Wine & Spirits

1. Abeg, make I see di wine menu.

   May I see the wine list?

   Usage

   In southern restaurants and bars; drinking is restricted in some northern states

   Grammar Note

   make + subject + verb asks to be allowed to do something. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

2. I wan red wine or white wine.

   I'd like red wine or white wine

   Usage

   Order the colour you want

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses "want to". (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

3. Abeg, give me one glass or one bottle.

   Please give me a glass / bottle

   Usage

   Stating the amount you want

   Grammar Note

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

4. I wan taste di wine.

   I'd like to do a wine tasting

   Usage

   taste means to try the flavour

   Grammar Note

   wan + verb expresses "want to". (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

5. Abeg, make e no too sweet.

   Please, not too sweet

   Usage

   Stating a taste preference

   Grammar Note

   make + e + no + adjective means 'let it not be ...'. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

6. Dis wine come from which place?

   What region is this wine from?

   Usage

   Asking where it was made

   Grammar Note

   come from gives origin; the question word may stay in place. (Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase.)

7. Cheers!

   Cheers! / Let's toast!

   Usage

   A toast

   Grammar Note

   An English-derived word used unchanged; it does not inflect.

8. Dis wine dey cold?

   Is this wine chilled?

   Usage

   When ordering white or sparkling

   Grammar Note

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

9. You get drink wey no get alcohol?

   Do you have non-alcoholic options?

   Usage

   If you do not drink or are driving

   Grammar Note

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

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