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1. I wan rent one room.

   I want to rent a room

   Usage

   For asking for a room at a hotel or guesthouse; add a number (one room, two rooms)

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb is 'want to'. one serves for 'a' as well as the number. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

2. My room dey here?

   Is my room here?

   Usage

   For checking where your room is; rising intonation makes it a question

   Grammar Note

   A question keeps statement word order. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

3. Hot water dey?

   Is there hot water?

   Usage

   Worth checking, since many guesthouses have no hot water

   Grammar Note

   dey expresses existence; rising intonation makes it a question. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

4. How much be one night?

   How much is one night's stay?

   Usage

   For asking the nightly rate; also check whether breakfast is included

   Grammar Note

   Uses the frame How much be ...? to ask a price. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

5. Wi-Fi dey?

   Is there Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   For asking about Wi-Fi and the password; signal can be weak

   Grammar Note

   dey expresses existence; Wi-Fi is the English word. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

6. Abeg, I wan check out.

   Please check me out

   Usage

   At the front desk when leaving; check out is understood as English

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb; check out is the English phrasal verb used as is. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

7. My room cold too much.

   My room is too cold

   Usage

   When the air conditioning is too strong; a lead-in to asking for an adjustment

   Grammar Note

   The adjective cold is the predicate with no 'be'; too much goes after the adjective. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

8. I wan get room wey get bed.

   I want a room with a bed

   Usage

   For making sure the room has a bed; wey links the room to what it has

   Grammar Note

   wey is the relative word (who/which/that); get bed describes the room. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

9. Bathroom dey inside di room?

   Is there a bathroom in the room?

   Usage

   For asking whether the room has its own bathroom

   Grammar Note

   dey expresses existence and inside means 'in'; rising intonation makes it a question. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

10. Abeg, no make noise.

    Please be quiet

    Usage

    For noisy neighbours at night; literally "don't make noise". A negative command puts no first

    Grammar Note

    A negative command is no + verb. make noise is a common expression. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

11. Pillow.

    Pillow

    Usage

    For asking for a pillow

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived noun used unchanged; there is no plural ending. (an English-derived noun used as is; no individual attestation)

12. Blanket.

    Blanket

    Usage

    For asking for a blanket

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived noun used unchanged; there is no plural ending. (an English-derived noun used as is; no individual attestation)

13. Soap.

    Soap

    Usage

    For asking for soap

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived noun used unchanged; there is no plural ending. (an English-derived noun used as is; no individual attestation)

14. Shampoo.

    Shampoo

    Usage

    For asking for shampoo

    Grammar Note

    An English-derived noun used unchanged; there is no plural ending. (an English-derived noun used as is; no individual attestation)

15. Abeg, clean my room.

    Please clean my room

    Usage

    For requesting housekeeping; clean is used as a verb here

    Grammar Note

    An imperative with abeg for politeness; clean is the English verb used as is. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

16. One quiet room.

    A quiet room

    Usage

    As a room request, for instance a room away from the street

    Grammar Note

    Adjectives come before the noun (quiet room); one replaces the article a. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

17. Noise too much.

    It is too noisy

    Usage

    For complaining about noise; a lead-in to asking for another room

    Grammar Note

    too much placed after the word gives 'excessive'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

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