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Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 10:16am On Jul 11, 2015
Just saw this!

According to wikipedia, the official
language in Nigerian is English but we all know that
the common language we speak in Nigeria is Pidgin.
Nwanne be proud to speak your pidgin whether it is
the simple pidgin or waffi pidgin, that doesn’t stop
you from speaking good english when you want to.
Anyway make I cut my tori short, here are some
warrified proverbs that will sweet your belle.

Man wey naked no dey put hand for pocket
loose
translation:You can’t do somethings if there are
no certain con ditions.


Chicken wey run way from borno go Ibadan go
still end up inside pot of soup
loose translation:You Can’t Run Away From Your
Destiny


Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap
loose translation:Keep calm! Nothing last forever


Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come
back as corn beef
loose translation:Just be patient. Let the game come
to you. Don’t rush!


Akara and moin moin get the same parent na
wetin dey pass tru make dem diffrent
loose translation:How you start doesn’t matter,what
matters is how you finish.


Wetin consign agbero with twitter handle,or malu/
cow with face cap?
loose translation:Mind your business.


If life dey show you pepper,my guy make pepper
soup from am
loose translation:Mind your business.


If life dey show you pepper,my guy make pepper
soup from am
loose translation:Make something good out of a bad
experience


I get am before No be property
loose translation: stop living in the past and start
living in the present.


If person too tey for party e go follow dem wash
plate
loose translation:Don’t outstay your welcome


Rolling stone,ofcourse na person push am now!
loose translation:There is always a reason for
something


Craze no hard to form,na the trekking be wahala
loose translation:Easier said than done


No matter how hot your tempa be,e no fit boil
beans.
loose translation:Calm down,your temper won’t solve
the problem


Every mallam with em own kettle,every aboki with
em own radio.
loose translation:Every man for himself


You no need cutlery to chop slap
loose translation:You don’t need my translation to
understand this,lol


Opolo eye no be open eye
loose translation: Having Big eyes doesn’t make you
civilised,lol


Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus.
loose translation:let sleeping dog lie


Bring suya, bring suya,…….na cow body dey suffer
am.
loose translation:Every action has a consequence


E go better na e go better,na im make ibo man still
dey Kano
loose translation:When there is hope,there is Life.



Escort me, Escort me, naim slave trade take start.
loose translation:Serious things sometimes start like
joke


Na from play play dem dey form PLAYER
loose translation:Serious things sometimes start like
joke


Pikin wen use agbada take stat guy go talk wetin e
go wear wen e old.
loose translation:Slow and steady wins the race


The water wey dem use take make eba can never
be recovered back.
loose translation:Don’t cry over spilt milk


Nearly no dey kill bird.
loose translation: It’s either you have it or you don’t


Fly wey no get special adviser na im dey folow
dead bodi enta grave
loose translation: Don’t stay ignorant


No matter how lizard dey do press up, e no go get
chest like aligator
loose translation: Be proud of who you are


The cassava today fit be gari tomorrow
loose translation: No condition is permanent


If mad man don beat ur mama before,if she see
mechanic she go run…
loose translation: once beaten twice shy


Jollof Rice wey dey for d bottom of pot 2day go
dey for top of cooler 2moro
loose translation: no condition is permanent


Fowl wey dey carry for head no dey know say to
waka na work.
loose translation: A dependant would not know the
value of what he/she is enjoying.


Person wey never find space for ground no
suppose dey look for mat


Person wey borrow cloth go party no dey dance
too much


Who read na im serious, who pass na im know
book


weda nyansh face east or west, na still back e go
dey


Fly wey land on top Butter, think say im be
butterfly


Proudly a Nigerian? Oya Add yours too



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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Demmzy15(m): 10:17am On Jul 11, 2015
grin

"Getting married to a Girl that weighs
more than 80kg is Polygamy"•

‘’the man who marries a beautiful
woman and a man who plants corn by the
roadside have the same problem’’

‘’the frown on the face of the goat
does not prevent it from being taken to
the market."

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by KOLZY(m): 10:22am On Jul 11, 2015
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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Xslaze3xd(m): 10:31am On Jul 11, 2015
Warri!!!!!! Warri!!!!! Warri!!!!!
Their father!!!!! ohhh sowi na Nairaland we dey..........
Their Dad......

I rep #Igbudu

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by arisekola77: 10:34am On Jul 11, 2015
O boi grin
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by destinysaid(m): 10:40am On Jul 11, 2015
W O W, Deltans shey we dey here?? 'No matter how lizard do press up, e no fit get chest like alligator'!! ........ Some terms here remind me of ERIGA...new money cheesy

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 10:53am On Jul 11, 2015
destinysaid:
Dani1luv , ben13 lalasticlala halfrica

grin rice wey dem chop remain giv u betta pass d rice wey never done
Translation make use of d available opportunity given to u



Tomato wey fresh pass for market na hin dey enter pot of soup
Translation the way u dress is d way u will be addressed



As rain dey fall from cloud reach ground person no fit use rain as ladder reach d clouds
Translation wait for ur own time if its never ur time it will never be ur time.


