I want to go to …
Yorùbá
Mo fẹ́ lọ sí …
literally “I want go to …”
Igbo
Achọrọ m ịga …
literally “want I to-go …”
Hausa
Ina son zuwa …
literally “I want going …”
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
Wait
Yorùbá
Ẹ dúró
literally “stop / wait”
Igbo
Chere
Hausa
Ka jira
literally “you wait (male)”
- to a womanKi jira
Slow down
Yorùbáwants review
Ẹ rọra
literally “go gently”
Igbowants review
Jiri nwayọọ
literally “take gently”
Hausawants review
Ka rage gudu
literally “you reduce speed (male)”
Is it far?
Yorùbá
Ṣé ó jìnnà?
literally “is it far?”
Igbo
Ọ dị anya?
literally “it is distant?”
Hausa
Yana da nisa?
literally “it has distance?”
It is near
Yorùbá
Ó súnmọ́
literally “it is close”
Igbo
Ọ dị nso
literally “it is near”
Hausa
Yana kusa
literally “it is near”
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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These phrases were drafted for NaijaTongues and are still awaiting native-speaker review. Wording, tone marks and register vary by region, and anything marked as wanting review is where a speaker would help most. If something reads wrong to you as a speaker, suggest the correct form on any phrase — or tell us.