Markets & Souvenirs

1. We fit bargain di price?

   Can we negotiate the price?

   Usage

   Bargaining is normal in markets

   Grammar Note

   fit means 'can'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

2. I go pay five thousand.

   I'll offer five thousand

   Usage

   Naming your offer when bargaining

   Grammar Note

   go before a verb marks the future. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

3. Abeg, reduce am small.

   Can you reduce the price a little?

   Usage

   A standard bargaining request

   Grammar Note

   Commands start with the bare verb, with no subject. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

4. Wetin dem take make dis one?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking about the material

   Grammar Note

   Dem is an unspecified 'they'; take means 'use'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

5. Abeg, wrap am as gift.

   Can you wrap it as a gift?

   Usage

   After buying a souvenir

   Grammar Note

   Commands start with the bare verb, with no subject. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

6. Wen di market dey open and close?

   What are the market opening hours?

   Usage

   Before going to the market

   Grammar Note

   dey + verb marks an ongoing action or state. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

7. I just dey look. Thank you.

   I'm just looking, thank you

   Usage

   Also useful to decline pushy sellers

   Grammar Note

   dey + verb marks an ongoing action or state. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

8. I fit pay wit card?

   Do you accept card payment?

   Usage

   Market stalls mostly take cash

   Grammar Note

   fit asks about possibility. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

9. I dey buy dis one as souvenir.

   I'm buying this as a souvenir

   Usage

   Before bargaining or asking for wrapping

   Grammar Note

   dey + verb marks an ongoing action or state. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

10. Una fit send dis one go oda kontri?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    For bigger purchases

    Grammar Note

    fit means 'can'; send ... go means 'send to'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

11. Which one fresh pass?

    What's your best or freshest item?

    Usage

    When buying fresh goods

    Grammar Note

    adjective + pass gives a superlative. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

12. Dis price fit reduce?

    Is this price negotiable?

    Usage

    Another way to open a price discussion

    Grammar Note

    fit means 'can'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

13. You get anoda size?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    When buying clothes or shoes

    Grammar Note

    get means 'have'; a question is marked by intonation. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

14. Dis one too expensive.

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    A starting point for haggling

    Grammar Note

    The adjective serves directly as the predicate. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

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