Es kei e don mala- has he eaten
Es kei a di lie- am I lying?
I be njaka for ma pays- I am a citizen of my country
You di craze for ya head?- are u crazy in the head?
I don waka all kana kana matango house dem- I have walked in and out of all kinds of palm wine houses.
Di perica get juju sense- this small child has a lot of sense.
You check say you over sense na sense- do u think you are too intelligent?
Ma grand dey hass- my big brother is in the house.
Ya grand Mami forget e porsa for e head bed.
Your grandmother forgot her purse on her head bed.
I di go ma reme e hass- I'm going to my mother's house.
Paddy man abeg no over chekam- bros pls don't check too much.
You sleep na for banda?- did you sleep in the ceiling.
Tori be sweet sotey theif man laff for banda- story was sweet until the theif laughed in the ceiling.
Thief man no want say make dem thief e -the thief does not want to be stolen.
Waka di lookot ya back- you better watch your back.
Wusai you di go?- where are you going to?
You di waka di seeks weti?- what are u walking around looking for?
Ma petit soeur don loss- my little sister is missing.
Perica bone da tok- Small boy pls forget that thing.
Ya name na weti- what is your name?
You bi who sef? - who are you by the way?
You no well- you are not OK
Ngeme di do me- I am hungry
We go meetop for sharp sharp morning time- we will meet very early in the morning.
Paddy man be di doze since morning time-
The guy was sleeping since in the morning.
You di hambuck- you are disturbing.
I wan shack mimbo- I want to drink juice.
A check say you don wisam- I thought that you had reasoned it out.
Da ngar get Doty shape- that girl has a very curvy shape.
We di go cry die- we are going to the burial.
Wuna two so wuna over foolish- Both of you are too dull.
I no be muna for tete- I am not a fool.
Da tin wowo- that thing is ugly
You no ever dey lewa- you are never in school
Da pan chop don mbole- the plate of food is finished.
E don tey- it's been long
Make I do how? - what should I do?
A say eh ma friend,you mash ya sense?- I say eh my friend, are you confused?
Nkongkossa pipo dem dey all site- there are gossipers everywhere
Make wuna no di nkongossa man e name- you people should stop gossiping about somebody's name.
God go punish wuna- God will punish you people.
Abeg you get cent for dey- pls do you have 100frs?
Da ngar na fine ngar- that girl is a beautiful girl.
Stand fine- be careful
You get long bier bier- you have long hairs
Dey di sell drose na for marche- pants are sold in the market.
Ma reme buy me na okrika- my mother bought me second hand dresses
Make so muff ya kaba for wodrobe - make sure you remove your kaba from the wardrobe.
I Neva monch- I have not eaten
A ni di understand da teacher e kind ngoppo- I don't understand that teacher's kind of head.
Da chap di laff na sia sia- that girl is laughing while hiding
Di planti over dry dry- this plaintain is too dry.
Wukop for di chair- get up from this chair
You be chop chair?- are you the new boss?
The principal lev de njaka for go back for lewa- the principal left the student to go back to school.
Shout out for all ma kombi dem- shout out to all my friends
I go cut you slap- I will slap you
E tok say I be wolowos- he said I am a prostitute
Ya own na weti? What is your problem?
Na ya man dis- this is your guy here.
I don broke ma banja- I have broken my back
Massa shidong for dang- Massa sit down
Abeg shidong quiet- pls sit quiet
All tin na chack- everything is okay.