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Master Yoruba Language & Embrace the Culture
Enhance your communication skills for travel, business, or personal growth
Why Learn Yoruba?
The Yoruba language is one of the most widely spoken indigenous languages in West Africa. This course helps you communicate effectively, understand Yoruba traditions, and connect deeply with Yoruba culture.
What You’ll Learn
Introduction to Yoruba Language & Culture
- Brief history of the Yoruba people
- Importance of learning the Yoruba language
- Yoruba culture and traditions
Basic Greetings & Everyday Expressions
- Common greetings and responses
- Polite expressions and cultural etiquette
- Using greetings in conversations
Household Items & Simple Conversations
- Identifying common household objects
- Using household items in basic sentences
- Practical session: Role-playing conversations
Introduction to Yoruba Verbs
- Understanding Yoruba verbs
- Intransitive, transitive, and split verbs
- Forming simple sentences using verbs
Family & Relationships
- Identifying family members in Yoruba
- Using pronouns in subject and object positions
- Basic conversations involving family relationships
Yoruba Foods & Market Conversations
- Popular Yoruba dishes and their meanings
- Basic phrases for ordering food
- Relating in the market (bargaining & buying essentials)
Body Parts, Colors & Numbers
- dentifying human body parts in Yoruba
- Yoruba numbers and colors
- Forming sentences with colors and numbers
Animals, Birds & Nature
- Common Yoruba names for animals and birds
- Using animals in basic conversations
- Expressing simple sentences with nature elements
Travel & Everyday Scenarios
- Asking for directions in Yoruba
- Conversing in a travel setting (transport, locations)
- Basic Yoruba phrases for daily life situations
Revision & Practical Conversations
- Reviewing key vocabulary and phrases
- Practicing conversations with a partner
- Short-term goal: Learn 30+ new vocabulary words and master basic conversations
Meet Your Instructor
Babatunde Popoola, BA, MA. Yoruba Tutor
Among the things that give Tunde pleasure in life, very few exceed the pleasure he gets from
teaching Yoruba language. Apart from being a native Yoruba speaker, both the degrees he
obtained from the University of Lagos are in Yoruba Language.
He had taught Yoruba to people of all abilities, from beginners to advanced learners. His wide
experience meant Odurinde.com has placed all our Yoruba curriculums in his capable hands.
Visit the Yoruba language page to sign up for one of Tunde’s courses.
Master Yoruba Language & Embrace the Culture
Enhance your communication skills for travel, business, or personal growth
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