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Getting around

Taxis, buses, and asking the way

How much to …?

Yorùbáwants review

Èló ni sí …?

literally how much is to …?

Igbowants review

Ego ole ka ọ ga-ewe ịga …?

literally money how much will it take to-go …?

Hausawants review

Nawa ne zuwa …?

literally how much is going …?

Are you going to …?

Yorùbáwants review

Ṣé ẹ ń lọ sí …?

literally are you going to …?

Igbowants review

Ị na-aga …?

literally you are-going …?

Hausawants review

Kana zuwa …?

literally you are going (male) …?

  • to a womanKina zuwa …?

Stop here

Yorùbá

Ẹ dúró síbí

literally stop at here

What you call out to a driver when you have reached your stop.

Igbo

Kwụsị ebe a

literally stop place this

Hausa

Ka tsaya nan

literally you stop (male) here

  • to a womanKi tsaya nan

Which way to …?

Yorùbáwants review

Ọ̀nà wo ni sí …?

literally road which is to …?

Igbowants review

Ụzọ ole ka ọ bụ ịga …?

literally road which is it to-go …?

Hausawants review

Ina hanyar zuwa …?

literally where the-road of going …?

I am getting off here

Yorùbáwants review

Mo fẹ́ sọ̀kalẹ̀ níbí

literally I want to descend down here

Igbowants review

Achọrọ m ịrịdata ebe a

literally want I to-descend place this

Hausawants review

Zan sauka nan

literally I will alight here

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