{"id":3574,"date":"2014-04-10T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2014-03-14T22:38:21","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T02:38:21","slug":"yoda-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/yoda-speak\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoda speak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3567\">My last post<\/a> was about aliens in general, and today I have a post about one alien in particular, Yoda, a short green pointy-eared alien who is from the \u2018<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2019 movies.\u00a0 Here is a picture of Yoda, with a quote of his, in case you don\u2019t know who I am talking about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda.jpg\" aria-label=\"Yoda\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3576\" alt=\"Yoda\"  width=\"520\" height=\"446\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda-350x300.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yoda has many of the characteristics aliens are often thought to have: green skin, a bald head, and he is short. Yoda also has a very interesting way of speaking English, which I want to introduce you to today.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video clip of Yoda in the \u2018<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2019 movies. Listen and see if you can understand him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Wars: Luke Surprises Yoda\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E4hb7NcrJzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yoda speaks English, but he speaks it with a different grammar than proper English. He has his own grammar rules \u2013 like many ESL speakers do! Yoda\u2019s grammar is pretty easy to learn though.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Yoda&#8217;s grammar rules, see if you can follow them:<br \/>\n1. Take the first two words of a normal English sentence (with a subject-verb-object construction), and put them at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning.<br \/>\nFor example:<br \/>\nEnglish: &#8216;You will find what you are looking for.&#8217;<br \/>\nYoda: &#8216;Find what you are looking for, you will.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>2. To make a negative statement, take the negative word out of where it belongs in the sentence and put it at the end of the sentence instead.<br \/>\nFor example:<br \/>\nEnglish: &#8216;I will not help you.&#8217;<br \/>\nYoda: &#8216;I will help you not.&#8217;<br \/>\n<em>Hint<\/em>: Yoda does not use contractions (i.e. don\u2019t) because this will work not with his grammar.<\/p>\n<p>3. Add the word &#8216;yes&#8217; to positive statements.<br \/>\nFor example:<br \/>\nEnglish: &#8216;You are here for my help.&#8217;<br \/>\nYoda: &#8216;Here for my help, you are, yes.&#8217; (This sentence uses rules 1 and 3.)<\/p>\n<p>4. Add &#8216;hmmmm&#8230;&#8217; to the end of questions.<br \/>\nFor example:<br \/>\nEnglish: &#8216;Do you know what I am talking about?&#8217;<br \/>\nYoda: &#8216;Know what I am talking about, do you, hmmm&#8230;?&#8217; (This sentence uses rules 1 and 4.)<\/p>\n<p>If you are still having trouble keeping proper English grammar straight then learning \u201cYoda grammar\u201d might not be the best thing for you to do right now; maybe wait a year or two and then come back and re-read this post. But for all you \u2018<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2019 fans and advanced students out there this might be a fun way for you to practice your English (you will really have to think about English grammar to get Yoda grammar right!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda-350x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda-350x300.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/04\/Yoda.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>My last post was about aliens in general, and today I have a post about one alien in particular, Yoda, a short green pointy-eared alien who is from the \u2018Star Wars\u2019 movies.\u00a0 Here is a picture of Yoda, with a quote of his, in case you don\u2019t know who I am talking about. 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