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Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 1:20pm On Oct 28, 2008
I was watching some naija movie on you tube and saw some street hawkers doing their stuff and had to share this,


Cold Pure Water yes original pure water by thyphoid fever

buy Gala

Mushin Oloosha, t'ooba ni changi m'awole o.

Era koste Onirin o  grin (push up bra)

s'ooobata (shoe repairman)



more, ?
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by omoge(f): 2:49pm On Oct 28, 2008
jara panu jara panu (some kwanu)

jara panu jara panu!


ricee re  wa re
riceee re wa re

eron ro ri riceeee
eron ro ri riceeee

buy your sweeet poff poff
buy your sweet poff poff


ageege ageege ageege agege
hold your change o
hold your change o


orishi rishi aate re oo
orishi rishi aate re oo


ga kunu da zaiki
ga kunu da zaiki


lol  grin grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 2:54pm On Oct 28, 2008
er'ewa e gba ke o (buy beans and the plastic container is urs)

Buredi de o, o gbona feli feli

e k'ebeji o (provide for the twins)

era gururu e'repa
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by goodass(m): 3:06pm On Oct 28, 2008
chei, una no go kill persin 4 NL

onyeo butter, buy buta bread!!!!

'keja! keja!

mo ma so yin po ni (i go join u 2geda)
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 3:19pm On Oct 28, 2008
goodass:


mo ma so yin po ni (i go join u 2geda)

Nice one man. Mean bastards!!! grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 3:23pm On Oct 28, 2008
Oshodi oke wa o

O wa le gbe e o.

Oloyun, o ponmo, o tun gbe bagi dani o

t'oo ba ni changi ma wole o
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by omoge(f): 4:11pm On Oct 28, 2008
olomi tutu reeeeeeeeeeeeeee

oni emu reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee o

sele meta meta gbanjo 10 10 kobo
sele meta meta gbanjo 10 10 kobo

(this one is so common on Ojoo market day grin grin)
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by ifyalways(f): 8:51pm On Oct 28, 2008
@Omoge grin grin grin lol
@Topic,buy your vicks, 3 for 10 naira ,no more five five naira
Ikeja under bridge one chance
je u soke jare (move front or sumtin undecided )
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by goodass(m): 8:58pm On Oct 28, 2008
100 naira, fain fain jeans 100 naira!!
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 9:00pm On Oct 28, 2008
Era kulikuli e panu o

Ejika ni soobu (mobile tailor)
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by JamaicanQT(f): 9:02pm On Oct 28, 2008
DANFO DRIVER! DANFO DRIVER! DANFO DRIVER!
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 9:05pm On Oct 28, 2008
Iresi wa eran wa o
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by JamaicanQT(f): 9:15pm On Oct 28, 2008
CAN YOU ALL GIVE IN ENGLISH AS WELL, DONT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE wink wink wink
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 9:17pm On Oct 28, 2008
sorry about that, it's just funnier in the native language


thinking
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by omoge(f): 9:46pm On Oct 28, 2008
there was this woman who always says

i dey here today, i dey here tomorrow and pple would come rushing. what she got was flour, sugar and then mix them up. the fried thing is 'i dey here'
they ended up calling the fried thing 'i dey here'

you wan chop i dey here? grin grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Morenike3(f): 9:48pm On Oct 28, 2008
lmao!! U guys are crazy

@topic
agege bread
N20
N20
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by kokoye(m): 10:15pm On Oct 28, 2008
ever hear of 'Fodi' ??

it's a special kinda moin moin made by some old woman back home - we were addicted to it so peple around us used to tell us the old woman used to prepare it with butt juice. Hence the name Fodi.

We did not care o, cos it was sweet.

______________

'E ra Fodi o'

'Eleelo o'

'Oni Five naira ni o'
____________________

Chei! Life don sweet o grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Morenike3(f): 10:28pm On Oct 28, 2008
kokoye:

ever hear of 'Fodi' ??

it's a special kind of moin moin made by some old woman back home - we were addicted to it so peple around us used to tell us the old woman used to prepare it with butt juice. Hence the name Fodi.

