Funny Nigerian Sayings Novels & Stories

E kaasan Ma' I greeted all of them together, prostating flat. Oshey. Omo kaaro, O Ji re. I laughed at my subconscious as I slowly stood up. 'Aah aah. Booda Uthman, okunrin ma ti de' (You're now a man) I smiled at an Uncle's words and stretched to my tallest height. Ode ni e. (you're a fool) 'Oko olómoge, Àwon àuntí nko? (A slang for asking for someone's supposed girlfriends)

More like a daring, nonchalant act. He pushes the boy before the ball away and stands before it. He sets himself to kick the ball, and my eyes twitch in annoyance. My brain running around ways to get him punished if he shoots the ball. "What are you gonna do if I shot it? "He questions and all eyes turn to me. I smile and cross my arms. "Are you scared? You should be. "I reply, and the students around begin to murmur. "She get mind o. "I hear someone comment in broken English. A way we Nigerians often talk when we don't want to speak correct English or our native dialects. What the person said, means, I'm brave.

Na shiga ukwu He quickly open the gate wide " am beri sori oga, sori oga( am very sorry oga). I no no say na you madam say make I open door for, sori oga" Mansir shot him a death glare " you better not repeat that next time, if not, you will lose your job" Upon hearing this , the gateman quickly went down on his knees " forgive me oga, I no go do am again. No tell madam, please no vex" " stupid old fool" muttered mansir. " Get up and show me the way"

I shook my head slowly, a mixture of disbelief and irritation bubbling inside me. "You know what? Call your account number." He rattled it off, and I quickly transferred the fare. Almost immediately, his phone chimed with the alert. He glanced at the screen, then rolled his eyes and muttered, "Toor. Shior!" Shior. That dismissive Yoruba expression dripped with condescension. As if that wasn’t enough, he added, "You better take your life seriously. Banana Island to Ikorodu every day? Just because you want to form Lagos big girl? It won’t pay you. I have a daughter your age at home, and I’ll tell her the same thing."

Her voice carried without effort. " This is the one, she said, her hand resting on Emeka’s shoulder, but her eyes on me. The one God has chosen. The crowd clapped, some shouting Ngozi! God has done it! Others chorused Chukwu dalu! in Nigeria igbo language, which meant thank God. Mama then pulled me forward and added, her smile stretched too wide— "And she will learn. Yes, she will learn how things are done in this family".

He finds it difficult to breathe and this is no surprise because, if his fat is enough to affect his walking, how much more his breathing? ------------*---------*-------*--- *What is the cause of all this noise? {Yoruba} **Skido means skin cut {A Nigerian slang} ***'Haba' {An exclamation.} ****You also scammed her {in the passage above, Ayo spoke PIDGIN. A Nigerian way of speaking that involves slangs, a few made up words, a bit of our local dialects and then actual English.} *****An exclamation {Pidgin} ******But why did the girl runaway like that? {Pidgin} *******Please {Yoruba. A Nigerian dialect} *********Please {A Nigerian slang}

Olivia shook her head towards her. "Are you teasing my dear Amy?" Ciara dropped her arm on her shoulder and nodded her head jestingly at us. "I don't fuck anymore! I don't!" Amy muttered, while we all cackled. " I actually need Niger guys not because I wanna fuck them. They are sweet, don't you think?" "Hmm! Sweet? Really?" Lilian mocked. "Like seriously! Jokes apart. Nigerian guys are the best." I grabbed my handy bag on the dining table and stood on my feet, clad in a red body warm gown below my knee.

May blinked her eyes, her mouth hanging open since it couldn't comprehend the shocking words that Edric had voiced out. "W-what?" her voice failed to be coherent. Nonetheless, due to her moving lips, he knew what she had said. "You heard me. Why fight over that? When you can just rewash the clothes." May's hands flew to her head as she exclaimed. "Mogbe!" It was a common word she'd heard so many Yoruba people say whenever they feel like they're dead or they've lost a battle. Bella was watching the scene and visibly enjoying the new Nollywood drama playing out in front of her.

“You are so weird for someone who’s already an adult.” “Well, my mother always said ‘No let maturity kill you before your time oh. Try dey enjoy.’” He laughed. I laughed with him. “Nigerian pidgin. It’s true, enjoy yourself while you can, yes?” “Exactly. So tell me, what prompted you to send your number today?” He asked...

Ode-fool Oponu-stupid Shey-its like a Yoruba slang used in place of right? Abeg-please Over 2000 words. I finally did it!! Our daddy's Princess for don lost today. I'm also not really good at remembering my way. Would you ever use your break to help someone? Ehh, I'll buy food on the way oo. It's not me that said you should get lost. See you next update 😘😘 Much love ❤❤and spaghetti 🍜🍜