Photography

1. I fit take your foto?

   May I take your photo?

   Usage

   Always ask before photographing people

   Grammar Note

   fit asks permission; foto is the Pidgin spelling. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. Abeg, take foto wit us.

   Please take a photo with us

   Usage

   Asking for a photo at a sight

   Grammar Note

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

3. Place wey good for foto dey here?

   Is there a good place for photography here?

   Usage

   Do not photograph military, police, government buildings, bridges or airports

   Grammar Note

   wey introduces a relative clause. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

4. My camera don spoil.

   My camera is broken

   Usage

   Reporting a breakdown; spoil means to break down

   Grammar Note

   don marks a completed state. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

5. Abeg, send me di family foto.

   Please send me that family photo

   Usage

   Sharing pictures afterwards

   Grammar Note

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

6. My camera battery don almost finish.

   My camera battery is almost dead

   Usage

   Explaining that you may stop shooting soon

   Grammar Note

   don marks a completed state. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

7. Sunset na good time to take foto.

   Sunset is a good time for taking photos

   Usage

   Sharing a tip about taking pictures

   Grammar Note

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

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