Useful Phrases

1. I make dis app.

   I made this app

   Usage

   When introducing this app to someone

   Grammar Note

   The past is expressed by the bare verb form (make). (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. Dis app free.

   This app is free

   Usage

   When introducing the app

   Grammar Note

   The adjective free serves as the predicate. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

3. Abeg, try download am.

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   When recommending the app

   Grammar Note

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

4. I be Japanese.

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   For introductions; replace Japanese with another nationality

   Grammar Note

   be links a noun predicate. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

5. I be traveler.

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   To explain who you are

   Grammar Note

   be links a noun predicate. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

6. I dey travel alone.

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   To say you travel solo; use judgement about when to share this

   Grammar Note

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

7. Na my first time for here.

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   A conversation opener

   Grammar Note

   Na links a noun phrase as predicate. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

8. I fit take foto?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Always ask before photographing people; foto is the Pidgin spelling

   Grammar Note

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

9. Make we take foto togeda?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   To someone you have become friendly with, or a guide

   Grammar Note

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

10. Abeg, scan di QR code.

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    When sharing the app

    Grammar Note

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

11. No cheat me.

    Don't cheat me

    Usage

    Plainly, when you suspect an inflated price

    Grammar Note

    A negative command is no + verb. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

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