“Hold your moni bifor you reach toli-get.”

Have your money ready before you reach the tollgate.

“Moskito bite me for nait.”

A mosquito bit me at night.

“The kondokto dey shout for passengers.”

The conductor is calling out for passengers.

“Fan di faya make i waka.”

Fan the fire so it burns well.

“I wan kuk soup for afternoon.”

I want to cook soup for the afternoon.

“The film make me laf well-well.”

The film made me laugh very much.

“Lok di do befo yu slip.”

Lock the door before you sleep.

“No allow dem tif your moni.”

Do not allow them to steal your money.

“Sabi person know how to yus biro.”

A clever person knows how to use a pen.

“Dont chok mi witi di stik.”

Don't poke me with the stick.

“Why you dey hala for road?”

Why are you shouting on the road?

“I don jasi for this business.”

I have wised up to this business.

“Pikin like to jomp for graund.”

Children like to jump on the ground.

“E kack well for di parti.”

He dressed up well for the party.

“Abeg, lend mi yor pen.”

Please, lend me your pen.

“Nack the bell make everyone hear.”

Ring the bell so that everyone hears.

“Help mi push di moto.”

Help me push the car.

“Make we sher di chop.”

Let us share the food.

“He just tear new nylon for his car.”

“I tink say rain go fall today.”

I think that rain will fall today.

“Abeg carry that chair go inside.”

“Nidul fit chuku your hand.”

A needle can prick your hand.

“Fling the key come give me.”

Throw the key to me.

“The two boys dey knock for street.”

“My friend like to shack for evening.”

My friend likes to drink in the evening.

“Make you sidon for dis bench.”

Sit down on this bench.

“Make you no sprey all your moni for one nait.”

Do not throw all your money away in one night.

“Mind make you no trowe di sup for rug.”

Be careful so you do not spill the soup on the rug.

“Small pikin don dabaru my phone.”

A small child has ruined my phone.

“Make you just fashin dat bad boy.”

Just ignore that bad boy.

“I gbagbe my bag for inside bus.”

I forgot my bag inside the bus.

“I go kolekt di pasel tomorrow.”

I will receive the parcel tomorrow.

“I hear person dey kpokpo the window.”

I hear someone knocking on the window.

“Make we arrange how the money go reach everybody.”