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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by pansophist(m): 8:53am On Sep 22, 2014
1. Dial him face - to Land someone a thunderous slap grin

2. The babe na kolanut- The babe is a cheerful giver AKA runz girl (you will Bleep her easily) grin

3. Na chinko - Na fake

4. You get rain coat? - do you have a condom?

5. I wan smoke G4 - I want to drink Garri

6. Where them de sell sapele water ? where can I buy palm-wine?

7. The woman de chop ogbono soup outside - the lady is a cheating partner

8. mago-mago, wuru-wuru - A dubious attitude

grin grin grin grin

Repping Lagos state
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Neldrizzy(m): 8:57am On Sep 22, 2014
cooljoe: no o. Na only warri and benin boys get accent for pidgin mata. Just learn, speak and enjoy. Y didn't u reply my last e-mail
laurelP are you seeing this?? ^^^
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 9:00am On Sep 22, 2014
Can anyone tell me the meaning of "NA ONLY U WAKA CUM" and "HOW MARKET NA"
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by adaleng(f): 9:01am On Sep 22, 2014
[quote author=sauceny]if you are a Nigerian & can't speak or understand the use of pidgin english & its slangz,forget it;You ain't a Nigerian grin grin grin

Give The Volume Belle;it is used to ask someone to increase the volume of the stuff.




Na giv am belle, dem no dey put volume 4 d talk.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by eminex(m): 9:03am On Sep 22, 2014
I dey reason dat babe. (I am interested in dat girl) grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Neldrizzy(m): 9:05am On Sep 22, 2014
You de brew? .... Means, you de drink ??
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by skullz: 9:06am On Sep 22, 2014
The pidgin in PH is ridiculous.

Fall - Folake
Sell - celine dion/flog
Meat - meeting people/animal
Bread - Flour
Br3ast - bobbyLashley
Buy - bayern munchen
Eat - chaw
Give - Rise


E.g
Guy you fit rise me sky make I take go see bayern munchen ontop that flour
Translation:
Give me 50Naira to buy bread

Guy that banny bobbylashley don see folake
Translation:
That girls br3ast has fallen

Make sure you see return leg for this my sheriff oh.
Translation:
Make sure you return my shirt.

I dey see my period oh, heavy flow
Or
Nothing Gum me for body
Or
I no tidy

translation:
I am broke




Lol

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Chynx(m): 9:11am On Sep 22, 2014
jamace: Abeg, park well. English get format? Ok, complete the following and tell me the format:
1. Big, bigger, biggest
Small, smaller, smallest
Now lets use "GOOD" to do the same thing.
Good, gooder, goodest (This is correct based on the format established but OYIBO man say make I park well say the answer is wrong, that the correct answer is, good, better, best. Abeg tell me whether English get format grin )
2. Boy, boys
book, books
flower, flowers
Now lets use, "Man" and "woman" the same way.
Man, mans // woman, womans (These are correct based on existing format but OYIBO say I don commit foul. Oyibo say the answers are, man, men // woman, women) Can you tell me why OYIBO changed the rule?
With these few points of mine I hope I have been able to convince you that English language has no FORMAT too. So, abeg park well make I pass. Thank you. grin grin


Pally no be small sontin. Oyinbo don carry jypo clear our doubt finish!

Shebi for grammar, dem yan say HE (for bobbos) = SHE (for babes) ; likewise HIM = HER...like so...?

Oya na, if...
"Give her HER book" na correct lingua, wetin come be the gbege for inside "Give him HIM book"?

Abeg wia "HIS" from comot come; wey go make you knack me F9 for grammar na?...shuo!

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 9:13am On Sep 22, 2014
LilPeezy: Lolz....I dey c ma period

ME: I'm broke. E.g
Edafe: Oshare I dey c ma period o

Or

ME: I'm broke. E.g

Edafe: Guy, head burn o
Being broke is "i no dey see my period"
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by LaurelP(m): 9:19am On Sep 22, 2014
Nnah gbawaa door
Meaning you shud leave d place
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 9:29am On Sep 22, 2014
I DEY GO CHOW-meaning i want 2 eat
Guy 1- where u dey go nw
Guy 2- i wan go chow

Whiz- meanin to go or get away from smtim
Bros i don whiz comot 4 here o

Anyways i dey greet all pidgin fans

Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by LaurelP(m): 9:34am On Sep 22, 2014
Wuruwuru- a fraudulent person
Wakawaka- wayward
Jagajaga- not organized
Yeye- unserious
Juju- fetish
Mumu- fool
Korokoro- openly, not hidden
Gragra- hyperactive
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by raquel23(f): 9:36am On Sep 22, 2014
Funny thread grin grin grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Odinaka00(m): 9:39am On Sep 22, 2014
No senge menge......meaning, no yawa.....nwanne kupuru ndi mgbu
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lilo2hot(m): 9:40am On Sep 22, 2014
Allohrandy: This sounds like Warri/Benin pidgin English
dis ajebutter don enta one chance ooo, him no knw wetin dem write

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by jamace(m): 9:44am On Sep 22, 2014
Chynx:

Pally no be small sontin. Oyinbo don carry jypo clear our doubt finish!

