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6,234 languages with published entries
Sign languages
36 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.
British Sign Language
117 published entries
Yugoslavian Sign Language
60 published entries
Philippine Sign Language
60 published entries
Nicaraguan Sign Language
60 published entries
German Sign Language
60 published entries
Czech Sign Language
60 published entries
Swiss-French Sign Language
60 published entries
Brazilian Sign Language
60 published entries
Maltese Sign Language
60 published entries
Polish Sign Language
60 published entries
Singapore Sign Language
60 published entries
South African Sign Language
55 published entries
Mexican Sign Language
54 published entries
American Sign Language
50 published entries
Taiwan Sign Language
48 published entries
Quebec Sign Language
42 published entries
Egypt Sign Language
40 published entries
Paraguayan Sign Language
39 published entries
Spanish Sign Language
33 published entries
Norwegian Sign Language
24 published entries
Hungarian Sign Language
24 published entries
French Sign Language
21 published entries
Thai Sign Language
19 published entries
Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
16 published entries
Japanese Sign Language
11 published entries
Colombian Sign Language
11 published entries
Romanian Sign Language
11 published entries
Korean Sign Language
9 published entries
Peruvian Sign Language
7 published entries
Tunisian Sign Language
6 published entries
New Zealand Sign Language
5 published entries
Italian Sign Language
5 published entries
Swiss-German Sign Language
5 published entries
Saudi Arabian Sign Language
5 published entries
Argentine Sign Language
4 published entries
Adamorobe Sign Language
2 published entries
Albanian Sign Language
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Catalan Sign Language
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Ethiopian Sign Language
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Russian Sign Language
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West African Pidgin
Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.
Abeg.
Please.
[ah-beg.]
Context: Used to make requests more polite.
- This word functions as a softener when making a request, ensuring the speaker sounds less demanding and more considerate.
Abeg, no vex.
Please, don't be upset.
[a-beg, no vɛks.]
Context: Used to apologize or ask someone not to be upset.
- This expression is used to soften a social interaction by asking someone to not feel offended or angry.
Abeg, fit help me?
Please, can you help me?
- This is a polite introductory phrase used to request assistance from someone.
Abeg, I wan see you.
Please, I want to see you.
[abeg, ai wan si yu]
Context: Used to request a meeting or appointment with someone.
- This phrase is a polite but direct way to communicate your desire to meet with someone for a specific purpose.
Abeg, leave me alone
Please, leave me alone
[a-beg, leave me a-lone]
Context: Used to politely ask someone to stop bothering you
- This phrase is a clear boundary-setting expression used when you need personal space or wish to end an interaction that has become intrusive.
Abeg, where dem dey?
Please, where are they?
[Aʊbɛg, wɛr dɛm deɪ?]
Context: Used to ask for the whereabouts of a person or group.
- You use this polite inquiry when looking for a specific person or group of people whose current location is unknown to you.
Abeg, make we go chop
Please, let us go and eat
- This is a polite suggestion offered to friends or peers to go and share a meal together.
Abeg, how much be dis?
Please, how much is this?
[ah-bayg, how mooch beh dis?]
Context: When asking for the price of an item while shopping.
- This is a polite opener used by a shopper to start a negotiation or request pricing information from a vendor.
Abeg, fit help me small?
Please, can you help me a little?
[ah-beg, fit help mee small?]
Context: Asking for minor assistance or favor from someone.
- This is a polite, humble way to ask for assistance with a task that is not burdensome or large in scope.
Abeg, help mi swip floa.
Please, help me sweep the floor.
[Ah-beg, help mee sweep floh-ah]
Context: Used when asking for help with household chores.
- You use this phrase to address a family member or roommate when you need assistance with cleaning.
Abeg, wetin be the time?
Please, what is the time?
- This is a polite way to ask for the current time when speaking to someone you do not know or to a peer.
Abeg, check your calendar.
Please check your calendar.
[əˈbeɡ, tʃɛk jɔr ˈkælɪndər]
Context: To ask someone to verify their availability.
- This phrase is used to ask someone to review their personal schedule or dates to see if they are free for an event or meeting.
Abeg, fit give me receipt?
Please, can you give me a receipt?
[Ah-bayg, fit give mee re-seat?]
Context: When you want to request a receipt for your purchase.
- You use this to politely ask a merchant to provide a formal record of your purchase, which is common when you need proof of payment.
Abeg, send di email to me.
Please, send the email to me.
[ah-beg, send di ee-mail to me]
Context: Requesting someone to send an email.
- This is a direct and polite request for someone to forward a digital message or document to your inbox.
Abeg, send di report to me.
Please, send the report to me.
[ah-beg, send di re-port to me]
Context: Requesting someone to send a report.
