Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Obo u nyele? Where do you live?

ETA - conversation

Ọchuwa: se, Ẹshiogie! Se, Ogie!
                 How is it Ẹshiogie?. How is it, Ogie?

Ẹshiogie ali Ogie: o chi. U wẹẹ ze?
                It's good. Hope you're well.
                 
Ọchuwa : Eli.
                 Yes, I am.

Ẹshiogie : oni egbe??
                 How is your body

Ọchuwa: o fọmẹ. Oni afẹ??
                It's cool. How is home?

Ẹshiogie: o chi. A kpẹmi.
                It's good. We give thanks.

Ogie : Ọchuwa, obo u nye?
            Ọchuwa, where do you live?

Ọchuwa : Ibini mi nyele
            I live in Benin

Ogie : obolọ o nuẹ?
           Is that place far?

Ọchuwa: o vha ma nuẹ. Giẹ, obo u nyele?
          It is not very far. You, where do you live?

Ogie : Afẹmai mi nyele
           I live in Afemai

Ẹshiogie : mi she a je afẹ.
            Í am going home

Ọchuwa : oo. O kila ne
            Okay. Bye for now.

Ogie: kia wẹ.
             Go well.

Ogie: oo. U ma kale. O kila ne.
             Alright. Thanks a lot. Bye for now.

Se / abe - How (are you)? Said when you meet someone
Fọmẹ- cool
Egbe - body
Nyele- live. May be shortened to Nye.
Obo - where? Used when asking about a place considered far
Asho - where? Used when asking about a place considered close
Obolọ - that place / there. Used when talking about a place considered far by the speaker.
Ayọ - There. Used when talking about a place that is considered near.
Afẹ - home
Kpẹmi (v) - to thank
Ali - and
Nuẹ - far
Lodẹ - remote / far
Ogie- a name meaning king or chief
Kia - walk
Ma- Very. Comes after a pronoun.

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