Directions

1. Wia X dey?

   Where is X?

   Usage

   The basic frame: put the name of the place in place of X

   Grammar Note

   The question word comes first and dey expresses location. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. Go straight.

   Go straight ahead

   Usage

   For giving or following directions

   Grammar Note

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

3. Turn go right.

   Turn right

   Usage

   For directions; turn go means 'turn and go'

   Grammar Note

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

4. Turn go left.

   Turn left

   Usage

   For directions

   Grammar Note

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

5. E far?

   Is it far?

   Usage

   To check whether you can walk there

   Grammar Note

   An adjective serves directly as the predicate, with no copula. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

6. I don miss road.

   I am lost

   Usage

   An opener before asking the way

   Grammar Note

   don marks completion; miss road means 'lose the way'. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

7. Wia airport dey?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   To ask the way to the airport

   Grammar Note

   The question word comes first and dey expresses location. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

8. Abeg, explain am to me.

   Please explain to me

   Usage

   When you did not follow the directions

   Grammar Note

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

9. Dis road dey go market?

   Does this road go to the market?

   Usage

   To check on the way while walking

   Grammar Note

   dey + verb marks an ongoing action or state. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

10. Thank you for di direction.

    Thank you for the directions

    Usage

    After being given directions

    Grammar Note

    for + noun gives the reason for thanks. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

11. Right.

    Right

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

12. Left.

    Left

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

13. Straight.

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

14. Go back.

    Go back

    Usage

    When someone has gone past the place

    Grammar Note

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

15. North.

    North

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

16. South.

    South

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

17. East.

    East

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

18. West.

    West

    Usage

    A one-word direction label

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

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