- You use this when you are asking someone to send a document or data to your email or as a physical file.
Abeg, how much for this room?
Please, how much for this room?
- This is a polite way to ask for the price of a room at a hotel or a guesthouse.
Abeg, pardon me for this one.
Please, forgive me for this one.
- This phrase is a polite way to admit a specific error and ask for mercy or forgiveness from another person.
Abeg, I wan order jollof rice.
Please, I want to order jollof rice.
- This phrase is used when placing an order at a restaurant or food stall.
Abeg, no interrupt di speaker.
Please, do not interrupt the speaker.
[ah-beg, no in-ter-rupt di spee-ker]
Context: Requesting attendees not to interrupt during a presentation.
- This is a polite but firm request used in meetings to ask listeners to wait until the person who is currently talking has finished.
Abeg, fit recommend good hotel?
Please, can you recommend a good hotel?
[abeg, fit rekomend gud hotel?]
Context: Used to ask for recommendations for a good hotel.
- This is a polite inquiry used to ask for a suggestion regarding a place to stay.
Abeg, make we start di meeting.
Please, let's start the meeting.
[ah-beg, meh-kweh stahrt dee mee-ting]
Context: Used to politely request the commencement of a meeting.
- This phrase serves as a polite prompt for a group or leader to begin a scheduled professional gathering.
Abeg, fit help me with this task.
Please, can you help me with this task?
- This is a polite request used when you require assistance from someone else to complete a specific duty or assignment.
Abeg, pardon me for wetin happen.
Please, forgive me for what happened.
- This phrase is a direct request for forgiveness, used when acknowledging responsibility for an event that has caused trouble.
Abeg, make we hear from all sides.
Please, let's hear from everyone.
[əˈbeɪɡ, meɪk wi hɪr frɔm ɔl saɪdz]
Context: To encourage participation from all attendees in the discussion.
- This expression is used during a meeting to ensure that everyone present has an opportunity to share their perspective or opinion.
Abeg, fit help me arrange di files?
Please, can you help me organize the files?
[ah-behg, fit help mee ah-renj dee faelz?]
Context: When you need assistance with organizing files at the office.
- This request is used in professional settings to ask a coworker for help with organizing office documents in a polite manner.
Abeg, lok di stor-room bifor yu go.
Please lock the storeroom before you leave.
[ah-beg lok dee store-room bee-for you go]
Context: A workplace instruction given at the end of the day.
Abeg, no vex, I go pay you tomorrow.
Please don't be angry, I'll pay you tomorrow.
- This phrase is used to ask for patience when a debt payment is delayed until the following day.
Abeg, call ambulance, e get emergency!
Please, call an ambulance, there is an emergency!
- This is a direct plea to call emergency services when a serious health or safety crisis happens.
Abeg, give me more pepper for my soup.
Please, give me more pepper for my soup.
- This request is for adjusting the spice level of a dish while dining.
Abeg, make we discuss di matter later.
Please, let's discuss the matter later.
[ah-beg, meh-kweh dis-kus di ma-ta lay-ta]
Context: Politely suggesting to postpone a discussion.
- This is a polite way to signal to a conversation partner that you are currently busy and prefer to address the issue at a more convenient time.
Abeg, make you add small extra pepper.
Please, add a little extra pepper.
[a-beg-make-yu-ad-smol-eks-tra-pep-pa]
- This request is made to a cook or server when a person prefers their food to have a stronger, spicier flavor.
Abeg, how much be dis room for one night?
Please, how much is this room for one night?
[a-beg-how-much-be-dis-room-for-one-night]
- This is a polite inquiry used by a traveler when asking a hotel receptionist or host about the price of accommodation for a short stay.
Abeg, call ambulance, time no dey!(Urgent!)
Please, call the ambulance, there is no time!
- This is a direct command given to others to secure professional medical transport during a crisis.
Abeg, make you send that file come my mail.
Please, send that file to my email.
- This phrase is used as a polite request to ask a colleague to transmit a digital document.
Abeg, fit shift di appointment to next week?
Please, can we move the appointment to next week?
- This is a polite request used when someone needs to negotiate the schedule of an existing meeting.
Abeg, help mi karri di wil-barro go di sait.
Please help me carry the wheelbarrow to the site.
[ah-beg help mee kah-ree dee weel-bah-rro go dee sait]
Context: Used when requesting help moving heavy equipment to a construction area.
Abeg make una pay attention as I dey present my project.
Please pay attention as I present my project.
- Used by a speaker to request the audience focus on their presentation before beginning.
Abeg, make we look how we go settle dis palava for way wey go favor everybody.
Please, let us examine how we can resolve this issue in a way that benefits everyone.
- This is a respectful request to begin a conversation about fixing a problem that affects everyone involved.
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