We did not care o, because it was sweet.
Are you asking me? lol!
I might have, but just can't rem. the name.
Fodi? can't rem. it. Is it the moin moin wrapped in leaf?
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by whatever90(f): 11:01pm On Oct 28, 2008
*come buy fan yogo,blocked fan yogo,if u no come buy my fan yogo now,i go vex carry am go house,i no sell again * t[/i]he guy is still there ooo* after a few seconds he will change his language to [i]*make i just pity una because i know say if i carry am go house una go cry ,but i give una two mins to come buy everything*
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by bawomolo(m): 12:12am On Oct 29, 2008
ologi de o ologi de o cheesy
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by bawomolo(m): 12:13am On Oct 29, 2008
kokoye:

Iresi wa eran wa o

pomo ko
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by BabyJinx: 12:21am On Oct 29, 2008
O waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooooooooooooooo oh


Okay that was more of a response to Bus Conductor but I think it's funny grin grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by lucabrasi(m): 1:13am On Oct 29, 2008
lemon vicks gala yessss-hold up in vi grin

buy rolex watch cartier glasses original -allen roundabout

buy cough medecin na my wife dey make am na me dey sell am ,buy ur merecine grin grin grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by dayleke: 6:58am On Oct 29, 2008
ewa yi loyin ooooo
moin moin elede reeeeee

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Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Gamine(f): 9:52am On Oct 29, 2008
eyez water!!

eyez water!!

tu tu re!!!
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Jarus(m): 10:38am On Oct 29, 2008
Soole laasan. . . . ko man ye ekute ile e

(Trans:just drop it your house, and you will know the number of rats in your house)got what is being hawked?
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Moyola(f): 10:48am On Oct 29, 2008
lol. . . . yu piple r so lipsrsealed cheesy



@ topic

oun wole wole
oun bole bole


Conductor: Vulcanizer bus-stop

Passenga: owa o


N50 Oshodi Oshodi, Oloshi oun wole
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Moyola(f): 10:52am On Oct 29, 2008
Carri go

Paro lo


Baba blue {vick blue}


Era ata, ese'be o cheesy


feri earli in da moni yu hia:

Ekaaro ologi de o!!
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Gamine(f): 12:07pm On Oct 29, 2008
Conductor: Ajah!JAKANDE!!!!! Ajah JAkande!!!

may una hole ur 100 nehra change ooo!!! angry angry

Any bus stop na 100 neh ra!!!!

Ajah Jakande ajah JAKANDE!!!!


Passenger:: but i dey stop for Shoprite

Conductor:: na me send you?? angry if you dey go choprite go chow

u no fit drop odd na re 100 nehra

abeg! comot make i see road jo cheesy angry cheesy

Passenger:: nonsense, tout , agbero angry angry angry(leaving the bus)

Conductor:::Your PAPA, AJah JAKANDEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Moyola(f): 12:10pm On Oct 29, 2008
chei!

i rememba wen all doz Agbero wan tu fight! grin
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Godalone(m): 12:23pm On Oct 29, 2008
Ibe eni agbado (roasted corn)
Adalu elere (corn + beans)
Re: Naija Street Hawker / Bus Conductor Slangs by Jarus(m): 12:41pm On Oct 29, 2008
Godalone:

Ibe eni agbado (roasted corn)
Adalu elere (corn + beans)
LOL. . . . made me recall with nostalgia my early years in the family house in Kwara; wow i'm missing village life, far more interesting than this VI/Estate life i'm living now!!! But thank God!!!

Gamine:

Conductor: Ajah!JAKANDE!!!!! Ajah JAkande!!!

may una hole ur 100 nehra change ooo!!! angry angry

Any bus stop na 100 neh ra!!!!

Ajah Jakande ajah JAKANDE!!!!


Passenger:: but i dey stop for Shoprite

Conductor:: na me send you?? angry if you dey go choprite go chow

u no fit drop odd na re 100 nehra

abeg! comot make i see road jo cheesy angry cheesy

Passenger:: nonsense, tout , agbero angry angry angry(leaving the bus)

Conductor:::Your PAPA, AJah JAKANDEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

. . . perfectly captures what I saw/experienced everyday while living in Ajah and working in VI(just last year).

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