Massage & Spa

1. Abeg, massage my body.

   Please massage my body

   Usage

   When asking for a massage

   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)

2. Abeg, no press hard.

   Please be gentle

   Usage

   When the pressure is too strong; asks for gentler pressure

   Grammar Note

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

3. My shoulder dey pain me.

   My shoulder hurts

   Usage

   Tell the therapist where it hurts; swap shoulder for another body part

   Grammar Note

   dey pain me means 'it hurts me'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

4. My head dey pain me.

   My head aches

   Usage

   Also useful to explain why you do not want pressure on the head

   Grammar Note

   dey pain me means 'it hurts me'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

5. My body don relax.

   I feel relaxed

   Usage

   As a comment during or after the massage

   Grammar Note

   don marks a completed change. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

6. Thank you, my body don better.

   Thank you, my body feels better now

   Usage

   A thank-you after the session

   Grammar Note

   don + adjective means 'has become ...'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

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