Shebi for grammar, dem yan say HE (for bobbos) = SHE (for babes) ; likewise HIM = HER...like so...?

Oya na, if...
"Give her HER book" na correct lingua, wetin come be the gbege for inside "Give him HIM book"?

Abeg wia "HIS" from comot come; wey go make you knack me F9 for grammar na?...shuo!
Bros, na so English de cause kasala for persin o. Na so so confusion full the language. Me I prefer our local collabo to the OYIBO gbeges o. grin

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by nanazeez(f): 9:50am On Sep 22, 2014
For ur mind: expressing disbelieve
Guy1: the 10billion don enta my account
Guy2: for your mind



I love nija pidgin, its so peculiar
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Tonylyte(m): 9:59am On Sep 22, 2014
Bar-money
E.g. you: guy charge me nah(give me money)
your friend: i no get bar(i dnt have money).
Lamba-suffering
Eg you: o boy how far?(whats up)?
Your friend: guy i dey lamba here(i am suffering here).
Love from cross river state.....notin do una.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by chuggy(m): 10:12am On Sep 22, 2014
E dey happen- Normal tin. Edondeymadt abi- Check yourself.
Which way?- Any problem?

Dem Run u Streetz?- Did they outsmart u?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by toygod2: 10:30am On Sep 22, 2014
lol
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by cooljoe(m): 11:09am On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Haha I don't even understand the English translation or example. You're going to have to teach me when I come over.
seems like I have a lot to teach u 'wen u come over"
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Vicrobor(m): 11:12am On Sep 22, 2014
Ksslib: ou try

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.


I thought it is make sense
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:18am On Sep 22, 2014
mennnn... To all d Chairman in d house Me cut hand for una. Make eh nor be sey i lost, i buy una matta if like sey i wan drop lines, omor time nor dey. Make i roll with una unto tuke-tuke dimensions.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by buskie13(m): 11:21am On Sep 22, 2014
Idrismusty97: "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
you get mouth like u said has another meaning e.g

guy1:how far about that babe matter na
guy2:i don give am my chinese words na..she don even gree for me sef.
guy1:oboy....you get mouth ooo

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by buskie13(m): 11:30am On Sep 22, 2014
your own don finish today....--- it means someone is in deep poo....

you die well....--- it doesn't mean you'll die in peace...rather it means someone is trapped in a sudden situation.... e.g
guy1:oboy...Jennifer say she don swallow(pregnant) for me o
guy2:chai...after all ur skills...lolzz...you die well
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Infoay: 11:31am On Sep 22, 2014
notin do u o OP.
You no lie at all...
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by brat4222(m): 11:41am On Sep 22, 2014
What does "You get mouth mean"? I hear it a lot. Does it mean you have sweet mouth or a u'r a smooth talker?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Solozzo(m): 12:02pm On Sep 22, 2014
Gi me water wey dey sweat

Meaning give me ice cold water
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Norajones(f): 12:28pm On Sep 22, 2014
I PIN:means you dey gallant .
Eg;Dan hw far na?
Me:my guy i pin.
I NO GREE KNOW:mean u don't undastand.
Eg:chi,y dis tin b lyk dis?
Me:babes,i no gree know oo.
ABEG DECK:means sit/relax.
Eg:tony,i dey ur house oo.
Me:my guy abeg deck i dey cum.
I REP ARMY BARRACKS
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Heyliesha(m): 12:44pm On Sep 22, 2014
Idrismusty97: "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
Make I yarn u wetin "you get mouth means..e mean say u na boss o...take 4 instances say he get 1 gurl wey u dey try toast..buh she no gree me cum get am ..u fit come use dat word say bro u get mouth o..u get !
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by uduokirika1(m): 12:55pm On Sep 22, 2014
monetry denomination

Five naira = Five card
Ten Naira = Ten card
Twenty Naira= 20 card
Fifty Naira = White/Sky
100 Naira = 100 bucks
200 Naira = 200 bucks
500 Naira = 500 bucks
1000 naira = 1k
1million naira = 1M
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by benELOHIM7(m): 12:56pm On Sep 22, 2014
BENDAN SELECT: fairly used wears, e.g:

Ese: babe i like dis your buttie (ajebutter) pant o
Sonia: shun o! na bendan select



DAGBO: to improvise, e.g:

Puddy: tear me paper maka dagbo dis thing, no time!
Me: no, i get rizzler

ALL CORNER PLUS BOARD: to lose woefully (mostly used in gambling), e.g:

Me: guy wida u chyking two sisters thesame time na?
Ray: na so the ministry go guy grin
Me: how e come go na?
Ray: mehn i lose all corner plus board sad


FLEX: carry on

Driver: officer i fit march?
Officer: flex




still PH baby cool

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