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Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ksslib(m): 9:20am On Sep 01, 2014 |
Some of you Ajebutters might have heard people saying some of this stuff but had no idea what they meant... Well here are few i can think of... 1..You don see me finish: This is often used when someone you're much older than doesnt accord you proper respect.. Typical scenario: Person; Hmmmmn! Who mess this kain thing na? Small boy:: Na Brother luke Br Luke::: I no blame you. You don see me finish 2..I dey H:: I dey H is a coded way we use to express hunger. The H there stands for Hunger and its pretty popular and very much used by quite a hadful. E.g:: guy,you never cook cos me dey H badly o. 3..E go be na: This might sound strange hearing it for the first time cos its just a phrase that doesnt make sense.. But its a way saying later, till we meet again..e..t..c Guy1:-Ok ma dey reach house. Guy2:- Ok my guy.. E go be na. 4..Park well: Not only the security man can tell you to park well. Even those without cars in Naija do park well. Park well is used to dare someone.. Guy 1:- see, i go leave this bottle for your head oo Guy2: bone that thing.. Guy i say park well. 5..Bone that thing: Yea! Bone right?. But it has nothing to do with the skeletal system. Bone that thing can be used as another form of park well in some cases, but its mostly used as just forget it.. Guy1: If i see rukewe, i swear me go land ha slap Guy2: You big pass that one na. just bone the babe. 2nd case: Man; young man i'l deal with you. You know who i am? Boy: Oga dis one na just grammar. Bone that thing 6. I wan crash: Nope! It has nothing to do with plane crash so keep calm. I wan crash is the pidgin version of i'm feeling sleepy or off to bed. Guy: you fit help me type this document? Guy2: tomorrow abeg. Cos i wan crash so 7..I dey high table: Owanbe party freaks and those of you who love eating burial rice can easily identify with High table. But in this case, i dey high table is used when you're eating. Guy: walks in and see's his guy eating** Guy2: My guy i dey high table o. Con join me. 8..I go treat f.f.uck-up: has nothing to do with sex. Its used when you're planning to get back at someone who betrayed,wronged or annoyed you. Guy: skippo no gree pay me my money oo Guy 2: guy no worry. We go treat him f.f.uck-up 9..I go enter you o: Its logically/anatomically impossible for a human being to enter another human being but in pidgin it is. This is used to warn someone off an iminent attack from your part. Guy: **Slaps him**.. You dey kolo. Who you be? Guy2: **pulls shirt** you dey mad? Guy if you try am again, i swear i go enter you.. 10. I don moose: But pronounced as Murze .. Star,Heinekein(spell check) ,Gulder and harp lovers use this line to express their drunken state. Guy: why you dey behave like this na? Guy; My guy i don moose. 11.Make brain: God is the giver of life alright. The brain is by far one of, if not the most outstanding organ. But we don dey make brain for pidgin tey tey. Guy: ooh boy..See that mami water guy2: oh boy.. see shape. She make brain die. Happy new month.. Add yours.. 188 Likes 20 Shares |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by nwaobitex: 9:25am On Sep 01, 2014 |
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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lomprico(m): 9:33am On Sep 01, 2014 |
Guy! Broken no get format, anyhow u speak am e go enta. Tishh us english instead otherwise park well! 31 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ksslib(m): 10:01am On Sep 01, 2014 |
lomprico: Guy! Broken no get format, anyhow u speak am e go enta. Tishh us english instead otherwise park well!Guy, bone that thing. Pidgin sef get cliche. 61 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Allohrandy(m): 10:03am On Sep 01, 2014 |
This sounds like Warri/Benin pidgin English 28 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Blockus: 10:04am On Sep 01, 2014 |
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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Blockus: 10:13am On Sep 01, 2014 |
Drex.. Meaning 'shift' or 'get away'. Example:: Mr. A: Drex go far.. (meaning 'Move far away from me') Wither or Wida.. Meaning: 'How are you' or 'Whats Happening' or 'Whats up' depending on usage Example: Mr A.: Guy Wida na? (Meaning: My Guy how are you). Mr. B.: I dey o! How far?! Or Mr A.: Guy, wida that bar wey i broke you na? (Meaning: Guy, whats up with that money i loaned you?) If I hear: - Meaning (Sarcarsm) Example: Mr. A: Guy you hear say Chuks don buy range Rover? Mr. B: If I hear? 54 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by efec(m): 10:17am On Sep 01, 2014 |
that jalopy mke brain die-d car is beutiful.. bros abeg cane ur lane-mind ur buisnes which kin buga b dix-wah kina of dance is dix..mke i march fr dix end cus if i continue una fit lost.#waftown pidgen thou# 8 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ksslib(m): 10:26am On Sep 01, 2014 |
