motar-d laar/lari
Urban dd
khari dd khari
Village kday karya
Voluntrary repatriation pd
rdzaa-sara berta legal
bar-gasht-d yraadi
War jagara jangue
Water aaba aab
Wife kaza zawja/khanom
APPENDIX
C - BRIEF GRAMMAR
(Challenge
... study ... and then discuss with a natural speaker)
1. Structure - subject, object
and verb:
MO
WA nibi YI (is). I
AM here.
OMO
wa nibi yi. The
CHILD is here.
Question
- SE omo YI wa nibi yi? Question
- is the child here?
2. Articles:
3. Nouns:
AWON-omo
wa nibi yi Child-REN
are here.
Omo DAA
wa nibi yi. The
GOOD child is here.
Omo ni (is). (HE) is a
child.
4. Possession:
Omo MI wa nibi yi. (He) is MY child.
5. Relative:
Omo TO wa nibi yi. The child WHO here
is.
6. Demostrative:
Omo LEYI wa nibi yi. THIS
child is here.
Omo NIYI wa NIBE yi. THAT child
is THERE.
7. Interogatives:
KI leyi? WHAT
(is) this?
TA ni ye? WHO
(is) that?
Omo NOBI ni? WHERE is the
child?
ELO mi iwe (book)? HOW-MUCH
is the book?
8. Imperatives:
SE leyi. DO
this!
WA nibi! COME
here!
9. Negatives:
Bee ni, E MI NI iwe (book). Yes, I HAVE (TO ME IS) a book.
RARA, mo KO ni iwe MA. NO, I do NOT have the book.
MA wa SI nibi YI. Do NOT come here.
10. To be, have and want:
Mo/mo ni/mo fe I am/have/want
Se/se ni/se fe You are/have/want
O/o ni/o fe He is/has/wants
BROCHURE
CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE
THE
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"
Opportuunity
for AID WORKERS on short or long missions to other countries to feel more
secure, comfortable and effective in
achieving better working relationships in English, with local companies,
governments, refugees, client and project staff, as they perceive the effort to
speak the local language with a good accent, and thus to show clearly a deep
respect for local values and culture.
Description: dynamic English-based brief language learning
system developed initially with some UN staff, for aid workers in Afghanistan,
and now available in: Dari, Pashto,
Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi,
Urdu, Finnish, Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Shona, Russian, Mandarin, Xhosa and
with other languages in process:
Cantonese, Zulu, Tswana, Sutu, Swedish,
Nepali, Italian, Swahili, Basque, Yoruba, Hausa, Mende, Burmese etc.
Designed
for: mature motivated learners who need
to achieve very rapidly, the personal
confidence to speak and understand, basics of the local natural
language. Designed also also for current speakers to who want to achieve
significant accent improvement.
Course
duration: one full six hour day with a partner or small group, followed by
daily brief individual revision, in the following week and one day
reinforcement a month later.
Application: individual training or as a small part of any
mmangement training program to stimulate creativity, because: "Each
language is an intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and
humanitarian values" - Professor Kenneth Hale - linguistics expert of MIT
who spoke 50 languages fluently and died
Method:
uses CRE techniques to achieve relaxation and intuitive absorption of the
natural language with confidence and
without stress or effort. Designed to
handle varying individual value systems and needs. CRE techniques, once
acquired, can be easily used for any other languages or dialects. Uses IRT -
the Instant Relaxation Technique create the
confidence to learn. Learnign reinforcement with APS.
Further
information: 33 450 408982 or 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin, 01280 France or
email: robertboland@wanadoo.fr from Dr. Bob Boland MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins), DBA, ITP (Harvard
Business School), Former visiting
professor at: INSEAD: IMD, Cranfield,
Columbia, GSB, Stellenbosch, Wits, WHO, ILO, WB, UNEP, UNIDO, AID, IRC, Peace
Corps, Shell, Burma, Barlows, Baxter, Nokia etc.
BRIEF DICTIONARY -
ENGLISH/ FRENCH/ SPANISH/ YORUBA
(Challenge
- insert Yorùbá in CAPITAL LETTERS ... and discuss with a natural speaker)
a un/une un/una KAN
about environ cerca de ??? overtype the German!
accident accident,l' accidente Unfall
action action,la accion Handlung
actually en
fait realmente eigentlich
after après depués nach
afternoon après‑midi,l' tardes NI OSAN
airport aeroport,l' aeropuerto Flughafen
alone seul solo/unico allein
also aussi también LALE
always toujours siempre nigra-gbogbo
am (I) suis
(je) yo soy/estoy NI (MO)
and et y ERAN
anniversary anniversaire
cumpleaños Jahrestag
anybody n`importe
qui cualquiera irgendjemand
anything n`importe
quoi cualquier cosa irgendetwas
April Avril abril April
are(you) êtes
(vous) usted es/está sind
arrive arriver llegar ankommen
at à a/en an
August Aout agosto August
bad mauvais malo
bank banque,la banco Bank
bar bar bar BAR
bath bain,le baño ILE IWE
beat battre batir schlagen
beautiful beau/belle hermoso schön
because parce que porque weil
bed lit,le cama Bett
begin commencer comenzar anfangen
behind derrière detrás/atrás hinter
beside à côté de al
lado de nächst
better meilleur mejor besser
bill facture,la cuenta Rechnung, die
big grand grande gross
biscuit biscuit,le galleta Keks
black noir negro schwarz
book livre,le libro Buch
boy garcon,le niño/muchacho Junge
bread pain,le pan Brot
breakfast petit
dej.le desayuno Frühstück
brother frère,le hermano Bruder, der
bus autobus,le autobús/camión Bus
business affaires,les negocio Geschäft
buy acheter comprar kaufen
can (able) pouvoir poder können
car auto,l' carro/coche Auto
carefully prudent prudente vorsichtig
carry porter llevar tragen
cash argent,le dinero Bargeld
chair chaise,la silla Stuhl
cheap bon marché barato billig
children enfants niños Kinder
choose choisir seleccionar wählen
cigarette cigarette,la cigarillo Zigarette
clean propre limpio sauber
clever intelligent inteligente
klug
clouds nuages,les nubes Wolken, die
coffee cafe,le café Kaffee
cold froid frio kalt
colour couleur,la color Farbe
come venir venir kommen
complain plaindre reclamar klagen
contract contrat,le contrato Vertrag
cook cuire cocinar kochen
cost coût,le costo Kosten
count conter contar zählen
creditors créditeurs,les acreedor Gläubiger
cup tasse,la taza Tasse
customer client,le cliente Kunde
customs douane,la aduana Zoll
daughter fille,la hija Tochter
day jour,le día Tag
dear cher caro teuer
debtors débiteurs,les deudores Schuldner
December Décembre diciembre Dezember
dinner dîner,le comida Abendessen
dirty sale sucio schmutzig
divided by divisé par dividir
de dividiert durch
do faire hacer e