Difference between revisions of "chai"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: '' | + | From: Igbo ''chai'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * tʃáì |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-chai.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-chai.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-chai.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-chai.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
===Interjection=== | ===Interjection=== | ||
| − | Word wey person dey put join talk to show how e dey feel wheder e surprise or weak for | + | * Word wey person dey put join talk to show how e dey feel wheder e surprise or weak for [[matter]]. |
:*{{ux|dv|'''Chai''', na wa for di way koro dey finish people waka for the world, vaccine or no vaccine. |(It's perplexing how the deadly corona virus is killing people regardless of whether one has taken a vaccine or not.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|'''Chai''', na wa for di way koro dey finish people waka for the world, vaccine or no vaccine. |(It's perplexing how the deadly corona virus is killing people regardless of whether one has taken a vaccine or not.)}} | ||
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''Damn, oh God!'' |
Latest revision as of 11:13, 6 June 2022
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From: Igbo chai
Pronunciation
- tʃáì
Interjection
- Word wey person dey put join talk to show how e dey feel wheder e surprise or weak for matter.
- Chai, na wa for di way koro dey finish people waka for the world, vaccine or no vaccine. — (It's perplexing how the deadly corona virus is killing people regardless of whether one has taken a vaccine or not.)
Translation
- English: Damn, oh God!