Pidgin English 101

[Ta Ta 1]

Ogele yuh done chop ..eh ? Yuh fer tek long tem

[ogele 0]

Ogele yuh done chop ..eh ? Yuh fer tek long tem

Eeh,my sister.I don chop o!Na im I waka go for mall make I for pick some things come for my honey.Now wey dem don comot plenty money for the original price,man pikin go fit afford some things for im woman.I go post some more words for pidgin later.I just de wait make our friends for dis forum learn de sentences wey I post before I come post another one.Make you dey well,my sister!

Yes,my sister.I have eaten!After which I went to the mall to pick up some things for my honey.Now that they've reduced the prices(clearance),a man can afford to buy a few things for his woman.I will post some more Pidgin later.I am just waiting so that our friends on this forum can learn the previous sentences I posted,not to overwhelm them,before I post new ones.Stay well,my sister!

[ogele 0]

Ogele - I love this thread! Please keep it coming. I've tried a couple of things with my husband. I have to work on my pronunciation, but otherwise he's happy that I'm making the effort.

Thanks again.

Boaz

Boaz,no worry at all!You go soon become correct expert for Pidgin English.....even de use slang like Area Girl.Dat time,person wey wan chance you go know say no paddy for jungle!

Boaz,no worries!You will soon become an expert in Pidgin English......even using slangs like an Area Girl.At that time,anybody who tries to mess with you will realize that their ain't no friendships in the jungle(mama didn't raise no fool!).

[Ta Ta 1]

We wan for see wha yuh dae git for yuh oman. in di shop.

Mi ah go for mek clean di ose tiday an tumarra.

[ogele 0]

We wan for see wha yuh dae git for yuh oman. in di shop.

Oh,my sister!My woman go happy well well when she see all the goodie goodie wey I buy come for am.Na dress wey I buy pass,but I come take style buy winter clothing add for im collection.As winter things de expensive,e make sense to buy some now wey dem don comot money for de price.I know say when im arrive,na cold be the first thing im go complain about. Ahem,I also buy am Victoria S. yanfu yanfu

Oh,my sister!My woman will be happy when she sees all the goodies I bought for her.I bought more of dresses,but I was also smart to add winter clothing to her collection.As winter things are expensive,it makes sense to buy these now at clearance price.I know that when she arrives,the cold weather is the first thing she would complain about. Ahem,I also bought her a lot of Victoria S.

Mi ah go for mek clean di ose tiday an tumarra.

I wish say I fit helep you clean your house,but na sleep wey I go de sleep tomorrow so.No worry,cleanliness na de next in line to godliness

I wish I could help you clean your house,but I will be sleeping all day tomorrow.Don't worry,cleanliness is next in line to godliness.

SENTENCES OF THE DAY:

Pidgin: Abeg,you fit help me buy.......for de store?

English:Please,could you help me buy.......at the store?

Pidgin: Na which time you de go work? Na which time you go return from work?

English:What time would you be going to work? What time would you be back from work?

Pidgin: Abeg,you fit toss me $5? I go pay you back,tomorrow.

English:Please,could you lend me $5? I will pay you back,tomorrow.

[Ta Ta 1]

Eh...yuh dae sleep ! Yuh no easy at all. Misef ah find place for mi sweetheart for put har cloths when dem get na dis ose.

All di closet plenty plenty ful wit anyting for miself ......no room ooohh ......small small ose ! * kissteet*

Ogele, how would you type a teeth noise that is done when irritated ? In Poitwah it is *kissteet* kiss teeth, sucking air through the teeth.

Sierra Leoneans do this and so do Islanders so I assume you understand what I am talking about. It is a sign of irritability or displeasure.

What is the Naija word for that , even if there is no official one ?

[Ta Ta 1]

Come on sub-saharan, jump on in the water is fine ! Just try and start talking, it doesn't have to be perfect.

How di body ? How are you ?

[Queen Jenn 0]

Come on sub-saharan, jump on in the water is fine ! Just try and start talking, it doesn't have to be perfect.

How di body ? How are you ?

Can I reply by saying "I dey fine"? That's one of the few things I know. If there's a different response, let me know.

Soo. . . . Omoba, How you dey?

[Ta Ta 1]

Mi ah fine.....di body fine. Gladi for tok wit yuh.

My Sierra Leone Krio is different than the Naija pidgen but we can still understand each other, refer to Ogele for the correct Naija way

yuh look in di Jamaica thread for learn ? It heps plenty.

[KenDC 0]

Here are 2 Naija dictionaries I use

http://www.ngex.com/personalities/babawill...ary/default.htm (best)

http://naijalingo.com/

[ogele 0]

Come on sub-saharan, jump on in the water is fine ! Just try and start talking, it doesn't have to be perfect.

How di body ? How are you ?

Can I reply by saying "I dey fine"? That's one of the few things I know. If there's a different response, let me know.

Soo. . . . Omoba, How you dey?

Yes Queen Jenn,that is the perfect response.Then,as a courtesy,you may want to enquire about the wellbeing of your greeter with the following words:

Pidgen: You nko?

English: And you? or What about you?

Once you learn the basics,you can graduate to speaking the really fancy,yuppy,funky kind of Pidgin that seperates the foreigner from the home bred in Nigeria.That,you will have to learn with your man!

For example:

Pidgin:How body? or How you dey?

Response: I dey kampe! or I tanda like Landcruiser(referring to the strenght and beauty of the car,as a metaphor).

[Queen Jenn 0]

Tenki tenki, Ogele. How you dey?

[Queen Jenn 0]

Ogele, Omoba - wey you dey?

Me sef, I go for work.

[Ta Ta 1]

Mi sef too ah go to wok in little bit time.

Wok is plenty plenty !

[Queen Jenn 0]

Eeh, wok plenty plenty!!!