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Colloquial Yoruba BK/CD PACK

By Antonia Yetunde Folarin Schleicher

Published December 27th 2007 by Routledge

Series: Colloquial Series

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Description

‘Routledge’s Colloquial series is the best place you could start.’ Rough Guide to Europe

COLLOQUIAL YORUBA is easy to use and completely up to date!

Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Yoruba. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes COLLOQUIAL YORUBA your best choice in personal language learning?

  • Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice

  • Clear – concise grammar notes

  • Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide

  • Complete - including answer key and reference section

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Yoruba in a broad range of everyday situations. Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Reviews

'an excellent bridge for an obvious gap in the acquisition of Yoruba … It is systematic, simple and clear' Oluseye Adesola, Yale University, USA

Contents

Acknowledgments

About this book

The sounds of Yorùbá

1 N’ílé örê

At a friend’s house

2 Ìkíni àti ìpádé

Greetings and meetings

3 Sísörö nípa ènìyàn

Talking about people

4 Wíwá ilé láti rêñtì

Looking for a place to rent

5 Nõkan æjà àti a«æ

Market product and clothing

6 Síse oúnj÷

Cooking

7 Nípa ìlera

About your health

8 Sísæ nípa ÷bí r÷

Talking about your family

9 »í«àpèjúwe ènìyàn àti ìlú

Describing people and towns

10 Wìwá önà

Finding one’s way

11 Títún nõkan »e

Fixing a problem

12 Pípàdé ènìyàn ní ibùdó ækö-òfurufú ní Èkó

Meeting someone at the airport

13 Lílæ sí orí«irí«i ibi

Planning different places to visit

14 Báwo ni ibë «e rí?

What’s it like there?

15 Sí«e ìwádìí

Getting information

Grammar summary

Key to exercises

Glosses of reading passages

Yorùbá-English glossary

English-Yorùbá glossary