Ìṣọ̀kan Àárín Ìdìpọ̀ — Àwọn Iṣẹ́ Àwùjọ
Chapter Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Combine the family, routine, market, direction, hospitality, health, work, and event systems from Chapters 1–9 and Volume I in a single integrated task sequence.
- Introduce yourself and describe extended family and community relationships with respect language.
- Describe a habitual routine and negotiate quantities and prices at a market.
- Give and follow multi-step directions using motion serial verbs.
- Host or accept hospitality, describe a health concern, and give simple advice.
- State a work or study plan and extend, accept, or courteously decline an invitation.
- Maintain full tone marks and dot-under orthography across every task in this chapter.
- Complete a role-play and a written task sequence that together serve as diagnostic evidence for the second half of Volume II.
Communication Scenario
Adé is hosting a visiting cousin, Bùnmi, for a week. Over the course of a single busy day, Adé and Bùnmi move through nearly every kind of everyday communication this volume has built so far: greeting family, describing the household routine, going to the market, giving directions to a friend's house, offering hospitality, checking on a relative's health, discussing Adé's work schedule, and finally planning a small gathering for the weekend. No new grammar appears in this chapter. Instead, the chapter asks you to move fluidly between the systems introduced in Chapters 1 through 9, choosing the right particle, pronoun, serial verb, and register for each moment as it happens.
- This chapter introduces no new grammar, vocabulary domain, or orthographic burden. Every task below draws only on Volume I and Chapters 1–9.
- The chapter functions as a checkpoint: it tells you and your instructor which Chapters 1–9 systems are solid and which need review before Chapter 11 begins developed narration.
- Because this is an integration chapter, tasks are organized by communicative situation rather than by a single new pattern, and each task names which chapter's system it draws on.
Vocabulary Checkpoint
Before beginning the integration tasks, confirm that you can still produce the following items from Chapters 1–9 without looking them up. This chapter does not re-teach any of this vocabulary.
| Chapter | Domain | Recall these |
|---|---|---|
| Ch. 2 | Extended family, community | ìdílé, ẹ̀gbọ́n, àbúrò, aládùúgbò, ọ̀wọ̀ |
| Ch. 3 | Household routines | iṣẹ́ ilé, ọ̀sán, ìgbà gbogbo, ìgbà mìíràn |
| Ch. 4 | Market, prices, quantities | àwọn, díẹ̀, púpọ̀, élòó, ọjà |
| Ch. 5 | Directions, movement | lọ, wá, mú, gbé, ọ̀nà, títọ́ |
| Ch. 6 | Meals, hospitality | oúnjẹ àlẹ́, jọ̀wọ́, ǹjẹ́, ó dára |
| Ch. 7 | Health, feelings | àìsàn, ìsinmi, gbọ́dọ̀, lè |
| Ch. 8 | Work, school, plans | iṣẹ́, ilé-ìwé, ète, ìṣètò, gbèrò |
| Ch. 9 | Social events, invitations | ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀, àpèjọ, ìpèníjà, àyè, ṣètò |
| Volume I / Ch. 1–2 | Pronouns, courtesy | mo, o, ó, a, ẹ, wọ́n, mi, ẹ, wọn, ẹ̀yin, àwa, ẹ kú àárọ̀, ẹ ṣé |
All items above must already be fully tone-marked and dot-underlined; this checkpoint tests recall, not new learning.
Grammar and Systems Checkpoint
No new grammar is introduced in this chapter. The four cards below summarize the systems Chapters 1–9 have made consolidated or developed, so you can check your own control of each before the integration tasks.
Particles: ń, ti, yóò
- ń — ongoing or habitual (Ch. 3)
- ti — completed or already arranged (Ch. 5, Ch. 9)
- yóò — future (Ch. 8)
Negation and modality
- kò — main-clause negation (Ch. 1–3)
- lè — ability or possibility (Ch. 6–7)
- gbọ́dọ̀ — obligation (Ch. 7)
Serial verbs and noun phrases
- Motion serials with lọ, wá, mú, gbé (Ch. 5)
- Plural àwọn, numerals, quantifiers (Ch. 4)
- Possession and demonstratives (Ch. 2, Ch. 12 preview)
Pronouns and courtesy
- Weak subject/object pronouns (Ch. 2–3)
- Strong pronouns for emphasis (Ch. 2)
- Thank-you-plus-ṣùgbọ́n refusal frame (Ch. 9)
If any card feels shaky, review the named chapter before attempting the corresponding task below.
Tone and Orthography Checkpoint
Before recording or submitting any task in this chapter, read your own written Yorùbá aloud and check each of the following. This is a review application of tone and orthography skills already consolidated in Chapters 1–9; no new tone or spelling rule is introduced here.
- Every ẹ, ọ, and ṣ is dot-underlined where required.
- Every high and low tone is marked; unmarked syllables are genuinely mid tone.