Blockus: Drex.. Meaning 'shift' or 'get away'.Yeaa, you just reminded me of ----- If i hear? . This is my first time of hearing Wida na? Cool man. My pidgin vocab needs updating.. Nice. 5 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ksslib(m): 10:28am On Sep 01, 2014 |
efec: that jalopy mke brain die-d car is beutiful..cane your lane.. Cool. I go def use this one.. Waffi pidgin no get duplicate.. 12 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ksslib(m): 10:31am On Sep 01, 2014 |
I pray o: used to say something is impossible,lie,e..t..c Guy1: I fit chop stone. Guy: I pray o. 2nd case: Guy: Nepa go soon bring light Guy2: i pray oo 28 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by alotofgrace(m): 11:04am On Sep 01, 2014 |
Ksslib: I pray o: used to say something is impossible,lie,e..t..c uniben bois as e dey hot 32 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Heywhizzy(m): 11:08am On Sep 01, 2014 |
I die sef-used to expres impossibility/doubt....e.g nepa go soon bring lyt..I die sef I swear down-can b used to whyne or to xpress agreement...e.g tega-I'm beta dan u..ewoma-I swear down oghenekaro-m.i abaga dey rap...fegor-I swear down 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by benELOHIM7(m): 12:22pm On Sep 01, 2014 |
NOTHING GUM ME: i am broke. e.g koko: u fit raise me white? me: my guy nothing gum me repping PH 53 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by gift01: 1:15pm On Sep 01, 2014 |
Dis week, na our week. Person wen dey plan bad against us go sleep no wake up. As we enter new week so, all the buttons wen you dey press go click. No worry, Clients go surely pay dis week. The tickets wen you go carry dis week, go payout. God go surely bless our hustle dis month. We go see December money live before that time reach. As all of us be family for here, road go clear for us all. I enjoy every kind thing wen dey here. One love my online family. Make I kala for bed now. Peace! 78 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lomprico(m): 5:10pm On Sep 01, 2014 |
Ksslib:Lol |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ksslib(m): 9:45pm On Sep 01, 2014 |
benELOHIM7: NOTHING GUM ME: i am broke. e.gDont you just love pidgin? 6 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Adyrin(m): 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
I D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ com 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Decapo: 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
E no get where e reach 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
if you are a Nigerian & can't speak or understand the use of pidgin english & its slangz,forget it;You ain't a Nigerian Give The Volume Belle;it is used to ask someone to increase the volume of the stuff. 29 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by CharlieMaria(m): 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Idrismusty97(m): 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
"Wetin concern me?" That is the pidgin version of "That's none of my business". "You get mouth o!" That means you too dey talk! "Na you sabi" That's your problem 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by yuzjet(m): 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
No yawa means No problem. No be beans means it's not easy. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Na yam- this isn't a typical yam,its use to connote when something isn't easy as it sounds. If I woose you- this simply means if I slap you. You don chit for church- means you have done something terrible,or bad within a know place. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by DGKN: 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Bam 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by slimaliyu(m): 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
hello people, this is my first day on nairaland.albeit a guess for long time,its a good thing being in d front page.thank you all 5 Likes |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by kennyonthrone(m): 10:14pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
OP natin new dia...dis one na pre nursery pidgin naa 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 10:15pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Commot body o Na high tension I like pidgen die 1 Like 3 Shares |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 10:15pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
coming with ......... The best pidgin ever spoken. |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by itsIYKE(m): 10:15pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Owk,I guess dis is not for me.,,,cos I was in a neighborhood where u either flow in igbo,......or good English 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Emmysteve(m): 10:15pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
I go show you pepper 1 Like |
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Adyrin(m): 10:15pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
I pray Ooº° Repping WaffY |
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