Difference between revisions of "fly"
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# Sey person or someting comot for ground dey for air dey move. | # Sey person or someting comot for ground dey for air dey move. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Na [[badbelle]] dey make you talk sey "afterall car na car, e no go fit '''fly'''". You get problem sha.Shey you know sey [[badbelle]] dey kill di person wey carry am? |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Na [[badbelle]] dey make you talk sey "afterall car na car, e no go fit '''fly'''". You get problem sha.Shey you know sey [[badbelle]] dey kill di person wey carry am? |(Jealousy is the reason why you said "afterall, a car is a car it can't fly". You have a problem. And you know that jealousy kills its bearer, right?)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| You tink sey e get why wey e be sey human being no dey '''fly''' like bird. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| You tink sey e get why wey e be sey human being no dey '''fly''' like bird. |(Do you think that there is a reason why humans can't fly like birds?)}} |
# Sey someting move pass someting quick quick. | # Sey someting move pass someting quick quick. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Time dey '''fly''' no siddon dey look. [[ginger]] yoursef. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Time dey '''fly''' no siddon dey look. [[ginger]] yoursef. |(Time flies! Don't sit idle. Get yourself to work.)}} |
# Sey person comot for ground pass someting. | # Sey person comot for ground pass someting. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Di way di guy take '''fly''' fence eh, you go tink sey don dey do Olympic since. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Di way di guy take '''fly''' fence eh, you go tink sey don dey do Olympic since. |(The way the guy jumped over the fence, you'll think you he's an Olympic athlete.)}} |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''fly'', ''jump'' | * English: ''fly'', ''jump'' | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 31 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
- From: English fly
Pronunciation
flaɪ̌
Verb
- Sey person or someting comot for ground dey for air dey move.
- Na badbelle dey make you talk sey "afterall car na car, e no go fit fly". You get problem sha.Shey you know sey badbelle dey kill di person wey carry am? — (Jealousy is the reason why you said "afterall, a car is a car it can't fly". You have a problem. And you know that jealousy kills its bearer, right?)
- You tink sey e get why wey e be sey human being no dey fly like bird. — (Do you think that there is a reason why humans can't fly like birds?)
- Sey someting move pass someting quick quick.
- Time dey fly no siddon dey look. ginger yoursef. — (Time flies! Don't sit idle. Get yourself to work.)
- Sey person comot for ground pass someting.
- Di way di guy take fly fence eh, you go tink sey don dey do Olympic since. — (The way the guy jumped over the fence, you'll think you he's an Olympic athlete.)
Translation
- English: fly, jump