- Particles (ń, ti, yóò, kò) carry their correct tone marks.
- Names and kinship terms are spelled and tone-marked as taught in Chapter 2.
Model Dialogue
Ipò: Bùnmi ń bẹ Adé wò fún ọ̀sẹ̀ kan. Ní òwúrọ̀ ọjọ́ kan, wọ́n ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa ìdílé, ọjà, ọ̀nà sí ilé ọ̀rẹ́ kan, àti ètò ọjọ́ Sátidé.
Setting: Bùnmi is visiting Adé for a week. One morning, they talk about family, the market, the way to a friend's house, and plans for Saturday.
Guided Practice
- Introduce a family member using kinship vocabulary and one strong pronoun for emphasis (Ch. 2).
- Describe one household routine using ń and one adverbial of frequency (Ch. 3).
- Ask the price of an item and respond with a quantity using àwọn or a numeral (Ch. 4).
- Give two-step directions using a motion serial verb with lọ or wá (Ch. 5).
- Offer a guest something to eat or drink and accept or decline the offer politely (Ch. 6).
- Describe a minor health concern and give one piece of advice with gbọ́dọ̀ or lè (Ch. 7).
- State one work or study plan using yóò or gbèrò láti (Ch. 8).
- Invite someone to an event and either accept or courteously decline (Ch. 9).
Listening Practice
Ask an instructor, study partner, or qualified Yorùbá speaker to read the following four short statements at a natural pace. For each, identify which Chapter 1–9 domain it belongs to: family/routine, market, directions, or health/work/events.
If no speaker is available, this is a Listening Script for Independent Use. Read each statement aloud, cover it, then complete the task. Machine text-to-speech must be checked by a qualified Yorùbá speaker before use as a pronunciation model.
1. "Ẹ̀gbọ́n mi ń ṣe iṣẹ́ ilé báyìí."
2. "Élòó ni tòmátì yìí?"
3. "Lọ tààrà, kí o sì yíjú sí ọwọ́ ọ̀tún."
4. "Mo ti ṣètò ohun gbogbo fún ìpàdé iṣẹ́ ní ọjọ́ Jimọ́."
| Gbólóhùn | Ẹ̀ka Wo Ni? (Domain) |
|---|---|
| 1 | ______ |
| 2 | ______ |
| 3 | ______ |
| 4 | ______ |
Speaking Practice
Pẹ̀lú alábàáṣepọ̀ — With a partner
Take the roles of Adé and Bùnmi (or invent your own host and guest). Move through a full day together: greet each other, talk about family, go to the market, give directions to a third location, offer hospitality, mention a health concern, discuss a work or school plan, and end by planning a weekend event.
Fún àwọn tí ń kọ́ nìkọ̀ọ̀kan — Solo alternative
Record yourself narrating the same day as a single host speaking to an absent guest, covering each of the eight domains above in order, and self-check your recording against the tone and orthography checklist in this chapter.
Reading Practice
Àpẹẹrẹ — A day of hosting
Bùnmi ń bẹ Adé wò fún ọ̀sẹ̀ kan. Ní òwúrọ̀ yìí, ẹ̀gbọ́n Adé ń ṣe iṣẹ́ ilé, wọ́n sì fẹ́ lọ sí ọjà láti ra oúnjẹ díẹ̀. Lẹ́yìn ọjà, Bùnmi fẹ́ lọ wo ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀, Tọ́pẹ́; Adé sì fún un ní ọ̀nà: kí ó lọ tààrà, kí ó sì yíjú sí ọwọ́ ọ̀tún ní ilé ìtajà náà. Adé ní ìpàdé iṣẹ́ ní ọjọ́ Jimọ́, ṣùgbọ́n ó ti ṣètò ohun gbogbo tẹ́lẹ̀. Lẹ́yìn ìpàdé náà, ó fẹ́ pe Bùnmi àti Tọ́pẹ́ sí àpèjọ kékeré kan ní ilé rẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ Sátidé. Àwọn méjèèjì gbà láti wá.
Gloss: Bùnmi is visiting Adé for a week. This morning, Adé's older sibling is doing housework, and they want to go to the market to buy a little food. After the market, Bùnmi wants to go see her friend, Tọ́pẹ́; Adé gives her directions: go straight, and turn right at the shop. Adé has a work meeting on Friday, but he has already arranged everything. After the meeting, he wants to invite Bùnmi and Tọ́pẹ́ to a small gathering at his house on Saturday. Both of them agree to come.
1. What is Adé's sibling doing, and what are Adé and Bùnmi planning to do afterward?
2. What directions does Adé give Bùnmi, and what has Adé already arranged for Friday?
Writing Workshop
Iṣẹ́ rẹ — Your task: Write the connected paragraph described above.
- Every ẹ, ọ, and ṣ is correctly dot-underlined.
- Every required high and low tone is marked, including on particles.
- All eight Chapters 1–9 domains appear at least once.
