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You sabi?

[you sah-bee]

phrase polite expressions

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. Do you understand?
  2. This phrase is used by a speaker to verify if the listener has grasped the information just shared during a conversation.
Examples

I explain the plan to you, You sabi?

I explained the plan to you, do you understand?

The road is very bad today, You sabi?

The road is very bad today, do you understand?

Pronunciationyou sah-bee

Registerinformal

How it is usedUsed to check if someone understands what you're saying.

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