Schedule & Booking

1. Wen di meeting go start?

   What time will the meeting start?

   Usage

   Checking a schedule; a time is asked with wen (when)

   Grammar Note

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

2. Abeg, wen you go reach?

   Please, what time will you arrive?

   Usage

   Asking someone when they will get there

   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. I go reach for morning.

   I will arrive in the morning

   Usage

   Telling someone when you will arrive

   Grammar Note

   go before a verb marks the future. for is the all-purpose preposition for place and time. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

4. We go meet on Monday.

   We will meet on Monday

   Usage

   Fixing the day for a meeting

   Grammar Note

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

5. I don late small. Sorry o.

   I am a little late. Sorry

   Usage

   Apologising for being late; o is an emphatic particle

   Grammar Note

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

6. Abeg, wait for me for ten minutes.

   Please wait for me for ten minutes

   Usage

   A request when you are running late

   Grammar Note

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

7. We fit change di time?

   Can we change the time?

   Usage

   When you need to move an appointment

   Grammar Note

   fit means 'can'; a question keeps statement word order with rising intonation. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

8. How long di gathering go take?

   How long will the gathering take?

   Usage

   Asking how long an event will last

   Grammar Note

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

9. E fit be say I go reach for evening.

   I might arrive in the evening

   Usage

   When you may arrive later than planned

   Grammar Note

   E fit be say + clause means 'it may be that ...'. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

10. Abeg, send me message wen you dey come.

    Please send me a message when you are on your way

    Usage

    Asking for a heads-up before a meet-up

    Grammar Note

    Commands start with the bare verb, with no subject. dey + verb marks an ongoing action or state. (composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; the whole sentence itself is not attested)

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