Na d amount of maggi and seasoning wey dey inside pot of boiling meat they determine how d aroma go be
Translation the amount of effort u put in determines ur success

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by ModiKen(m): 11:03am On Jul 11, 2015
Person wey borrow cloth go party no dey dance
too much


grin grin grin This got me cracking.

But no translation. Wld like to knw whythe person no dey dance too much

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 11:08am On Jul 11, 2015
ModiKen:
Person wey borrow cloth go party no dey dance
too much


grin grin grin This got me cracking.

But no translation. Wld like to knw whythe person no dey dance too much

Translation dont miss use d opportunity given to u


The person no go want make d cloth thread comot or loose e no fit dey explain d story dat touches d heart to d owner grin

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by destinysaid(m): 11:11am On Jul 11, 2015
halfrica:


grin rice wey dem chop remain giv u betta pass d rice wey never done
Translation make use of d available opportunity given to u



Tomato wey fresh pass for market na hin dey enter pot of soup
Translation the way u dress is d way u will be addressed



As rain dey fall from cloud reach ground person no fit use rain as ladder reach d clouds
Translation wait for ur own time if its never ur time it will never be ur time.


Na d amount of maggi and seasoning wey dey inside pot of boiling meat they determine how d aroma go be
Translation the amount of effort u put in determines ur success
hm these your pigin get as e b o, buh I comment my reserve sha wink

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 11:13am On Jul 11, 2015
destinysaid:
hm these your pigin get as e b o, buh I comment my reserve sha wink


I just they learn am na grin

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 11:30am On Jul 11, 2015
Xslaze3xd:
Warri!!!!!! Warri!!!!! Warri!!!!! Their father!!!!! ohhh sowi na Nairaland we dey.......... Their Dad......
I rep #Igbudu
Lol.. Yu funny

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 11:33am On Jul 11, 2015
Xslaze3xd:
Warri!!!!!! Warri!!!!! Warri!!!!! Their father!!!!! ohhh sowi na Nairaland we dey.......... Their Dad......
I rep #Igbudu
Lol.. Yu funny

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 11:37am On Jul 11, 2015
ModiKen:
Person wey borrow cloth go party no dey dance
too much


grin grin grin This got me cracking.

But no translation. Wld like to knw whythe person no dey dance too much

if dat clothe tear the persn dy hot soup
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by seanblaise(m): 12:10pm On Jul 11, 2015
"You no need cutlery to chop slap"....lol....If to say FG go gree adopt pidgin as our official language eh, pple for know book well well.....
Lecture: Class I hail oooooo
Students: teasher we sight you.....
Lecturer: Na GST 101(use of Pidgin) we go yarn dis morning....
Students: teasher carry go.....
Abeg who no understand?

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Mzbabytush(f): 12:30pm On Jul 11, 2015
Lol

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Bonapart(m): 12:44pm On Jul 11, 2015
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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by SKORROR(m): 12:44pm On Jul 11, 2015
I rep Warri north.... pidgin na him fit do am oooo
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Georgekyrian(m): 12:44pm On Jul 11, 2015
Benin wet weed @ work..willie is working
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by itzWarner(m): 12:44pm On Jul 11, 2015
Duh
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by meshacha1: 12:46pm On Jul 11, 2015
It is high time our pigeon English is incorporated and legalised. That's the language we hear easily and communicate very fluently.
Just as American Latin English is Nationalised and incorporated in dictionary so also I pray/wish pigeon English should be.
What is I wanna, gotta ....

Pls if u want our pigeon legalised hit like
If you don't hit share

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Csami(m): 12:46pm On Jul 11, 2015
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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 12:46pm On Jul 11, 2015
Lol.
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Badgers14: 12:47pm On Jul 11, 2015
E don tey wey ynash dey back.

No translation wink

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Nobody: 12:47pm On Jul 11, 2015
undecided
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by ChelseaDr(m): 12:47pm On Jul 11, 2015
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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Remilekun101: 12:48pm On Jul 11, 2015
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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by steppin: 12:48pm On Jul 11, 2015
Hmm
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by alfredjay: 12:49pm On Jul 11, 2015
This stung my brain tho

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Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by slowice(m): 12:50pm On Jul 11, 2015
Some translation dey mak me wonder whr d op frm...english-pingin
Re: Funny Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs And Their Loose Translations ... by Richie0974: 12:50pm On Jul 11, 2015
Hmm.....nice 1

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