- No grammar or vocabulary beyond Chapters 1–9 and Volume I is used.
Culture and Communication
Many Yorùbá households treat hosting a visiting relative as a series of small, connected courtesies rather than one formal event: a warm greeting in the morning, an offer of food or drink, help running errands, and an invitation to meet other friends or family before the visit ends. Notice how Adé and Bùnmi's conversation moves naturally between checking on family, sharing tasks, giving directions, and planning a gathering — the same register and courtesy patterns from Chapters 2, 6, and 9 simply carry across the whole day rather than appearing only in isolated exchanges.
Common Mistakes
Error: *Mo ń ṣètò ohun gbogbo to report that Friday's meeting arrangements are already finished.
Correction: Mo ti ṣètò ohun gbogbo. When moving quickly between many tasks in a single conversation, learners sometimes default to ń for everything. Keep the ti/ń contrast from Chapters 5 and 9 active even in fast, integrated speech.
Error: Skipping ẹ ṣé or the thank-you-plus-ṣùgbọ́n frame when a conversation covers many topics in a row.
Correction: Courtesy formulas from Chapters 2, 6, and 9 remain required in every domain, not only in short isolated exchanges. A long, multi-topic conversation still needs greetings, thanks, and softened refusals at the appropriate moments.
Chapter Review
Apá A — Ìdámọ̀ Ẹ̀ka (Domain Identification)
1. Match each Yorùbá sentence from the Listening Practice passage to its correct domain: family/routine, market, directions, or health/work/events.
Apá B — Ìṣọ̀kan Gírámà (Grammar Integration)
1. Write one sentence each using ń, ti, and yóò correctly in three different domains from this chapter.
2. Write one two-step direction using a motion serial verb.
3. Write one courteous refusal using the thank-you-plus-ṣùgbọ́n frame.
Ìfojúsí ẹkọ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀ — Cumulative review check
Before moving to Chapter 11, confirm you can still do the following using only Volume I and Chapters 1–10:
- Greet, introduce yourself, and describe extended family with full diacritics.
- Describe a routine, negotiate a market purchase, and give multi-step directions.
- Offer and accept hospitality, describe a health concern, and give simple advice.
- State a work or study plan, and invite, accept, or courteously decline an event invitation.
- Distinguish ń, ti, and yóò correctly across all of the above.
Practical Performance Task
Iṣẹ́ aṣeyọrí — Abala 10
Ọjọ́ kan pẹ̀lú àlejò — A day with a guest
Perform (live or recorded) a role-play with a partner or listener in which you host or are hosted for a day, moving through family, routine, market, directions, hospitality, health, work, and event-planning talk in one connected conversation. Afterward, complete the written task sequence below.
- Role-play: Cover all eight Chapter 1–9 domains listed in the Guided Practice, in any natural order, in a single continuous conversation.
- Written task 1: Write the eight-sentence integrated paragraph from the Writing Workshop.
- Written task 2: Answer the Reading Practice comprehension questions in complete Yorùbá sentences.
- Written task 3: Complete the Chapter Review, Apá A and Apá B, in full.
- Keep all writing fully tone-marked and dot-underlined throughout.
Assessment note: This chapter introduces no new grammar. It is evaluated as a diagnostic and formative checkpoint on accurate, integrated use of Chapters 1–9 tone, orthography, particles, negation, pronouns, serial verbs, noun phrases, courtesy, and vocabulary across eight communicative domains in a single task sequence.
Answer Key
Part 10 — Listening Task
- 1: Family/routine — someone is doing housework right now.
- 2: Market — asking the price of tomatoes.
- 3: Directions — go straight, then turn right.
- 4: Health/work/events — arrangements already made for a Friday work meeting.
Reading — Comprehension Questions
- Adé's older sibling is doing housework (ń ṣe iṣẹ́ ilé); afterward, Adé and Bùnmi plan to go to the market to buy a little food.
- Adé tells Bùnmi to go straight and turn right at the shop; he has already arranged everything (ti ṣètò ohun gbogbo) for Friday's work meeting.
Chapter Review — Apá B
- Accept any three accurate sentences correctly distinguishing ń, ti, and yóò, e.g.: Mo ń ṣe oúnjẹ. / Mo ti pe àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ mi. / Èmi yóò lọ sí ọjà.
- Accept any accurate two-step direction, e.g.: Lọ tààrà, kí o sì yíjú sí ọwọ́ ọ̀tún.
- Accept any accurate refusal, e.g.: Ẹ ṣé fún ìpèníjà náà, ṣùgbọ́n mo ti ní iṣẹ́ mìíràn.
Looking Ahead
Ohun tí o lè ṣe báyìí — What you can do now
You can now move fluidly between family, routine, market, direction, hospitality, health, work, and event-planning communication within a single connected exchange, keeping tone, orthography, particle choice, and courtesy consistent across an entire day's worth of talk.