See The 13 Very Common Things Some Nigerians Say That Will Show You They Can’t Speak English (Choose And Add Yours)

Speaking English is not easy for a lot of
people. The way some people murder it, you
will have pity on the language.
Let us just accept it, English is not our
language because even with joke, people
still murder it.
Some Nigerians say something in English
and you are wondering, is it English
language or something? You can’t blame
them entirely after all the language is
borrowed.
Anyway, no matter how bad the English
is, we understand ourselves and still get
message. It is all part of the “Nigerian
package”.
If you are a Nigerian, you must be
familiar with the everyday phrases
below that are neither here nor there.
1. He is my junior / senior brother
What they mean to say is younger or
older brother, just pardon them.
2. Are you adding and you have added o
This is Nigerians way of saying you have
gained weight.
3. I do do it
What is the second “do” doing there?
4. Come and be going
How can someone come and go at the
same time? You either tell the person to
come or go, decide.
5. I am coming
You can see someone going out and the
person tells you, ‘I am coming’. How can
you be coming? What they really mean
to say is ‘I will be back.’
6. I want to barber my hair
Why don’t you mechanic your car too.
7. It have do
It is not that hard to say ‘It is enough’.
8. 5 o’clock have nack
What is nack?
9. I will branch on my way back
What they mean is that they will stop
over on their way back. While you are
branching, don’t forget to stem and leaf.
10. Flash me or I will flash you
Every Nigerian knows “flashing” to mean
a split-second call to another person’s
phone.
11. We are managing
Nigerians use “managing” to mean
“surviving”
12. I for one will…
We for three will make you speak good
English or shut up.
13. My names are…
Are you plural?
Sure, you must have heard people say
these. Are you one of them?
Choose And Add Yours

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