Business & Work

1. I wan meet di manager for your company.

   I would like to meet your company's manager

   Usage

   Asking at reception for a meeting

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses "want to". (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. Abeg, take my company business card.

   Please take my company's business card

   Usage

   When handing over a card

   Grammar Note

   Commands start with the bare verb, with no subject. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

3. We fit explain our business plan?

   Can we explain our business plan?

   Usage

   At the start of a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   fit asks about permission or possibility. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

4. Our business meeting go hapun for Abuja on Tuesday.

   Our business meeting is in Abuja on Tuesday

   Usage

   Confirming time and place; hapun is the Pidgin spelling of happen

   Grammar Note

   go before a verb marks the future. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

5. Abeg, send am to my business email address.

   Please send it to my business email address

   Usage

   Telling someone where to send a file

   Grammar Note

   Commands start with the bare verb, with no subject. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

6. Di partnership go benefit us two.

   Our partnership is for mutual benefit

   Usage

   Moving a partnership discussion forward

   Grammar Note

   go before a verb marks the future. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

7. Plenty opportunity dey for Nigeria market for business.

   The Nigerian market offers many opportunities for businesses

   Usage

   In talks about investing or trading

   Grammar Note

   dey marks location or existence. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

8. Abeg, tell me about your product.

   Please tell me about your product

   Usage

   Inviting the other side to explain

   Grammar Note

   Commands start with the bare verb, with no subject. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

9. We wan sign contract wit you.

   We want to sign a contract with you

   Usage

   Once terms are agreed

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses "want to". (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

10. Abeg, make we meet again next week.

    Please let us meet again next week

    Usage

    Fixing the next meeting at the end

    Grammar Note

    Make we + verb expresses a suggestion. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

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