Talking about Seasons and the Weather

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If you want to say that you are cold, you say something similar to “cold is catching me”.

Otútù ń mú mi I am cold

Otútù ń mú Olú Olu is cold

Otútù ń mú wa We are cold

Notice that you use object pronouns to replace the name of the person who is suffering from the cold

Otútù ń mú u He/She is cold

Otútù ń mú ẹ You are cold

But if you want to simply say that the weather is cold, you remove the object pronoun

Otútù ń mú It (the weather) is cold

Other similar expressions are:

Ooru ń mú mi I am hot

Ooru ń mú It (the weather) is hot.

Ọyẹ́ ń mú mi I am suffering from the harmattan

Ọyẹ́ ń mú There is harmattan

Òjò ń pa mi Rain is falling on me

Òjò pa ìwé mi Rain fell on my books

Check Your Understanding

Listen to the following monologue by Òjó, a student from Nigeria.

Transcript

Listen to the monologue again and answer the following questions:

Àkókò (seasons) mélòo ni Òjó sọ nípa rẹ̀? Dárúkọ wọn.
Àkókò wo ni Òjó feran jù?
Kí ni àwọn nǹkan tí ó máa ń ṣẹlẹ̀ ní ìgbà òjò?
Irú oúnjẹ wo ni o rò pé àwọn Yorùbá máa ń jẹ ní ìgbà òjò?
Kí ni ìgbà ẹ̀ẹ̀rùn máa ń mú wá?

Writing Activity

In not less than 150 words, Write about a season of the year that you like. What time of the year does this season begin? What do you like about this season? What do people like to do during this season? How does this season compare to other seasons of the year?

Note: You may use Òjó’s monologue as a prototype for your essay, but you are also free to be creative with your language use.

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