Lesson 1

Question 1

How are you?

Answer 1

How you dey?
How far?

Question 2

I’m fine

Answer 2

I dey

Question 3

I’m doing well

Answer 3

I dey kampe

Question 4

I’m doing very well

Answer 4

I dey kakaraka

Question 5

You’re far too kind / thank-you / good job

Answer 5

You too much

Question 6

I’m hungry

Answer 6

I wan chop / I dey H

Question 7

you’ve put on some weight / you’re prospering

Answer 7

you don chop up

Question 8

delicious meal

Answer 8

dis food sweet well, well / this food sweet no be small

Question 9

suspicious or untrue situation

Answer 9

k-leg

Question 10

quickly / unexpectedly / surprisingly

Answer 10

e be like magic / e be like film

Question 11

right? / isn’t it?

Answer 11

Abi?

Question 12

that’s how

Answer 12

na so

Question 13

is that how?

Answer 13

na so?

Question 14

that’s not how

Answer 14

no be so

Question 15

I disagree

Answer 15

I no gree

Question 16

all is well

Answer 16

notin spoil

Question 17

exactly / precisely

Answer 17

Gbam! (bam)

Question 18

I don’t have

Answer 18

I no get

Question 19

traffic jam

Answer 19

go slow

Question 20

go / leave / get out

Answer 20

comot

Question 21

I’m going out

Answer 21

I dey comot

Question 22

(v) to be

Answer 22

dey

Question 23

what?

Answer 23

wetin?

Question 24

I know / I understand

Answer 24

I sabi

Question 25

trouble

Answer 25

wahala / gbege (begay) / yawa

Question 26

I’m in trouble

Answer 26

I dey wahala

Question 27

God has answered my prayer / God has blessed me

Answer 27

God don butter my bread

Question 28

Do you want to get slapped?

Answer 28

you wan collect?