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Old March 28th, 2011, 06:51 PM   #1
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Cool Post the most commonly used Ghanaian pidgin words

Post the most commonly used pidgin words and their corresponding translation in English.

This is just for fun and for people who want to learn some Ghanaian pidgin English
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Old March 29th, 2011, 11:31 PM   #2
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Old March 29th, 2011, 11:45 PM   #3
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Is that pidgin?What's the meaning?
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Old March 30th, 2011, 12:13 AM   #4
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-o!

As in:

Goodbye-o!

Look-o!

Hey-o!

Eat-o!
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Old March 30th, 2011, 12:37 AM   #5
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Is that pidgin?What's the meaning?
meaning asamoah gyan
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Old March 30th, 2011, 01:11 AM   #6
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meaning asamoah gyan
That guy rocks!I hear he also raps.
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Old March 30th, 2011, 02:16 PM   #7
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wetin = what
comot = get out
dey = is/am
chop = eat
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Old March 30th, 2011, 05:03 PM   #8
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-o!

As in:

Goodbye-o!

Look-o!

Hey-o!

Eat-o!
lol!
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Old April 9th, 2011, 02:42 PM   #9
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Chale:fella
Obroni:White dude/Westernised dude(?)
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Old April 9th, 2011, 07:36 PM   #10
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perch = sit
ride = car
sidon = sit down
abeg = I beg/ please
choo = food
wahala = trouble
ibi = it is
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Old April 10th, 2011, 12:07 AM   #11
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ibi = it is
na so?
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