Beginner Nigerian Pidgin Phrases

How bodi?

How are you doing?

How you dey?

How are you doing?

How far?

Hi

Wetin?

What?

I no no

I don't know

I no sabi

I don't understand

I dey fine

I'm fine

Wetin dey happen?

What's happening?

wahala

trouble/problems

Why you dey give me wahala?

Why are you giving me so many problems?

Comot!

Get out of here!

Comot for road

Make way

Dem send you?

Have you been sent to torment me?

Gi mi

Give it to me

I wan chop

I want to eat

Come chop

Come and eat

abeg

please

Abeg! No waste my time!

Please! Don't waste my time!

vex

upset

Make you no vex me!

Don't upset me!

I no gree

I don't agree

Abi?

Isn't it?

Na so?

Is that so?

wayo

trickery

That man be wayo

That man is a fraud

butta my bread

answered prayers

God don butta my bread

God has answered my prayers

I go land you slap

I will slap you

Listen well well

Pay attention

Abi na wetin?

What is it?

Ah-ah

For goodness sake

bobo

trendy guy

Chai!

Good grief

Chineke!

Oh my God!

dey

is

Di thing wey mai eye see, mi mouth no fit talk am

Words fail me

Do anyhow

unruly

don

has

E don do

It is enough

Ehen?

So what?

Ehen

Is that so

go

will

hear word

obey instruction

e no get home training

she wasn't raised right

How dey go dey go?

How are things going?

land

arrive

e don land

he has arrived

make

made

Wetin make am sick?

What made you sick?

make

should I

Wetin make I do?

What should I do?

Make I hear word

shut up

Shake bodi

Spend some money

sontin

something

Sontin dey do you

There is something wrong with you

na

it is

wey

who

You sabi now

You know how it is

You hear?

Do you understand?

You go see

You will see